![]() In its initial statement Compulsion argues that the citizen's continual use of the drug Joy isn't glorifying drug use, but rather is a social commentary akin to Huxley's novel Brave New World or Terry Gilliam's film Brazil. ![]() 'In the Board’s opinion, the game’s drug-use mechanic making game progression less difficult constitutes an incentive or reward for drug-use and therefore, the game exceeds the R 18+ classification that states, “drug use related to incentives and rewards is not permitted”.' The ACB responded to queries from PC Gamer, describing the problem being the use of the game's government mandated drug Joy in the game. ![]() We Happy Few, that retrofuturistic survival game that I swear has been in early access literally forever and yet still isn't out, has been refused classification in Australia (which at least means it must be close to a full release, although, y'know, not in Australia).Ĭompulsion Games address the Australian Classification Board's decision in a blog post, saying that they share the Australian fans' frustration, and 'If the government maintains its stance, we will make sure that you can get a refund, and we will work directly with affected Kickstarter backers to figure something out,' - though the dev has asked for some time as it repeals the decision.
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