Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Hot Coffee

Emp. Peng.'s curiosity finally got the better of him and he installed the Hot Coffee mod on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In case you forgot, Hot Coffee is the thing that got the Congress' collective knickers in a knot because it unlocked some content in the video game that showed two characters supposedly having unpixelated sex. Had the rating board known of the content, they might have given it a different rating. The game was originally rated M, the video game equivalent of a movie's R rating, "for blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, strong sexual content and use of drugs." After the mod went public, the ratings board re-visited the rating, giving the game an AO (Adults Only) rating, which is essentially equivalent to a movie's NC-17 or X rating. In practice, this means most retailers won't get anywhere near it, even for behind-the-counter sales with ID. The ratings change also added the content descriptor "nudity."

Thing is, there's no nudity in the new content. Emp. Peng. found the unlocked content, and I watched the full scene. Not only are any naughty bits obscured by other body parts, it bears repeating that NO ONE GETS NAKED. Throughout the entire supposed sex act, the girl is still wearing her panties (which you can tell are still completely on) and a t-shirt, and the guy doesn't remove so much as his wristwatch. Closest thing to digital indecent exposure is some buttcheek visible around the girl's thong panties. There's some bumping and grinding in various positions, but I've watched the scene 3 times now and I can confidently report that there is more accurately simulated sex in the commercials for Axe Body Wash.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The odd thing about this whole "Hot Coffee" fiasco is that before I went to the spot which engaged the AO portion of the game, I went on a killing spree, bloodily beating to death innocent passers-by on the streets. That was part of the game that was included in the original M-rated version. But for some reason, that didn't bother people as much as the poorly done Hot Coffee mod. Don't understand that thinking at all.

By the way, THIS IS ONLY A GAME, PEOPLE! I, in no way, endorse, condone, or approve of this behavior in any manner in real life.

Also by the way, you can help me play more wholesome, family-oriented games by going to this link: http://psps.freepay.com/?r=21955726 (sorry, you'll have to copy and paste into your address bar, I don't remember how to insert links into comments). It would be much appreciated. --Emp. Peng