ESRB not happy with original Left 4 Dead 2 box art
Biting off people's fingers is a no-no!
We all know the ESRB does their best to rate games accurately for the uneducated masses. But who knew they had something against people chewing their own fingers off?
Well, now Valve knows, because the ESRB didn't like their original Left 4 Dead 2 cover art concept. They initially intended to depict someone ripping off the two fingers -- ring and pinky -- but discovered this wouldn't exactly fly with the Ratings Board.
L4D is a visceral experience, and its box art deserved the same approach. Valve artist and L4D1 hand model Andrea Wicklund was more than happy to help.
Sadly, the ESRB got wind of this, and cited some fake-sounding legal loophole about it being illegal to take pictures of people biting off parts of their hands. So for L4D2, Andrea used state-of-the-art eye-tricking techniques (tucking two of her fingers behind her hand) to create the illusion that her fingers were missing:
And that's how we get the current box art, with two missing fingers that looked cauterized, rather than chomped off. Now you know!
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Box art is box art. It shouldn't matter, as long as the game is good :eyes:. I am with ESRB with this though. Less horrifying the game's first appearance is a good idea.
The FTC has said underage game purchases have been decreasing -- Gamestop was at 6% last year, so I don't think that's really an issue.
The game is rated Mature since it is violent and kids shouldn't be exposed to it, they should keep the violence inside the game and away from places that children could easily see - in this case, the box-art.
Too bad. Sounded like a cool idea for a game cover.
OK. We have the nicely fleshy decomposed/eaten thumb missing. Nice.
But the way the other fingers have been "removed" doesnt look like it's a natural cut,
I.E- No blood, Clean cut, No mess around the wound area and not even ANY signs of injury other than not being there.
Whilst the Left 4 Dead 1 box art is fine and all, frankly seeing a zombie ripping off the fingers is much cooler and doesnt look re-used.