If your 11 year old son asked to buy Gears Of Gar would you let him?

I would let my kid play a violent game like Gears or Resident Evil on one condition. He has to write a 2 page essay on its artisitic merit its appeal to him and why he wants to play it. If he can give me a paper that meets the criteria I shall allow him to buy it. Once he turns 14 I don't care anymore.

Depends

I will video record him playing XBL and if he acts immature, then that disk will mysteriously burn in my fireplace :twisted:

No, I'd say 11 is too young for Gears. 

No. My children wouldn't be allowed to play any M rated game until they were 16. And if they played before then at a friends house, or on their own I'd bump it up to 18 because they didn't respect the rules of the house.

Children need discipline.

Gears of... Gar?Jakendo

Apparently it's a fish. So it's a robotic fish. That doesn't sound so bad. :)

yep. a little violence at a young age is good i guess. my little bro is 4 years old, and i play RE4 in front of him.leon2365

I played RE2 myself when I was 4 and I turned out good:lol: ... Well ... alright enough.

No. My children wouldn't be allowed to play any M rated game until they were 16. And if they played before then at a friends house, or on their own I'd bump it up to 18 because they didn't respect the rules of the house.

Children need discipline.

EMOEVOLUTION

Sixteen seems a little harsh.  And, you do know they can buy M rated games at seventeen, right?  It isn't all that hard to hide a DVD case.  

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No. My children wouldn't be allowed to play any M rated game until they were 16. And if they played before then at a friends house, or on their own I'd bump it up to 18 because they didn't respect the rules of the house.

Children need discipline.

Dark_Knight6

Sixteen seems a little harsh.  

Not quite harsh enough. 17 or 18 for me.

No.

I'd be the cool parent that plays Gears of War with him in real life. 8) Use shoot and cover to kill those pesky neighbors.

Depends

I will video record him playing XBL and if he acts immature, then that disk will mysteriously burn in my fireplace :twisted:

JIT93

I think that this is the best strategy

Not quite harsh enough. 17 or 18 for me.

Theokhoth

If they can't tell the difference between entertainment and reality by sixteen, then they've got some other problems to deal with.  

Of course. I'd let my five year old have it if they like it and think they can play it. It's just a game, not allowing your child this is the lazy way out in parenting IMO.

Why deny them that right, when they're human too? 

I probably wouldn't give a kid Gears of War until he was 13. If he was 11 I'd give him something intellectually stimulating like Civilization :D

Of course. I'd let my five year old have it if they like it and think they can play it. It's just a game, not allowing your child this is the lazy way out in parenting IMO.

 

Why deny them that right, when they're human too? 

USSJAndrew

When did playing videogames become a right?:|

I wont let him play M rated games till he is married.

I will also make sure he doesnt have sex till he is 17.

Wait... I think I mixed those two up. 

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No. My children wouldn't be allowed to play any M rated game until they were 16. And if they played before then at a friends house, or on their own I'd bump it up to 18 because they didn't respect the rules of the house.

Children need discipline.

Theokhoth

Sixteen seems a little harsh.

Not quite harsh enough. 17 or 18 for me.

You never played M rated titles when you were younger?peppersfan2

Nope. And I didn't want to, either.

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Not quite harsh enough. 17 or 18 for me.

Dark_Knight6

If they can't tell the difference between entertainment and reality by sixteen, then they've got some other problems to deal with.  

"Oh please turn of that metal before daddy comes and catches me. I don't want to get spanked"

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Of course. I'd let my five year old have it if they like it and think they can play it. It's just a game, not allowing your child this is the lazy way out in parenting IMO.

 

Why deny them that right, when they're human too?

Theokhoth

When did playing videogames become a right?:|

The day when one is born into this free market society known as America... :| 

I'd buy Gears, then I'd also buy some kiddy game and switch the discs. So when he goes to open Gears he'd be like :cry:I_pWnzz_YoU

Nasty :lol:

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Of course. I'd let my five year old have it if they like it and think they can play it. It's just a game, not allowing your child this is the lazy way out in parenting IMO.

Why deny them that right, when they're human too?

Theokhoth

When did playing videogames become a right?:|

Well every human is born with the right to do whatever he wants with his body including what media he chosees to ingest but we as parents must act as the necessary evil and moderate what our kids see.

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Of course. I'd let my five year old have it if they like it and think they can play it. It's just a game, not allowing your child this is the lazy way out in parenting IMO.

 

Why deny them that right, when they're human too?

USSJAndrew

When did playing videogames become a right?:|

The day when one is born into this free market society known as America... :| 

That means you're free to buy videogames. . . and that's if you meet the age requirements, like with alcohol. And it still doesn't make buying/playing games a right by any stretch of the imagination.:|

If it's Gears of War, no. It's too violent.

If it's Gears of Gar,yes. whats so bad about a robotic fish?

That means you're free to buy videogames. . . and that's if you meet the age requirements, like with alcohol. And it still doesn't make buying/playing games a right by any stretch of the imagination.:|

Theokhoth

Pft, kids aren't even equal citizens, what rights do they have in the first place? :P

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When did playing videogames become a right?:|

Theokhoth

The day when one is born into this free market society known as America... :|

That means you're free to buy videogames. . . and that's if you meet the age requirements, like with alcohol. And it still doesn't make buying/playing games a right by any stretch of the imagination.:|

You just contradicted yourself terribly...

Freedom = A right.

[QUOTE="USSJAndrew"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

 

When did playing videogames become a right?:|

Theokhoth

The day when one is born into this free market society known as America... :| 

That means you're free to buy videogames. . . and that's if you meet the age requirements, like with alcohol. And it still doesn't make buying/playing games a right by any stretch of the imagination.:|

The ESRB rating system is a guideline, not a final word of the law. In fact, the ESRB was created in order to avoid regulation of video game sales by the federal government, so you couldn't possibly compare that to the purchasing and consumption of alcohol.

As long as he didn't play it online with that... "comunity" (if you can call it that).

I was never affected by games, so I would assume my decendants would have similar mental normality and responsibility.

I am more likely to say why are you playing that macho ****? When there are some real games you can play right here. 

 

You just contradicted yourself terribly...

Freedom = A right.

 

USSJAndrew

No, it isn't.:roll: By your logic, we should have the right to buy anything we want. We don't. You're confusing rights with privileges.