my mom HATES violent video games

[SilentVirus]

Get predator concrete jungle and play that in front of her. She will quickly reconsider.

 

[vivadelkitty]

Don't antagonize your mother, and in the end, you'll be able to play M rated games in a few years, worst case scenario. My parents have only recently let me play mature rated games (I'm 16, 17 in September), and even though I may have been angry about their rule when I was say, 12 or 13, it just makes playing them now that much better (on the plus side, you're accruing a list of titles to play when you hit 17!). There are plenty of other good games out there if you take the time to find them.

This. Besides, while you build that list, stockpile money! That way if a newer console comes out with some "must-play" games, you can get that too.

Exactly. And since he is playing on a ps3, there are plenty of good games he should look at. Arkham Asylum, Little Big Planet, and if your ps3 is reverse compatible, stock up on some ps2 games (Shadow of the Colossus, Psychonauts, Kingdom Hearts).

 

[chaos order]

although i may not agree with ur mothers arguments i have to say i'm impressed with her. unlike most parents shes actually doing some fucking parenting. Most parents would just cave and let their kids get the game and then ***** about how games are violent when they are the ones buying the games for their kids. i mean ur mom is actually a responsible parent. But again id aggre with u and say that games don't necasarily make ppl violent

 

[Mistermixmaster]

Well, you're 13. Here in Norway we got age limits, so a game rated M for Mature would be the same as a game rated for 18 years +. It doesn't matter if you're able to understand that it is not real and all that, it is simply because you're not old enough. I know the ratings are meant as guidelines, but still, wait a few years and ask again. Get a game rated T for Teen (which is actually 15+ in Norway (but we also got games for 11+ too)) and play that instead.

Just my opinion though.

 

[CJ1145]

If your mom won't let you play, she'll never listen to you. Parents tend to think "I know better than my child just because I do" so good luck

You're 13. You shouldn't be playing M-rated games. What she did was right as a parent.

Wait until you're 17, then you can play.

M is for Mature, not adult. If he can tell its not real and won't try to reinact the game in real life then he should be able to play. I've played M games since I was 6, yet I'm one of the least violent people I know

Ratings are guidelines for parents. His parent is abiding by the guidelines. She is doing the right thing. When he is 17, she will let him play. She is one of the few parents who actually follows the ratings and uses them for what they're there for.

However, she's still being completely ridiculous. If you can't give a reason for why you do it, I don't think you have any ground to stand on. As a matter of fact, video games don't make me violent at all, I'm usually a very calm and sensible person.

But when somebody says "You know why" as their reasoning for something, I grab the nearest object that can hurt things and go on a bloody rampage. In a sense, the mother could well be making her son more violent by refusing to allow him to play video games.

 

[Eliam_Dar]

to the OP: If you are 13 then your mother is rigth. You should not play M rated games. We (gamers) often complain when a parent does not enforce this, so now I am glad to see that your mother does. Go play Ratchet and Clank.

 

[Gxas]

If your mom won't let you play, she'll never listen to you. Parents tend to think "I know better than my child just because I do" so good luck

You're 13. You shouldn't be playing M-rated games. What she did was right as a parent.

Wait until you're 17, then you can play.

M is for Mature, not adult. If he can tell its not real and won't try to reinact the game in real life then he should be able to play. I've played M games since I was 6, yet I'm one of the least violent people I know

Ratings are guidelines for parents. His parent is abiding by the guidelines. She is doing the right thing. When he is 17, she will let him play. She is one of the few parents who actually follows the ratings and uses them for what they're there for.

However, she's still being completely ridiculous. If you can't give a reason for why you do it, I don't think you have any ground to stand on. As a matter of fact, video games don't make me violent at all, I'm usually a very calm and sensible person.

But when somebody says "You know why" as their reasoning for something, I grab the nearest object that can hurt things and go on a bloody rampage. In a sense, the mother could well be making her son more violent by refusing to allow him to play video games.

She has a reason for taking the game away. Its because she doesn't want her son playing that type of game in her house. That is a perfectly fine reason.

Honestly, people. It isn't that hard of a concept. I understand that you don't get violent because of video games. That doesn't mean that no one does. I understand that you were mature enough for the game (in your mind) at his age. Who the fuck cares? His mother does not want him playing M rated games in her house and that is final.

Honestly, everyone still arguing that she is a bad parent for abiding by the rating system and caring what her son is exposed to needs to stop. None of your arguments have been anywhere close to becoming as valid as "abiding by the law", just stop. Seriously.

 

[CJ1145]

If your mom won't let you play, she'll never listen to you. Parents tend to think "I know better than my child just because I do" so good luck

Parents don't think that, they KNOW that.
Parents ALWAYS know better than the child. It's called life experience.

Age does not make you better. It just means you've had more time to potentially suffer brain damage and lose all credibility.

 

[malestrithe]

Sorry that you do not have a permissive parent, but we do not get to pick out parents. I wished that I had a stricter parent sometimes, but that is in the past.

Unfortunately, you live with her, she is in control of you. You need to respect her wishes and accept it. I know it sucks right now, but eventually you will be out of the house, making your own decisions and blah blah blah.

Beyond that, do you have friends with less strict parents? Take your ps3 and play it over there a few hours a day until you beat it.

 

[rosac]

I thought you had a credible argument until you said you were 13.

You do realise how much trouble people can get into for supplying you with an overage game, right?

rosac

 

[hotacidbath]

Oh, just wait for it. My little brother was mature when he was 13, but I still never bought him any M-rated games or R-rated movies. In my house we were not allowed any game systems. It was my mom's rule that we obeyed it until she figured we were old enough. Because of that I would consider you to be extremely lucky to have a PS3 at 13 and I suggest that you don't push the issue anymore. It also sounds like your mom is actually acting like a parent which is surprisingly rare nowadays.

 

[malestrithe]

If your mom won't let you play, she'll never listen to you. Parents tend to think "I know better than my child just because I do" so good luck

Parents don't think that, they KNOW that.
Parents ALWAYS know better than the child. It's called life experience.

Age does not make you better. It just means you've had more time to potentially suffer brain damage and lose all credibility.

I wonder what future you would say if you rediscover this post in 15-20 years? Would this youthful arrogance remain? Or would it be tempered with cold hard reality.

 

[Rakkana]

1. I don't care.

2. I have a high IQ and I still think they mean nothing.

3. You heard of paragraphing?