Hi,
I know this is the wrong section.
We all know that games like call of duty are always 16 or 18 years or older.
So, I'm 14 and I went to a shop to buy GTA IV a few months ago. They said to me, you are not 18, so you cannot buy this! And I became very angry, because this was GTA IV for the ps3 and I just switched from PC-Gaming to PS3-Gaming and for the PS3 you cannot download games, so I thought, I'm gonna give my money to the game-industry instead of downloading games for the PC like I did before. But then you want to buy a game, and they say you cannot buy it! This makes me really angry!!!!! All the people that say, you must buy games, otherwise you steal something! But the good games are always 16 or 18 years or older, so what do I have to do? I prefer buying, but I can't!
haha.. wait until you're old enough to play them
| volvogangster wrote: |
Hi,
I know this is the wrong section.
We all know that games like call of duty are always 16 or 18 years or older.
So, I'm 14 and I went to a shop to buy GTA IV a few months ago. They said to me, you are not 18, so you cannot buy this! And I became very angry, because this was GTA IV for the ps3 and I just switched from PC-Gaming to PS3-Gaming and for the PS3 you cannot download games, so I thought, I'm gonna give my money to the game-industry instead of downloading games for the PC like I did before. But then you want to buy a game, and they say you cannot buy it! This makes me really angry!!!!! All the people that say, you must buy games, otherwise you steal something! But the good games are always 16 or 18 years or older, so what do I have to do? I prefer buying, but I can't! |
Get your parents to buy them for you, or pay an older kid.haha, ask your parents to buy it. if they wont buy it for you then what do you think would happen if they saw you playing it? they would take it away and there goes $60
buy it on the net ! 
Haha lol. I had a similar situation when I was 14.. I went to buy a rated r movie or something and couldn't buy it because I wasn't 17. Luckily, I grew facial hair at a young age so I went a week without shaving and went back to that same store and purchased it without a problem!
I'm not a huge fan of censorship but at least you only have a few years until you can purchase these on your own. You should just find a friend who's a few years older than you and have them buy it or hit up your parents, cousin, siblings, etc.
There's always ways around it. Or you can always go to another store where the people that work there don't care (I used to be that way until a co-worker of mine got busted in a sting operation for selling some spray paint to minors - now I card everyone rather they're 16 or 160).
| volvogangster wrote: |
| I know this is the wrong section. |
But you still posted it here ? On purpose ? Why ?
| volvogangster wrote: |
| So, I'm 14 and I went to a shop to buy GTA IV a few months ago. They said to me, you are not 18, so you cannot buy this! And I became very angry, because this was GTA IV for the ps3 |
Has it ever occurred to you that there is a reason why rating systems like ESRB exist in the first place ?
| volvogangster wrote: |
| But the good games are always 16 or 18 years or older |
No, there are many good games that were released only recently.
| volvogangster wrote: |
| so what do I have to do? |
How about waiting till you're old enough ?
I'm surprised everyone who has posted before has only suggested workarounds to the restriction faced by OP - instead of letting the OP know that a game like GTA might not be the best idea for him/her.This is just like ratings for movies. Who is to decide what content is suited for your child other than you? What is the big difference between killing aliens in that one alien farm game.... and killing humans in GTA, it's all just a game, these games don't endorse killing people.
| coreymanshack wrote: |
| This is just like ratings for movies. Who is to decide what content is suited for your child other than you? What is the big difference between killing aliens in that one alien farm game.... and killing humans in GTA, it's all just a game, these games don't endorse killing people. |
It not about 'killing aliens' its about adult content. Do you know what gta4 showcases?I played a lot of GTA when I was younger. The storyline was something like this..
you worked for X gang leader and did missions for him, and if you ran into X gang they would shoot you on site.
Get real, what 14 year old doesn't know what a gang is?
Sometimes you had to steal X car from a civilian on game to get where you are going. You could beat up hookers that walked the sidewalks and take their cash. You could workout to change your body tone, and get your car fixed up.
