Is this game rated PEGI 7 or something?

[Misaki]

I don't see any gore... Or dismemberment. I mean, really.

[Misaki]

Also only (visually) adult characters, that alone somehow is very unnatural.

[Darth Revan]

Originally posted by Misaki:

Also only (visually) adult characters, that alone somehow is very unnatural.

if you refere to that there are no children in the game this is most likely a ressource and age rating thing, children need their own models, animations, clothes and voices which needs ressources they need for other areas of the game.

and if you have children then you either make them unkillable or risk to get forbitten (probably not anymore, it could be that this has changed during the years) in some countries or to get a very high age rating.

Originally posted by Misaki:

I don't see any gore... Or dismemberment. I mean, really.

likely this is related to ressources too. (but that is speculation), the game has blood on weapons though.

[Misaki]

For some reason I also can't find a whorehouse anywhere. I think bathmaid refused to have sex with me earlier, too. Very limited experience.

[Misaki]

Originally posted by Legatus Lucanus:

Originally posted by Misaki:

Also only (visually) adult characters, that alone somehow is very unnatural.

if you refere to that there are no children in the game this is most likely a ressource and age rating thing, children need their own models, animations, clothes and voices which needs ressources they need for other areas of the game.

and if you have children then you either make them unkillable or risk to get forbitten (probably not anymore, it could be that this has changed during the years) in some countries or to get a very high age rating.

Originally posted by Misaki:

I don't see any gore... Or dismemberment. I mean, really.

likely this is related to ressources too. (but that is speculation), the game has blood on weapons though.

Ah, I forgot that this is an indie game. But really.

[Au milieu d'un monde des ruines]

Originally posted by Misaki:

I don't see any gore... Or dismemberment. I mean, really.

I'm not really sure what to reply to this. I think in some news update they defended it as what they thought happens to a body when it gets impacted by a medieval weapon. I don't really agree. SO it'll be partly a matter of what Legatus says: rating and the decison to not allocate time and other resources to it.

Originally posted by Misaki:

Also only (visually) adult characters, that alone somehow is very unnatural.

Both Henry and Hans are in some way implied to be both minors according to modern standards, even though one post floating around somewhere said Henry is 27, which must be a mistake. Again I think Legatus is on the right track. I think it's cowardly and a sign of how weird modern day society is, but that's not up to the Warhorse team to decide. I agree since it's the Middle Ages, there should be loads of kiddies and pregnant women. But I see the usual criers for realism resort to other stuff now, hypocrites to be honest.

[YOGI]

BLocking...dont like where this POST is going

[Misaki]

As far as I know, it's all actually there, in lore, either in books or implied. It's just that character models don't live up to expectations, like there was clearly not enough filth (and everything was somehow artificial) in that dead village. When you think medieval, you think gore, filth, decapitations. I only see it implied.

[Misaki]

If this was done in such way just so it can be rated for a younger audience... Well, not sure if I can accept that. And in the end, it was rated pegi 18 anyway (same as witcher). IIRC Agony also had a console release despite being more of an AO game than KCD could ever be, so there was no need to worry.

[Misaki]

It's probably better to stick with the version of being low on resources, but seriously it was somehow disappointing (and I don't think they intend to fix it).

[Poke]

Originally posted by Misaki:

I don't see any gore... Or dismemberment. I mean, really.

I think they probably avoided it for role-play and character development.
In the entire game you are supposed to play as Henry, a weak survivor from Skalitz who matures physically and mentally as plot progresses.
He is meant to be relatable.
If we visually see him chopping off heads and piecing swords through guts, we will no longer see him as a main character but just a cold-blooded murderer.
When you execute a "mercy-kill" you don't see the victim's head being crushed,you only see Henry doing the action. The camera is intentionally focused on Henry.
Anymore realism kcd wouldn't be a role playing game, it would be a medieval war simulator.

[gnonme]

Rated M because of swearing, nudity, violence, gore(go back to Skalitz), drug usage(alcohol is technically a drug)

[Delta_BOSS]

It's not DOOM... but still has strong mature content as for language and some nudity.

Even though I'd wish a deadlier reality as for stabbing a bandit in the face with a sharp longsword, the combat system is so satisfying that I barely miss the gore that should come with it.

(I'd still wish for gore though)

As for the work of a small studio, this combat system is light years better than Oblivion/Skryrim from Bethesda, and surpasses Dark Souls. Forest quality is also much better (for vanilla game)

The realistic part of this game is mostly sword fighting combat and bows. And the horse animation better than Oblivion and Skyrim!

Decapitation is considered barbaric act, unless it's a prisoner waiting for guillotine.
So merciful kills aren't decapitations. And we don't see Henry chopping ears off from bandits and Cumans eiher.

No children, it's true. No pregnant women, also true.

We can only hope for a bigger game with same combat system and physics! Only with more content in it for a better representation of reality. KCD is more than a good start for them.