- BalratoThe qualification of S pegi 18 has officially reclassified to Pegi 12
- Although Balrato The poker explains, it was concluded that the game “contained mitigating fantastic elements that justified a pegi 12” qualification “
- Pegi confirmed that “it will develop a more granular set of classification criteria” when it comes to rating games with game elements
Balrato He has officially overturned his age rating 18 after an appeal.
That is according to a new press release published by Pegi, where he confirmed that the popular Poker Roguelike has reclassified his PEGI 18 qualification in Pegi 12 after a “successful appeal presented by the editor exhausted sales and marketing.”
Since the game is inspired by the poker, Balrato Initially an 18 was described by having “prominent game images”, despite the fact that the game does not really have microtransactions or currency in the game.
“The complaint board concluded that, although the game explains the diverse hands of the poker, it contained the Roguelike mallet construction game BalratoThe qualification of S PEGI 18 has officially reclassified PEGI 12, “he says.
Balrato The Localthunk solo developer led X / Twitter after the news to also confirm the new reclassification.
“After an appeal from my editor, Balrato It has been reclassified by 18+ to 12+ pegi, “said LocalThunk.” This is a good step of Pegi, bringing nuances to its qualification criteria that used to be 18+ or nothing. I hope this change allows developers to create without being unjustly punished. “
Locothunk continued in his thread by publishing an image that contains copies of physical console of Balratowhich has the qualification Pegi 18 on the covers, joking “I guess these are limited edition now!”
Another game, Luck will be an ownerIt was also confirmed that a PEGI 12 was changed in the press release after the Fangamer editor presented an appeal. It was reasoned that although the game has a mechanic of slot machines, “there were no specific transferable game skills and, therefore, the game can be described by Pegi 12.”
It was stated that in the future, Pegi “will develop a more granular set of classification criteria” when it comes to games with game themes such as Balrato.
