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# NameComments
1101 PeterI own a game retail store and I know that many MANY people are guttered over this. Fallout 3 was going to be one of greatest games this year. R18+ Rating is easy to implament, we can just ask for ID. If other game retail stores don't ask then it's THEM who should be punished, not the gamers of Australia.
1102 Anonymous
1103 Aaron MitchellIts embarrassing that we are the only english speaking country in the world that lacks an R rating for games. While its not had a major impact on the medium before now the banning of Fallout 3 is a pretty poor herald of the future of games in Australia if we don't bring our standards in line with the rest of the world.
1104 Luke Stevens
1105 Scott P.Amazed it even needs parliament involvement, rather than just a decision by the classifications board.
1106 Anonymous
1107 Jesse OwensI may not yet be an adult, but when I do reach that age I dont want to go to my local game store only to find the game I want is banned from Australia. How would you feel if you were denied a box office movie, just because the main character is an alcoholic?
1108 Anonymous
1109 Varun Sundar
1110 David SmithIt is time to end this ridiculous censorship. The fact that one opinionated state Attorney General can wield such an enormous amount of power over the people of a nation stinks of dictatorship. Australia is supposed to be a free and democratic country and we need to fight to uphold that ideal.
1111 Ethan Miles
1112 Mark BurnettTreat older gamers with the respect they are entitled to.
1113 Gavin MuthukumaraswamyStop forcing the rest of the country to bare the burden of brining up other peoples children. Stop blaming games for bad parenting
1114 Anonymous
1115 Matt GallagherI stronly dislike the government acting as nanny for its population.
1116 AnonymousIs an R rating for games really so difficult a concept?
1117 Nick
1118 Ryan KeonGames are a form of entertainment for children AND adults. They should be classified accordingly.
1119 Stephen CroftI believe an adult should have the ability to view or experience in media format, what he/she wants within reason. I believe limiting games to an MA rating is not keeping with the idea of 'in reason' and I believe the 'think of the children' angle, is merely a vote grabbing ploy.
1120 Adrian LoveI don't think ignorance is an excuse for harm done when it comes to paying attention to the things people value most, their children.
1121 Steven MasonI live in Victoria and what upsets me about the whole debarcle, is that I do not even get the opportunity to vote for Atkinson, yet he is personally reaponsible for me not getting the chance to play certain games. Gamers should not be made responsible for the OFLC's inability to effectively educate consumers regarding the rating system. You are wrong Mr Atkinson... give us our games!!!!!
1122 Anonymous
1123 Reeve
1124 tristan
1125 Anonymous
1126 Anonymous
1127 Angus McLachlanIts disgraceful that grown adults aren't even allowed to make the choice for themselves wether or not to purchase a certain game. Video games are as much an adult media in the same way certain movies are meant only for adults and we need a classification system that reflects that.
1128 Anton Jurisevic
1129 David FarrNo R18+ rating for games is a ridiculous concept when the system for movies is different.
1130 Dane ButlerIt's time Michael Atkinson realised he does not represent anybody but himself when he gets in the way of a classification system relevant to the 21st century.
1131 Aaron ViscaynoStop generalising all gamers to be children and give adults the ability to choose what they want to play.
1132 Aladar Apponyi
1133 Dane ResugganBeing over the age of 18, I believe that there is a need for an R18+ rating for games. My reasoning behind this is that there are some games with really strong content, that get underrated, and there are also games that don't get ratings (because they don't fit into our current rating system). That being said, I feel that there is a big need for an R18+ rating, because it will stop younger people from accessing particular games, and also allow older people to enjoy more mature games.
1134 Joel WMake it happen! I'm sick of having things chopped and changed.
1135 Asher
1136 Travis
1137 DanielR rated games have been pushed into the MA category because of the fact that there is no R rating. we need a R rating so minors cannot purhase R rated games
1138 ZacharyYet another act of ignorance by the extremely conservative OFLC. I suggest they actually play the game instead of asking for an overview.
1139 Anonymous
1140 Trish Wilkins
1141 Robert Murray
1142 Scott Anderson
1143 Liam
1144 Nathan Mollison
1145 Anonymous
1146 Matthew DyetThe lack of an R18+ games rating is not only unfair to the adults that play videogames but also to the industry that serves them. You're not protecting children by having no adult rating for videogames, you're sacrificing the right of adults to play those videogames and the parents the right of decision to buy them.
1147 Dominic Harman
1148 Jack VenjkingWhy have an R18 movie classification and not one for games?
1149 Kimbal BevanCensorship shows a socities lack of confadence in itself.
1150 Alex LeckieIm truly sick of this, we all knew one day that the OFLC was going to have to take down a truly good game, and now its happened. Time for a bloody change.

 

Signatures | Total: 1,633