• @Supervivens@lemmy.world
    63•1 month ago

    BRUH LMAO WTF HAHAHHA. How the hell did BALATRO of all games get 18+?? Like it isn’t even a gambling game really besides maybe taking calculated risks like you do in almost all video games

    • @jeansburger@lemmy.world
      40•1 month ago

      But…! But…! It could teach children the different types of poker hands! Plus you have to win a certain number of chips in order to progress! This is clearly a type of gambling and should require the utmost care to prevent a child from becoming a gambling addict!!

      /s (god I hope that’s not needed)

      By the way that’s the actual reasoning why they gave it the 18+ rating.

  • @ogeist@lemmy.world
    2•22 days ago

    I found at least 2 cases where Gambling is the only Descriptor for the games and they have explicit gambling, like full on Black Jack, but are rated 12+.

    On the other hand Balatro just uses card imagery and some mechanics but not directly transferable, as in, it’s not poker. Its like making Rummy or other card games that use the standard poker deck 18+.

    • @umbraroze@lemmy.world
      5•1 month ago

      PEGI is a private organisation. The reason it exist is that it allows the industry to regulate itself, because in some jurisdictions, the only alternative would be for the governments to establish their own rating board.

      (Not trying to justify what their current policy is in this instance, however.)