Users and the media noticed that the Australian Certification Commission refused to register Silent Hill F . However, later the corresponding entry disappeared from the site of the regulator, so the game in the country was not banned. At least for now.
Initially, in Australia, the new “Silent Hill” was hung up the RC label (“Refused to register”). This mark means that the censors found the project inappropriate for any age group – it cannot be advertised and released in Australia until its creators make editing. What is such a verdict is connected with, it was not specified. Those wishing to find out more offered to apply for information directly to the certification commission.
However, later a page https://casinosky.co.uk/bonus/ with a RC rating for Silent Hill F Gone. In response to a request from the Automaton portal, representatives of the commission said that they recalled their verdict – the rating will be given closer to the release. As a result, the game is still in the process of assessing the Australian authorities. It is possible that it was not without interference from the outside Konami.
Stevivor suggested that what happened may be associated with an error in the operation of an automated tool from the international coalition of age ratings (IARC), which are used in the commission. Developers should fill out the game questionnaire, and on the basis of the answers provided, the system independently sets the rating. As IGN writes, this time the verdict from the tool was published automatically.
Be that as it may, the authorities of Australia are known for their strict approach to evaluating games and other media. For example, initially Silent Hill: Homecomping also fell under the ban in the country due to scenes of torture and excessive bloody effects. In 2009, the horror nevertheless went out in Australia, but only in a shaved form.
Previously Silent Hill F passed certification from ESRB, which mentions scenes of outright violence, cruelty to children, torture, and so on. From this rating agency, the horror movie received an assessment of M – the product is intended only for persons over 17 years old. A similar mark was put in PEGI – 18+. Besides, f became the first game from the main series SH with CERO rating: z in Japan. The rest received only Cero shortcut: D – for people from 17 years old and older.
Silent Hill F Cooking for PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series with text translation into Russian. There is no release dates yet.
