NationStates Jolt Archive

....Sucks! The ESRB, for those of you living under the figurative gaming rock for the past fourteen years, is the "rater" of video games. Now, as for me, I believe that the ESRB has made HUGE rating mistakes in it's time, and needs some help. A good example would be Halo, and Destroy all humans, overrated and underrated respectively. One, you shoot at aliens and a little bit of purple food coloring comes out. The other, you use an anal probe on someone, and watch as they run around until they finally fall and their heads pop off. The ESRB gave the former a "M" rating, and the latter a "T".

Now, how many gamers out there agree with me that the ESRB makes huge mistakes on a regular basis?

how many people actually pay attention the ESRB rating?

*plays games CM isn't allowed to know about*

Games have ratings on them?

how many people actually pay attention the ESRB rating?

*plays games CM isn't allowed to know about*
I can name twelve people, the cashier at Wal-Mart being one :D.

I find that the same people who want warnings and ratings on games tend to be the same ones who ignore the existing ones, buy their snivelling little brat the flavour of the month then bitch about how the game isn't properly rated. :soap:

I hate the ESRB for that. That and the ratings are so damn arbitrary!

Sucks to be underage.

Sucks to be underage.

:( Thanks for reminding me. *Cries for the rerating of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion*

Ratings are only there for people to ignore.

"Mommy mommy I want Slaughter Spree 5!"

"Okay!"

Games have ratings on them?

I honestly had no idea myself....

Huh. I just looked at my copy of CoD 4 that just came in the mail today and it's rated "M", whatever that means.

I honestly had no idea myself....

Huh. I just looked at my copy of CoD 4 that just came in the mail today and it's rated "M", whatever that means.

I bet that means "maliciously kick-ass".

I honestly had no idea myself....

Huh. I just looked at my copy of CoD 4 that just came in the mail today and it's rated "M", whatever that means.

I found a 12+ on Warcraft 3(the closest game to hand) from some group called PEGI. I refuse to take advice from a group with a girl's name.

I can name twelve people, the cashier at Wal-Mart being one :D.

thats what mom and her purse are for :)

thats whats mom and her purse are for :)

Har, har.:rolleyes:

I honestly had no idea myself....

Huh. I just looked at my copy of CoD 4 that just came in the mail today and it's rated "M", whatever that means.

Ironically, it means 'M' for mature...

Now get onto XBox Live and tell me these people sound mature... :$

I bet that means "maliciously kick-ass".

Or perhaps "monstrously awesome"

I found a 12+ on Warcraft 3(the closest game to hand) from some group called PEGI. I refuse to take advice from a group with a girl's name.

Definitely a good idea. Madness that way lies.

I find that the same people who want warnings and ratings on games tend to be the same ones who ignore the existing ones, buy their snivelling little brat the flavour of the month then bitch about how the game isn't properly rated. :soap:

I hate the ESRB for that. That and the ratings are so damn arbitrary!

Not unlike the MPAA, I might add.

Ironically, it means 'M' for mature...

Now get onto XBox Live and tell me these people sound mature... :$

That's your problem. I have the PC version and my only intentions regarding multiplayer is to play at various LAN parties. Playing the PC version online is bad enough, but XBOX Live is the natural habitat of the drunken frat kid.

I wouldn't say ESRB makes mistakes on a regular basis, but they do, and some of them are pretty massive. It's really been games that have gotten "M" ratings that deserve "T" ratings that get on my nerves, being underage and my local EB cashier isn't stupid or lax about that kind of thing...

Or perhaps "monstrously awesome"

Maniacally satisfying.

Games have ratings on them?

yep, but it's more of a suggestion. after all, they can't enforce it.

remember the hew and cry over Rockstar games GTA sex mini-game?

how many parents bought that game for their kids without looking at the ESRB rating? :rolleyes:

Isn't purchasing online one way to circumvent those who would arbitrarily enforce arbitrary ratings?

Ratings you say....

Also I'm a cashier and I have a tip for the younger generation. If purchasing a game or DVD with a rating on it go to the younger cashiers. If I think someone looks 18 but know they are 17 I sneak it through for them anyway. I don't agree with a lot of the ratings.

Me and everyone I know don't give a fuck about ratings, we play what we want, when we want!

Me and everyone I know don't give a fuck about ratings, we play what we want, when we want!
I agree.

of course, I'm old enough to play the M and AO games! :D

Not unlike the MPAA, I might add.

Just different names (acronyms?) for the various incarnations of all things evil.

i live in finland and when everi go buy a game i go to this gamestore called Megaswap where they don't care about ratinngs though when i want to try say 18+ game they don't allow me to.