Battlefield 4/COD suitable for children?
My 13 year old son has been begging me to let him play these games. Knowing nothing about egg boxes and train station threes I thought I'd ask you good peeps. Now just what is it that makes these games 18 certificates? On the face of it they appear to be shooters in the Ikari Warriors mould. So is it excessive violence? Blood and gore? Swearing? What?
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Someone should do a site that tells exactly what's in a film or game. There's a film-only database for overtly religious people, which re-classifies the films based on how many times 'The Lord's' name is taken in vain. Something like this for more general interest would be invaluable, especially for modern gaming.
I'll be interested to know the answer to this one.
you can switch off the blood and gore iirc
check out youtube for some gameplay vids, should give you a clear idea of what to expect.
theres a parental guide on imdb. does games too
handy to see if there are gonna be any boobs in a late night film. :D
In the instance of MW/COD it'd be more like...
Yep this happened in the last game!
Yup so did this!
Oh look at that some racism towards the middle east, but it happened in the last game so you should be used to it by now.
Oh and guess what we thought this would be innovative....but no we already did that about 56 times as well...
IMDB says this of Battlefield 4
Sex & Nudity
EditHistory 0/10 No sex or nudity
Violence & Gore
EditHistory 6/10 Blood is shown when you shoot enemy players. Grenades can be used, however when enemies are blown up only a little blood is shown.
Profanity
EditHistory 6/10 Words such as damn and ass are sometimes used but never frequently.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking
EditHistory Soldiers are shown smoking citrates
Frightening/Intense Scenes
EditHistory 4/10 Buildings collapse and are blown up. Leaving destruction all over the map you are currently playing in.
So if that's correct, then a 7+ rating seems appropriate. But it's an 18?
I certainly wouldn't buy it based on the rating, but if they were honest then I'd be most pleased.
It was like a live action version of Come to Daddy, minus giant screaming TV monster :lol:
i guess its not very graphic but the whole game is about war and killing which prolly why it gets a higher rating.
best checking out youtube footage if your really worried.
killing and war is certainly fine by me. My seven year old self loves that sort of thing.
How long ago did that incident happen?
For that matter, where did it occur?
It does seem the 18 certificate is a bit OTT. I'd definitely prefer my son to be playing war games then watching EastEnders or something like that.
yeah they arent as bad as the 'mail' make them out. :D
Personally I don't think kids should be playing them, but it's a decision for each parent to take personally.
Haha! You should write a book about your life in Newcastle, i bet it would be a brilliant read! I would buy it!:grin:
In World At War for instance, they show a couple of executions of real soldiers and civilians from WWII in the intro movie...
Boozey's never been to Newcastle in his life. He lives in Windsor, and his real name is Lord Earl Tarquin Rupert Falcon Smythe Caruthers Smythe the fourth, Duke of England.
but is there a real problem with kids actually seeing / learning about real death or what happens in war? whether its a game, a book or a tv documentary
its like meat, most people dont want to see or know where meat comes from or watch the animal being killed etc but happy to consume its flesh when it looks nice
True, but kids don't have to see a real execution to learn about history.
Yeah, but I just think it's maybe slightly out of place in a game like Call Of Duty. I wouldn't have a problem if they explored it in a bit more detail and it added something to the game, but it's just a throwaway montage at the start...
And it's not that I'm not willing to accept footage like that in games, it's just I thought it was worth mentioning in case people thinking of buying it for kids didn't know it was in there, so they can make the choice of whether to buy it or not. Not everyone wants their kids to see such stuff until they're 18! But if they do it's up to them...I can't preach about age restrictions, I watched American Werewolf in London when I was 7! :D
I agree, but it depends on the child I guess. Not every kid handles seeing something traumatic the same way.
i was a bit older, maybe 12 or 13 at the local youth club lol
also zombie flesh eaters, evil dead, exorcist, the bogeyman, omen, entity
mi dad wouldnt let me go to watch texas chainsaw massacre tho :(
Either late 2005 or 2006, not sure which, and it was the multi story car park near Marks & Spencer in Newcastle, they chased the guy through the entrance in Eldon Square located near the Green Market, and I think where the food court used to be (Not sure if it's still there now? Or even if it was still there then? I think Monument Mall put it out of biz as their food court is 2 or 3 stories of food places above the 2 levels of shops?).
Anyway if it was you, you walked right past me and (at the time the future) missus Boozy. I remember she said "Should we help him out?" as the guy wandered off across the car park and I'm sure one of the kids tried to grab his guitar. I think we stood and watched for a little while. Then I said to the wife "Let's be real they're little kids, they try anything for real like pulling a blade, and he swings that case he'll kill them all in one swoop. I think he'll be fine".
If it was you and they beat you up and nicked your guitar I'm sorry :D
Took me a while to get that Guitar out of my rectum. Haha.
Which part of Newcastle are you from?
(I used to live in Consett, in County Durham.)
:lol: you heard his dulcet tones on video a year or 2 ago ? bloody good impression :)
as for ratings.. we are a bit hypocritical I guess, anyone over 16 when they saw nightmare on elm street etc? I guess things are more shocking now though.
as for headset cussing.. a mate at school and a neighbour used to cuss each other over CB many moons ago.. v funny , I found out by accident.
parents like a quiet life , so they buy little kevin the latest blood gore fest... i mean some numpty bought a photo for his 4 year old a xbox one recently.. "right"