Crimsonclaw111
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Why are boobs okay to see but not a bit of violence?
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Box art for The Evil Within...How did this get approved?
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bagandscalpel
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You could tell your child the figurative truth about the boxart: this guy accidentally walked into a barbed wire fence, and is now in a world of pain, if you're asked.
Would be more innocuous than any lewd fantasy being conjured up in your head.
Would be more innocuous than any lewd fantasy being conjured up in your head.
Night Angel
Member
Gotta go with this. Do you have the same reaction to Halloween decorations, tv commercials, and the like? This is relatively tame compared to other things that are just as visible to children.
So you just walked past it in the store with your son. Did he ask you about the cover or point it out or even notice it in any meaningful way?
If he didn't then you may be worried for nothing, just because it stands out you as freaky torture porn doesn't mean it stands out to him in the slightest, might not even remember it now
Hey Seb's pretty damn hot, and he's getting tortured. Such pandering!
Yeah I played RE1 at that age too. And watched Alien when I was 4. I can't totally say that didn't fuck me up though
You mean to tell me you didn't start eating people cause of that?..Ermm...me neither man! I turned out just...fine.
As for alien, yeah it gave me a few sleepless nights, but I guess it's normal when you're little. After that I was able to watch a lot of horror flicks and got better at handling them. In the end, it's all good fun, unless you have a chronic heart condition.
Kids are strong, they will be easily impressed at first but they will shrug it off. I almost had to kick my nephew out of the room when playing SH3 cause he was really digging it. He's 11..
In the end, I let him stay and even play for as long as he wanted. But then he wanted to watch PT and that I didn't let him. That shit can make a grown man paranoid (I was uneasy for a day or two, great game) so I wonder what it could do to a little kid. No chance in hell I would let him play that, since I would have to hear his mother cursing at me for days on end lol
PhineBuyM3
Member
I hate it when people compare something to porn when describing something they don't like.
soulassssns
Banned
I don't see an issue with it and I have kids too.
Theres your problem.
Torture porn and cruel S&M dont pop into my head when I see that. What kind of fucked up shit are you into huh?
TheSpaceBetween
Member
That's fine and dandy but the fact is that cover is nothing out of the ordinary for a piece of horror media. If you don't like it, don't take your kid shopping where he might be exposed to that sort of thing.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Its the only thing that gets me off anymore, man.
JackLongRod
Banned
lenticular slipcover is sexy
I agree kinda, it's a touch brutal. I don't really care for a lot of the violence that the horror genre seems to obsess over, even though I like the genre itself. It's like making a thread on GAF (the game), putting a spoiler warning (the M rating), but putting light spoilers in the thread title (the violent imagery on the front). Not the end of the world, but still annoying and a little frustrating that you're subjected to that while just browsing.
I don't think kids will be as bothered by it as we expect though. They'll probably just glance over it and think that's a dead person's face. The only really disturbing thing about it to me is the logo spike that's about to be driven into the eye... but that's easy to miss. Anyway, I think it's a lot easier to be outraged/worried about this stuff as an adult looking out for your kid, than it is to actually notice it as a child. At least from what I remember. I don't think things have changed that much, but maybe I'm out of touch here.
The real question though:
I don't think kids will be as bothered by it as we expect though. They'll probably just glance over it and think that's a dead person's face. The only really disturbing thing about it to me is the logo spike that's about to be driven into the eye... but that's easy to miss. Anyway, I think it's a lot easier to be outraged/worried about this stuff as an adult looking out for your kid, than it is to actually notice it as a child. At least from what I remember. I don't think things have changed that much, but maybe I'm out of touch here.
The real question though:
How in the world is this not the default cover? Someone publishing this game seriously messed up. (Even with the back replaced and logos slathered over the front, it would be a lot better than the main cover we got.)
Hey OP, you're taking a lot of shit in this thread, but props to you for paying attention to what kind of content your son is exposed to. I'm not sure I would've had the same reaction to this particular box art as you, but I'd rather people be thinking about this kind of thing than not.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Do you feel like you were somehow hurt/damaged by viewing this "shit"? I mean, I grew up watching shit like RoboCop, and I've never murdered anyone. Shit, I've only ever been in a single fight in my whole life, and that fucker was talking shit about my girlfriend during PE, he deserved that rocking in the locker room afterwards!
Now, I'm not saying you should be showing your kids hard R movies or anything. But, my point is that you seemingly turned out fine after being exposed to that 80s shit. But, you think your kid is going to somehow be damaged by seeing a weird game cover for literally 10 seconds of his life?
LOL.
I had a classmate whose parents took her and her brother on a vacation every year on halloween because they didn't want them participating in that shit at school. The mother was actually a teacher at the school too.
Absolutely. He sounds smarter than 99% of parents with things like keeping the kid off the internet and shit. And like I said before, he's right to walk away when he sees something like this he doesn't want his kid to see. It's just his seeming outrage at such a small thing that is weird. You not liking something doesn't mean that something needs to change, and going as far as to say adults shouldn't be exposed to it is insanity. I'll choose what I can handle, I don't need someone deciding what I should and shouldn't see based off of how they think their 7 year old will interpret it if they see it.
