Pokemon has always been a game that has skewed towards a younger audience. Sure, millions of us adults play it, but the series is fundamentally for the youth.
Being able to move around freely in battles makes so much sense.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A may be making things at least a little more mature than previous mainline entries in the series, though, as according to a preliminary ESRB rating, it could be the first to receive a 10+ rating.
First spotted by the team over at GamesRadar, Pokemon Legends Z-A is showing as having a 10+ ESRB rating on Nintendo's official website.
According to the ESRB, a 10+ rating generally means a game is "generally suitable for ages 10 and up" and may include "cartoon, fantasy, or mild violence, mild language, and/or minimal suggestive themes."
While Legends: Z-A isn't going to include any suggestive themes, sorry Vaporeon fans, it will contain "fantasy violence." This is the reason for breaking 29 years of tradition, as all previous mainline games have all only featured "mild fantasy violence."
GamesRadar notes that there are previous games in the Pokemon franchise to receive a 10+ rating, those in the Rumble spin-off series. Those...
