Fable III ESRB Ratings Revealed

Fable III has its ESRB ratings in, and is tagged a mature game, due to its violent content and profane language. Sex makes a cameo but is not shown on screen.

In this role-playing adventure game, players take on the role of a young prince or princess in the fantasy kingdom of Albion. While partaking in quests to gain experience and skills, players affect their moral standing by choosing to do good deeds or bad ones, thereby “leveling up” their customized character in divergent ways. Many quests require the use of magic, weapons, and hand-to-hand combat to defeat enemy soldiers and creatures. Blood spray is depicted when enemies are slashed and shot during battle, and in slow-motion finishing moves. Players can consume alcohol and obtain a drunken state, resulting in a screen-blurring effect and dialogue that is distorted/altered. Players can choose to engage in sexual relations (some unprotected) with males, females, or groups of characters. Although sex acts are not shown, sexual moaning sounds are heard in the background. Sexual statistics are kept by the game, including the number of sexual encounters, the highest number of group sex partners, and a list of STDs each player has contracted. The words “sh*t,” “b*tch,” and “a*s” can be heard in dialogue.