I'm a kid, but I know that a lot of parents care about their kid's safety in terms of violent video games. That said, there are some parents who seem to just go over the hook when it comes to the ratings. I used to play a FPS that was rated T, but my parents saw and didn't allow me to play even when it was T rated and it had no blood at all. I was peeved that the fact of my parents telling me what's appropriate for me but everyone else got to play whatever they wanted to play. Heck, even some 6 graders in my Middle School play Modern Warfare 2. I think that this should be the way. If your child doesn't do what's inside the game and they are responsible enough to play it without total craziness (I.E, doing it everywhere they go) then they should be able to play the game without consequences.
When I was a kid, my parents let me play what ever video games I wanted to But tough luck, you are what... 11 or 12? So that means you are stuck with the parents and have to follow their rules for at least another 5-6 years.
It's just what they want. you'll understand later on why they didn't let you play them until you are older. i understand, but you must know why yourself. i can't really explain it, but if i had kids, i wouldn't let them play M or violent T games. i watch my brothers and sister a lot so i know what's good and what's bad for kids. i don't let my 14 year old brother play call of duty (not the M games) around our younger brothers and sister. i make him play it in another room. it's just parental instincts and teaching their young what's right and wrong and keeping them away from things that are bad/wrong influentially. it's just like a parent telling their children to stay away from strangers cause you don't know who they are or what they'll do to them.... something like that or another.
you have my sympathy Dornob. its more about how mature you are mentally rather than your age. when i was younger i didnt go around messing up my house or destroying stuff because i was more mature than others. because of that my parents believed i could handle m rated games with bloody violence at a younger age. Now my parents let me play whatever i want because they know it is not going to influence me to the point where i start mimicing the bloody action.
Well if you think of it logically, it's not that unusual for a parent to not let an 11 year old play rated T (13+) games. It's kind of the law, you know.
i let my 10 years old brother play RE 5 and left 4 dead and when i was 10-13 my parent let me to play any games i want
Im not sure what country you are refering to, but the ESRB is only used in america, and there is NO law in any state that says anything even remotely resembling being unable to sell t or m or even ao rated games to minors that hasnt already been ruled unconstitutional(i.e. the ones that were passed in Illinois, Minnesota, and California, among others). Same with Movies and the MPAA ratings
its illegal in the UK, and we use the ESRB ratings (and sometimes BBFC ratings, but they tend not to want anything to do with games)
As of 5 months ago the UK only uses PEGI , not to mention they never used the esrb(though i was wrong about it being US only, since canada also uses the esrb)
*Sigh* At least in your countries it's a "logical" entity who decides which things are for which age group or which are appropriate or not. Here in my country it's a body of Christian naggers ("ooh, Yu-gi Oh is demonic", or "ooh Magick is satan's way"), Hippie tree huggers ("Ooh violence is bad mm'kay?") & hypocrite "conservatives", you know those kind of people who still believe in values that to this day no longer goes with the times.
