GTA on 60 minutes

h4x.m4g3 · 03-21-2005, 07:12 PM

You have to remember CrazyBen, they're younger than you. The younger people are the more easily influenced they are. We all know that video games have an effect on younger kids (I'm not sure how old your brothers and you are) say age 5-13 or so. After that developmental period video games have a much much lesser effect on people. So even if you and your brother have been playing video games for the same time length, he's younger therefore they have influenced them more.

This is why games have ratings that say what age groups should play them. Because unless you are completely unstable to begin with once your 17, video games barely influence your thinking and therefore you can handle playing games like GTA without becoming a homocidal maniac.

On a side note, is anyone else getting tired of hearing experts complain that their is no game rating equivilent to PG-13? Makes me just want to find them and scream E=G, there is no PG equivilent, T(13+)=PG-13(obviously 13+) M=R/NC 17 in their faces.

03-21-2005, 07:12 PM	#30
h4x.m4g3 Lakitu Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,152	You have to remember CrazyBen, they're younger than you. The younger people are the more easily influenced they are. We all know that video games have an effect on younger kids (I'm not sure how old your brothers and you are) say age 5-13 or so. After that developmental period video games have a much much lesser effect on people. So even if you and your brother have been playing video games for the same time length, he's younger therefore they have influenced them more. This is why games have ratings that say what age groups should play them. Because unless you are completely unstable to begin with once your 17, video games barely influence your thinking and therefore you can handle playing games like GTA without becoming a homocidal maniac. On a side note, is anyone else getting tired of hearing experts complain that their is no game rating equivilent to PG-13? Makes me just want to find them and scream E=G, there is no PG equivilent, T(13+)=PG-13(obviously 13+) M=R/NC 17 in their faces.