An 8-year old wants Gears of War 2
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I thought it was because of that first time they tried to do a brain transplant. And one of the nurses, not saying which one, went to lunch and took the brain with her. And didn't come back with it.Doug said:
I'm amused by some of these "...and I turned out okay" answers, when children are just starting to learn reasoning and morals I don't think it's worth the risk exposing them to something that could be psychologically damaging to their development,Doug said:
or do you actually believe all 10 year olds are rational beings that are emotionally mature?
If you need an example remember that kid mike's topic about how he wanted to play age 18 games it went something along the lines of "I want to play 18 rated games, it's totally unfair as Im completely mature and if you don't like my opinion you can suck it".
Actually, we have the AO (Adults Only, 18+ rating)...The problem is that the AO rating is pointless and might as well be dropped altogether. The "Big Three" have a strict "no AO games" policy with their consoles, and all major retailers (Like Gamestop, Wal-Mart, etc.) refuse to carry the AO rating.TsunamiWombat said:
Here is the current ESRB:
E - 7+
E10+ - 10+
T - 13+
M - 17+
AO - 18+ (But again, AO doesn't count if you ask me because you never see it...)
Personally, I think the ESRB is alright with the core ratings, it is just a bit vague with what constitutes what rating. There is no set standard. It is completely up to the whim of who are rating the game that day. This means that you get some really crazy ratings. I've seen plenty of really, really tame M games, and some T games that I think should be M. And again, the AO rating should basically be revised to BH, for "Ban Hammer: No one can play this game because no one will carry it."
The ESRB certainly needs reform, but I think it should more be based around making the content descriptors more detailed*, reworking the AO rating, and putting set standards.
*Perfect example: With the MPAA, they have torture and violence under different categories. If a movie has torture and intense/graphic violence, the MPAA specifically states that it contains both intense violence AND torture. This is very helpful. Someone might be okay with, say, watching graphic war violence, but they might not like to see, say, a POW being tortured in a particularly gruesome way. Believe it or not, many Americans are iffy about this. The TV show 24 wasn't usually criticized for its violence, it is usually criticized for showing main characters using torture to get information.
Well that's why one has to call for parental discretion. I'd assume they know their child better than most people, certainly better than the Escapists here. Could that child in particular handle it? Who knows. My parents were obviously of the opinion I could and as I said, I'm not axe murdering people or committing horrific acts of torture. I do have some slightly controversial opinions on the Death Penalty but that's another story.ThePlasmatizer said:
It's a bit hard for parental discretion, you can't tell whether a child can handle something until they experience it.Amnestic said:
Don't tell me you support the death penalty, where's the compassion?
I support the Death Penalty indeed, but again, that's a discussion for another thread entirely.
Hmm. True enough I suppose. Admittedly I'm not a parent so I can't talk, I may have to ask my parents on their decision to let me play 18 games at such a young age and what lead them to the (correct, as it happens) idea that it was A-okay.
Maybe make buying games have a vending machine type thing involved. To get a copy you have to press a button which explains the content, then it opens up and you can take your game to the counter to purchase.
Yeah, I signed up to the forum to make this post >_>
Anyway, I am a 17 year old (as of yesterday) who has been gaming since I was.. five? I really cant remember although I do still own a megadrive... yay sonic I guess.. but the point ive been dancing round is that I have been playing 18 games for a damn long time, I think the first was the original Mortal Kombat for the megadrive, then GTA, but I have not (as so obviously should have happened according to the media) turned into a serial-killer paedophile with no grasp of manners or common sense. Oh, and I come from Glasgows East End, so I should technically also be a drunken gang member who will kill anyone wearing blue.
Instead, (I hope that) I am a decent balanced person as close to normal as I would really want to get without cutting out my brain and dancing to J-Pop, yet whenever I see anything on the news it makes me consider my mental health as a gamer and think I may be some form of mutant. What is even more laughable is that yesterday (my birthday) I was turned away from buying a replacement copy of GTA:VC because I was under 18, the clark said I wouldn't understand the level of violence in the game, until I rattled off the entire storyline of the entire GTA series until he appeared to have some form of mental breakdown and went to get the manager, who politely gave me £40 cash to walk away and stop breaking his robo.. staff members...
But I digress..
I think..
Anyway, in summary, the news networks can go fuck themselves with a large, rusty spiked metal dildo.
Thank you for reading the rant.
Anyway, I am a 17 year old (as of yesterday) who has been gaming since I was.. five? I really cant remember although I do still own a megadrive... yay sonic I guess.. but the point ive been dancing round is that I have been playing 18 games for a damn long time, I think the first was the original Mortal Kombat for the megadrive, then GTA, but I have not (as so obviously should have happened according to the media) turned into a serial-killer paedophile with no grasp of manners or common sense. Oh, and I come from Glasgows East End, so I should technically also be a drunken gang member who will kill anyone wearing blue.
Instead, (I hope that) I am a decent balanced person as close to normal as I would really want to get without cutting out my brain and dancing to J-Pop, yet whenever I see anything on the news it makes me consider my mental health as a gamer and think I may be some form of mutant. What is even more laughable is that yesterday (my birthday) I was turned away from buying a replacement copy of GTA:VC because I was under 18, the clark said I wouldn't understand the level of violence in the game, until I rattled off the entire storyline of the entire GTA series until he appeared to have some form of mental breakdown and went to get the manager, who politely gave me £40 cash to walk away and stop breaking his robo.. staff members...
But I digress..
I think..
Anyway, in summary, the news networks can go fuck themselves with a large, rusty spiked metal dildo.
Thank you for reading the rant.
the rating tab on the back of the box contains exactly why the game got that rating. for example fable with its M rating lists: blood, strong language, violence, and sexual themes. Between that, the info about the game on the back of the box, and the "what the ratings mean" posters, there's no real reason for a parent not to know what's in the game there buying for there child if they ever bothered to give a damn.TsunamiWombat said:
Tell me about it, I literaly stared at him for a good 30 seconds, waiting for the proverbial media douchebag to jump out with a camera to support their war on fun.Amnestic said:
Speaking of that, whats the latest news on Jack Thompson? He still attempting to suck the fun out of life?
