The ESRB has staple-gunned a ‘Mature’ rating to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, lifting the veil on a few tantalizing game details in the process.
Unsurprisingly, the ratings body confirmed that the fantasy RPG contains its fair share of adult material, such as a reference to rape, intense violence and use of alcohol.
From the sound of it there’s plenty of boozy opportunities to be had too, as the ESRB notes that your character can even take part in a drinking game at one point.
Get the full skinny on the ESRB’s rating below.
"This is a fantasy role-playing game in which players assume the role of Dovakin, a prophesied figure with the power to combat dragons in the fictional world of Skyrim."
"As players traverse through mountainous open-world environments, they complete missions and quests that impact the eventual fate of their character. Players use swords, bows and arrows, axes, and magic attacks (e.g., fireballs, ice shards) to kill various enemies (e.g., wolves, dragons, human bandits and soldiers).
"As players engage in melee-style combat, some sequences are highlighted by slow-motion effects, particularly for decapitations. Large blood-splatter effects also occur during combat, and some environments are stained with blood or body parts (e.g., heads impaled on spikes). Some sequences allow players to injure/kill nonadversary characters, including prisoners chained to a wall; they scream in pain amid splashes of blood or fire.
"As the game progresses, the dialogue and on-screen text contains references to sexual material (e.g., ". . . all the whores your heart, or any other organ, desires," "She . . . raped the men as cruelly as Bal had ravished her," and "Remember when you thought [he] was . . . intent on making you . . . into his personal sex slave?").
"Alcohol such as wine, mead, and ale can be purchased and consumed by players’ character throughout the game; and in one sequence, players can engage in a drinking contest with another character, which eventually results in slurred speech (e.g., "One more. No problemsh . . . Thash grape!")."
Developed by Bethesda, Skyrim is due out on PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2011.