Originally Posted by
moneshot
It's not the parent's fault, how are they supposed to know what a game is like?
There are ratings on the boxes you know. They may seem over the top for gamers, but that's even better for the parents who are buying them for their kids. I hope that parents look up
why the game is rated what it is before purchasing it. (It's the same with movies, some "R" movies are worse than others, so the parents have to look each one up.)
Games are a hobby that a surprising number of people enjoy, probably because they take you through epic adventures that sadly, will only ever be fantasy. I'm sorry, but you probably aren't going to be dragonborn, a vault hunter, a god, or an assassin. The only difference between this and movies is that in a video game, you are experiencing everything the character is, because you control him.
Since you're killing people, it sounds like it would influence us to go and do something stupid in the real world. Violent video games are definitely a factor in violence among teens, but not a large one. Personal problems which lead to anger and depression, along with already playing video games causes them to do these things. If they didn't play video games, would they do it? I think so.
Last edited by Laser; Feb 26, 2015 at 12:09 AM.