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Forums - Gaming Discussion - (Update: Hatred is Out. Reviews in. Déja Vu.)Are “M” Rated Games Really Mature?

 

Are you satisfied with how mature themes are handled in gaming?

Yes, I am satisfied 20 25.32%
 
I lay somewhere between yes and no 31 39.24%
 
No, I am not satisfied 28 35.44%
 
Total:79
super6646 said:
Captain_Yuri said:

Well... The rated M rating is there to tell the parents that the game they are buying isn't suitable for younger children/teens so I think games that are rated M due to mindless nonsense is fine. If the games like Mortal Combat and stuff had a rated T rating, the anti gaming press out there will be on it like a whore on cum.

That's like saying that porn should be rated T because porn doesn't have a deep story


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kitler53 said:
ratings are to inform people of potentially offensive content not to suggest a potential target audience.



therefore your argument is flawed.


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Mature rated games are exactly as mature as the intended audience.



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kitler53 said:
ratings are to inform people of potentially offensive content not to suggest a potential target audience.



therefore your argument is flawed.


M doesn't stand for mature as in deep and meaningful content tackling the big issues of life, love and death. It just means content that is violent, offensive and sexual, which might be handled maturely or in a very immature way, but which would normally not be considered as suitable material for a person under 17 or 18 years of age. I typically avoid most games at that level especially ones that are very sexual in nature because it seems many such games do handle that content in an immature way. Whereas T rated games are typically more nuanced in how adult content is conveyed. There are exceptions of course and some M games have a great impact and the impact would be lessened if they were moderated down to a T rating.



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I still can't understand why Starcraft 2 is rated T but Team Fortress 2 is rated M



Well, well, well. Hatred is out and ìt only validates my thinking.



You're getting hung up on the word "mature". The mature rating is just a rating of it's content to let customers know. I don't care a bit of what you think is mature and immature. Games with the mature rating are intended for adults. Someone's maturity level is not related to the rating system used with video games. Could you and the others who think like this just let it go.