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Black Chamber

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
6,811
United States
UPDATE: May 6th, 2020 [4:08 AM]
Official ESRB ratings page and description [Warning - possible spoilers in the description]:

Cyberpunk 2077 - ESRB

Cyberpunk 2077 - Mature 17+ - This is a first-person RPG/shooter in which players assume the role of a mercenary named V trying to make their way through the open-world of Night City.
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This game is definitely going to be controversial:
ESRB said:
"During one quest, players assist a character by hammering nails through his hands and feet; screaming sounds and blood effects accompany the scene. The game contains nudity and sexual material: Players can select a gender and customize their character; customization can include depictions of breasts, buttocks, and genitalia, as well as various sizes and combinations of genitals. Players can encounter events where they have the option to engage in sexual activities with other main characters or prostitutes—these brief sex scenes (from a first-person perspective) depict partially nude characters moaning suggestively while moving through various positions. Some scenes contain brief depictions of thrusting motions; other scenes depict a character's head moving towards a partner's crotch. The game contains frequent depictions and references to fictional drugs, including characters taking puffs/hits from a state-altering inhaler/stimulant; an animated billboard ad depicts a man snorting speed. Some sequences allow the player to drink alcoholic beverages repeatedly until the screen distorts; player's character can also drive cars while drunk. The words "f**k" and "c*nt" appear in the dialogue."
UPDATE: May 4th, 2020
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*Screenshot taken from the bottom of CD Projekt Red's official Cyberpunk 2077 website.

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The game has been rated "M" for Mature in North America and has the following descriptors:

• Blood and Gore
• Intense Violence
• Nudity
• Strong Language
• Strong Sexual Content
• Use of Drugs and Alcohol

Europe: PEGI 18
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In Brazil it is rated: 18+
In Australia it is rated: R18+

Also some ratings details *Possible Spoilers*
At various points, the player can [REDACTED] choose to engage the services of male or female NPCs labelled as prostitutes. A [REDACTED] cut scene is then triggered in which the player character accompanies the prostitute to a room and engages in simulated sexual activity.
The sequence is [REDACTED] depicted from the first-person perspective, with breast and buttock nudity visible as the NPC assumes sexual poses and positions, [REDACTED]

In other [REDACTED] first-person cut scenes, the player is able to engage in consensual sexual acts with other NPCs. For example, [REDACTED] has a sexual encounter with a female NPC [REDACTED].
The sequence [REDACTED] uses a a brief wide-angled depiction of full frontal female nudity, to depict simulated sexual activity, with sounds of sexual pleasure emanating from both characters until they implicitly climax.

During one quest [REDACTED]. V enters a sex shop [REDACTED]. Mannequins are posed inside glass cabinets in various sexual positions, including a simulation of rear-entry sex. Other, smaller cabinets contain a variety of sex toys or devices, including a number of oversized phallic-shaped dildos.
[REDACTED] V, [REDACTED] enters a room [REDACTED]. As V lifts [REDACTED] her nose and mouth are revealed to be covered in blood.
She is alive, but [REDACTED] clearly "traumatised". The implication of the dialogue and post-action visual references is that she has been sexually assaulted.

The decision report goes on to note that players can choose to "inflict post-mortem damage on NPC corpses". Arms, legs and heads of corpses can be detached with gunfire, with some stylised injuries and details of entrails and bone visible in some cases.
 
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Dec 3, 2018
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Interesting, sounds like the game is coming along nicely and the extra development time will really help make it shine. Can't wait!
 

Tohsaka

Member
Nov 17, 2017
6,794
Yeah but then won't a bunch of chains refuse to stock it? I'm pretty sure the big ones like Walmart and Target won't sell AO.
All three console platform holders don't allow AO games period. The developers would have to make changes to get it down to an M rating unless they wanted it to be a PC exclusive.
 

Tohsaka

Member
Nov 17, 2017
6,794
If worried about censorship, what's to stop a dev from making an optional AO-rating patch, I wonder...?
You can't do DLC or a patch that changes the rating of a game. There's no reason this game would get an AO anyway, you're able to show pretty much any level of violence and full nudity even with an M rating. AO is generally reserved for literal porn games and Visual Novels with graphic sex scenes, and those don't even need to be rated to be sold on Steam in the first place so the rating itself is largely useless.
 

ILikeFeet

DF Deet Master
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
61,987
You can't do DLC or a patch that changes the rating of a game. There's no reason this game would get an AO anyway, you're able to show pretty much any level of violence and full nudity even with an M rating. AO is generally reserved for literal porn games and Visual Novels with graphic sex scenes, and those don't even need to be rated to be sold on Steam in the first place so the rating itself is largely useless.
there's a level of violence that you can hit to get an AO rating, but only 2 games, as far as i know, did this, The Punisher and Manhunt 2
 

Tovarisc

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Oct 25, 2017
24,428
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I wonder if the graphic violence and full nudity with full-on sex will affect the rating🤔

Witcher 3 also features "full" nudity and full-on sex scenes. It basically comes down to camera angles and what action you show.

Also this is exciting news, it means they have officially locked down content. They may need adjust and alter for ratings, but other than that...
 
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Black Chamber

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
6,811
United States
Witcher 3 also features "full" nudity and full-on sex scenes. It basically comes down to camera angles and what action you show.

Also this is exciting news, it means they have officially locked down content. They may need adjust and alter for ratings, but other than that...
It's great news! Hopefully the ESRB agent that reviews this is open-minded and a fan of Quentin Tarantino, violent action movies and Blade Runner lol!

They are spending the remaining time on polishing, bug fixing and playtesting, so I hope we get to see the different console versions soon👍
 

Tovarisc

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Oct 25, 2017
24,428
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It's great news! They are spending the remaining time on polishing, bug fixing and playtesting, so I hope we get to see the different console versions soon👍

Also means good things for that statement during investor call about delay that they would be giving hands-on to press a lot sooner than people would expect. Delayed, but still "soon".

Hands-on articles to boost visibility during E3 window? One can dream.
 
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Black Chamber

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
6,811
United States
Also means good things for that statement during investor call about delay that they would be giving hands-on to press a lot sooner than people would expect. Delayed, but still "soon".

Hands-on articles to boost visibility during E3 window? One can dream.
What if [this is a big "what if"] they announce the release date [at E3, PSX, etc.] to be July 7th, 2020 [20/7/7 or 7/7/20] as was hypothesized earlier?

It seems they are possibly ahead of schedule and that would be the perfect release date and they would have the entire Summer to sell and market the game all to themselves.

One can dream ;)
 

HaremKing

Banned
Dec 20, 2018
2,416
If Japan can have two different versions for their horror game releases, why can't this have two versions: MA and AO release?
 

ILikeFeet

DF Deet Master
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
61,987
It's great news! Hopefully the ESRB agent that reviews this is open-minded and a fan of Quentin Tarantino, violent action movies and Blade Runner lol!

They are spending the remaining time on polishing, bug fixing and playtesting, so I hope we get to see the different console versions soon👍
why even fear the age rating? they won't making anything that will even make them worry about getting an AO
 
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Black Chamber

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
6,811
United States
If worried about censorship, what's to stop a dev from making an optional AO-rating patch, I wonder...?
I like this idea!
why even fear the age rating? they won't making anything that will even make them worry about getting an AO
I just worry that something CDPR thought would fit an M rating might be looked at as harsher than that rating to a strict ESRB reviewer.
Hell, make it DLC so CD Project Red could also make money on it.
True that!