Can Telltale fix this game?
I have played the first one on the iPhone, and although it's a good adventure game, keeps to classic point and click play that was made famous all those years ago, but the language in it does make me cringe.. I've got nothing against bad language, but it seemed that in episode 1, they rely on the language way too much to boost laughs when a perfectly good, witty and playable game is already present.
I hope Telltale get to throw in some of their own formulas and turn an average game into a great one! I have every faith in them.:D
I hope Telltale get to throw in some of their own formulas and turn an average game into a great one! I have every faith in them.:D
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Hector is a foul character in every sense of the word. Asking to clean up the character and the game itself would take away the more unique flavor the series has to offer. Telltale games will always be here to offer you a more PG experience with minor risque jokes here and there. But if you're looking for something a little more dirty, but just as over the top, I think there's a lot to enjoy here. Personally, I found this to be one of the best adventure games available on the iPlatform, and it's a unique one. Definitely worth checking out as long as your ears aren't too sensitive.
Besides, swearing is healthy when used infrequently because it can reduces stress.
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Oh, and I love to swear.
As for what others have said, I agree that censorship is really not a good thing here. If people don't like the language, or themes in the game, then don't buy/play it.
I think Philadelphia has a bone to pick with your statement on the USA and swear words.
Please don´t change the languate, the tone is perfect, guess for the average american this is a bit rough, but it sets the tone perfectly and Hector is the typical english rotten policeman. I love the toilet humor of this game as well as the rough language. It works perfectly for the game although after a while you notice the intensity only casually.
Btw. Hector is for me the perfect successor of the LSL series.
Oh, wait, scratch that. I'm not going to assume my thoughts on the matter are so obvious and accurate that it immediately renders everybody else's point moot by default. Let the thread continue as scheduled.
Sounds good to me. Being that Hector from the trailer goes into a porn shop and there's some cartoon gore like head popping and perhaps other things, I think the better option would be for people to choose not to play the game if they believed it to not be for them. The art style makes me somewhat interested (and I'm bored messing around in the forums), so it's a shame that certain content will keep me from looking further into Hector.
Worked for Tiny Timmy in Sam & Max Season 2!
I'm agreeing with the majority that there are plenty of family-friendly games out there if that's what you're looking for. This one specifically warns that it's not for kids. Don't play it if you're not into "those" kinds of games.
If you had a fourth wall joke isnulting the ESRB board but it didn't have over the top swears would they be able to tell you to take it out?
I think video game ratings (such as ESRB and the European equivalent PEGI) are actually voluntary in most countries. Mainstream publishers usually choose to use them though.
The big console companies each have their own rules for what game content they allow on their platforms. Since they have complete control over their platforms, they are able to prevent games that don't follow the rules from being published. So following the content guidelines for the platform you are publishing for is actually more important than following the ESRB content guidelines.
A couple of examples of console censorship:
- Nintendo of America was notoriously strict back in the NES/SNES days, lots of examples here (a couple of Wii and DS games even).
- Microsoft apparently has problems with certain types of content in Xbox Live indie games, such as nazi killing (a wholesome activity, if there ever was one) and sexual education.
Contrast that with the PC... nobody owns the PC platform so you can publish whatever content you want for it.
So, its more of an appeasement thing than an actual regulatory thing.
If you want me to prove it, I challenge you to go to your local retailer (Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart) and find me a computer game or video game on their shelves that does not have an ESRB rating on it somewhere. Chances are, you won't.
Lol no ones gonna think your making it up or lying and demand proof and not believe u.
What about visting the porn shop though should they cut that out incase ppl don't like it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5IxAYIUvw
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I think Telltale has proven that they're willing to step out beyond their usual customer segment with BttF and JP by the looks of it, so keeping the game as it is, and just making sure to promote it as what it is should be enough. No need to cut anything out or censor the game. This could be their chance to reel in some of the adventure gamers who thinks their previous titles have been a bit lacking on the puzzle side.