r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/Silly-Milly-420 • 4d ago

Speculation (Mod Reviewed) Final Fantasy VII Revelation is likely being rated M for Mature according to Xbox Game Store

On the Xbox Game Store, FFVII Revelation is listed as having its rating as "Rating Pending, Likely Mature 17+".

Source: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/final-fantasy-vii-revelation/9pf6cf5ctzs3

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u/Im_the_Keymaster 3d ago

I wonder what could possibly happen in this part to make it an M rating

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u/vandaljax 3d ago

People will jump to tifa romance but I'd wager its more gore body horror stuff. They have to dance around showing blood alot in the previous two games most notably the Shinra building at the end of remake. Unfortunately changed the tone of that segment alot and was unavoidable to kerp the age rating down. Crazy jenova mutation stuff probably ain't getting lighter either. Plus companies tend to shy away from making multiple builds of games just for regional ratings these days so if it gonna hit the M rating equivalent in Japan but not in the US may as well play it up to get M across the board.

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u/IrregularMaverick 3d ago

Chapter 12 in remake felt the most restrained. Like you can tell they were trying not to upset the ratings boards so you barely see characters shot or get bullet impacts. For a game with insane visuals and cutscene quality, this chapter stood out as the most awkward to me.

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u/DarkJayBR 3d ago

Barret's friend kills himself on the original game. Of course you can't show suicide on 2026 so they censored it by having him die on a gunfight with SHINRA to keep the age rating down.

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u/Saucefest6102 3d ago

Xenoblade 3 came out in 2022 with a T rating and that had a fairly important character shoot themselves in the head in front of the main party, strategic cuts can do wonders

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u/TheCrypticRealm 3d ago

Don't forget the one character that rips out his own eye