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Games released in Britain now are governed by either the BBFC or PEGI, looking at my Killer7 and Resident Evil 4 boxes, they have 18 and 15 BBFC ratings, but my Viewtiful Joe box has a 12+ PEGI rating.
So it's not JUST the BBFC that deal with ratings, but the BBFC can block anything they consider undesirable.
My mum, even though it was rated AAPO (Adults and perverts only) ;)Quote:
it just flew under your bed? or did your mum buy it for you?
I still don't get the motives of people who are opposed of these things. If it is controlled, i needn't be a problem. The ESRB has repetedly been called one of the best rating systems and very easy to understand etc.
Its like a friend I have. If you say you like oranges, he will give you at least a million bogus bs reasons that oranges suck.
I think we all agree that the rating systems are good, and that the parents hould take responsability to teach there kids to adhier to the rating system. The only argument the opposers to mere rating systems is: Using this system you place the responsability on the parents. This would work in the perfect world, but if little Johny's parents let him play GTA:SA and he walks into school and lights the place up... even those whom resposibly raiseed thier children are affected.
This is very continant on the fact that viloence in video games can cause one to behave violently. Which I do think it does cause changes in younger children. And with this; I am on the fence again :)
Bipper
If video games cause children to be violent, what will seeing sex in a game make them do?
Oh no! They'll have sex! How disgustingly natural!
That's stupid anyway, because violent games don't cause children to be violent, every story where games are blamed for inciting violence, it's pretty clearly stated that the person was mentally disturbed, yet that rather important fact is usually glossed over.
It's not the game that causes violence, it's the person themselves.
AS I've said before it's been proven that video games do not cause violence, the homocide rate since video games has actually dropped for youths, so that's not a good argument either way.
As for what influence sex in games will have, alright so sex is natural and all, but some people start doing certain things way too early, i mean 12 year olds doing stuff isn't right, no matter how you look at it. Sadly though that's already happening even without tons of sex in games so i don't really see how it could get much worse on that front.
THE JACKEL
I don't think it was "accidental" that GTA's mod was discovered, or that all the code and characters were "left in" on the finished game. It was meant to be found, and I'd bet good money that the "hacker" who modded the "hot coffee" thing was paid under the table by Rockstar. And the reason is fairly clear. Free publicity. Let's face it, nothing says "cool" like having all of the fogey adults in congress talking about how dangerous GTA:SA is. Or have it talked about on CNN and Fox like it's the appocalypse.
My only objection is that content was not labled at the time of sale. So many people bought the game not expecting junior to get the sexy hot coffee mod and have animated sex in a minigame. I don't care if they put stuff like that in a game, I'm sure there are people who want it, but I expect that if they do so, that they should put some sort of warning on the game i.e "ATTENTION PARENTS: THIS GAME CONTAINS SEX AND NUDITY. IT IS NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18." That way, the people who don't want it won't have any risk of being subjected to it. If stores had wanted to, they could have kept it behind the counter etc. to keep a family friendly image.
In other words, let the people decide how they like their coffee. :greenie:
I am talking very youg kids. Young kids having sex is not good.Quote:
Oh no! They'll have sex! How disgustingly natural!
Yes, Violence in younger children playing video games has been provent true. Children don;t have the cognative thought prosseses that we do (forsight ability). Children also directly act more from their role models, and do not learn from them. i.e. Children learn mostly by mimicing.
This was implied as obviously as I could put it. I am talking the younger children, like upto age 8.
Bipper
It was rated Mature in the US, and Adult Only in many other countries. Now tell me what the big difference between 18 years and 17 years is. When it comes to maturity anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gnostic Yevon
Basically, if parents don't want to let their children watch the movie "Thug gangsta kills 500 people and takes drugs", they shouldn't let them play GTA:SA.
I think there is little difference between 17 and 18 technically speaking. But its like saying up to this age, the content should be suitable for.. then instead of puting 100 years as a limit to thier next crieria - they call it adult only.
Well, at least - Adult only may be considered 21 by some states as they set for pornogrophy laws, etc. That is what i think they are for. Even if not, the leagality of content is the only line between 17 and 18. In that I think they added the rating for versatility.
Bipper
A long time ago, kids would have sex once they reached puberty, but that's because they would only live to about 30 or 40.
but now we livced in a more civilised society. and a longer living one were breeding is not the reason people have sex mostly.
nothing wrong with sex in gaames like there is nothing wrong with sex in films just don't let the kiddies watch it.
and many more women died in child birth for multiple reasons such as they were too young and not able to birth the child properly because they weren't fully developedQuote:
Originally Posted by Rengori
And they also didn't choose who they married and other things like that. It isn't right for young people to be having sex.... no matter how you look at it
THE JACKEL
I'm a father of an 11 year old girl that plays games, just like her dad. I am involved in every game she plays, and all of our systems are in our living room. She has her own computer but i have it set up that her search engine won't work on things like sex and nudity. It's called parenting and more parents should practice it!
>>> I demand more SEX in the RPGs i play!..
...Or I'll chop them off.
Hahaha excellent post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
I actually believed my cousin when I was like 7 years old playing Final Fantasy 7 and he said there were nude girls in that bubble bee inn place in Wall Street. I was too much of a pansy back then (I was only 7!) to actually see if it was true or not