[arista]

No Dezzy
its not meant for a child
Fact

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

No Dezzy
its not meant for a child
Fact

[lily.]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

... it's up to the parents imo...

Totally Agree.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

...but I decide on what games he can play and i dont bother with the classifications - I do the research and the walkthroughs first...

Same. And, when in the game shops I ask the staff if they have played it and how they felt the rating reflects on the actual gameplay.

Originally Posted by Dezzy

...How about we let parents parent their own children?...

[lily.]

Arista, do you have children? If not, then you really don't know wtf you are talking about. Kids are all different, in terms of maturity, and you can't bang an age rating on it and do a one-size-fits-all.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

smallest boy LT does not get to go online

but I decide on what games he can play and i dont bother with the classifications - I do the research and the walkthroughs first

That is completely different, there are very young children online playing these games with strangers, I wonder if their parents even know they can get online and do this

[arista]

not for children

[lily.]

What about toy guns arista?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by lily.

Arista, do you have children? If not, then you really don't know wtf you are talking about. Kids are all different, in terms of maturity, and you can't bang an age rating on it and do a one-size-fits-all.

That's not very fair hardly anyone commenting has kids.

[arista]

Originally Posted by lily.

What about toy guns arista?

That has nothing to do with this debate

[lily.]

It has everything to do with it. You are highlighting guns in your posts. How are toy guns and video game guns any different?

[Crimson Dynamo]

i played with toy guns as a child and read war comics, watched war movies and cowboy and indian films and so far I have not killed anyone

[arista]

Originally Posted by lily.

It has everything to do with it. You are highlighting guns in your posts. How are toy guns and video game guns any different?

Yes Guns used in GTA5
and a knife
are based on real guns.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by arista

No Dezzy
its not meant for a child
Fact

That's not for you to decide, it's the child's parents' decision. Not yours.

Originally Posted by Cherie

That is completely different, there are very young children online playing these games with strangers, I wonder if their parents even know they can get online and do this

There are child safety options on most consoles both current and last generation. It's up to the parents to set them and oversee what their child is playing.

[lily.]

And toy guns are based on what?

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i played with toy guns as a child and read war comics, watched war movies and cowboy and indian films and so far I have not killed anyone

Sure but like Dezzy
you never had 1080P GTA5
as a child.

[lily.]

Why is the screen size/resolution so important?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

That's not for you to decide, it's the child's parents' decision. Not yours.



There are child safety options on most consoles both current and last generation. It's up to the parents to set them and oversee what their child is playing.

Many Parents are not aware
Thats why Schools can deal with this 18 Rated Game

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i played with toy guns as a child and read war comics, watched war movies and cowboy and indian films and so far I have not killed anyone

No but it's had a negative effect on your psyche.

[arista]

Originally Posted by lily.

Why is the screen size/resolution so important?

Because it inspires more
Looks more real.

[lily.]

Originally Posted by arista

Many Parents are not aware
Thats why Schools can deal with this 18 Rated Game

If parents are not aware, then they are obviously not very good parents, in which case there will be bigger issues to contend with than video games.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by lily.

If parents are not aware, then they are obviously not very good parents, in which case there will be bigger issues to contend with than video games.

Isn't that more or less the opinion of the school?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No but it's had a negative effect on your psyche.

watch it i will blow your head off with an RPG

[Crimson Dynamo]

Youtube video

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No but it's had a negative effect on your psyche.

QUOTE = LeatherTrumpet

No but it's had a negative effect on your psyche.
watch it i will blow your head off with an RPG



Your turn Marsh.

[lily.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Isn't that more or less the opinion of the school?

No. I think the school is using video games as a scapegoat.

Maybe they ought to be looking into the upbringing of some of the 'at risk' kids, instead of making sweeping generalisations about parents who do allow kids to play adult videogames.