I have noticed that parents tend to get bashed a lot in forums, usually it is people complaining that they never take enough time to take notice of the games they are buying for their kids, and then later turn around and complain about they games they just bought for their kids.
My question is, did your parents ever take notice of they games they were buying, did they ever take a moment to observe what content may be in said game to see if it may not be appropriet for you, and did they ever say no to buying you a game, not out of menetary concerns, but out of a concern that the game may not be approprite for you at that age.
I remember that untill I turned 15, my mom would not let me play a grand theft auto game, I even remember asking if I could rent it when I was younger (10 I think) and she looked the game box and flat out told me NO! I was pissed, but now on reflection I realize that it was most likley a smart choice on her part.
I also remember wanting to buy Starcraft plus brood war expansion, my mom looked at it on the computer and saw the Brood War cover art (the one with the semi-scary picture of Infested Kerrigan with blood at the corner of her mouth) and she said that the game looked to scary for me and would not buy it. (I was 7 at the time) I still think that it was kinda dumb of her not to let me buy considering there are not that many scary parts in the cutscenes.
To get us back on topic, have any one of your parents ever taken a little time to observe what might be in game content, before letting you play a game?
My question is, did your parents ever take notice of they games they were buying, did they ever take a moment to observe what content may be in said game to see if it may not be appropriet for you, and did they ever say no to buying you a game, not out of menetary concerns, but out of a concern that the game may not be approprite for you at that age.
I remember that untill I turned 15, my mom would not let me play a grand theft auto game, I even remember asking if I could rent it when I was younger (10 I think) and she looked the game box and flat out told me NO! I was pissed, but now on reflection I realize that it was most likley a smart choice on her part.
I also remember wanting to buy Starcraft plus brood war expansion, my mom looked at it on the computer and saw the Brood War cover art (the one with the semi-scary picture of Infested Kerrigan with blood at the corner of her mouth) and she said that the game looked to scary for me and would not buy it. (I was 7 at the time) I still think that it was kinda dumb of her not to let me buy considering there are not that many scary parts in the cutscenes.
To get us back on topic, have any one of your parents ever taken a little time to observe what might be in game content, before letting you play a game?