TOP TEN TOPIC: PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES

You can live your life without M-rated games! The only Mature game I've ever played is Oldblivion, and look how well I've turned out.

That said, you like Jak II. What the Hell, I didn't know it was possible to enjoy that game any more than ripping your body parts off and eating them.

My mum was pretty strict on ratings. I remember coming home with FF7 - it had a G rating sticker for some reason. She wasn't impressed. ^.^ Funnily enough, it's now one of her faves. yes, she plays RPGs and simulators (digimon/harvest moon/pokemon).

I forgot X-2. Go girl-power!

author=Spazzgamer27 link=topic=659.msg8972#msg8972 date=1202867974
Note that my parents are VERY strict about game ratings, so there are a lot of good games that are rated M that I can't play. Still, R&C ROCKS

Hahah

Seriously though, how old are you? It's too bad that you're missing out because the current generation M-rated games are some of the best games ever made. Particularly on XBox360, big-budget AAA games aren't afraid to be rated M anymore because more gamers are adults or have irresponsible parents.

1)Final Fantasy X.
2).Hack//QUARENTINE
3).Hack//G.U Vol.1
4)Grandia 3
5)Megaman X Collection.
6)Tales Of The Abyss.
7)Jak and Daxter.
8)Kingdom Hearts.
9)Romancing SaGa.
10)Kingdom Hearts 2.

author=Spazzgamer27 link=topic=659.msg9239#msg9239 date=1203277366
One thing that doesbother me to hell, though, is that WAY too many people who are in my classes at school refuse to believe that games not rated M (or at least are a very violent Teen game) can actually be good.

This is something insecure teenagers do to look tough. It's the same reason that a lot of 13 and 14 year-olds suddenly start swearing constantly. But yeah it's really sad. Someday when you are all in your 20s you'll be like REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A TOUGH GUY???? and they'll be like "yeah I was pretty stupid".

author=Spazzgamer27 link=topic=659.msg9239#msg9239 date=1203277366
Ah well, I'm ok with it overall. And yeah, unfortunately, too many parents don't even pay the slightest bit attention to what their kids play. It's sad, but the truth. Oh, and I can't play first-person shooters either. I've tried and tried and tried to convince them to let me play stuff like Metroid Prime, 007, and Call of Duty/Medal of Honor, but nooooooooo, they have to be all overprotective.....

I think the real problem is that your parents are only barely paying attention to what you play. They are making judgments based on a ratings system and and not on individual content inside of each game. I think they have heard scary stories about school shootings and buy into the media's claims that shooters and M-rated games turn you into a violent killer. I guess, though, that it's a lot better than the crazy right-wing parents that refuse to buy a television or think videogames and Rock music are the devil's tools.

But I can't say that I know much of anything about parenting and maybe your parents are making the right decision! You are not allowed to watch R-rated movies, either, so at least it's consistent. It's hard for me to imagine a 13 year old who has been properly parented because at that time in my life I was literally not parented at all. However I think you should provide them with a convincing argument that not all M-rated or first-person games are actually inappropriate or outrageously violent if you'd like to play expand your video game horizons. For example there is scientific proof that playing touch football has much stronger and long-reaching effects on your level of overall aggression than even the most violent video game (it's because athletics make your testicles get all worried that someone else has bigger testicles so you start to produce more testosterone). The Halo series for example has so little blood in it that you'd have to look veeeeery carefully to spot it. I had always thought it was rated Teen. Isn't it?

Also Grand Theft Auto is not an offensive game at all. It (smartly) makes gang culture look so ridiculously stupid that after playing it you can't help but believe every gangster in America is completely retarded. It's a really effective parody and I guess yeah you command your avatar to do horrible things to people for no reason, but I think the whole point is that gang culture is about the lamest thing ever and the fact that gangsters *do* horrible things for no reason disgusts the creators of GTA as much as it disgusts the rest of us. They *are* only virtual people after all.

author=demondestiny link=topic=659.msg9350#msg9350 date=1203391575
My parents never really cared about what the ratings of games/movies i played and watched. I remember when i was in year 8 and the teacher showed us an MA rated film.
The funny thing was she did get fired which was fair enough.

That is.. haha just a crack up really :D, what was the movie anyways? ???

author=Liberty link=topic=659.msg8987#msg8987 date=1202906897
My mum was pretty strict on ratings. I remember coming home with FF7 - it had a G rating sticker for some reason. She wasn't impressed. ^.^ Funnily enough, it's now one of her faves.

Lib, your mum is fucken awesome just for the sole reason of having played Final Fantasy VII.

Holy cheese demondestiny thats weird.

Copy paste!

1. Final Fantasy X - This is a heavy contender for my top five favorite FF games.

2. Metal Gear Solid 3 - The absolute best in the series, even above the PS1 title.

3. Kingdom Hearts - There's no way you can ever say no to a Mickey Mouse/Final Fantasy crossover.

4. Shin Megami Tensai: Nocturne - My first time ever playing an SMT game and it is still my favorite.

5. Silent Hill 3 - If you beat the game, you get a costume that turns you into a magical girl, complete with a transformation sequence and superpowers. That is all.

6. dotHACK//Infection - When I first played this game, I thought it was a simulation of what online games were and I got the notion in my head online games must be fun. So far, Final Fantasy XIV is the only one that hasn't disappointed me.

7. Rogue Galaxy - I played this game for 20+ hours and reached a point I thought was the end. Then I found out I had only made it to the middle.

8. Dark Cloud - Sim City: High Fantasy RPG! I love it!

9. Star Ocean: Til the End of Time - This game really fell on its face when it turned out you were a video game character the whole time. Talk about a misfire. But the characters and the story branching was just so much fun!

10. Shadow of the Colossus - This game is just really pretty.

Why is this being resurrected?
Not that it's not a great console I still play on from time to time.