What 14 year old doesn't know what a hooker is? What 14 year old doesn't know about car thievery. They are playing a game, they aren't doing this for real... What 14 year old doesn't know all the curse words in the book? Do you think it influences them to be like the character in game?
If it did, wow, we would have a ton of criminals and cursing 14 year olds running around. They know right from wrong.
Just get an older friend/older looking friend or your parents to buy the game for you ? Or just go to another shop and se what they say I haven't had so much problems with that when I was younger even tho I ain't the biggest/oldest looking dude.
| coreymanshack wrote: |
Get real, what 14 year old doesn't know what a gang is?
What 14 year old doesn't know what a hooker is? What 14 year old doesn't know about car thievery. They are playing a game, they aren't doing this for real...
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I think that that is a very ignorant exclamation. By the way, I wasn't talking about blowing up people and cars, in GTA 4, you can have sex with hookers too... but I guess thats something that you'd love to show to your 13 year old, when you have one.
And ya one more thing, the mind of children is affected by these games for sure, you say that all 14 year olds know what a 'gang' and 'hooker' is, but they know it only because they played such games in the first place....
Another thing, maybe a child wouldn't become a 'character' of the game but he sure can be driven away by such games, you can place a bet on it... if there is a kid who had never played such games before, then, after playing them, he would change both his perspective and personality... reconsider your thoughts..... | speeDemon wrote: |
| coreymanshack wrote: | Get real, what 14 year old doesn't know what a gang is?
What 14 year old doesn't know what a hooker is? What 14 year old doesn't know about car thievery. They are playing a game, they aren't doing this for real...
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I think that that is a very ignorant exclamation. By the way, I wasn't talking about blowing up people and cars, in GTA 4, you can have sex with hookers too... but I guess thats something that you'd love to show to your 13 year old, when you have one.
And ya one more thing, the mind of children is affected by these games for sure, you say that all 14 year olds know what a 'gang' and 'hooker' is, but they know it only because they played such games in the first place....
Another thing, maybe a child wouldn't become a 'character' of the game but he sure can be driven away by such games, you can place a bet on it... if there is a kid who had never played such games before, then, after playing them, he would change both his perspective and personality... reconsider your thoughts..... |
No, they don't only know what a gang and a hooker is from video games, that's a very ignorant exclamation. The game doesn't show it when you have sex with the hooker, does your 14 year old not know what sex is? Lol. I'd like to see some of these studies that you are making accusations on. "..., he would change both his perspective and personality..." If you haven't had the sex talk with your son yet, now is the time. If you think he is more than innocent and doesn't know anything about the real world, you are sadly mistaken. | coreymanshack wrote: |
Get real, what 14 year old doesn't know what a gang is?
What 14 year old doesn't know what a hooker is? |
There also exist child soldiers in certain parts of the "real" world. What's your point ?
You can claim to know and decree what's OK for 14 year olds,
OR
you can take recommendations from a well researched rating system from a well established ratings board.
| coreymanshack wrote: |
| If you think he is more than innocent and doesn't know anything about the real world, you are sadly mistaken. |
If you think telling a child that circumventing a restriction or bending a rule is a O-K, you're sadly mistaken ... also. | xalophus wrote: |
| coreymanshack wrote: | Get real, what 14 year old doesn't know what a gang is?
What 14 year old doesn't know what a hooker is? |
There also exist child soldiers in certain parts of the "real" world. What's your point ?
You can claim to know and decree what's OK for 14 year olds,
OR
you can take recommendations from a well researched rating system from a well established ratings board.
| coreymanshack wrote: | | If you think he is more than innocent and doesn't know anything about the real world, you are sadly mistaken. |
If you think telling a child that circumventing a restriction or bending a rule is a O-K, you're sadly mistaken ... also. |
What the heck does child soldiers have to do with what a 14 year old knows?
Never said it was ok, he just asked how to do it 
I agree the ratings are there for a reason, but I think they shouldn't be so strict about it.
