03-28-2005, 08:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-28-2005, 08:03 PM by SetBuilder.)
Occhidiangela,Mar 28 2005, 11:41 AM Wrote:http://www.mediafamily.org/mediawise/psa.shtml
OK, sensationalism is one of those things. It just is. I note with a grin that Halo 2 and GTA/SA are lumped together as "top 5 evil" influences on a child. I am far more likely to get HALO 2 than GTA/SA (I own neither as, among other reasons, Mrs Occhi has enough discomfort with WoW as it is.) Gangsta is not a theme I prefer to have in my home. Dwarfs who hit orcs with hammers? Yes. Punks who kill cops and slap hos around? No.
Occhi
[right][snapback]72155[/snapback][/right]
Honestly, any game is fair game, by my book. The games aren't the greatest influence in a kids life, their upbringing is. If you teach them to think, then they realize when somebody tells them to jump off a bridge, they shouldn't do it. Same with running around shooting people or any of the other displays of violence you may see in these games.
Of course, I wouldn't be the person to purchase GTA. Doom 3 blows IMHO, and Resident Evil isn't my style of game. Halflife 2 and Halo 2? Fair game. If you can figure out where the exe is hidden (start menu) and figure out how to open it, you're probably smart enough to play it without thinking it's real life.
Furthermore, there are only two computers in my LAN capable of running any of these games worth anything, and only my two accounts (user and administrator) have installation capabilities. So I suppose I wouldn't allow them, as I'd be too lazy to install them?