"Silent Hill f Banned in Australia: Receives 'Refused Classification' Rating"

Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia following a "Refused Classification" rating from the country's classification board. Dive in to discover the reasons behind this rating and learn about the optimization updates for Silent Hill 4.

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Silent Hill f Gets Banned in Australia

The latest installment in the Silent Hill series, Silent Hill f, will not see a release in Australia due to its "Refused Classification" rating from the Australian Classification Board. This rating effectively bans the game from being sold, hired, advertised, or legally imported into the country.

The initial announcement of the rating was spotted across several outlets, though the original publication post has since been made private, offering minimal details on the decision. According to the Australian Classification Board, "Refused Classification (RC) refers to films, computer games, and publications that cannot be sold, hired, advertised or legally imported in Australia." Such materials are deemed to contain "content that is outside generally-accepted community standards and exceeds what can be included in the R 18+ and X 18+ ratings."

In contrast, the ESRB in the United States rated Silent Hill f as "Mature 17+," citing the inclusion of blood and gore, intense violence, and partial nudity as the reasons. The ESRB's rating summary detailed elements such as frequent blood splatter, enemy attacks impaling the player, cutscenes depicting gore, and intense acts of violence, along with concept art showing a nude mannequin, as justifications for the "M 17+" rating.

The Silent Hill Transmission event on March 13 provided fans with insights into what to expect from Silent Hill f, hinting at it being one of the most graphically intense entries in the franchise yet. For the latest updates on Silent Hill f, be sure to check out our detailed article below!