Just want to get everyone's take on what the feel is true 'Mature' media (games, movies, music, books, etc)

Blood and boobs, of course.

/sarcasm

I don't have a definition of mature, but I think the common definition is pretty damned adolescent.

Well, when a game gets a Mature rating, it's not because the content is mature, but because you're supposed to be mature enough to responsibly handle such content.

Think about it: what game is more 'mature'? GTA, where you drive around blowing crap up and shooting people, or Zelda, where you have complex puzzles to solve and an intricate plotline?

Mature media can be the following:

- Anything Sony
- Anything Microsoft
- Anything non-Nintendo
- Pointless violence
- Crime simulation
- Prostitute beating
- Ratchet and Clank
- Banjo Kazooie since their non-Nintendo now
- Genitalia electrocution
- 10 y/o @ XBL
- Anything non-Nintendo

Really, I think it's a matter of content rather than the violence itself. I'll take for example Metal Gear and Grand Theft Auto. The former has complex character development, deep storyline and etc. The later is not much more than free violence. Therefore, I consider MG a more mature game than GTA. Actually, pre-teens love GTA.

A mature rating means the content is not appropriate for younger gamers. However, in my definition, I don't consider Grand Theft Auto a mature game, since many of those who enjoy it are junior high school students, who are not at all mature. I generally consider RPGs to be very mature, since there is generally a very good story and lots of well-developed characters.

I don't necesarrily mean "A Mature Rating," I mean just mature media.

What is a mature game? What is a mature gamer?
What is mature music? What is a mature listener?
What is a mature movie? What is a mature audiance?
What is a mature novel? What is a mature reader?

etc

Depending on what you are looking for.

The usual rating for Mature = Violence, Blood, Gore, etc.

However, some may view 'mature' as complexity, meaningful, sophisticated and so on. I like this definition more than the former.

In addition, many adults already have enough headaches in their lives, so another way to define 'mature' is simple, slice-of-life, and/or lighthearted. So in that way, a mature game is simply something they can use to relax. Any sort of provoking actions or excitements are subtle.

In anime/manga that are for young adult, it usually falls into the last one, sometime the second one. All the fighting, stuffs deem to be exciting (i.e. Naruto, Bleach--not really imo, but meh), usually fall to boy teenager category.

It can also be a mixture of the three.

There is also a post that Bod made somewhere about this topic as well; it is pretty accurate imo.

Violence, and sex in games are not suited for young children, as well as rough language.

 Pretty much the only issue I have with that definition is that Adult =/= Mature. There are quite a bunch of adults who are immature imo. So while Violence/Sex are not for young children, I don't see how they can translate well into the Mature. I think that's the gap as to why some don't agree with why they are "Mature Content," and why there's this thread in the first place.