What qualifies as a "mature" game?

[F0X]

Zkuq said:

F0X said:

Zkuq said:
A game that has mature content.

In that case, the list of mature games is very, very long. Unless, of course, you could provide specific examples of what counts as mature content.

No, I mean mature. Mature is a very subjective word it seems, thus a mature game is a subjective thing too. If you think extreme violence is mature, then I think a game with extreme violence is mature. And if you think that serious/realistic depiction of things is mature, then a game that has that is mature. If a game has whatever you think it's mature, then that game is mature.

And if you ask my opinion about what's mature, it's probably 'mature' themes and all that. You know, if you're trying to tell a story about war, you don't depict it as being fun and all heroic but you also show the bad aspects of war. And if there's love in the game, you don't make it overly dramatic (imagine a teen relationship). Stuff like that. Something you expect to see in the world of responsible adults. I'm not sure if I can really explain it all that well but you get the idea.

Yeah, I get where you're coming from, and it's pretty close to what I feel as well. However, I'm don't think "something you'd expect to see in the world of responsible adults" is quite right. I'd go with "subduded, grounded, or artistically and intellectually engaging".