Age ratings- do they need to be as strict?

[HeartlessSystem]

Hello all! You people seem sane enough around here, so I would like to pose the question above to you.
I'm a (relativaly) young gamer, and as such, it annoys the hell out of me when there is an awsome game an I cant ******* play it due to their age ratings. :mad2: you could think I'm just a annoying kid, but I think the age ratings people need to be more lenient. kids mature earleir then ever now, so I think the age ratings need to reflect as such.
Your thoughts?

[JackWinz]

I think when kids are mature enough to play games like this they shouldn't have much of a problem if their parents can recognise that they are.
Anyway, no kid should be shorthanded when it comes to BATMAN.
EVERY KID NEEDS SOME BATMANZ!! =D

[HeartlessSystem]

I think when kids are mature enough to play games like this they shouldn't have much of a problem if their parents can recognise that they are.
Anyway, no kid should be shorthanded when it comes to BATMAN.
EVERY KID NEEDS SOME BATMANZ!! =D

true enough :lol: I got batman anyway, my dad read the comics....
anyways, its just annoying when you have to drag your parents along to buy anything.
Die Hard is an 18, but i think it should be a 15 at the most....

[Hall E Woode]

Desensitization does not equal maturity.

[SolidSnake_123]

true enough :lol: I got batman anyway, my dad read the comics....
anyways, its just annoying when you have to drag your parents along to buy anything.
Die Hard is an 18, but i think it should be a 15 at the most....

whoa man, die hard?! The ones from the 90's, holy crap man, that was like the most inappropriate movie I ever watched when I was younger, heh. I think the 3rd should be R, so should 2 and 1.

[JackWinz]

YEs, the only DieHard that's REALLY suitable for a PG-13 kinda deal is the 4th one.

[SolidSnake_123]

YEs, the only DieHard that's REALLY suitable for a PG-13 kinda deal is the 4th one.

Yeah, but the 4th uncensored, is sweet, so is the first 3 "Yippe Ki aye mother****

[butterskenny]

I think that kids think they are mature when in reality they are still just kids who laugh at farts. If they are mature enough to play M games their parents will notice and buy them one.

[Marcus]

It's a sad day indeed when anybody thinks they're too old to laugh at farts. Farts are nature's comedic gold.

[batfan08]

I find that kids will be exposed to it,one way or another,so they might as well cut it out entirely.If a kid walks into a store,intent on buying grand theft auto,he's probably gonna walk out with grand theft auto,parent or not.I'm 14,and I rent movies,I read mature comics,all in all,it's just a matter of who can handle it,and who can't.Oh,and Die Hard is awesome.

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/vel16/uploaded_images/ho-ho-ho-727472.jpg

:p

[Batman The Sequel Hunter]

Hello all! You people seem sane enough around here, so I would like to pose the question above to you.
I'm a (relativaly) young gamer, and as such, it annoys the hell out of me when there is an awsome game an I cant ******* play it due to their age ratings. :mad2: you could think I'm just a annoying kid, but I think the age ratings people need to be more lenient. kids mature earleir then ever now, so I think the age ratings need to reflect as such.
Your thoughts?

1. Kids DO NOT mature earlier than ever! In fact they are more spoiled, ignorant, arogant, and learn to much to fast.
2. There is a reason why age rating cant be based of maturity. im 15 and i took a maturity test and it said i was 30. Does that mean i need to watch XXX videos because im "mature" enough?


P.s I think that todays PG-13 should be more like a PG-15. I remember when StarWars III was goina be R because of Anakin at the end (its due to the time of intense graphicness), and in Gi Joe stuff like that happened all over the movie. And movies like Watchmen and Bruno would have been NC-17 like 5 years ago. Most video games have it right, and it shouldnt be changed!

[Old_BenKenobi]

I think they should be abolished. Or at least, make as guidances, not ******* rules. Limiting the age for certain video games and movies is bull****.

[Batman The Sequel Hunter]

I think they should be abolished. Or at least, make as guidances, not ******* rules. Limiting the age for certain video games and movies is bull****.

See what i mean? I mature person would realize there is a very good reason why these "rules" are set in place. It probable would be better if they where guidlines but since no one is mature enough to follow such guidlines they become rules.


Btw swearing doesnt help you prove your point at all.

[Old_BenKenobi]

Nobody should have the right to tell people "oh, you're too young" when it comes to buying a videogame or seeing a movie. Who can say "This game has swearing in it and some violence, so you have to be 13 to buy it." or "This game has nudity and gore so you have to be 17 to buy it"? That's a load of crap. That's deciding for other people what they can and cannot buy based on a very vague measurement of maturity. So once you turn 17 you're magically mature enough to handle an M game? Bull****! Look at me! I'm 19 and clearly immature, yet I can go buy an M game, buy a porno, buy a case of beer, and go to the titty bar. If anything, my swearing helps my case, since it shows that age is no guarantee for maturity. Regardless, it is nobody's right to tell people what videogames they can and cannot buy and what movies they can and cannot see.

[Batman The Sequel Hunter]

That is simply because people ignore the rules and guidlines making them nearly obsolete, adn just downright unhelpfull.

P.S just because you "can" do somthing doesnt mean you need to!

