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Necrovision Banned in Australia
Post by trog @ 11:12pm 16/04/09 | 28 Comments
GameSpot have heard from the OFLC that spooky World War 1 game Necrovision has been refused classification in Australia:
The Board specifically called out excessive blood spray and the ability to continue to inflict damage on bodies as key reasons for the banning. "When the player shoots an enemy combatant, a large volume of blood spray results and the enemy may be dismembered or decapitated. Injury detail is high with pieces of flesh seen flying from bodies when shot or a high level of wound detail visible on bodies. Post mortem damage occurs when bodies are shot resulting in blood spray, dismemberment and decapitation," the Board said in a statement to GameSpot AU.
Whether or not the game will be toned down by the developers to meet the OFLC requirements for an MA15+ game is not known yet.

You can check out some of the horrifying screenshots on our game page (note: the gore appears to be missing in these ones).






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parabol
Posted 11:16pm 16/4/09
Injury detail is high with pieces of flesh seen flying from bodies when shot or a high level of wound detail visible on bodies

I'll remember to use that excuse if the government introduces the draft ...
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d[o_0]b
Posted 11:32pm 16/4/09
i remember when news like this would be shocking. its pretty much just accepted now that our country hates computers, freedom and the internet.
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greazy
Posted 11:42pm 16/4/09
From the trailer it seems most of the enemies are undead/monsters. Why is this still a problem?
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Pinky
Posted 11:47pm 16/4/09
I've noticed in Left 4 Dead that you can't keep inflicting damage once the body is on the ground, basically as soon as the zombie is dead. Maybe that was a similar concern.

I'm constantly frustrated by the lack of an R18+ rating on interactive computer media.

Next they'll say the game discriminates against zombies...
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Infidel
Posted 11:50pm 16/4/09
No big loss, that goame doesnt seem so good with some weird monster enemies
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ViscoS
Posted 11:51pm 16/4/09
The graphics don't even look that flash...

This had better be some pretty disturbing gore.
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HERMITech
Posted 12:13am 17/4/09
Had an ol mate (an I mean old) Oracle DBA from Portugal/Spain many years ago who said he was sad to see that Australia was but by bit becoming a Facist country.

He don't sound so far out there anymore
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Khel
Posted 12:30am 17/4/09
So why does this get banned, but fallout 3 got through fine? That was extremely violent, you could continue shooting and dismember dead bodies, when you would headshot someone big chunks of flesh, eyeballs, etc would fly past. Can't see this being any worse.
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Steve Farrelly
Posted 01:03am 17/4/09
I've been told by other publishers, it's about the process. Dark Sector, for example, was sent to the OFLC, not demoed with contextual narrative by a demoer. So, a bunch of people get a game to play and mark for classification and literally have no idea about playing games or why you need to tear a zombie's head off (it's to keep them from coming back, duh).

So bigger companies, or pubs who've had experience dealing with the negative OFLC prepare their controlled demos with absolution. That's why certain games can get through easily. Say, Dead Space for example, where you can continue to stomp on dead bodies, splattering the area and dismembering them long after they're dead.
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Scooter
Posted 07:17am 17/4/09
So all you have to do is go in there with your own Demo guy and Set gore to Low beforehand? then you can avoid stomping on heads and the OFLC wont know any better?

Sweet system we have going there.
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dranged
Posted 07:56am 17/4/09
Necrovision... Sounds like a brand of emo glasses to me!
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trog
Posted 08:59am 17/4/09
So all you have to do is go in there with your own Demo guy and Set gore to Low beforehand? then you can avoid stomping on heads and the OFLC wont know any better?
Pretty much I guess that would work. I suppose though if heaps of people complained about it after release (like those Australian Family Association chumps) then it might cause the game to get re-evaluated (just like I guess what would happen if it was patched after release and the content changed in a material way).
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JakeG
Posted 09:05am 17/4/09
Can do the same thing on soldier of fortune
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Dan
Posted 09:06am 17/4/09
We have a few trailers for it online too, it looks pretty tame. Just goes to show the flaws in the process I guess.

http://www.ausgamers.com/videos/view.php/40210
http://www.ausgamers.com/videos/view.php/38210
http://www.ausgamers.com/videos/view.php/41459
http://www.ausgamers.com/videos/view.php/41943
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Tollaz0r!
Posted 10:20am 17/4/09
Well then, lets not bring it to the OFLC's attention that their system is flawed. Otherwise those game mentioned above may also have been banned. Then we would be forced to play Barbies Dream Horse or something.
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Ospi
Posted 10:55am 17/4/09
err so what about fallout 3 where you can dismember dead bodies (who unlike this game are humans) yet the only problem they had with F3 were the drug references, nothing about the violence.

