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More (Adult) themes = much more higher rating. While lessoning it will be more towards the aim of an educational/informative game.
So while the rating system is pretty pants on head dumb in some areas. They are made within reason for the consumer to pick. Take it up with the people who founded it and controls it in your local reagion and give them a piece of your mind.
Ever since about 2013 or so, CERO's rating policies have gotten a lot stricter in terms of the content that is allowed for an All Ages rating. In fact, I'd argue it's out of touch, when you compare what's still allowed on Children's Television and Movie theaters for general audiences. Either way...
This means certain acts of violence, acts that are considered a "crime", sexual stuff, etc., are now rated a lot harsher compared to pre-2013 (and even prior to CERO's introduction to the lettering system). They also have a list of forbidden content, regardless of the rating.
Super Mario Odyssey's rating is likely less to do with the tanks, and more to do with the Capture system, as CERO may be uncomfortable with the fact you can control things and make them do things against their will. This would likely be a "Crime". The violence may also be because of the fact a couple of the female bosses, you can inflict violence on them, and CERO tends to rate "Violence on Women" a lot harsher. Final Fantasy VI was censored in Japan on GBA because of this, to avoid a B/12+ rating.
As for why Freedom Planet got it? Likely the torture scene, I'm assuming. As for the crime aspect, your characters are technically going against authority figures and stuff, plus some acts they commit in the game may be looked down upon. Sly Cooper games are all rated 12+ because of this very reason.
While it is true Sonic Unleashed got away with some stuff it did, as it was rated prior to 2013, it likely would not anymore. This could be one of the reasons why Sega's a bit reluctant to re-release some of the Sonic games for similar reasons (Amy's skirt would also cause some difficulties, due to in Heroes, you can see her underwear in some shots, and that's not longer consider okay for an All Ages/A game anymore. While editing in game is possible, the CGI cutscenes would be... a problem).
But yeah. B rating? It's fine. Most parent's are less likely to be worried about it. Honestly, if anything, it's more in line with our E10+ rating. Even Layton initially got a B rating for Layton's Mystery Journey game that came out for 3DS and Mobile devices (Switch version is oddly A, so not sure what's up with that). Also, I've seen C/15+ rated games advertised during kids programming in Japan while I was watching some television, and even in some cases, D/17+, so I wouldn't worry too much about this.
I actually know about that. Smash for Wii U got little visual changes for the Japanese version to keep the A rating. I understand you but they are going to be much more agressive.
And they still rate western games without many mercy.
As I mentioned in the first post, every Forza Horizon is B rated. For crime. Again RLY? Every racing game involving illegal street racing at many kinds, from police chases (I talk here about PEGI 3/7 rated NFS games) to just crashable traffic would be involving serious CRIME. I would notice that first Juiced was A rated thanks to not being actually illegal. Compare this game's CERO rating with western ratings (exept USK) and Korean rating Juiced got.
YOU BETRAYED THE LAW! CONFIRMED: Neera works for CERO
TBH I'm not really about Unleashed. I've just watched the cutscene and compared it to FP. Maybe it would be so dumb to say, but I feel Sonic's electrocutting showed some agony than a-bit-cheesy Lilac's one.
What's about Sonic Heroes is a bit difficult to say. I would be worried if the hand of censorship would touch this game, but also I can't see this game around the B's. Well strangely enough this game and Shadow's game are available in the Japanese PS Store (PS2 Classics for PS3) and still keeps the A rating (especially Shadow) but that's just PS2 release all over again and unfortunately we won't be able to see this game again thanks to the critics and its metascore lower than 75/100.
Explain age verification for the trailers of B rated games on PS Store. Especially all of these LEGO games. Just for twelves and still need AGE VERIFICATION. Also I've never seen younger kids playing or getting these games.
Also both D and Z/18+ require age to buy these games. D games are the lastest category which can be promoted and Z rated games are not typically shown on the store shelves.
Summary: CERO needs additional rating between A and B like 7 in PEGI between 3 and 12. Shouldn't be called A8?
I've read from stories a friend of mine that kids have been playing B/12+ rated games, and in some cases Z/18+ (but specifically inFamous, which I think CERO was a bit harsh on). As for the age verification on Sony's PSN for 12+ rated games, I honestly don't get it. They're really the only ones to do it. I don't believe Microsoft does it, and Nintendo definitely doesn't do it.
Sony's likely just paranoid, honestly. They've also been always the odd one out when it comes to content on their consoles, even going back to the 90s in Japan. Even games that got an All Ages on Saturn, Sony would require a violence disclaimer on some games released on PS1 (Tomb Raider is a good example). These tactics seem to carry over even today.
Now funny story regarding D rated games. I have heard that not every store actually age gates this. Some even have advertised it over the years that you can buy D rated games, regardless of age. Z, though, they're legally obligated not to sell those to minors (unless via guardian/parent). So I'm aware of this.
A8 or maybe even "A+", which allows for content descriptors to be listed. But I'd be for it.
Also I'm not mentioning Microsoft (especially when they're falling in the market after the Xbox ONE) nor Nintendo.
I know that before CERO the video games for PlayStation 1/2 had no specific ratings. Just for all or for much older with warning on the front. Similarly Sega provided ratings for their own games and to be honest both systems were actually inconsistent. If CERO had to be founded like ESRB in the 90's maybe it wouldn't be much complicated as today with more years of practice.
A+ wouldn't be really convincing with that misunderstandable plus in comparison to A8. This one number should give consumer more attention that the video game with this rating is supposed to be for age in the middle of that gap between A and B. Maybe it's not really that good by just showing recommended age next to the letter on the first plan like before 2006 when numbers where first shown, but how CERO just used first four letters of alphabet by putting A for all and then B for 12's explains how they didn't care about this age gap. Of course this rating would be good with some descriptors depicting some little more amounts of content than for simple A rating, but maybe better will be if we just limit it to only one or two descriptors.
I'm better yet. Why not to start showing content description on an A games?