Ein Bear
Member
Yeah, this bothers me too. I like them to 'fit in' with the other games on my shelf, as it's the spine you'll be seeing 99% of the time anyway.
How About No
Member
Reminds me of the time I turned on Netflix and was greeted with this in my recommendations:
That's legit making me cringe lol
billy beane
Banned
A scary game has a scary cover. It makes no sense at all.
You literally know nothing about me, aside from the fact that I was exposed to rated 'R' movies as a kid and I'm not fit to be your child? You're a douche.
Anyways, study after study has shown there is no correlation between exposure to violent entertainment and violent behavior. Now get back to micromanaging your child's every move.
I have no issue with the publisher for releasing a game cover like this. I like it, I find it fitting. If the box art is an issue with someone who is a parent, then don't take your child to a bookstore, game store, movie theater, etc - where they may exposed to such imagery.
This. I don't see anything wrong with that box art, with it being a HORROR GAME and all...
Dude, don't tell him how to raise his child, come on. That's uncalled for.
Pyramid head
Banned
It got approved because it's completely fine. Hypersensitive uptight parents probably aren't the target demographic for this game.
NumberThree
Member
I agree, how the hell did this get approved? It looks like someone spent five minutes layering random barbed wire pictures on a picture of a dude's face. Maybe it looks better on the case but here it just looks very low quality.
plagiarize
Banned
It got approved because an adult feeling 'uncomfortable' about a drawing on the grounds their kid might see it and they might have to talk to their kid to help them process what they have seen is not and has not ever been enough grounds for saying something can't be cover art.
Your kid didn't even see it. You're complaining about a completely hypothetical situation as if it's a big deal how uncomfortable it made you.
Your kid didn't even see it. You're complaining about a completely hypothetical situation as if it's a big deal how uncomfortable it made you.
Storm Raider
Banned
Reverse MGSV GZ
Default and reverse both look awesome.
Default is minimal, great use of a really concise logo and you know exactly what kind of game it is without compromising the artwork.
Alternate is also great, just a good bit of art.
Edit: Still don't understand how some people in this thread still don't get marketing. As if that reverse cover would've sold better, just because it is artistically appealing doesn't mean it appeals to the lowest common denominator. See: Ken Levine's excuse for the boring Bioshock Infinite cover.
Default is minimal, great use of a really concise logo and you know exactly what kind of game it is without compromising the artwork.
Alternate is also great, just a good bit of art.
Edit: Still don't understand how some people in this thread still don't get marketing. As if that reverse cover would've sold better, just because it is artistically appealing doesn't mean it appeals to the lowest common denominator. See: Ken Levine's excuse for the boring Bioshock Infinite cover.
Well I will just have to agree to disagree then because I don't believe that there is anything wrong with a child being exposed to an image like that, video games are not just for children, and if you have a problem with a stores shelf layout, perhaps that's something you would like to bring up to the manager of said store.
Besides, no one is advocating that you tie your child in to a chair with eyes taped open and make him endure hours or vile gore and psychological horror, it's just a little box cover that your child doesn't have to be exposed to for more than a second.
So yeah, I think your over reacting a bit m8.
It's actually quite nice when held in hand.
Dunno about other versions, but the pre-order copy I have came with a nice slipcover made of high-quality materials. Very classy, overall.
I thought it was a woman, but with that hair I guess it could be a guy.
SliceSabre
Banned
There's nothing wrong with the box art. I mean I expect a horror game or even movie to have 'scary' or 'violent' boxart.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Good post.
supernormal
Member
Alternate, reversible cover:
I'd seen the red art before and asked about what version it was. I had NO IDEA it came with the game I had bought. As soon as I saw this I went to check my game case, and well this is now my official cover.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
While I wouldn't be as strict with my kids because it usually ends up backfiring. I'd rather be around when my kids sees something like this than have him be so curious about it that he/she ends up watching some really fucked up shit with friends. I think bro1 has the right to raise his kids the way he sees fit. Not sure the cover is not offensive/scary enough to be removed from the shelf as is.
Just walk by with your kid and make no big deal about it, I'm sure most kids won't even notice.
Just walk by with your kid and make no big deal about it, I'm sure most kids won't even notice.
OricWindstar
Member
I agree with this. I also probably wouldn't have had the same reaction, but it's nice to see a parent who gives a shit.
Spring-Loaded
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BeatResetsTheWorld
Banned
Do you play the game with your 7 year old too, OP?
For context, this is what it looks like if someone actually did what you're stating.
And heres a higher quality version of the actual cover
Jme
Member
99% sure bro1 is trolling.
"i don't want my kid exposed to this" is way too cliche to be an honest point of view. because if he was honest about it, he wouldn't take his child places where marketing has a strong foothold (i.e. any big box retailer in North America) because he would know that his child would be exposed to many number of inappropriate things; over sexualized, violent, and/or gruesome advertisements.
"i don't want my kid exposed to this" is way too cliche to be an honest point of view. because if he was honest about it, he wouldn't take his child places where marketing has a strong foothold (i.e. any big box retailer in North America) because he would know that his child would be exposed to many number of inappropriate things; over sexualized, violent, and/or gruesome advertisements.