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Subject: ESRB Does NOT mean finished game.
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For the last time, an ESRB rating does not mean the game is complete. Read the ESRB FAQ (which is easy to find, sorry for no lazy link). In it it states that a board of 3 people views the worst parts of a game and decide a rating. THEN, when the game IS finished, they make sure the packaging has the correct rating in the right spots and check over some gameplay.

I really wanna hope it comes out on the 24th too, and there are other reasons to believe so, but quit using this as one of them. I'm getting tired of it.

  • 07.25.2004 2:50 PM PDT

[color=white]Forget a link, what follows is the FAQ part that discusses the certification of games.
Here you go (again--sorry if you've read this in a different thread):

To get a game certified with an ESRB rating, publishers fill out a detailed questionnaire explaining exactly what's in the game, and submit it to ESRB along with actual videotaped footage of the game, showing the most extreme content and an accurate representation of the context and product as a whole. Working independently, three trained raters then view the game footage and recommend the rating and content descriptors they believe are most appropriate. ESRB then compares the raters' recommendations to make sure that there's consensus. Usually, the raters agree and their recommendation becomes final. However, when the raters recommend different ratings, additional raters may be requested to review the game in order to reach broader consensus. Once consensus on a rating and content descriptors is reached, ESRB issues an official rating certificate to the game's publisher.
When the game is ready for release to the public, publishers send copies of the final product to the ESRB. The game packaging is reviewed to make sure the ratings are displayed in accordance with ESRB standards. Additionally, ESRB's in-house game experts randomly play the final games to verify that all the information provided during the rating process was accurate and complete.

In the words of the mighty Stan Lee: 'Nuff Said![/color]

[Edited on 7/25/2004 2:53:49 PM]

  • 07.25.2004 2:52 PM PDT
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Thank You, Frogwart

  • 07.25.2004 2:54 PM PDT
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they still could be done with it, i mean even though they have rated it doesn't mean they finished it but they still could have

  • 07.25.2004 2:55 PM PDT
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Yeah I know it's still a possibility, and I personally hope it is true. But it is NOT proof of a complete games as it keeps being used as. Irritates the hell outta me

  • 07.25.2004 3:00 PM PDT