Sorry allow me to clarify, my mother doesn't want me playing them and doesn't know that I do, I can't by games in front of her or let her see them when I bring them home for vacation, my point is even though I live on my own most of the time, my mother is still trying to be overprotective and controlling, she can't, but she tryies, I'm just saying the OP has it easy in comparison and just needs to appreciate what he has.Gxas said:
Yes, but there's no reason to not at least try to argue the point. If he didn't he wouldn't be human.Gxas said:
I don't disagree. But he does need to know when to lie down and accept defeat. Sometimes, that is the most mature thing to do. I mean, if a child were begging you and screaming and whining to play, I certainly wouldn't consider him mature in the slightest.Woodsey said:
Nope, our rating system is severely flawed, it's unfair and biased. The only thing that people tend to enforce (and not by law) is the part where kids can't buy "M" games if they're under 17 without a parent, and even then I managed to bypass that by getting to know the local Gamestop employees. Parents can buy mature rated games for their kids if they think their kids are mature enough and kids are often allowed to play "M" games at their friends houses unless the parents specify otherwise. I wouldn't have a problem with ESRB if they'd stuck to their rating guidelines from about a decade ago i.e. Blood is "T", violence is "T" and language is "T", the only way for a game to get an "M" rating back then was for it to be a game like Manhunt. Now if you have a drop of blood, more than a single curseword and you have to shoot people throughout the game (pretty much every game to come out in the last 5 or so years) it's rated "M". So while, I am personally allowed to play those games, I still think it's stupid for parents to cling to ESRB when it's so obviously flawed.ohellynot said:
Wow, my mum is totally against me playing 18's, although for some reason she bought me Modern warfare two.. Just because I asked her to. This is the first time she has EVER done that, and I doubt she EVER will again. It's almost as if she didn't see the rating on the box... Also, my Dad sat down and watched me play for a while, and he simply said: "That is disgusting, but do with your free time as you will, just make sure you go and enjoy the outdoors" Seriously, I'm only 15, and I've had MW2 for a while now... I guess it depends on the parents. I think they have the mindset (Usually) that whatever they say is right, and it can take an AWFUL lot of persuasion to convince them otherwise, especially if it's their own child.S29 Afterlife said:
I think his mother came with him to the Store, the rules of an M rating is you have to be 17+ or have a Parent or Guardian with you.Quaidis said:
I agree, I define Maturity by how people act, if people act racist or stuff like that, i define them immatureDeofuta said:I am surprised by the amount of people saying that age = maturity.
It doesn't.
Also, try to continue to reason with her, do something and point to your maturity in a subtle way. That's how I had finally managed to obtain Halo at the 'tender' age of 13.
Just don't talk on PSN, things tend to fall out if you sound like mickey mouse
Oh? He stated that he bought the game a few days after Christmas with his own hard-earned chips. Ah well, you are probably right. At least the mother noticed the violence in the game and made him stop. Accidents aside, that is good parenting right there.Neverseen6 said:
Of course not, but it doesn't seem like he's done that. From what I could understand, she seems to be being a little unreasonable.Gxas said:
Agreed, there are plenty of really awesome E and T games, the R&C series, Jak and Daxter, among othersQuaidis said:
If you think quoting your IQ makes you seem intellegent, then more than likely, the opposite is true.jagula_sector said: