DeadxPixels Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 As everyone else has said, if the child is too young to see blood, drink names, fighting, ETC, then he/she simply shouldn't play Skyrim. If you removed everything from Skyrim that was 'child unfriendly' it couldn't even be called Skyrim. LIFE is far worse than a game like this. All that said, the parent should teach their child right from wrong/ good from bad. What's accepted in life and what is only accepted in a game. You can play Skyrim as a good person, with good morals, and with Just reasons for killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitsuneshoujo Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Removing graphic blood and decapitations and torture and burnt bodies (you know who I mean) for the sake of preventing traumatic experiences? Yes.Removing nudity and alcohol? No. This I agree on. I wouldn't want a three year old child sitting with me and seeing headless bodies spewing blood either. However, when/if I have kids, I am not going to be plopping them down in front of the computer/tv and letting that raise my kid for me. I plan on raising them like I was raised... sorta. lol I wont do all the damaging sheltering, but I'm not going to try and protect them from every little evil I could imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandchan Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Like i said i don't like censoring things either and definetly won't censor life for my kids when i have some. But this is a mod for people who do like to or need to censor things for their kids. (wacky parents imo) I was about to write a response as to why this is a bad idea (enabling and somesuch), but then I realize that not allowing parents to ruin their children would ironically be a form of censorship in itself. Which makes the whole situation quite interesting.. Is it ethical to promote unethical things if the act of preventing them is unethical in itself? lol I wont do all the damaging sheltering, but I'm not going to try and protect them from every little evil I could imagine. Good luck! After a few years of being a parent to a very young child, you'll realize they're designed from scratch to attract as much danger as possible :) Edited December 3, 2011 by nandchan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenownedWolfman Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Like i said i don't like censoring things either and definetly won't censor life for my kids when i have some. But this is a mod for people who do like to or need to censor things for their kids. (wacky parents imo) I was about to write a response as to why this is a bad idea (enabling and somesuch), but then I realize that not allowing parents to ruin their children would ironically be a form of censorship in itself. Which makes the whole situation quite interesting.. Is it ethical to promote unethical things if the act of preventing them is unethical in itself? I believe i've been given something to bring up in my ethics class. In my opinion giving the world more options wether good or bad in my mind is something that should be done. my morals say give them choice, what they do with those choices is up to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireBug3 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Not really. If you read all of my post i said we played games like video games where you pulled the trigger, and watched cartoons that had similar. Video games were just starting to gain a foothold in the US, when I was little. And really none of use grew up to be raving psychopaths because of it. You cant seriously compare games from back then with games we have today, old games were just fun, today games are way more serious, realistic and addictiv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandchan Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I believe i've been given something to bring up in my ethics class. In my opinion giving the world more options wether good or bad in my mind is something that should be done. my morals say give them choice, what they do with those choices is up to them. I'm certainly going to reflect on the matter myself one day, maybe bring it up in ethics class as well. Personally, my morals say enlightment is more important than censhorship - give them access to bad things, but make sure they understand why they're bad. It's better to legalize something and make sure all those involved know all the risks involve than it is to make something illegal. (Concerning issues such as abortion) But this is probably not the place for such discussions. You cant seriously compare games from back then with games we have today, old games were just fun, today games are way more serious, realistic and addictiv. Don't let nostalgia get the better of you. There are games today that are just as fun as games “back then”, and there were games back then that were just as serious or addictive than some games today. Don't deny it, and keep in mind you were much younger when you played your first games - everything seemed completely different to you at the time. Hell, to a modern child, playing GTA probably seems as “fun and games” as playing final fantasy might have to you. The only thing that's undeniably changed is the level of graphical realism that can be attained, but it's still nowhere near worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenownedWolfman Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) I believe i've been given something to bring up in my ethics class. In my opinion giving the world more options wether good or bad in my mind is something that should be done. my morals say give them choice, what they do with those choices is up to them. I'm certainly going to reflect on the matter myself one day, maybe bring it up in ethics class as well. Personally, my morals say enlightment is more important than censhorship - give them access to bad things, but make sure they understand why they're bad. It's better to legalize something and make sure all those involved know all the risks involve than it is to make something illegal. (Concerning issues such as abortion) But this is probably not the place for such discussions. Much of what you've said is what i agree with, as i said i give people more options, good and bad. When i give them that choice i will try to inform them about what it is their doing. In the case of this mod it's readme is going to involve my own personal warning against censorship (warning being the wrong word but meh.) now onward. Edited December 3, 2011 by RenownedWolfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokogrey Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I'm fully behind a kid-friendly version of a mod for skyrim. Even if it no longer makes the game "Skyrim" as some opponents to the idea claim, its still a clever way to use an established game engine and creation kit to create a world that a kid can play and enjoy. If you think your kid should be able to handle Skyrim's adult themes, then don't download the mod and continue enjoying your life. If you think that a kids mod would ruin Skyrim, then don't download the mod and continue enjoying your life. I think that the beauty of the mod community is that it is 100% voluntary, from both supply and demand perspectives. Take what you like, combine it with other's, create what you want to see, and support others like you. It's great. Denigrating another's ideas because it doesn't line up with your own preferences is childish. Personally, I would love to see a skyrim-level pokemon-style full mod. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lessabos Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 censoring skyrim from blood,alcohol and semi-nudity? worse then Thalmor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomo Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Not sure why it just has to be solely about children. I enjoy adventure and combat but I find gore and blood sickening and disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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