@simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoPEGI gives Balatro an 18+ rating for gambling imageryfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square189arrow-up11.6Kfile-text
arrow-up11.6KimagePEGI gives Balatro an 18+ rating for gambling imageryfiles.catbox.moe@simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square189file-text
minus-square@IzzyScissor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•6 months agoThis analogy is garbage. The “nicotine vape for kids” isn’t Balatro, it’s loot boxes. Balatro would be like candy cigarettes.
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoFunny you should mention candy cigarettes. Whether it’s candy cigarettes or a nicotine vape depends purely on the person playing the game. A gambling addict could easily see this as their nicotine vape, and it could easily prime kids for casinos.
minus-squareladlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoA good link, maybe image may be harmful even if it’s without context
This analogy is garbage. The “nicotine vape for kids” isn’t Balatro, it’s loot boxes. Balatro would be like candy cigarettes.
Funny you should mention candy cigarettes.
Whether it’s candy cigarettes or a nicotine vape depends purely on the person playing the game. A gambling addict could easily see this as their nicotine vape, and it could easily prime kids for casinos.
A good link, maybe image may be harmful even if it’s without context