Do you believe in 'Rated M'?

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jagec

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I find it ironic that the "mature" rating is usually applied to games that no one "mature" would ever play.
 
Quasmo

Quasmo

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Originally posted by: jagec
I find it ironic that the "mature" rating is usually applied to games that no one "mature" would ever play.
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Like Resident Evil 4?
 
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nageov3t

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pretty hard to deny its existance when a ton of games on my shelf have it printed on them.
 
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Mercante

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Originally posted by: jagec
I find it ironic that the "mature" rating is usually applied to games that no one "mature" would ever play.
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/Note to self

I am immature for playing games with a bit of gore.
 
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dderidex

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Originally posted by: PoPPeR
i believe in parents learning how to raise their children
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The point of the rating is to help with that. So, parents don't have to follow the game scene and know every single game out there. If it's "Rated M", and their kid is 13, they don't have to know anything else about the game, it's not for them.

See? It's a good thing!
 
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jagec

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Originally posted by: Mercante
Originally posted by: jagec
I find it ironic that the "mature" rating is usually applied to games that no one "mature" would ever play.
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/Note to self

I am immature for playing games with a bit of gore.
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most of those are rated Teen.

And I certainly didn't say "all"...I play plenty of games with gore myself. But gore doesn't seem to command the "M" rating nearly as much as sex.
 
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MercenaryForHire

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Even the M rating pisses me off. THQ had to black-and-white the executions in The Punisher or the ESRB was going to slap an AO rating on it.

ETH (Estimated Time to Hacking) of the b&w filter code - one day :p

- M4H
 
Modeps

Modeps

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Originally posted by: ManSnake
Do you believe in 'Rated M'?
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That's a stupidly worded question. What the hell do you mean? I believe in the ESRB rating system, however I feel that parents are not educated enough. There have been several instances in which I wanted to punch parents in the grill.

I overheard at Stop and Shop, nine year old boy talking to his mother:
boy: "I want to show Tommy Manhunt because he doesnt have it. He needs to see the way you can kill people!"
mom: "uh huh."
(I wont even play that game, not only did it suck, but after playing it and doing the 'exections', I felt dirty.)

I overheard at Gamestop, eleven year old shopping with mom:
mom: "Dont you have that one already?"
boy: "No, this is the newer grand theft auto."
mom: "well then get that."
-- brought Vice City up to counter ---
clerk: "I have to remind you that this game is rated M and is not inten...."
mom: "yeah yeah, it's fine."



of course... I also feel that everything on MTV should be stricken from the airwaves. I know I'll be blocking it once my kids come along.
 
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Wanescotting

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uh, if you raise your kids right, no amount of violence in video games will turn them into killers.......
 
Mo0o

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Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: ManSnake
Do you believe in 'Rated M'?
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That's a stupidly worded question. What the hell do you mean? I believe in the ESRB rating system, however I feel that parents are not educated enough. There have been several instances in which I wanted to punch parents in the grill.

I overheard at Stop and Shop, nine year old boy talking to his mother:
boy: "I want to show Tommy Manhunt because he doesnt have it. He needs to see the way you can kill people!"
mom: "uh huh."
(I wont even play that game, not only did it suck, but after playing it and doing the 'exections', I felt dirty.)

I overheard at Gamestop, eleven year old shopping with mom:
mom: "Dont you have that one already?"
boy: "No, this is the newer grand theft auto."
mom: "well then get that."
-- brought Vice City up to counter ---
clerk: "I have to remind you that this game is rated M and is not inten...."
mom: "yeah yeah, it's fine."
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Every 11 year old should learn how to pick up hookers then run them over with a stolen car
 
nakedfrog

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: ManSnake
Do you believe in 'Rated M'?
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That's a stupidly worded question. What the hell do you mean? I believe in the ESRB rating system, however I feel that parents are not educated enough. There have been several instances in which I wanted to punch parents in the grill.

I overheard at Stop and Shop, nine year old boy talking to his mother:
boy: "I want to show Tommy Manhunt because he doesnt have it. He needs to see the way you can kill people!"
mom: "uh huh."
(I wont even play that game, not only did it suck, but after playing it and doing the 'exections', I felt dirty.)

I overheard at Gamestop, eleven year old shopping with mom:
mom: "Dont you have that one already?"
boy: "No, this is the newer grand theft auto."
mom: "well then get that."
-- brought Vice City up to counter ---
clerk: "I have to remind you that this game is rated M and is not inten...."
mom: "yeah yeah, it's fine."
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Every 11 year old should learn how to pick up hookers then run them over with a stolen car
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Yeah, but we had to do it the hard way when I was 11. Now I'm no longer welcome in Tijuana.
 
Demon-Xanth

Demon-Xanth

Lifer
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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: ManSnake
Do you believe in 'Rated M'?
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That's a stupidly worded question. What the hell do you mean? I believe in the ESRB rating system, however I feel that parents are not educated enough. There have been several instances in which I wanted to punch parents in the grill.

I overheard at Stop and Shop, nine year old boy talking to his mother:
boy: "I want to show Tommy Manhunt because he doesnt have it. He needs to see the way you can kill people!"
mom: "uh huh."
(I wont even play that game, not only did it suck, but after playing it and doing the 'exections', I felt dirty.)

I overheard at Gamestop, eleven year old shopping with mom:
mom: "Dont you have that one already?"
boy: "No, this is the newer grand theft auto."
mom: "well then get that."
-- brought Vice City up to counter ---
clerk: "I have to remind you that this game is rated M and is not inten...."
mom: "yeah yeah, it's fine."
Click to expand...

Every 11 year old should learn how to pick up hookers then run them over with a stolen car
Click to expand...

Yeah, but we had to do it the hard way when I was 11. Now I'm no longer welcome in Tijuana.
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They're very protective of thier sheep. :D

Yeah, I remember the good ol' days when parents complained about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, because _UNLIKE_ kids emulating the Lone Ranger, where they just pointed thier finger and said "bang", they were actually hitting eachother.

Oh, the irony.
 
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