Just how inconsistent are these people?
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TicMan
Posted 11:00am 17/4/09
Came expecting thread about dead camwhore action being banned.. left not so disappointed.
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d^
Posted 11:27am 17/4/09
Hahaha I was laughing at the spooky and horrifying parts of the news item.
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poiuty
Posted 12:27pm 17/4/09
So all you have to do is go in there with your own Demo guy and Set gore to Low beforehand? then you can avoid stomping on heads and the OFLC wont know any better?


Except when you classify a game you sign a legal document basically saying you are telling the truth about the classifiable elements. A dodgy publisher might try it but I doubt any of the majors would. You build up a relationship with the OFLC board and if you tried something like that I expect you would then get hammered on every subsequent submission - its just not worth it.

When I did demos for the board (I haven't done any for a number of years but I doubt the process has changed) I'd show all the most high impact elements, but being there gives you a chance to explain the context and any consequences of the actions. If you just send in a tape you don't get that chance.
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MILKO
Posted 05:59pm 18/4/09
Who Dosn't want to cut the head off a nazi or 2? I know I do!
Oh i shouldn't say that nazi's are people to. Love the consistancy our classification department has when it comes to games yet when they classify a movie you can watch rapage pillage and plunder to your hearts content and thats fine whats the diff your still interacring with the media. All I can say is does anyone like the oily rubber glove of the classification department. I know I do........n't.
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thermite
Posted 07:44pm 18/4/09
I do wish they would switch to a water based lubricant at least.
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SullBhit
Posted 06:40pm 19/4/09
hm, its kind of hard to enforce a ban these days, with all the p2p, torrents and what not it would be pretty much impossible. the OFLC need to move along with the times add an 18+ or 21+ rating for games. banning a game in one country when its avaliable to the rest of the world is a pretty futile act.

downloading games illegally is wrong, im simply saying that if someone really wanted a banned/illegal game, im no expert, but who could really stop them?

just stating the obvious.
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Bah
Posted 06:53pm 19/4/09
And how would they enforce ratings over p2p/warez?
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koopz
Posted 06:54pm 19/4/09
when will game companies learn to make vanilla games and have sub companies offer free downloadable content with all the fun stuff?


my Mrs isn't too impressed by all the naked chickies in Quake Live..


before you ask it's not a Kat.zip.. the hitbox gave others an unfair advantage. go back to seta cg_forceEnemyModel "tankjr/bright" you perves :P
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Target
Posted 01:53pm 23/4/09
Thank you OFLC for bringing another game to my attention which I would otherwise have missed.
Keep up the good work!
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Pharcyde
Posted 04:06pm 23/4/09
my Mrs isn't too impressed by all the naked chickies in Quake Live..


Wow, really?

What's it like living with Mother Teresa?
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Crakaveli
Posted 04:09pm 23/4/09
And how would they enforce ratings over p2p/warez?


I dont think that's what he was getting at. Think what he meant was that its stupid to put a ban on something when its so easily accessed by other means ie p2p.

I think we should just abolish all rating systems because they dont work.
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Azshade
Posted 11:18am 24/4/09
It's not the OFLCs fault (per say). They voted back in 2001 for an R18+. They required a unanimous decision from the state attorney generals. All bar 1 voted yes. Mr Michael Atkinson, SA AG. He holds some pretty strong religious and moral views against R18+ games and wants to "protect the children".

My issue is, I'm of the opinion many games at the moment getting MA15+ SHOULD be R18. A lot of the zombie games, Fall Out maybe.. GTA series etc. At the moment, Mrs Jones has no major issue buying little 10yr old Timmy GTA4 because "meh, it's only 15, he's 10, close enough". Slap a R18+ sticker on it instead and it might make them think about it.

But, of course no matter how hard I scream or how many letters I write to Mike no friends (5 and counting), he wont even reply.
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