Starfield\u2019s ESRB rating confirms wild romances, violent combat and drugs Bethesda SoftworksThe age rating for Starfield is now live, with the ESRB description confirming wild romances, in-universe drugs, and violent combat encounters. For the most part, Bethesda has kept a tight lid on all things Starfield-related for quite some time. That will soon come to an end, though. To the delight of prospective players, Bethesda and Microsoft plan to host a Starfield Direct in just a few weeks. The broadcast will air on Sunday, June 11 after the Xbox Games Showcase ends. It\u2019s likely the Direct will shed more light on combat, romances, and other aspects of the role-playing experience. Fortunately, the game\u2019s ESRB rating has at least confirmed what players can expect from the new IP. The ESRB rating for Starfield unveils a host of fresh details The ESRB has posted its rating and description for Bethesda Game Studios\u2019 upcoming space-set adventure. Notably, Starfield will launch with a \u201cMature\u201d rating due to the appearances of \u201cBlood, strong language, suggestive themes, use of drugs, [and] violence.\u201d The Rating Summary notes that the \u201cfast-paced combat\u201d may result in instances of blood-spatter effects, explosions, and cries of pain. Things may get a little spicy after the player character shares a bed with romantic partners, as well. For instance, post-sex dialogue may include the following lines: \u201cLife is a sexually transmitted disease that\u2019s a hundred percent fatal,\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m all for getting a little wild, but next time let\u2019s try it without the jetpacks.\u201d In addition, the RPG will feature a fictional drug, Aurora that players can access by purchasing it from merchants or stealing. Most interesting is that the description for the ESRB rating seems to contradict Starfield details previously shared by Australia\u2019s classification board. The Australian Classification still features a listing where sex is marked in the \u201cNone\u201d column. The ESRB description confirms characters will engage in pillow talk after some form of intimacy. But it\u2019s possible Starfield will cut to black for whatever intimate scene takes place, then pick things back up in time for the lovers to exchange funny pieces of dialogue afterward. Perhaps Bethesda Game Studios will clarify all of the above and more when Starfield Direct airs in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Starfield\u2019s ESRB rating confirms wild romances, violent combat and drugs Bethesda SoftworksThe age rating for Starfield is now live, with the ESRB description confirming wild romances, in-universe drugs, and violent combat encounters. For the most part, Bethesda has kept a tight lid on all things Starfield-related for quite some time. That will soon come to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}