Jaffe attacks Aussie ratings controversy
Government role "bulls**t", says designer
As we already know, Australian censors the OFLC are somewhat ham-strung by the lack of a top '18' age rating in the country - meaning that a number of big name mature titles have faced outright bans.
Today, veteran game designer David Jaffe wades into the debate, describing the politicisation of the issue as "bulls**t".
"There's a government board and if they say it's too offensive, in that case there's no fight to fight - it is what it is," Jaffe tells the Game Connect conference in Melbourne.
"There's not much you can do if you're making games aimed at a mature audience. We never like to cut it, but what are you going to do? You're dealing with governments. There's absolutely an inconsistency in the consciousness about video games. The reality is people still see a lot of these things as kids' toys. It's utter BS."
Thanks IGN.