[Old_BenKenobi]

The point of the guidelines should be for parents so they know what they're buying their kid, not to stop a 16 year old from playing GTA.

And who said anything about need?

[butterskenny]

1. Kids DO NOT mature earlier than ever! In fact they are more spoiled, ignorant, arogant, and learn to much to fast.




Yes! Thank you!

[KillerCroc]

In some cases it is a bit strict. And it really depends on your maturity and what your parents think of you. I let my son play Killzone 2 recently, I felt he was mature enough to handle it. Just talk to your parents about it. They might understand.

[batfan08]

I don't know.In some ways,I agree with The DLC Hunter because honestly,it seems like kids are growing up too fast these days,but at the same time,Old_BenKenobi also has a point in saying that just because you're old enough,doesn't mean you're mature enough.In any case,Batman:The DLC Hunter,as far as your statement about the content of films like Watchmen and Bruno go,I find that point invalid,due to the fact that alot of these kids are experiencing these things first-hand.I go to school in a nice,suburban neighborhood and yet,the kids talk about drugs,and sex.I don't think it's right,I don't agree with it,and in fact,I'm appalled by it,but honestly,one way or another,kids will be exposed to it.

[HeartlessSystem]

well, thanks for the responses, nice to see what others think.
anyway...
DIE HARD ROCKS!!!!
:rasp: :lol:

[Old_BenKenobi]

I think its bizzare how you can have very violent content and get a PG-13, but if you drop more than one F-Bomb it's an R. And if theres a pair of boobies? R. To the MPAA, violence is more appropriate than profanity and nudity. And yet violence is the only one of those three that is actually harmful to other people, and both profanity and nudity have absolutely NO reason to be taboo.

[SolidSnake_123]

Yes... Die Hard is classic, the first action movie I had ever watched when I was younger, #1 when I was like 5, crazy huh?
But on the point I think that ratings should be stricter, I mean come on.... kids get influences because of these things, and I hate how our society is becoming.... all kids talk about these days are sex, money and alcohol, and I'm just outta middle school... so come on... society is becoming terrible in my opinion, because of all this porno crap, and bars when your 17 or 14 or what ever, I hate it, but this is how kids act, which in my opinion is a bit stupid.

[Old_BenKenobi]

I blame the rap music. :p

I will say, however, that society is improving.

[SolidSnake_123]

I blame the rap music. :p

I will say, however, that society is improving.

Yeah man Rap has definitely done it, but I mean look, in my school I see so many kids getting into drugs, smoking and all that crap, even online people were talking about selling drugs, and this is a big part of my school, and a few others, I think the older society is getting better but the younger seems to be struggling.

[batfan08]

Yeah man Rap has definitely done it, but I mean look, in my school I see so many kids getting into drugs, smoking and all that crap, even online people were talking about selling drugs, and this is a big part of my school, and a few others, I think the older society is getting better but the younger seems to be struggling.

I listened to a friends ipod at school and I have to agree about rap,it wasn't even about gangstaz or drugs,just explicit lyrics describing sex.I personally am more of a bob dylan guy myself.:p

[SolidSnake_123]

I listened to a friends ipod at school and I have to agree about rap,it wasn't even about gangstaz or drugs,just explicit lyrics describing sex.I personally am more of a bob dylan guy myself.:p

Yeah man! I like old school rock, 80's metal, 90's pun, etc. Rap just completely ruined society in a way... and no I'm not a white guy who hates rap because of "Profanity" I'm half black and White so I'm not being bias at all.:thumb:

[Old_BenKenobi]

Teenagers have always been getting ****ed up on stuff. This generation is no different.

[SolidSnake_123]

Teenagers have always been getting ****ed up on stuff. This generation is no different.

Yeah but how bout back in early 60's and 50's? They were the good wholesome years.

[Old_BenKenobi]

There were still bad seeds. Drinking, smoking reefer, racing. Not to mention the total prejudice towards blacks.

Things just seem so bad now because we're in the midst of it. The nastiness in the past fades with time.

[batfan08]

Through it all,teenagers will always be rebels.

[SolidSnake_123]

There were still bad seeds. Drinking, smoking reefer, racing. Not to mention the total prejudice towards blacks.

Things just seem so bad now because we're in the midst of it. The nastiness in the past fades with time.

Yeah your sorta right man, but is sucks. I just sorta wish rap was like it was in the 80's, not so frekken dirty.:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::hmm:

[Old_BenKenobi]

Through it all,teenagers will always be rebels.

Indeed. It's the hormones.

[Fairthe]

I'm young, and I have to agree with one point made in this thread, most kids nowadays are ignorant, and immature. Go to my school, and pick out one kid who doesn't think they're entitled to the world, or one who actually realizes how terrible the world is today. Best guess says you'll find them in short supply in most parts of the world. Most. I also agree that it depends more on who can handle it, and who can't. It doesn't matter how old you are, if your sanity is holding on by a thread, one game or movie could tip you off the edge. And if you can handle it, congratulations. If not, then wait until you can. As some have said in this thread, your parents notice when you're ready for things like that...except for the occasional overbearing parent, which is another problem nowadays, but that's another rant for another day.

[Ddvw123abc]

lol my six year old brother played and beat Batman:AA by himself lol