aka The Grapevine

I was browsing through Kotaku earlier, as you do - and there was an interview on there with Evan Wells, a developer for naughty dog who created the popular Uncharted: Drakes Fortune title. In the interview fans were allowed to submit questions to Evan, and one fans asked - Why can’t I shoot fish in Drakes Fortune? The answer…

We had hit reactions and even some death animations for the wildlife in the game but we chose to remove it. It was flagged as a potential issue by the ESRB and it seemed like a small concession to make in order to maintain our “Teen” rating. It may have also affected the rating in Europe.

How bloody ridiculous. As Luke Plunkett put it - So…killing hundreds and hundreds of human beings with guns and explosives and your bare hands is totally cool, but shooting some fish in a river can jeopardise a “teen” rating? What a strange and hilarious world we live in.

Linkage: Kotaku

You can read the full interview here: Full Interview