The God of War ESRB rating has gone live. The rating itself isn’t all that interesting (it’s rated Mature like the rest of the series), but the description that accompanies it sure is. It reveals several new details about the upcoming action game including several enemy types (dragons!). Plus, it’s now confirmed that some f-bombs will be dropped. For those that are worried that God of War was changing too much, this description should ease them since it still seems to very much be God of War at its core.
Check out the God of War ESRB description below:
“This is an action-adventure game in which players assume the role of half-human, half-god-like Kratos as he battles supernatural forces with his son. From an over-the-shoulder perspective, players travel through the Norse wilderness and use axes, double-chained blades, and swords to battle various enemies (e.g., rival gods/demigods, monsters, dragons, skeleton warriors). Combat is frequent and often bloody, with characters punching and kicking each other repeatedly, using bladed weapons to slash/stab/impale enemies. Larger enemies and bosses are dispatched in more intense sequences of violence: Kratos slashing and stabbing a dragon’s tongue; a character using an axe to hook and tear off an ogre’s jaw. During one sequence, players decapitate (off-screen) an imprisoned character and carry the severed head around; headless corpses also appear in other screens. The words “f**k”...