Execution animation too violent?

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#1

So there is a game I am helping out with. The animations in that game are kinda violent. Roblox has been saying they would like to target older audiences, but I am not sure if these animations are crossing the line:
https://gyazo.com/8b357724de20ce8966a06a53c258de89
https://gyazo.com/553375f7b3b16569193559afee7e8f6b
Are these animations too violent, enough for the game to get taken down, or are they fine?

I did not make these animations.

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#2

The animations are very good, but i think this is too violent, then the most of roblox gamers are children. But if you make a make a script to check the acount age and if the Player was too joung then make a Gui to skip execution time, but the are very violent. Try to make it more no violent.

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To hard for Roblox?
#3

  1. I like it.

  2. They are definitely borderline, if not crossing the line. I would avoid the emphasis on how the character is being killed, and maybe it could pass.

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#4

Axe one is most definitely too violent, I’m not sure about the wall one.

Edit: didn’t notice the massive spike in the wall, neither of these are acceptable for the audience of young impressionable kids on Roblox

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#5

I wouldn’t say that I’d allow this, but we have games on roblox that is like doom or display execution animations. Some games like Neighborhood Wars, or whatever it is called, has a mechanic that shows parts of the head being gone when hit by a shotgun or hit by a bullet in the head.

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#6

The animations are really nice - but according to the community rules, specifically:

(and please note this list is not comprehensive; you should think through if you are providing or promoting inappropriate behavior)

Harassment or bullying;

Sexual content or overly violent content;

Dangerous, unethical and illegal activities;

So in the viewpoint of a parent watching their child play this game, I wouldn’t allow this. But animations are good nevertheless! Just I believe too violent for Roblox!

via: https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203313410-Roblox-Community-Rules (specifically Section II - Creating Positive game experiences.)

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#7

These animations are very good, but I know for a fact the first one is too violent because of the way he killed the guy on the ground. The second is also too violent, considering whenever the guy gets thrown into the wall he gets impaled into a sharp object, which many people didn’t seem to notice on the second one. If you do put these animations into a game, you’ll be banned or your game will be taken down.

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#8

Animations are wonderful, and really spectacular but… You have to keep in mind that more than half of roblox’s audience is young children who are impressionable. Like what @xAshyz said, there are rules in about things like unethical and illegal content, and overly violent content. Stabbing someone is one thing, and you might get away with the second one(don’t quote me on that), but the first one will definitely get your game removed and you possibly banned.

If you were to add the second one it game, I would suggest having a pretty big disclaimer that the game includes violence, etc. Generally, I would probably avoid adding the animation with him getting impaled by a spike, and with the ax one maybe just a punching animation in the gut would suffice.

The line isn’t a line when it comes to violence. It’s more of a grey area that every moderator might think of differently. Both of them are extremely violent for Roblox, so I would suggest toning them down… A lot.

Note: Personally, I love the animations

Have fun with making your game!

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#9

These animations are well done but pretty M rated for ROBLOX

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#10

I would advise you not to include this content. This is an extract from the Roblox Community Rules:

Overly violent content and/or content related to tragic current events or circumstances. We do not allow such content, including:

  • Atrocities, massacres, and other shocking real (or pseudo-real) world events; and
  • Extreme violence, physical or psychological abuse.
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#11

It’s like a weighing scale at this point, if you make the animation like that then the sound accompanying it should be a dull thud sound instead of a gory one and the blood particles should be limited, however I’m pro-realism and in my opinion it looks perfect but maybe you should consider the option of what many games utilize and that is a switch to enable/disable gory-ish content.

I remember those mad murderer games, they had pretty weird sounds when you’d murder someone, and I have recently seen a game where as a method of finishing your opponent you can make a sword go through their guts (however there is no sound or blood involved), so I don’t think there is a direct conclusion to this.

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#12

If you think the animations are too violent, then try checking for the user’s age first, Here is this script I made that can check the player’s age through chat filter:

local Chat = game:GetService("TextService")
function GetUserAge(User)
    local Result = false -- false == <13, true == 13+ (It's set to false by default in case it fails to check)
    pcall(function()
        local Text = "IOOO" -- Add any 13+ text here
    	Text = Chat:FilterStringAsync(Text, User.UserId):GetChatForUserAsync(User.UserId)
    	local Match = Text:match("#")
    	if Match ~= "#" then
	    	Result = true
    	end
    end)
	return Result
end

local Player = game.Players:WaitForChild("YOUR_NAME")
local Is13Plus = GetUserAge(Player)

if Is13Plus == true then
    print("13+ Account")
else
    print("<13 Account")
end

I hope this helps!

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#13

Wow :open_mouth:

Maybe less emphasis on the dead body? Or having them explode as soon as they are cut with the axe or the knife rather than leaving the ragdoll there?

#14

There is no reliable way for legitimately checking the user age. Players can lie about their age.

#15

They look really good. But they look very violent. Personally, I would not like to see something like this in a game. Plus… What if a 5 year old was playing roblox, then they see this / these animation(s), or what if their parents saw any of these?

#17

I mean, they look nice, but ahh, wow, the second one was, really, yuck. I don’t think any roblox game should have something like those in it. Even if Roblox wants to target teens and adults, kids may join those games sometimes.

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#18

its not only roblox, %35-60 of gta v players are under 18 and roblox is kinda toy game inspired from lego,
how much violent a lego blood can be. I mean there should be a warning like this game is gory violent etc. but roblox not allows anyways.