The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has weighed in on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, deciding to give it a rating of M for mature.
This means that the game is suited for people 17 and older, according to ESRB.
The rating was given due to the game’s depiction of blood, gore and intense violence, as well as sexual themes and alcohol.
“This is a fantasy role-playing game in which players assume the role of Dovakin, a prophesied figure with the power to combat dragons in the fictional world of Skyrim. As players traverse through mountainous open-world environments, they complete missions and quests that impact the eventual fate of their character.”
The full ESRB write up mentions a slow motion effect which is used in combat, “particularly for decapitations”. It also mentions “large blood splatter effects” and some environments become stained with “blood and body parts.”
“Some sequences allow players to injure/kill nonadversary characters, including prisoners chained to a wall; they scream in pain amid splashes of blood or fire.”
In reference to sexual content, the ESRB mentions dialogue such as “all the whores your heart, or any other organ, desires,” and “She . . . raped the men as cruelly as Bal had ravished her.”
Players will also be able to buy alcohol in the game, and there is even mention of a drinking contest, which eventually results in slurred speech.
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