Poll: Age Options.

[Xanadu84]

Is it possible to communicate to parents that they need to password protect gore and adult content when you can't even communicate to most of them that the game they bought for there kid with, say, a picture of Satan or a guy blowing another guys head off, with a giant, "M FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY" plastered all across it, as well as innumerable other resources to know what a game contains, that maybe this isn't for kids? If we can't communicate something that simple and obvious, it seems unlikely that parents will get off the asses and actually OPEN the game they bought there kid, and put forth a tiny fraction of a bit of effort into protecting their child. It seems like a good idea, but what will happen is a bunch of angry parents will file some class action lawsuit because they skimmed the box, saw something about locking out inappropriate content, and gave it to their kid figuring it was okay.

Also, I'm not so sure that locking out, "Innapropriate" content would do anything real, besides make a few parents happy. I mean really, a little kid is going to like violence, but I doubt that he is going to be any less impressionable if there isn't a smattering of red pixels. Seems to me that shooting a hooker in the face is shooting a hooker in the face, the blood spatter is just aesthetics. If anything, censoring the blood would further separate the kid from a realistic interpretation of reality

 

[Jamash]

This is probably going to make me appear like a bit of a dickhead (which I accept), but I can't think of a way to sugar coat my opinions on the matter.

As an adult, I resent the idea that my games would have their production times and costs increased, and have their content hacked up and neutered, just so that children can play them.

I don't think it right that the majority [small](adults)[/small] should have to suffer [small](games taking longer to be released, and censored content)[/small], for the minority [small](people under 18)[/small].

I had to wait until I grew up to experience adult content, so why can't today's youth also have patience and wait till they're 18, instead of wanting and demanding everything now, now, now.

 

[9NineBreaker9]

Don't think I've seen this around here before.

Question is, should 18 rated games have the option to remove mature content in the options menu? This would effectively give the user the option to switch between different ratings in a game, to let younger people play,

You honestly believe a 12 year old would turn it off?

No, I believe their parents would, then set a password.

My parents don't even know how to turn on the effin' box, it would be crazy to expect them to activate a password In-game. Not all parents are tech-friendly :/

I know - my mum can barely even figure out how to work a printer. The day I let her play Wii Sports was the most hilarious experience of my life, too... I'd seriously doubt she could figure out how to turn on/off an option and set a password.

I like the idea of it, but I think it would kind of ruin the game in some cases. Say if you were playing... I dunno, Fallout 3 - to remove all of the violence, swearing, sex, drug references... that'd take out most of the game, and certainly all of the "realism" of it. Or if you were to make Dead Space "family friendly", you'd not buy it - there isn't any way to make decapitation better. Unless...

Spoiler: Friendly Decapitation?

 

[Mackinator]

But that would remove the fun bits. Like blood 'n' guts and sexytime.

Especially the latter.

Nah I just can't see this working because the kid's just gonna go and set it to the highest at 18.