Disco Elysium: The Final Cut refused classification in Australia

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut rating was declined in Australia. You can see the ‘Classification declined’ page on the Australian Government Classification Council website. According to the rating explanation page, a product’s rating will be declined if “it contains high-impact content and falls outside the standards generally accepted by the community”. The refusal of the classification will mean that, without changes, the game cannot be sold in Australia.

More specifically, the classification of The Final Cut was rejected as a game that was seen to “represent, express or otherwise deal with issues of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or repulsive or repulsive phenomena of such that they offend the standards of morality, decency and decorum generally accepted by reasonable adults, to the point of not being classified. “

Disco Elysium features the misuse of alcohol and drugs, not to mention a plot that usually focuses on crime, cruelty and violence along the way, which could explain why the game was declined. This apparently only affects the new version of the game, as the original PC version of Disco Elysium is still available on Steam in Australia, as it has been since its release in 2019. The ZA / UM developer may have to edit the game’s content if they want to pass the classification board in Australia.

The news comes when the PC, PS5, PS4 and Google Stadia release of the Final Cut version of the game is approaching on March 30. Disco Elysium was originally exclusive to the PC, but developer ZA / UM announced a console version of the game during the Game Awards last year. Final Cut adds voice acting and some bonus content and will be a free update for users who already own the game on the PC. A TV adaptation of the game is underway at dj2 Entertainment.
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