The Grown-Up Video Game 152
Phaethon360 writes "Now, more than ever, we're seeing many Mature ratings (M+, 17+, 18) being distributed by various national media regulators. But that isn't the only indicator for a game's intended audience. It doesn't take a thousand swear words, scantily clad women or gratuitous violence to differentiate a ten-year-old's game from a twenty-year-old's. The spectrum of human emotions encompasses a wider palette than just revenge, fear, and loss, but the games that shy away from these are frequently mistaken as being for a younger audience. From the article: 'The human experience is one that is made up of great hardship, pain, loss, death, and a multitude of experiences seemingly designed to destroy a person. However, that same experience is also filled with joy, love, laughter, family and friends. ... These so-called “grown-up” games need not be relegated to the category of niche gaming. In fact, at times we find that these video games are capable of reaching mass popularity among the gaming community. It is here that we find one of our generation’s outlets for the expression of conflict.'"
the game (Score:4, Funny)
you just lost it.
Hmm (Score:2, Funny)
It doesn't take a thousand swear words, scantily clad women or gratuitous violence to differentiate a ten-year-old's game from a twenty-year-old's.
No, but it helps.
Re:the game (Score:1, Funny)
If you know about The Game [wikipedia.org], you're playing, and that asshole above made me lose.
Re:10 year old vs 20 year old (Score:3, Funny)
Re:TFA (Score:3, Funny)
I'm sure with proper planning anyone can avoid being born in a war-torn or impoverished nation.
Well, it worked for me. In fact, I've authored a bestselling book called Who's your Daddy? A Pre-Conception Future-Life Planning Guide. I'm currently on a book tour of the nation's sperm banks...
Re:Time pressure and expected content (Score:3, Funny)
Don't say I don't have a life either, because I got drunk twice last weekend.
I fucking love western society.