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[Dravenet7]

Neodegenerate said:

Dravenet7 said:

I use an example I had previously: By this logic Wind Waker is a family game. Of course anyone can play this game. of course anyone can enjoy the game. However it is not a family game. There are several factors as to why the original Mario Bros game can be considered a family game. However, none of that would really apply today by today's standards.

The Legend of Zelda OOT is considered one of the best games of all time. If it had been released today, would it still be considered that? No. Because the standards this generation are different from 2+.

NSMBU would not be considered as a family game by standard in this generation unless it had multiplayer. There is a reason a game like Ori and the Blind Forest could not be considered a family game even if the content was catered an audience that encompassed all ages. the factors you present simply and what your reference are nowhere near good enough to gave a valid reason why Splatoon is a family game, when then basis of the game, is as a competitive onliine multiplayer shooter.

So basically what you are saying is that a family game cannot be a competitive online multiplayer shooter.  You have no substance or proof for that though.  A game can exist in two categories at once.

Mario Tennis can be a sports game and a family game.

Mass Effect can be an RPG and a TPS game for mature players.

You are putting games into individual segments that they don't belong in.

Can (or should, that can work here as well for the point) Splatoon be played by a 10 year old who wants to paint walls?  Yes.  Can Splatoon be played by a 33 year old who wants to be rank 1?  Yes.  Those elements make it a family game.

Can (again, or should) Mass Effect be played by someone who enjoys space RPGs and random sexual encounters?  Yes.  Should that person be a 10 year old?  Let's leave that to the parent's discretion.  Those elements make it not a family game.

What I am saying, specifically not basically, is that a game that's major focus that of competitive online multiplayer shooter  with little content to engage multiple people at once (multiplayer) cannot be a family game. If a game restricts an element that is accesible to function soley as a family game, it is not a family game. 

Yes Mario tennis can be a sports game that is a family game because it is a multiplayer game accessible  to all ages. If the game had local multiplaer elements that was somehow as restrictive as Splatoon's, it wouldn't be a family friendly game.

Yes Mass Effect can be an RPG and a TPS game because it has highly accessible features that makes it both of those things. If the game were turnbased and you could only aim and not move around, and only do so in your turn, then it wouldn't be considered a TPS because it doesn't function at the standard of a TPS.

Never once did I put games into any individual segments. I did not all DKTF simply a single player game because it caters to multiplayer functionally to the point it can engage anyone, including family members. Which is why I said in my example it could be considered a multiplayer game

The elements you mention of Splatoon make it rated E for everyone, not a family game.

I don't even know how you came up with that last Mass Effect example. I'm not going to touch that example beyond this.