281: Rated E for Everywhere

[clarissa]

Can anyone recommend a children's games for the DS that gives a sense of adventure, does not require reading and is actually good?

Kirby Mouse Attack
Kirby Canvas Curse

Both difficult games. Prepare your touch screen.

 

[clarissa]

I hate the Wii and I won't be getting Kinect for reasons of not-caring and money, so that's one whole subset of what he's recommending right out of the window.

I think the Kinect looks kinda silly, but why don`t you like Wii?
There are really good games with good story-telling for it.
Muramasa and Fragile Dreams, for instance.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

One seeks in games what one can't get in real life. What most of us can't do in real life? Exactly. Disembowel and decapitate our neighbors and/or enemies. And there you have violent games.

Well you can't dodge giant frosted donuts in a candy factory floating in the sky in real life either.

Well, the natural human desire is not to dodge food, but to eat it.

So a diabetic wouldn't dodge a frosted giant doughnut?

 

[Snotnarok]

I always laugh at the people who won't play a game because it looks kiddy. I've seen quite a few cool guys say this when Team Fortress 2 was brought up in conversations.

You know if you're gonna let something like that get to you, then don't complain about games looking the same ya know?

 

[CrystalShadow]

Hehe. Conker's bad fur day comes to mind here.

It has the art style of a typical 'kiddy' game, but the content is anything but safe for viewing by children.

It contains so much crude humour...

Well, let's just say a game with drinking, swearing, sexual content, and some seriously morally dubious behaviour is not one that kids should be playing.

And yet... It looks just like your average kids game.

Perhaps this explains why it didn't sell so well.
It was too much of a contradiction for most people to understand?

Oh well. What a pity that people are so narrow-minded.

 

[gl1koz3]

Each of those games requiring you to just "kill guy AA00 to ZZ99"... now that is boring.

And what there is to complain. I don't need that shit and keep myself entertained in L4D2. I must say it's much more gray at places than any of those. Still, you need to kill the guys, but that quickly becomes secondary to teamwork in harder modes and requires a lot of attention.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Calumon: Sonic's getting better now. We just needed a little patience! ^^

Spoiler: You sure of that?

 

[starwarsgeek]

Seriously?

You agree with it being snobbery for an adult not to want to play a kid's game?

REALLY?

OK then, what about this side of the arguement... maybe with you're willingness to accept kid's games as a viable pastime, you're not quite as mature as you think you are.. read: immature.

If you insult someone for enjoying a different style of gaming, then you're the immature one. Some genres are mostly E-rated (platformers and adventures come to mind), and--as the article says--they tend to have a beautiful, colorful art style.

 

[el_kabong]

I agree with the article. Unfortunately, I don't own a DS or a Wii (nor do I intend to), which is where most of the "good" kid-friendly games quoted in this forum are based (exclusively, it seems).

I'll always have Little Big Planet (and the sequel when it comes out), which I love, but is about as kid-friendly as I can take.

I'm not saying my inner child has gone away, he just likes to burn things and crash monster trucks together. He's a little special.

 

[starwarsgeek]

Calumon: Sonic's getting better now. We just needed a little patience! ^^

Spoiler: You sure of that?

Pretty sure he meant Sonic 4 and/or Sonic Colors

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Calumon: Sonic's getting better now. We just needed a little patience! ^^

Spoiler: You sure of that?

Pretty sure he meant Sonic 4 and/or Sonic Colors

Pretty sure I was making a joke.

Although if Free Riders is the THIRD in the riders series, then something is wrong.

 

[Warachia]

I never read the original aticle, and now I don't want to. People complain about originality because it looks the same, so do several movies, books, and any other medium. Originality is something hard to do in any industry, and even if something is original, it doesn't mean it will be succesful, sometimes it has the opposite effect, how many people even remember or bought folklore? Complaining about how something looks like something else should be ignored unless it was obviously heavily based on another.

 

[starwarsgeek]

Although if Free Riders is the THIRD in the riders series, then something is wrong.

On the other hand, I enjoyed Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing when I rented it a while back. Closest thing to an HD Mario Kart until next generation.

OT: I'm glad this article reminded me of a boy and his blob...playing it again right now

 

[Nichole Jones]

Playing online math games is helpful for children to enhance their creativity and intelligence. However, parents should decide what is good for their kids and what not. There are several online game sites like aafter.com that offer educational kids game at free of cost.

 

[Fumbleumble]

Seriously?

You agree with it being snobbery for an adult not to want to play a kid's game?

REALLY?

OK then, what about this side of the arguement... maybe with you're willingness to accept kid's games as a viable pastime, you're not quite as mature as you think you are.. read: immature.

If you insult someone for enjoying a different style of gaming, then you're the immature one. Some genres are mostly E-rated (platformers and adventures come to mind), and--as the article says--they tend to have a beautiful, colorful art style.

JESUS.. RTFT next time.

He took the high ground first, I was just turning it around.

 

[starwarsgeek]

Seriously?

You agree with it being snobbery for an adult not to want to play a kid's game?

REALLY?

OK then, what about this side of the arguement... maybe with you're willingness to accept kid's games as a viable pastime, you're not quite as mature as you think you are.. read: immature.

If you insult someone for enjoying a different style of gaming, then you're the immature one. Some genres are mostly E-rated (platformers and adventures come to mind), and--as the article says--they tend to have a beautiful, colorful art style.

JESUS.. RTFT next time.

He took the high ground first, I was just turning it around.

First of all, if you want other readers to know the context, then quote the person you're replying to. Secondly, someone annoying does not make your post valid. Finally, being rude doesn't help the impression of immaturity that the first post gave. Sorry bud.