Killer 7 should be rated AO says Florida attorney

[Orion]

The biggest difference between M and AO is not the age, but the fact that most retailers don't carry AO games, for obvious reasosn. This, if a game is rated AO, it pretty much destroys it's sales/

[Archibaldo]

The game ratings system is horse shit. A friend of mine has a game called "Boktai 2" or something that's rated T. Where it says why it's rated T, it says because of fantasy violence and blood. But there is absolutely no blood in the game at all.

Most games nowadays are atleast T. The only games I know of that are rated E are some sports games, and games like Wario Ware. They could put higher ratings on games, but in most places that won't make a difference. The only stores that actually care about selling games to the respective age of kids are stores in big citys. In small towns that have stores like that, the staff couldn't care less. For example, when I went to Montreal to buy a game, I told the clerk what I wanted and he said to come to cash and pay for it when I'm ready, and he walked off to the cash with the game I wanted. But just the other day, I went to my local Wal_Mart and told the guy what game I wanted he just opened the glass let take what game I wanted and walked off and let me hold the game and browse around a bit longer. I could have taken a game that's rated 17+ and he wouldn't have cared.


Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play my T rated Harry Potter game.

[Master Ghaleon]

They should make the Adult rating a 21+ instead of 18+ or 17+(whatever it is)

Then make sure that all games that have the Adult rating can only be brought by an adult with an ID(Drivers License) for proof of age.

[Blonde799]

I heard that a video showing most, if not all, of the game's content is presented, and the ESRB rates the respective games based on that footage(could be why some ratings are odd). It's really the parent's faut for their kids getting access to such content. I believe a good solution would be an updated rating system, which would consist of ratings for under 10, 10-16, 16-18 and 18+ with at least 3 words depicting why the game was given the specific rating.

For any game rated 16 or higher, a certified adult's forced presence and/or signature on the back of the game would be required. That way, if they claim to "not know what the game was like" and sue or do some other stupid thing, the signer of that game can then be owned.

[Dechipher]

Okay, seriously. AO = 21? Why the fuck would you want to do that? Do you think that I, as a 17 year old male have not seen vast libraries of pornography online? Do you think that as a 20 year old I will not be able to handle seeing large amounts of violence and nudity? Please. I can handle that now. I don't need someone to tell me that I can't buy a freaking VIDEO GAME until I'm 21. That's horseshit.

[King Link]

They should make the Adult rating a 21+ instead of 18+ or 17+(whatever it is)

Then make sure that all games that have the Adult rating can only be brought by an adult with an ID(Drivers License) for proof of age.

Although that might help in some circumstances, the age of majority is often 18 in other places.

[Darth Marsden]

Like here, in the UK. My sister couldn't wait to start driving lessons when she turned 18 (she passed earlier this week and we've hardly seen the car since).

Let's scrap the current system and use this one instead:

E : Everyone. Your 2 week old baby could play this.
C : Children. Because they'll forgive the blandness of our quick movie cash-ins.
T : Teens. Action packed goodness, but within reason, eh?
A : Adults. Guns, Violence, Woohoo!
X : XXX. Nudge nudge, say no more.

Whether you can buy an Adult game depends on where you live, but I'd recommend 16/18. Preferably 16, because then 18 could be for XXX games.