Ocarina of Time Ocarina of Time 3D's Rating

[Azure Sage]

For the original N64 version and the GC versions, the rating is E. On the official boxart I saw here: http://gameonnintendo.com/2011/04/12/legend-of-zelda-3d-final-release-date-and-box-art-revealed/, it seems the rating has increased to E10+.

As I recall, the original N64 version had red blood. They turned it green in the GC versions. Do you think they did away with that in the new 3DS version? I hope so. I, for one, am sick of green "blood" in Zelda games. I just think that that's going to an unnecessary level.

What are some of your thoughts on this?

 

[the walrus cat]

I'm not sure, but hopefully there's no green blood.

 

[JuicieJ]

The ESRB is cracking down on video game ratings for every little detail (especially anything blood-ralated, even animated blood), so I'm not surprised.

I'm not sure, but hopefully there's no green blood.

If it were to be real blood, it could possibly be M. We wouldn't want that, would we?

 

[Cuju]

Green blood is cool, nuff said...

Besides, Zelda is focused more on around 10 year olds, so green blood may be better, I'm not saying that 20 or 30 year olds can't still be playing Zelda, just remember how Zelda was for you as a kid...

 

[Azure Sage]

Green blood is cool, nuff said...

Besides, Zelda is focused more on around 10 year olds, so green blood may be better, I'm not saying that 20 or 30 year olds can't still be playing Zelda, just remember how Zelda was for you as a kid...

Um, I don't consider age 13 to be a kid, so, you know...

 

[butterbiscuit]

If they put red blood in there, the rating would automatically be T or higher, and a lot of Zelda's audience are not teenagers. It would be a bad move by Nintendo if they left that in.

 

[JuicieJ]

Um, I don't consider age 13 to be a kid, so, you know...

Did you not see what he said? He said "remember how Zelda was for you as a kid..." "WAS FOR YOU AS A KID." He didn't say you were one. And he makes an excellent point. (Or maybe she.)

 

[Azure Sage]

Did you not see what he said? He said "remember how Zelda was for you as a kid..." "WAS FOR YOU AS A KID." He didn't say you were one. And he makes an excellent point. (Or maybe she.)

Yes I know. I'm 15. In saying "I don't consider 13 to be a kid", I meant it as saying that I was 13 when I started playing Zelda. That's all.

 

[butterbiscuit]

As I recall, the original N64 version had red blood. They turned it green in the GC versions. Do you think they did away with that in the new 3DS version? I hope so. I, for one, am sick of green "blood" in Zelda games. I just think that that's going to an unnecessary level.

Just for curiosity's sake, why are you sick of green blood?

 

[Azure Sage]

Just for curiosity's sake, why are you sick of green blood?

Because, it seems weird to me. It also seems like an obvious attempt at censorship, and that annoys me when it's obvious.

 

[zeldahuman]

Well, you can assume, since it's rated E10+, they lft the green blood in. as many people had already said, it would have been rated T if they left in the red blood. Plus, the green blood really adds to that fantasy-type adventure, because you don't see green blood in the real world.

 

[JuicieJ]

Because, it seems weird to me. It also seems like an obvious attempt at censorship, and that annoys me when it's obvious.

Again. If real blood were to be implamented, the series could turn M. We DON'T want that.

 

[Azure Sage]

Again. If real blood were to be implamented, the series could turn M. We DON'T want that.

You do have a point. I don't think Zelda should be rated M. But what you mentioned feeds into my theory that the video game rating system is too strict.

 

[JuicieJ]

You do have a point. I don't think Zelda should be rated M. But what you mentioned feeds into my theory that the video game rating system is too strict.

Yeah, it is. Ironically, movie ratings are doing the total opposite. Go figure.

(I think Twilight Princess's rating was fair, though.)

 

[Azure Sage]

Yeah, it is. Ironically, movie ratings are doing the total opposite. Go figure.

Good to see someone else understands this.