Remember that supposed SAW game?

Not sure how many of you remember, but last year at some point Brash entertainment acquired the game licensing to the SAW movie franchise. I recall reading that info and thinking two things:
1) That could be really cool
2) That could really suck
.... I know, how poinient of me. But then all the hoopla about the ESRB got me thinking. Maybe a SAW game could be just what the industry needs to get the ratings board in line with the movie ratings and finally get all this chaos sorted out. Think about it, ask most anyone who plays games and they will say the M rating should be in line with the R rating of movies contentwise. Not only does this make a logical kind of sense, but it also eases the number of things parents would need to know when purchasing games for their children. They know what kind of things are in R movies, yet so many of them don't seem to understand that most of that does and should run the same in M rated games.

Most people will also tell you that the M rating is far stricter than the R rating. Prime example obviously being Manhunt 2. For a game that was no more graphic than many action movies (let alone other horror based tales) they were ready to pound the dreaded AO rating on it. That is one of the reasons I think a SAW game could be the best thing for driving home the equivelant rating system point. Think about it, if you make a SAW game as true to the movie as you possibly can, odds are they would try to hit it with an AO rating. Hmm, seems a bit odd considering the movie was rated R, was able to get away with a lot more, and showed them happening to real people. While it may not solve the issue, it would definately help to provide a certain neutral ground for comparison that hasn't yet been there. While there has been no news of the SAW game for quite some time, Brash is still sitting on the license. Whether it comes out or not is up for debate, but if they were to do a good job and be as true to the source material as possible, the indusrtry may just benefit from it in someway.