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Epic563
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Let's look at a game like Halo Reach. A little bit of blood and gore, destruction, mild language, not really that bad right? Rated M.

Now let's look at BF3. Extreme swearing, blood and gore, and scary situations. I have to admit neither of these games are that bad, but isn't it weird that they are both Rated M. Sure they have violence, but Halo Reach isn't really that bad at all. Besides some violence, it's pretty standard.

Does anyne else think a game like Halo Reach should be rated like, I don't know, 14/15+. ESRB ratings needs to really update the system, because there are some exceptions that should be made. BF3 is a game that should be Rated M. (However, I'm only 13 and half and these games really don't bother me whatsoever. But, what's your opinion about these ratings?)

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ohmslaw
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yes I do think that there should be something between M and T

Kasic
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A little bit of blood and gore,


Because when you shoot a grunt the area behind it totally isn't now covered in blue guts.

Or when you run something over in a tank blood totally doesn't spray everywhere.

destruction


Yeah, just a little. Only a few cities, some moon-diameter rings, entire species and what not.

mild language


Yeah I know right?! The marines only cuss every few words, most high schoolers and even middle schoolers cuss more!

not really that bad right?


Totally dude.

Rated M.


Yeah, because mass slaughtering of things with just a "little" gore, a "little" destruction, a "little" cussing isn't worthy of a "Mature" rating.

But, what's your opinion about these ratings?)


That they tell you what's in the game and give a recommended age by which one can play it w/o parental consent for valid reasons.

This thread already covers this sorta.

yes I do think that there should be something between M and T


I really don't see the point.
Epic563
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I see what you're trying to say, but do you really think a teenager minds seeing little blue guts? There is violence in life, and sadly kids have to see some to know what it's like. Yeah, I suppose the Halo Series has nothing to do with real life violence, but it's nothing too terrible.

ChillzMaster
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I see what you're trying to say, but do you really think a teenager minds seeing little blue guts? There is violence in life, and sadly kids have to see some to know what it's like. Yeah, I suppose the Halo Series has nothing to do with real life violence, but it's nothing too terrible.


Regardless, every Halo game focuses on

http://www.imageurlhost.com/images/jn1u3zsor8bdccg4g4u.jpg

in a game environment that, while fictional in nature, is still grounded in the laws of realism and physics and whatnot that the real world is based on, making the murdering of centuries of realistically-rendered aliens much more personal and close to home. This general grounding in reality is what separates Halo violence from Ratchet and Clank violence.

The ESRB is fine, and as I've said in the above linked thread, the ESRB creates general regions of maturity where certain games lie. It's up to the parents and general consumer populace to do research on the game's specific content and make the educated executive decision on whether to buy or not to buy.

-Chillz
partydevil
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I see what you're trying to say, but do you really think a teenager minds seeing little blue guts? There is violence in life, and sadly kids have to see some to know what it's like. Yeah, I suppose the Halo Series has nothing to do with real life violence, but it's nothing too terrible.


if the parrents alowe theirs kids to play rated M games when they are not even 14 is their responsability. they probably knows best if the kid can handle it yes or no. as a kid i was allowed to watch action movies. (back in the day action was like horror now) but only after my dad had seem them and thought their was nothing wrong whit it. sure some blood, dead people and bad words but nothing to bad. only a few movies i wasn't allowed to see because it was to much detailed he said.

so the ratings are there to show what is in the movie. the parrents then should say if the kid is allowed yes or no to watch the movie /play the game.
it's a guide, not a law.
Kasic
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I see what you're trying to say, but do you really think a teenager minds seeing little blue guts?


Not really relevant if they mind it or not.

There is violence in life, and sadly kids have to see some to know what it's like.


Because Cod TOTALLY represents real life violence. Or Mortal Kombat.
jt25rox
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there should be a in between rank between teen and mature
Call of Duty MW3 has lettle blood and gore compare to it predecers so its should be like 15+

it should be
children
everyone
E10+
Teen
Adult
Mature

Kasic
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Kasic
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Adult
Mature


Adult already is Mature...

children
everyone
[quote]

Again, these are the same thing.
partydevil
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why not just.

0+ (everyone)
5+ (young kids)
10+ (young kids who already have more understanding of the world they live in)
15+ (teen)
18/21+ (adults)

KentyBK
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KentyBK
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Adult
Mature


Ever seen this?

http://www.esrb.org/images/ao-symbol.gif

There already exists a rating between Teen and Adult. It's the Mature rating.
RDF4
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no

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