Poll: How strict will you be with your kids' gameplay?

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I'll let them play whatever I feel they are ready for.

If they want to play *popular violent shooter du jour* at age 12 and I don't think they're ready for it, then I will tell them no.

On the other hand if they show a healthy understanding of fantasy VS reality and I think they can handle it, then sure, have fun.
 

dyre

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Super-strict. Only well-written single player RPG-type games, or quality RTSs. No shooters, no sports games, and of course no MMORPGs...

Or maybe not, though I'll probably try to expose my kid to more intelligent games at a young age so he doesn't end up being like one of those 12 year olds on Xbox live.

In terms of rating, it'll probably be case based. Some kinds of video game violence are more brutal than others, depending on art style and context. Also, I probably don't want my kid playing any ridiculously sexualized games until his balls drop. And even when they do, I'll probably comment on how tasteless it all is until he gets annoyed and stops playing the shit.

Baron von Blitztank said:
I... I don't understand the poll options.
Sometimes the site cuts off part of the text in poll options, so you get half written sentences
 

CrimsonBlaze

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Baron von Blitztank said:
I... I don't understand the poll options.
Yeah, sorry about that. I've tried to fix them, but I can't delete or add more lines to the options to make more sense.

It's just Very Strict, Strict, Moderate, Liberal, Very Liberal, Other, What? Share my video games with others and deplete my gaming time? NEVER!!, and Hilariously Derailing One-Liner.
 

Easton Dark

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I'll let them play whatever they want. But I wont let them be bad consumers that support games thats quality doesn't reflect the price.

Which means no Call of Duty every god damn year for them! You get 1 a decade!
 

Souplex

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I would investigate any game T and over, and if I found nothing particularly objectionable, my spawn could play it.
Bad design is objectionable.
 

Bara_no_Hime

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Moderate to Liberal.

My parents tried to keep me away from "violent games" and it only made me more curious to play them.

Also, since I consider violence far worse than sex, I'm more likely to give my kid access to mature romantic content (such as Catherine) before overly violent content (such as Just Cause 2 or Saint's Row 3).
 

SEXTON HALE

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I went for the one liner option so here goes...

When it comes to my kids and gaming ill be pretty 'chill'

Oh god that felt good!
 

RobfromtheGulag

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I thought this thread was questioning how often I'd let my kids play. So I'm going to answer that instead. (Though I'd probably just stick to the ESRB ratings, there are enough quality E games that there's no need to rush into M at 13).

Way back in my day...

Anyway, I babysat some kids in high school, and they had all the recent consoles and such, but the funny thing is I'd be the one sitting zombie-like in front of the tv, not them. They'd want to go out and play soccer, go to a park, fill up the water guns, build snow men... I think as long as a parent encourages diverse entertainment the kids will be okay. No real evidence, of course. They grew up to be fine upstanding adults, from what I hear.
 
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I don't think there's any games rated 12+ or under that'd be inappropriate for a 5-year-old or something.

When they hit 12/13 i'll let them play what they want.

My grandma bought me Hitman: The Triple Hit Pack when I was, like, 9. So I feel like I can't be a tightass over this kinda thing.
 

ecoho

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i wounder how long its gonna take before daystar finds this thread and derails it, i hear he has a knack for that:)
OT: i will know what my children are playing sit down and pay with them and decide with them wat they can play.
 

LazarusLongNL

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It would really depend on the child at hand and his personality and particularity his social skills. I would be more worried about gaming is an 'out' or easier past time for a child then playing outside, bullying not withstanding of course.

As how strict would depend on how influential a child is, pretty much anything that bases a story on more complex term such as murder, revenge, betrayal or actions such as intentional murder with a particular sense of 'murder', say hitman esque' games. Gratuitous violence or games particularly narrow-minded and stereotypical to the point of bigotry to anything from sexism to anti-gay or anti-<insert foreign religion/people> here should be monitor at pre-teen to teen to young adult even(yes even after puberty the brain still develops quite a bit) and denied at very impressionable ages.

When a child shows a strong sense of self and isn't impressed with behavior or world views i my self would never want to see in another human being let alone my own child, these of course topics of looking down on people, masochistic, racist not self expression trough non oppressive actions regard to dress, taste in music and food. That is personality, not ignorance and hatred.
In such cases, i would be more inclined to let them view more diverse content, including the aforementioned subjects in order to for them to explore and reckonize it, and hopefully i will be blessed with children who will take time to discuss such things and become strong well manner thinkers and respectfully people.


i gotta stop making walls of text.

tl;dr, at a young age definitely, depending on how impressionable a child is monitoring will relax accordingly.
 

WoW Killer

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I'll set an example to the world with my iron strictness. Only top quality hardcore titles will be allowed. No child of mine will grow up to be a filthy casual.

But no, moderate I guess. I don't mind too much about game content; we've had violence and drug/sex references for ages and it's not hurt anybody. I'd be more concerned about online communities. I don't think children should be put in that environment.
 

Bobic

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For reference, polls seem to break when you use apostrophes, if you can cope with bad grammar removing them may fix it.

Anyway, I'll be moderate.
 

winginson

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Its unlikely I will actually have children so not an issue. But if something crazy happens I would be rather liberal.
 

Exius Xavarus

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Moderate to strict. They aren't going to play something like, Dead Space at age 12, that's for sure. My parents let me play whatever I wanted and I turned out just fine, but every kid is different as everyone says. The titles they won't get into their hands are the really gory and sexual titles. At the very least until they're mature enough to quit giggling like a schoolgirl anytime the words boob, penis, vagina or butt are mentioned.
 

Palademon

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Probably do what was done with me. Let them play most games if they're rather mature, but not allow 18s until they are that age.
 

barbzilla

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Considering that gaming is one of my primary hobbies, my children will probably play games from my own collection. I will be able to judge how appropriate the game is to my child's maturity, as I will have played the game before they get a chance to see it (up until the age where they start going to friend's houses and whatnot). I tend to keep a wide variety of games, but if they yearn for an appropriately rated game that I do not have, I will still be likely to play it before I allow them to play it (at least up until their teen years).
 

Reaper195

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"Oh, what was that? You just got to level fifty, have ten thousand blood points and are now fighting the final boss?" *Turns off console/computer* "Go and do some school work!"

Kinda wish my parents had done that to me.