Re: 1st GTA then the Sims and now....
All this is just another way for parents to place the blame. All I can say is the game itself does not need an AO rating. The parents who bring up these complaints are just looking to point the finger. And in 99% of the cases they're the ones that bought the damn game for their kids.
The fact of it being locked away, is a decent/good idea, but wont remedy the problem. They just need to be seperated into a seperate section with a header reading "Mature." Locking the game is not going to prevent the parents from buying the games. Whether or not a parent has the time to read OS boards, Gaming Mags, or the Technology section of the town newspaper is not an excuse to use. The fact is, they should be able to comprehend the summary of the game and the screenshots on the back of the box. Or be able to find a Sales Associate in the department to ask some pertinent questions about the game.
It just seems tht in todays society we have to play the blame game. Not of these games have 'casued' shootings or violent acts. If they had a problem with these games they should have stopped them from the onset of the first release, not after the numerous sequels have hit the floor running (exception: Killer 7). The imes and GTA are huge sellers in the gaming market and it seems that the gov and those 'concerned' parents want a piece. GTA and The sims havent evolved into cop killing, sex, drugs, flirting and the rest overnight. They were pretty much the same since the first and second sequels of the game hit. If people have this hard of a time recognizing the difference between fantasy and reality then we should all be locked away.
All this is just another way for parents to place the blame. All I can say is the game itself does not need an AO rating. The parents who bring up these complaints are just looking to point the finger. And in 99% of the cases they're the ones that bought the damn game for their kids.
The fact of it being locked away, is a decent/good idea, but wont remedy the problem. They just need to be seperated into a seperate section with a header reading "Mature." Locking the game is not going to prevent the parents from buying the games. Whether or not a parent has the time to read OS boards, Gaming Mags, or the Technology section of the town newspaper is not an excuse to use. The fact is, they should be able to comprehend the summary of the game and the screenshots on the back of the box. Or be able to find a Sales Associate in the department to ask some pertinent questions about the game.
It just seems tht in todays society we have to play the blame game. Not of these games have 'casued' shootings or violent acts. If they had a problem with these games they should have stopped them from the onset of the first release, not after the numerous sequels have hit the floor running (exception: Killer 7). The imes and GTA are huge sellers in the gaming market and it seems that the gov and those 'concerned' parents want a piece. GTA and The sims havent evolved into cop killing, sex, drugs, flirting and the rest overnight. They were pretty much the same since the first and second sequels of the game hit. If people have this hard of a time recognizing the difference between fantasy and reality then we should all be locked away.
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