we are just doomed as a species arent we... all these warnings common sense would tell you not to doSir Lewis Hazard said:
also since I brobably wont remember happy early birthday! =D
ESRB, Does anybody care?
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also since I brobably wont remember happy early birthday! =D
Without I think we would be in worse shape. We wouldnt be able to defend ourselves when people say that video games need more restriction on the age limit set by the ESRB. If someone drinks and their 18, that's illegal obviously. But if a 12 year old buys Halo 3 with his mom then the mom is to blame if she finds the content too violent for little Timmy because she had no idea what that huge M slapped on the front means. I find it funny how no parent knows about all those controls that make it so certain games with certain ratings can't be played on the console without a code. Which means their can be M rated games in the house for the older children, but the youngest wouldnt be able to play them. Sorry this semi rant kinda came from my anger about watching Fox news "report" on the "graphic" sex scene in Mass Effect. I might say that in a later post but I'd rather this isnt too much of a wall of text.
They do rate games a litte extremly. I mean game's like Madworld and Gears of War obviously deserve there rating.
But games like Halo 3 and Half Life don't really deserve there M ratings.
But games like Halo 3 and Half Life don't really deserve there M ratings.
Yes, the only ID with my age on is my passport, so it's a major pain to bring it around just so I can buy an m-rated game. I tried showing my college ID put they thought the odds of me getting into college when I was 15 is grater than the odds of me faking an ID.
Nobody seems to be bothered by the rating system.
For the love of all that's holy, I wish someone would think of a guaranteed system that stopped kids playing games they shouldn't be. Not because I'm worried about them becoming violent (because that never happens, ever), or anything of that sort. I'm just sick of having 12 year-old rejects plaguing matchmaking on every game going.
For the love of all that's holy, I wish someone would think of a guaranteed system that stopped kids playing games they shouldn't be. Not because I'm worried about them becoming violent (because that never happens, ever), or anything of that sort. I'm just sick of having 12 year-old rejects plaguing matchmaking on every game going.
i work at a video game retailer (in ontario canada) which follows the "ontario Theatres Act" we can be fined for selling video games to people who cannot prove with valid photo identification. and do i think this is too much, no, video games should be monitored by someone (not government) because if they arent, the government will get involved, so i do care about the esrb and the videogames self monitoring system. because the last thing we watn, is the government getting involved in another part of our lives. and kids shouldnbt play games like god of war. given its an amazing game, not saying anything bad about it, but all the mature sexual themes in the game make it something only mature people should esperience. were all pretty free thinkers on the internet, but i think we can get carried away sometimes, thoughts?
Well it's not illegal for M rated games to be sold to minors anyways so that point is pretty moot. Stores that check I.D. do so by choice not because of a law. Edit: At least here in the U.S. that is.
Anyways OT: While it certainly doesn't stop me from buying games the ESRB does have it's place. I'd much rather see the ESRB and voluntary enforcement by retailers rather then a Gov't controlled ratings board. And while a lot of parents don't bother to even look at the ratings at least they are there for those who do rely on them. While I wouldn't stop my kid from playing any game he wanted to I understand why not all parents are so open to games. And really without the ESRB they would have no idea what they kids were playing unless they sat there and watched them play it.
Anyways OT: While it certainly doesn't stop me from buying games the ESRB does have it's place. I'd much rather see the ESRB and voluntary enforcement by retailers rather then a Gov't controlled ratings board. And while a lot of parents don't bother to even look at the ratings at least they are there for those who do rely on them. While I wouldn't stop my kid from playing any game he wanted to I understand why not all parents are so open to games. And really without the ESRB they would have no idea what they kids were playing unless they sat there and watched them play it.
i don't care at all to be honest....but if I had a kid I would not get them anything that was rated overe their age with out careful consideration and having played the game myself
I'm old enough now that I can buy whatever games I want. My parents never bought games for me. But given what is in certain games, definitely--those ratings are helpful to clueless parents who are trying to be responsible.
I think some form of rating is needed some parents know what their kids are getting, and ESRB seems to be more sensible than some of the state-controlled ones.
When I was growing up, my parents determined what games I could and couldn't get based on the ratings, with a few exceptions. I could always get an E-rated game, then when I was about 11 (maybe 10) I got access to T games, and when I was about 14 I got access to M games. I may be off on the ages there, and sure I was allowed some games earlier than the suggested ages, but the ESRB is effective to some parents. At least it puts the responsibility for knowing what games their kids have in the parents' hands.
Note- I saw a mother buying her kid- who couldn't have been any older than seven- GTA: Vice City just last week. I'm amazed how any parent with a brain could do that. I mean, even if you know nothing about the game, the title is named after a fucking crime!
Note- I saw a mother buying her kid- who couldn't have been any older than seven- GTA: Vice City just last week. I'm amazed how any parent with a brain could do that. I mean, even if you know nothing about the game, the title is named after a fucking crime!
No, it doesn't help. I still run into people online who haven't hit puberty yet and they are playing GTA 4 and Gears of War 2 and know every curse word in the book and using them correctly.
Besides the ultimate decision is up to the parents. If they want their child to be warped by blood, gore, intense violence, strong language, and sexual content then that's their decision.
Besides the ultimate decision is up to the parents. If they want their child to be warped by blood, gore, intense violence, strong language, and sexual content then that's their decision.
if I look back to games I owned six years ago (back when I was around ten) I can see I had a lot of M rated games my parents got for me and they were concerned parents o.o its almost like THEY didn't even careSuperMse said: