simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoBalatro wins formal appeal to reclassify poker game as PEGI 12www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1859arrow-down17 cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1852arrow-down1external-linkBalatro wins formal appeal to reclassify poker game as PEGI 12www.eurogamer.netsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square61fedilink cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarepureness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up110·13 days agoAwesome, I’m glad the dev held his position! He’s right that it’s incredibly moronic to have games like FIFA with actual gambling mechanics rated lower. Balatro will get you hooked on lovely indie games, not gambling :)
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·12 days agoThey tried to claim it taught you how to gamble. Seriously that was their argument. So clearly they didn’t play the game because if you actually turned up to a casino and tried to play like that they kick you out.
Awesome, I’m glad the dev held his position! He’s right that it’s incredibly moronic to have games like FIFA with actual gambling mechanics rated lower.
Balatro will get you hooked on lovely indie games, not gambling :)
They tried to claim it taught you how to gamble. Seriously that was their argument.
So clearly they didn’t play the game because if you actually turned up to a casino and tried to play like that they kick you out.