Quote Originally Posted by Prussian Iron View Post
well, this would make sense if it was a game from 1995 with 2-D graphics. however, now it is realistic, and even on crappy TV's it is still too close to real life to be so disconnected with it. .
They are still made of triangles. They don't actually exist, and it is nothing like real life.

Quote Originally Posted by Prussian Iron View Post
and lets be realistic here: the majority of gamers, even if the game is rated M (more than half my games are, and I possess no games under T besides Kirby and some Wii games) are between the ages of 10-18..
That's false. The majority are between the ages of 18 and 30.

Quote Originally Posted by Prussian Iron View Post
hell, i played M rated games at age 8. any non-uber-conservative parent doesnt care about rating. I played God of War 1 and 2 at release! I was 10 when I played God of War 1. despite the sex and nudity and gore.

ratings dont matter.
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So the ratings don't matter, except when they do.

Right.

Quote Originally Posted by Prussian Iron View Post
im not saying at all that this will screw people up, but im saying that im not sure if i would let a 12 year old play this select mission.
That's fine. But if you were comfortable with playing other M games, where you shot terruriztz rather than civilians, then it is hypocritical to be uncomfortable with shooting "civilians".