Fate/Samurai Remnant Rated By ESRB

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has published their rating of Fate/Samurai Remnant, the upcoming new Fate series Action RPG developed by Type-Moon, Koei Tecmo, and Aniplex.

The game has been given a “Teen” rating, as seen on the official page here. The reasons given include references to alcohol and tobacco, blood and gore, language, suggestive themes, and violence. All of this is perhaps a given since the game follows swordsmen in Feudal Japan.

Most notably however, is that the ESRB has a detailed description shedding a bit more light into what players can expect from the game, which has received little in the way of promotional material so far:

This is an action game in which players follow the story of a swordsman during the Edo Period of Feudal Japan.

Players explore cities, interact with characters, complete objectives, and engage in melee-style combat. Players use swords to battle human enemies (e.g., ninjas, samurai) and fantastical creatures (e.g., demons, ghosts) in fast-paced combat. Battles are highlighted by sword-slashing effects, cries of pain, and blood-splatter when characters are hit.

Cutscenes depict additional instances of violence and blood/gore: characters decapitating serpent creatures; a character’s severed arm falling to the ground; a character impaled through the chest—blood pooling underneath the body.

During the course of the game, the text makes several references to brothels and prostitution (e.g., “…{M]aybe we could keep that brothel map our little secret”; “…prices for time with a courtesan are quite high”; “It wouldn’t be known for prostitution anymore.”). The dialogue contains references to alcohol and tobacco (e.g., “A sweet, easy-to-drink, luxury sake”; “I’m quite fond of this country’s liquor”; “A favorite among drunkards at the food stalls”; “A vermillion pipe with burnt tobacco inside”); a handful of sequences depict characters holding smoking pipes. The word “sh*t” appears in the game.

The last we heard of the game, it was reported to release sometime in 2023, and this new rating give some reassurance that this launch is still on track. Stay tuned for more updates as they come.

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