@nart_real: Balatro’s solo dev, LocalThunk, is taking a swipe at PEGI for rating his game 18+ under the reasoning that it could possibly teach you how to play poker. I guess now we’re rating games for what they might do? EA Sports FC 25 received a 3+ rating from PEGI, despite having actual loot boxes that you can gamble on to unlock players. Naturally, LocalThunk said that perhaps he should add loot boxes and gamebling to his game to bring it down to a 3+ rating like FC 25! I really hope the 18+ rating doesn’t stand because that would be absolutely ridiculous. We really need to fire the dusty old farts in charge of this stuff. #videogames #indiegames #ea #pcgaming #consolegaming
This reminds me of public schools banning all playing cards to “avoid gambling”
2024-12-17 20:21:37
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John Smith :
yeah no, the age rating is absolutely appropriate
it's possibly other games that aren't
2024-12-17 23:00:08
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kevinstubben :
but isn't poker gambling tho?
2024-12-18 11:48:13
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Coty :
They're the reason why Pokemon doesn't have the game corner anymore.
2024-12-18 01:16:20
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Dee ☘️ :
Card Game involving chance equal to any other card game, ergo gambling.
2024-12-17 19:21:46
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sera :
you mean to tell me that leisure suit Larry is NOT the secret to it? truly what has this world come to 😔💔
2024-12-17 19:21:23
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Kodon :
Then why am i paying Larry
2024-12-17 19:20:47
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ExcelExcel :
I mean, didn't Pokémon games have to remove their casino mini games for this very same thing? No real money has to be involved to get a higher rating, it's any virtual gambling.
2024-12-18 12:27:58
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deadsniper742 :
the highest rating i think could be given is T for teen, like there's no physical gambling you don't get anything from it and the only stakes is losing your run
2024-12-18 15:04:42
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Thijs :
I feel like there wouldn't be a discussion if the game had the same mechanics but something other than regular cards.
2024-12-18 09:43:03
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Nexite :
played lots of tony hawk as a kid. now I have several injuries
2024-12-18 06:15:39
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Freddy :
poker is just a game that you can also gamble playing like any other game in existence
2024-12-18 18:13:17
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Nova :
So I really need to buy Balatro now
2024-12-18 20:40:04
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Nana Yo-Beeswax :
Well I’d better play Leisure Suit Larry
2024-12-18 15:27:06
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hellphy :
I had no idea pegi was a company I just thought it's some term for age rate💀
2024-12-17 23:02:45
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HydraTal :
who the PEGI CEO?
2024-12-18 18:51:23
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Aski :
solitaire needs 18+, it has cards and a chance that the match is unwinnable, its gambling if you are going to waste your time or not
2024-12-19 07:33:15
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TerribleGoblin :
this reminds me of how my mom didn't like playing cards in the house for no reason other than "it's evil"
2024-12-18 04:18:10
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Prince of the Deer :
The only thing Balatro gets you addicted to is Balatro. Which is fine since it's an addiction that'll cost you like 15 USD max ONCE
2024-12-18 17:40:40
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Sadmatt :
so Solitaire is going to be 18+ from now on?
2024-12-17 22:14:02
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Danesalt :
I'm not going to let me kids play solitaire they might start playing black jack
2024-12-17 19:45:43
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SeaSaltSong :
if they used uno cards instead, or animals, or anything else no one would have a problem. it's wild that playing cards have this reputation
2024-12-18 04:15:18
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NotFromHere :
Sorry but Balatro its 100% a gambling game but so is that FC mode 🤷♂️
2024-12-18 02:26:00
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Adam :
I don't know I think it's poker so even if the money isn't real it's based on a gambling game. I think the football games need to be put up to 18 because of the loot box nonsense
2024-12-18 09:11:14
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Chirpysamwich69 :
Literally every single roguelike is gambling based on this since all of them have a lot of luck involved
2024-12-18 08:43:36
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