Yeah, I know. Its the whole, "Gun" thing.
But kids play them anyway.
And while I know kids don't start going around killing just because they saw it in a game, I still am not exactly interested in my hypothetical future child reenacting WWII at the ripe age of, say, nine. The genre is absolutely huge in the total offerings of "Core" games in the Western market.
As gamers (And probably pixar lovers, too), we are well familiarized with the fact that things child-friendly do not have to be devoid of quality or depth. I don't see some sort of well-made, stylish FPS out there that has a timeless, family friendly quality doing badly. And all in all, I'm not saying that it would be better to have something that could be marketed towards children for the sake of being child friendly, I'd just like to see someone do it well, because from happy games like Mario to the visually stunning Rez, there are tons of precedence of incredible games without violent overtones. And we've seen in multiple instances that when you go outside the standard subject matter of a genre,(And make a good game) new doors are opened for everyone. (Yes, even Lara and her cones did this for the previously mostly cartoony platformer genre)
I suppose it just weirds me out a bit that even when it comes to Nintendo, we wind up with shooting to kill things in a harsh, serious game universe when they are working in this genre.
Personally, I find this lack of such titles is most likely due to two points: The first being that its a risk, and risks may or may not sell as well as standard fare.
And then there's the risk of making a game that the media will make a field day over, because of its resemblance to its serious, mature brethren.
What are your thoughts? Do you feel its fesiable? Do you know of any quality, family-friendly FPS titles that have simply passed under my radar?
Edit: By "Quality" I mean a genuinely good game that is a great FPS and just happens to be child-friendly, not just asking for an image of the box art of some mediocre, long-forgotten entry into the FPS genre.
But kids play them anyway.
And while I know kids don't start going around killing just because they saw it in a game, I still am not exactly interested in my hypothetical future child reenacting WWII at the ripe age of, say, nine. The genre is absolutely huge in the total offerings of "Core" games in the Western market.
As gamers (And probably pixar lovers, too), we are well familiarized with the fact that things child-friendly do not have to be devoid of quality or depth. I don't see some sort of well-made, stylish FPS out there that has a timeless, family friendly quality doing badly. And all in all, I'm not saying that it would be better to have something that could be marketed towards children for the sake of being child friendly, I'd just like to see someone do it well, because from happy games like Mario to the visually stunning Rez, there are tons of precedence of incredible games without violent overtones. And we've seen in multiple instances that when you go outside the standard subject matter of a genre,(And make a good game) new doors are opened for everyone. (Yes, even Lara and her cones did this for the previously mostly cartoony platformer genre)
I suppose it just weirds me out a bit that even when it comes to Nintendo, we wind up with shooting to kill things in a harsh, serious game universe when they are working in this genre.
Personally, I find this lack of such titles is most likely due to two points: The first being that its a risk, and risks may or may not sell as well as standard fare.
And then there's the risk of making a game that the media will make a field day over, because of its resemblance to its serious, mature brethren.
What are your thoughts? Do you feel its fesiable? Do you know of any quality, family-friendly FPS titles that have simply passed under my radar?
Edit: By "Quality" I mean a genuinely good game that is a great FPS and just happens to be child-friendly, not just asking for an image of the box art of some mediocre, long-forgotten entry into the FPS genre.
