Sony is looking to release its PS4 exclusive, Dreams, to the wild on February 15th, 2020. In the meantime, the ESRB has rated the game that’s all about creating stuff, and it looks like fantasy violence, language, and microtransactions are in the game.
Nine months ago, Media Molecule made it known that Dreams is a T for Teen-rated game, but many only knew that it was rated T for “violence.” As it stands now, the ESRB has a review up on esrb.org showing why the upcoming “build your own game” has said rating:
Dreams (#PS4) from @mediamolecule and @Sony Interactive Enetertainment is rated #TforTeen!
Click here for more: https://t.co/SGy6tkVTWQ pic.twitter.com/sdmrv2B5CD
— ESRB (@ESRBRatings) January 18, 2020
In case you cannot access the web portal to the ESRB main site or maybe the tweet isn’t working for you, the description for the game ripe for unhinged censorship by Sony and Media Molecule sits below:
“This is a game development utility in which players are given the tools to create a variety of games. Players use in-game templates to create different game genres, applying art, audio, music, and animation tools to the process. One template allows players to use a cartoony blaster to shoot boxes and other objects from a first-person perspective. Playable demos include games in which animal characters engage in third-person melee combat; characters use hammers and projectiles to attack fantastical enemies (e.g., bouncing heads, statues). The word “sh*t” appears in one of the demos..”
After the write-up describing what gamers can expect from Dreams, the ESRB posted the following list of content:
- Fantasy Violence
- Language
- Users Interact*
- In-Game Purchases
The reason behind the asterisk hovering over “users interact” is simple in that online games are supposed to include that to indicate “possible exposure to unfiltered/uncensored user-generated content.” However, given both Sony and Media Molecule’s past track record, I don’t think any sexy time will last long in Dreams.
In addition to the above, way back on May 25th, 2019, a level titled “The Haus of Bevis” was removed by Sony during the early access phase due to mature content:
Haus of Bevis has been deleted!
Think we need this fixed! #madeindreams#deletedbysony@mediamolecule https://t.co/AY9QMmHHlk— DirtyHarolds (@BenPresland) May 25, 2019
Here’s the map in question that faced Sony’s ban hammer courtesy of YouTuber Lucid Stew:
Finally, expect stuff like in the header image (along the lines of Jessica Rabbit and such) to face the ban hammer according to the July 2019 edition of the MCV magazine, which sees Media Molecule’s communications manager Abbie Heppe saying:
“We’re an art game, so there will always be things that fall into a grey area but [Sony’s] been really helpful in sorting this out. We want Dreams to be a safe place for families and younger audiences and we’re working with them to develop what we do going forward.”
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