Felscor Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 No game, movie, music, art, and what not should be restricted in anyway so long they did nothing illegal to make and produce it (e.g. a movie shouldn't be using real corpses). ESRB is important to keep children under 15 from buying the games themselves; if a parent thinks they child can handle it fine, but a child shouldn't be able to decide for themselves yet because they might become desensitised or morally misguided if they misinterpret subject matter or take it out of context. A 15 year old should know better and I don't think there are games out there that have the content to be adult only. Why would a games company not try to sell to teenagers? Not doing so seems like a way to lower profit. Just my opinion anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisnpuppy Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Quick question why are you "adults" playing games when you should have jobs and be working to pay for food and rent im 12 i have a reason to play them i cant get a job thats why it just something to pass the time (if you were offended sorry just askin questions) If you are 12 then you shouldn't be here anyway. The age limit for Nexus is 13. Not old enough to follow the rules it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVampireDante Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I think they pass the age limit now though... seeing as that was posted in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisnpuppy Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I think they pass the age limit now though... seeing as that was posted in 2009. Heh..that is what I get for posting when I wake up. My bad. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadMansFist849 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Hmm, I just noticed it said 2009 and that this topic was necromanced. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintii Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I think that ESRB ratings are great, it gives people especially parents a guideline to work on ... unfortunately, most parents don't bother ... my older brother's kids play most anything they want to ... and I'm pretty much a thorn in his flesh about it ... but to no avail.Some of my extended family live in Oz (Australia) and they have pretty strict laws about games so I've been told ... and so does Germany when it comes to anything "Nazi" orientated or so I've heard ... bye bye Wolfenstein ! I find that F's & B's have become a "natural" part of gaming lately and though nudity isn't really a problem, eye-candy g-strings and big boobs are like bread and water.I did an interview with a journalist (PC's & Gaming angle) who came to a fairly large gaming and LAN store at a short while ago and was pretty shocked that she thought that gratuitous violence in gaming wasn't really an issue because "it's not reality you know" !I doubt she printed my response to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconix Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 We do not need an ESRB to spoon feed parents how to raise their children. What we need are interested, informed adults who can make decisions for themselves. A rating system shouldn't suggest an age. All that a "rating" system ought to do, if anything, is state factually what is in the game, and to what degree, like "Severe violence" vs "Cartoon Violence". Fortunately, the average gamer is about 30 years old now, and that age is climbing. Once this age group makes up the majority, I think that people will agree that we need the ESRB less and less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felscor Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 True although there will still be children playing video games being subjected to adult content. ESRB should remain relevant. Also adults could use it to determine whether they're buying something they would be interested in. If I felt like playing something light I would like to be told whether a game is heavy or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintii Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 We do not need an ESRB to spoon feed parents how to raise their children. What we need are interested, informed adults who can make decisions for themselves. A rating system shouldn't suggest an age. All that a "rating" system ought to do, if anything, is state factually what is in the game, and to what degree, like "Severe violence" vs "Cartoon Violence". Fortunately, the average gamer is about 30 years old now, and that age is climbing. Once this age group makes up the majority, I think that people will agree that we need the ESRB less and less. Yeah and the only way you're going to have "interested and informed adults" is by having ESRB to inform them in the first place ... ESRB is not telling you how to raise your kids, it's informing you as to the content of the games so that you can make an informed decision as to what is allowed in your home or not. Take the time and check out the direct link provided here for the ESRB ..... ESRB link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marharth Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I don't mind ESRB much since it is just to inform people. I am not sure if there is any laws that have to do with ESRB, but I do not think there is. The ratings themselves could be changed a bit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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