ESRB rating

[epsylon_Z1]

http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis...tificate=31575

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Platform: Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Rating: Mature

Content descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol

Rating summary: 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. Players use swords, bows and arrows, axes, and magic attacks (e.g., fireballs, ice shards) to kill various enemies (e.g., wolves, dragons, human bandits and soldiers). As players engage in melee-style combat, some sequences are highlighted by slow-motion effects, particularly for decapitations. Large blood-splatter effects also occur during combat, and some environments are stained with blood or body parts (e.g., heads impaled on spikes). 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. As the game progresses, the dialogue and on-screen text contains references to sexual material (e.g., “. . . all the ♥♥♥♥♥s your heart, or any other organ, desires,” “She . . . ♥♥♥♥♥ the men as cruelly as Bal had ravished her,” and “Remember when you thought [he] was . . . intent on making you . . . into his personal sex slave?”). Alcohol such as wine, mead, and ale can be purchased and consumed by players' character throughout the game; and in one sequence, players can engage in a drinking contest with another character, which eventually results in slurred speech (e.g., “One more. No problemsh . . . Thash grape!”).

[Lone_Sword]

Originally Posted by epsylon_Z1

particularly for decapitations

including prisoners chained to a wall; they scream in pain amid splashes of blood or fire.

players can engage in a drinking contest with another character, which eventually results in slurred speech

Sounds good to me

[noodlesoup]

Huh, for once the ESRB seem to of done a good job.

I was expecting adult, because the game had a little bit of sideboob.

[vampuricknight]

anyone else think that ESRB's mature rating in this case is like a badge of honor? If i had a son around age 13 i'd probably still let him play it, because that just sounds awesome.