But killing kids has been around for awhile. Ultima V, Fallout 1 and 2, Crusader Kings, The Witcher, Bloodbourne etc...
It's obviously deeply disturbing but the line has been crossed already.
It would probably cause issues in a number of countries though. I remember how I had to specifically get a foreign version of Fallout 1, because all the children in Shady Sands were invulnerable in the German version.
Temple of Elemental Evil even had all children removed, which was utterly hilarious as dialog wasn't adjusted and at times refered to having met someone's kids.
And honestly I would be fine with that. It's not like it adds some special level of depth to the game that I would go to bat for.
"But if I can't murder children in a video game then the terrorists win?"
Richard Garriott did it in Ultima V just to fuck with people. You come into this room in the Stygian Abyss that has a bunch of "children" locked in cages, and if you open the cages the kids attack you. You can totally kill them with no consequences, or you can leave.
It may have been Ultima IV actually, I can't recall.
