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I got Super Smash Bros. Melee in Kindergarten and TF2 in 8th grade.
I am neither a mustachioed man punching people nor a hat-obsessed mercenary for two 150 year old men fighting over piles of gravel in the Western United States.
I don't really think video games have any effect on kids, but I do agree it's annoying for them to only be playing these violent games and never shut up about them.
If I had a younger kid (15 and under), I'd let him/her play COD. COD is a very tame shooter. Would I let him play online? NOPE. COD's campaign is okay but the online community is HORRIBLE (I'd know, I was playing online just a few hours ago). The community would influence him more than the game itself. Parents have to monitor kids and I would, knowing how awful some communities are.
I don't think violent games teach kids it's okay to kill either. I was around 5 when GoldenEye 007 came out and I never thought it was okay to shoot someone. I grew up playing GTA (my older brother's game), I've never had the urge to run someone over or beat them up with a bat. I actually shy away from confrontation. That being said, I don't think I'd let my young kid play GTA. GTA is senseless violence against random people (because who really played for the story in GTA). COD is more realistic military action that you can find on TV in any military movie. Am I worried he'll become a killer due to the senseless violence in GTA? No. I just think it's incredibly stupid.
I'm not worried about the in-game language/dialogue either, you can hear all that stuff in most movies anyway. Besides, my kids would learn more from me than they would any game. (If you're talking about all those raging players screaming profanities into their mics, I already said he wouldn't be playing online. When I'm on, I mute those players so fast. Waaay too annoying/distracting.)
Games don't kill imaginations either. When Pokemon came out, we had toy Pokeballs and ran around pretending to catch things. If I was a kid now, I'd probably pretend I was the Dovahkiin and go around trying to "shout" at everyone. I mean, I'm 20+, and I still think about how awesome it'd be if Pokemon were real, or if I could legit shout my husband through a wall. Games inspired me more than any Barbie doll did.
Well i play
Gta cod battlefield, cod the community.i love it.idk why i just do. Battlefield.yes i love it.gta , i just like to ride cars and live life buy some guns for denfensive purpose and gta online i dont live life,i kill people do i do that irl? Not even a thought, i ride bikes i have 10 car in gta with just 1 Car and 1 bike. A convertible and bmx.my parents dont care. They WATCH play.its called trust. Im a 10 year old and do all that.AND i play the saxaphone.just wanted to say all this.TRUST YOUR KID(s) if you think they can handle.if they want to and you say no,try to make them get athletic,then in 1 or 2 years let them try video games and they prob wont be addicted to video games and prob will like athletic stuff more,then you'll be fine,idk if this works,again im just 10. That's all
I really never understood why my mom wouldn't let me play games like CoD as a kid. I was so mad. I would say things like "I'm mature enough." Well I wasn't. I thank my mom everyday for disallowing me to play those games. I also would have missed out on games like AC.
As a 15- kid/teenager, I personally don't like COD. I watched my 8 year old friend play it.. (I'm not friends with him anymore because he used actions from the game against me.. I'll explain). He swore like a trooper when I killed him and whenever he was online he'd swear at the other people in the chat. He never used to swear but now does as the people "In the video game" did it. He also used many actions to get me and another girl out of the room while he sat on the couch and played CoD. I actually don't mind CoD, but when his parents asked him 'Why?' he only responded with 'It was in the video game.'. He was actually grounded.
I don't think many other people handle the game well. And yeah, I actually am under 15. (Why do you people think I'm older?).
Sorry, it's just my opinion.. ^-^ I know there isn't much point in posting- I just thought it might help..even just a slight bit..
I played CoD as a 13 year old. Except for being way to intrested in Psychology, Human Behavior, Physics and Math, I think I'm pretty close to the standard teenager(ok not really).
