nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-26 days agoPEGI gives balatro an 18+ ratingx.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down111file-text
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minus-squareMatt@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·edit-26 days agoIt’s E in America according to IGN. If it’s E in NA, then why is it rated 18+ in Europe?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·6 days ago“Gambling,” because it uses poker hands, I guess. Which is completely stupid because there’s no gambling in the game at all, poker hands are simply used to score points. It’s completely nonsensical.
minus-squareGrumpy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·6 days agoNA mostly uses ESRB while most of Europe uses PEGI as their rating board. They’re different organizations so they can have different criterias for rating as well as different inspectors actually doing the rating.
minus-squareMatt@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·6 days agoDoesn’t E stand for Everyone?
minus-squarebiscuitswalrus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 days agoI’m not sure if this is satire, but America isn’t everyone. :)
It’s E in America according to IGN.
If it’s E in NA, then why is it rated 18+ in Europe?
“Gambling,” because it uses poker hands, I guess.
Which is completely stupid because there’s no gambling in the game at all, poker hands are simply used to score points. It’s completely nonsensical.
NA mostly uses ESRB while most of Europe uses PEGI as their rating board. They’re different organizations so they can have different criterias for rating as well as different inspectors actually doing the rating.
Doesn’t E stand for Everyone?
I’m not sure if this is satire, but America isn’t everyone. :)