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Hadoken · Apr 10th, 2002, 08:55 AM

Here is a quick comic you guys should see.

Sure, a game can always be addicting. but does being addicted to a game mean that your gonna go out and do something stupid? I dont think so!
This is one of the reasons I hate that damned parents board.
They go around saying things like "durr, this game is too violent.", "this game has too much blood", "this game made my kid do something stupid."
which is not the games fault, but the parents fault. they let TV and games raise their children instead of doing it themselves. and when something goes wrong, they jump up and blame games on it. its not just the parents either, its also the people who wouldnt think twice about playing a game unless it insulted them in some kind of way.
games being addicting and games being too violent are two different things. if the game is too violent, then parents shouldnt let their kids play it.
I believe age doesnt measure maturity. I have a newphew who`s pretty young, but he still plays games with ratings he shouldnt be playing. but he can do it because he is mature enough so his parents know he wont play it and then do something stupid.
I just dont like the parents board saying things about games and then having the developers tone them down, change them, or up to the point of not having them released at all.
they can whine all they want, just dont have that crap affect the way my games are made.

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Apr 10th, 2002, 08:55 AM	#12
Hadoken Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Around Posts: 799	Here is a quick comic you guys should see. Sure, a game can always be addicting. but does being addicted to a game mean that your gonna go out and do something stupid? I dont think so! This is one of the reasons I hate that damned parents board. They go around saying things like "durr, this game is too violent.", "this game has too much blood", "this game made my kid do something stupid." which is not the games fault, but the parents fault. they let TV and games raise their children instead of doing it themselves. and when something goes wrong, they jump up and blame games on it. its not just the parents either, its also the people who wouldnt think twice about playing a game unless it insulted them in some kind of way. games being addicting and games being too violent are two different things. if the game is too violent, then parents shouldnt let their kids play it. I believe age doesnt measure maturity. I have a newphew who`s pretty young, but he still plays games with ratings he shouldnt be playing. but he can do it because he is mature enough so his parents know he wont play it and then do something stupid. I just dont like the parents board saying things about games and then having the developers tone them down, change them, or up to the point of not having them released at all. they can whine all they want, just dont have that crap affect the way my games are made.