Your thoughts on ratings:

Mr1337Duck · 2004-02-24, 05:34 PM

At what point do you feel it is alright to play the following rated games:

T
M
Ao

I think T=10, M=16, younger if you're more mature, Ao=18

DedEnimuls · 2004-02-24, 05:40 PM

Unless it's adult, I don't see a point to keeping kids from playing a game... played some bloody/messed up games as a kid and I turned out ok...

Onizuka · 2004-02-24, 05:45 PM

I think it totally depends on the kid. A good parent can tell if his/her child is ready or not, by the way they react to movies and how they immitate people.

xuur · 2004-02-24, 05:47 PM

its hard for me to relate to the ratings. Im not a parent and sure as 773H not a kid anymore, so I rarely give it much thought.

I do suppose they have their place, but for the most part, the games I've seen rated M, I dont think I'd have a problem with my child playing them. Ao...I've yet to see that rating on anything. Does anyone have an example of a game with that rating?

Kikinchikin · 2004-02-24, 05:50 PM

T shouldn't be a limit, M i think it matters how mature you are but a good baseline would be 13. I know a kid younger than 13 whos mature, and iknow plenty of freshmen (3/4 in my school) that are more immature than a 10 year old. It's all relative

Ao should still be 18 IMO.

FlakMan · 2004-02-24, 06:04 PM

No game has ever recieved an AO rating

JetRaiden · 2004-02-24, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Onizuka

I think it totally depends on the kid. A good parent can tell if his/her child is ready or not, by the way they react to movies and how they immitate people.

Angel_of_Death · 2004-02-24, 07:25 PM

The only restriction I'd give is restrict M to 11/12 and under. Kids don't care about blood, and regardless to what people say, it does not give people the urge to commit violence (unless it's like wrestling, but you can't really get hurt from that). I don't even look at the ratings, never have and never will.

Originally Posted by Mr1337Duck

younger if you're more mature

How do you plan to put that in to effect? Going to go door-to-door giving each kid a test to see if they're mature enough?

What is an Ao rating, BTW? Never even heard of it...

Neon Apocalypse · 2004-02-24, 07:37 PM

ratings mean nothing to me, my parents dont care either

FlakMan · 2004-02-24, 08:31 PM

Ratings no longer affect what I can buy so I don't really give a rat's behind

JetRaiden · 2004-02-24, 08:49 PM

anyone can play an M game as long as their not very impressionable.

Hamma · 2004-02-24, 08:51 PM

Game ratings arent enforced right now really, someday they will be because politicians are fucking uptight about that crap, and parents wll start sueing game companies (if they havent already)

JetRaiden · 2004-02-24, 08:53 PM

^they have. All these strict laws are in the works, but no one cares now anyway, I've bought quite a few Mature games at 16. look at weed, its illegal, but I could get a 1/4 ounce of it faster then ordering something online. the truth is about laws regulating stuff like drugs or video games, no one really gives a shit, and if they do, its so they dont get fired.

worldvengence · 2004-02-24, 09:04 PM

What is an Ao rating, BTW? Never even heard of it...

AO = Adult only...Postal 2 should be rated that just for the hell of it (i play it religiously)

Happy lil Elf · 2004-02-24, 10:33 PM

(unless it's like wrestling, but you can't really get hurt from that).

Ummm, yeah, you can. It's just that if you do, you deserve it. Course then there was that kid who killed a young girl by showing her wrestling moves too.

Meh in any case, it's up to the parents to judge their kids.