[Swan]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I at one point, Manhunt 2 was nearly outright banned altogether in the UK, it was pretty crazy at the time.

Was the first Manhunt really controversial as well then?

Yeah i was reading about it, after being rejected by the BBFC, even after an edited, less graphic version was submitted it was still rejected. So Take Two appealed, and they won 4 votes to 3 from some Committee . But, BBFC took them to Court, and again it just scrapped through at a 4 to 3 vote win. It's barely legal lol. Even Hilary Clinton campaigned to have it banned in the US.

Yeah, the Mail were all over it, trying to get it banned. News at 10 featured it etc..Was the first mainstream game of it's kind.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Swan

Yeah i was reading about it, after being rejected by the BBFC, even after an edited, less graphic version was submitted it was still rejected. So Take Two appealed, and they won 4 votes to 3 from some Committee . But, BBFC took them to Court, and again it just scrapped through at a 4 to 3 vote win. It's barely legal lol. Even Hilary Clinton campaigned to have it banned in the US.

Yeah, the Mail were all over it, trying to get it banned. News at 10 featured it etc..Was the first mainstream game of it's kind.

God that's nail bitingly close.

Personally speaking I never get these people that want to censor entertainment products (or outright ban products) just because they don't like them.

I mean I get you've got to have some basic limits, like Live Action Shows can't go around showing out and out Paedo content because of it being CP, but things like violence in Video Games is just not something that anyone should try to ban imo, in some Games it can actually enhance their quality imo.

What's your thoughts on it all?

[Swan]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

God that's nail bitingly close.

Personally speaking I never get these people that want to censor entertainment products (or outright ban products) just because they don't like them.

I mean I get you've got to have some basic limits, like Live Action Shows can't go around showing out and out Paedo content because of it being CP, but things like violence in Video Games is just not something that anyone should try to ban imo, in some Games it can actually enhance their quality imo.

What's your thoughts on it all?

I 100% agree with you. Im against almost any form of censorship, or the cancellation of people, media etc...

Society as a whole is extremely sensitive, Manhunt, nor Manhunt 2 would ever be made nowadays. Maybe some unknown indie company would make PC games of the like. But mainstream companies, no way on earth.

But yeah, hate censorship and cancellation. They even censor shows like Malcolm in the Middle here now on All 4. John Candy does a impression of a Jamaican whilst drinking Rum in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, that 5 seconds was edited out of the showing of that film over Christmas on C5. It's so pathetic lol.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Swan

I 100% agree with you. Im against almost any form of censorship, or the cancellation of people, media etc...

Society as a whole is extremely sensitive, Manhunt, nor Manhunt 2 would ever be made nowadays. Maybe some unknown indie company would make PC games of the like. But mainstream companies, no way on earth.

But yeah, hate censorship and cancellation. They even censor shows like Malcolm in the Middle here now on All 4. John Candy does a impression of a Jamaican whilst drinking Rum in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, that 5 seconds was edited out of the showing of that film over Christmas on C5. It's so pathetic lol.

I agree with you about society being too sensitive at the moment, it's why entertainment is in general a lot more tame and weaker in quality imo.

And I also agree with you about the Manhunt franchise, it would have to be an Indie company that's willing to have a controversial reputation that would take it on these days.

And Malcolm In The Middle gets censored over a joke? It's almost like it's being a Comedy.