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do you believe in Video game ratings?

Yes, to an extent 6 46.15%
 
yes, but I don't know why 0 0%
 
no, it never affected me what games I played 3 23.08%
 
Hell no! Killers were born sociopaths 2 15.38%
 
I really don't care 2 15.38%
 
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toastboy44562 on 08 February 2010

I personally don't believe in Video game ratings because scientifically, killers were either born that way or have parents that have abused them. Videogames don't make you kill/rape. To me, Fox news just makes up that shit, they probably find a murdered suspect that happens to own fifa and all the sudden they change the story to make it seem like he killed his uncle to play Fifa etc.. you get my point. It really insults me that they mess up the box art with that mess. (not that it affected me at'll, i got to play any game i asked for.)

 

do you guys agree with me or disagree...post your thoughts and vote!



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killeryoshis on 08 February 2010

Well video games are the only meduim tat involes killing. Nobody else does that. I mean they are so popular. Video games have to be the culprit /sarcasm

Also ratings are thir for the parents really. I mean I don't want to buy a game that looks like its for teen than find out its full of blood and kids will be permently scared for life



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Seraphic_Sixaxis on 08 February 2010

nop'



GodOfWar_3ever on 08 February 2010

If something only gets very good scores, then it has to be good.. (Ex:Uncharted 2)
If something gets bad scores continuously, then its probably bad..(Ex:Terminator Salvation..lol)
If something gets good scores AND pretty average scores, then I'll check them out later ( Ex; Dante's Inferno)

So to some extent, yes...but the idea of comparing different gmes based on meta scores is kinda lame...

Edit : ROFL ! FAIL POST..

Not reading the OP FTW !

I think those ratings are BS, since there are a lot of action movies rated PG13, while similar games are rated M17+....

Its utter BS..



Moren on 08 February 2010

I hate them:
I wanted to Brawl with my 9 year old cousin but my parents:
"only you can play it" after that they understood



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chapset on 08 February 2010

No they're like SAnta they don't existe



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Feylic on 08 February 2010

Some things don't need to be seen by little kids.... so yes ratings are ok, as long as they aren't overdone.



Strategyking92 on 08 February 2010

I am going to say yes.
It's up to parents to decide what games their children should play though.
I believe most rated "M" games need to be bumped down to a "T" though. The only reason there are more of those games these days is because of realism. In extreme cases like heavy rain & others where it contains many adult themes, then it should be rated M. Realism should not be the deciding factor that makes a game "m" unless it's really, really graphic. And it usually isn't even that.
The ESRB needs to adapt to the HD consoles, IMO.



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SciFiBoy on 08 February 2010

only if they are my ratings



Chairman-Mao on 09 February 2010

Yes, and parents should actually follow the ratings for their kids.

When I was like 11 or so I wanted to play GTA3 really badly but my parents wouldn't let me. I thought it was stupid then but I see why now. I wouldn't want my young kids playing that sort of game. The ratings should be changed though; Games that generally get Mature ratings currently (Like Call of duty) should be dropped down to Teen so mature can be saved for the uber violent games like Hitman, GTA, etc.