Age group question!/The parent factor.... oy..

[Kalinda]

Hey all,
I just got KH last month and I love it But I'm 19 years old and still living at home (off to university next year). My parents cant stand my gaming love.... espeically my mom, who isn't as understanding as dad... at least dad gave anime a chance. Mom just thinks its for children because it's animated....
And of course, she thinks KH is a childs game cause of its Disney characters.... man, it bothers me. She argued with me about it a little bit ago....
And lastly, she thinks FF 1-6 are all kids games because they have bad graphics.... oy... I'm not gonna even TRY to explain THAT one.... *sigh*
Anyone else ever have this problem? Or are you all over 20 (despite mom refusing to believe that adults would also play KH)?

[Jalbrean]

Eh well i'm 23, and my parents wouldn't care even if I did live with them. Bad graphics or being Disney doesn't make it childish. I still play FF 1 - 6, and I own quite a few Disney dvds.

Sounds like it's about time I grew up eh? ;p

[Leeza]

I'm an adult and a mother and I don't think that these games are just for kids. Especially FF I-VI. I'm sorry that your parents don't appreciate them.

[Kalinda]

Yeah... thanks I figured there were lots of adults here ^_^

[Advent Child]

I'm only 16, but I love KH. It's my favourite game.

[Mr. Graves]

I'm 21, and I hated the game.

[Garland]

Little kids and RPG's were never meant to mix. Little kids wouldn't have the patience. Little kids would take ages to figure out the system, if in fact they figure it out at all. Kingdom Hearts fools parents into thinking it's a kid's game by putting Micky Mouse and co into it. If the exact same game (gameplay and challengewise) were offered with a more mature cast of characters, noone would think for a moment that the game was suitable for kids. They'd realize it too complicated.

[Outsider]

Originally posted by Garland
Little kids and RPG's were never meant to mix. Little kids wouldn't have the patience. Little kids would take ages to figure out the system, if in fact they figure it out at all.

That's sso true... I remember when I was 8 trying to play Phantasy Star... It was really something...

[eternalshiva]

I'm 23 and a mom and I play video games. My step dad plays as much as I do so yeah >.< It's not a huge deal... maybe your parents think you spend too much time playing and that makes them worry? I don't know

[Kalinda]

Yup, eternalshiva, I think it's something like that... not sure why it bugs me so much, probably because my parents really want to know what I'm interested in but then they turn around and say it's all childish... oddly enough...

[Breine]

I'm 15 and my parents don't care about my love for gaming... Still there are some small exceptions...

[Cloud_AA]

KH was awesome gone through it twice now as for my parents they get on my case every once in a while cause they think i play to much........ now im away at school so i dont have that prob

[ZeZipster]

KH is blah to me. I beat it what, 1 year ago? I still don't know whether I liked it or not...

On one side, it is meant to be pro-kids, hence the disney character and more active battle system.
On the other side, no kid is going to train to 80-some thing just to be Sephy at the coliseum.

[eternalshiva]

Originally posted by Kalinda
Yup, eternalshiva, I think it's something like that... not sure why it bugs me so much, probably because my parents really want to know what I'm interested in but then they turn around and say it's all childish... oddly enough...

My husband says the same thing when I watch anime. He's thinking *shudder* pokemon *shudder* and I watch stuff like X/1999, Angel Sanctuary, Ah My Goddess, which is far from Kids stuff... unless Angel Sanctuary's goth-like images and the incest story line is part of some twisted kid thing... ;p It's a good story! the war between Angels and Demons but the Angels are the evil people! I recommend it >.<

*back on topic*

Just ignore them. Tell them that they can continue to hassle you and you'll just keep on playing or they can accept your hobby and you'll keep on playing a bit happier and make an effort to *ponders* PICK UP ANIME ! wOOt! You win either way. ;p

[Kalinda]

LOL
Yeah, thanx I love anime, it's great. I've seen a lot of the stuff that you've mentioned, too.