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[Fantastapotamus]

I mean....I played GTA 3 when I was 13 y/o. I played Doom when I was like 10 (all without my parents knowing). And look where I am today!! *cough*
Anyway, it would be pretty hypocritical if I were like "Wow, awfull parents right here!"

Depends on the kid, the environement, the parents etc.

 

[BroBot]

Don't worry, when his parents take him to GameStop to purchase GTA V, he will be stopped.

http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1114147

 

[JJDubz]

My response:
"Why was your focus on the sex and clubs and not the role of murder in the gameplay?"
Either this kid is trying to hide that or doesn't think murder is as big of a problem as sex workers and strip clubs. Both of those would make me say no.

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I'd also tell him to cite his sources.

 

[Dunkley]

Honestly if he's mature enough to make such a Powerpoint I don't think there's a problem with him getting GTAV.

 

[Venom Fox]

Hope they did the right thing and bought it him. Video games are not responsible for violence.

 

[BigDug13]

Better than the "Can we have a pool dad! Can we have a pool dad! Can we have a pool dad!" Approach.

 

[MGrant]

I'd have gone with this approach:

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Shoddy power point work.

I would maybe give him GTA IV as a consolation prize.

 

[diablos991]

If my kid is mature enough to create a convincing power point, that kid is mature enough to know what a video game is and how it is separate from reality.

I would buy the game for my kid and monitor the playing for the first little bit and watch closely for behavioral changes.

If everything checks out then I have no problems letting that kid own/play games as they see fit.

 

[ppor]

I wouldn't have bought it because he made a piss poor presentation with meaningless graphs.

He has a career in video game journalism.

 

[krang]

Did the parents do the right thing?

They raised a smart-ass, so probably not.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Mature enough to present it intelligently? Most likely mature enough to play the game.

Age is never the issue, maturity is.

+1.

 

[Radec]

I'd buy him the game if I were his Dad.

He looks like a mature kid.

 

[xRaizen]

I was watching rated R movies at 6 and playing M rated games at 7 or so once I found out about them through my friends. I think Half life was my first M game.

 

[TheOhrenberger.]

If he made a power point presentation in order to convince his parents then I'd say he's probably mature enough.

 

[Slayer-33]

My response:
"Why was your focus on the sex and clubs and not the role of murder in the gameplay?"
Either this kid is trying to hide that or doesn't think murder is as big of a problem as sex workers and strip clubs. Both of those would make me say no.

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I'd also tell him to cite his sources.

Sex is worse than violence here in 'Murica bro.

 

[akidnamededdy]

My response:
"Why was your focus on the sex and clubs and not the role of murder in the gameplay?"
Either this kid is trying to hide that or doesn't think murder is as big of a problem as sex workers and strip clubs. Both of those would make me say no.

Spoiler

I'd also tell him to cite his sources.

Maybe he knew his parents would have more issue with the sex and clubs than they would with the violence?

 

[Nightbird]

Suprised by the lack of that Bayonetta picture in this thread

You asked for it

 

[Thebeardofknowledge]

Mature enough to present it intelligently? Most likely mature enough to play the game.

Age is never the issue, maturity is.

💯

Fantastic post

 

[Carcetti]

Visualizing the kid making this presentation to me... 'Ha ha ha ha! Nice try.'

 

[robot]

The kid will land a 6-digits job in some consultant firm. Better slides than anyone in my office can make.

Not anymore - he's about to play a KILLING SIMULATOR! He'll be in jail in less than 6 months. Damn shame really.

 

[RipperGrim]

He sold them a bunch of bullshit lol. Pinky promise not to play the campaign, and the violence and swearing totally isn't in the multiplayer!

 

[Nabbis]

I don't get the big deal, honestly. Im blinded by bias(since i played Carmageddon at 7 years etc) and have yet to see a conclusive study on how much/in which way the games actually change behavior.

 

[Markoman]

'Well done son, here is your brand new copy of GTA V...you are making Daddy so proud. Please accept this pipe and 2 ounces of finest crystal meth as a token of my love and gratitude.'

 

[Thud]

I would only accept Latex presentations because I'd be a caring parent.

Indeed, no Mickey Mouse stuff.

 

[P44]

I would only accept Latex presentations because I'd be a caring parent.

This guy. Parent of the year material right here.

My kids will learn LaTeX scripting before they learn english.

 

[Matrix XII]

Gotta give it to the kid, good job son.

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

I played every GTA growing up and i've only killed at least 6 people.

Its just a game, let him play it if he wants it.

 

[Angelus Errare]

This kid made better slides than most people in my college classes ever did.

 

[AceofHeart]

"So I am warning you, if it's a no, I will beg non-stop."

I would say no, the parents did not do the right thing.

 

[Dead Prince]

given the time he took to create the presentation. he either is a convincing SOB or responsible. given that he did create it parents did okay with it. now if he goes back and plays the SP then they should cut the disc and he can't play it anymore

 

[Dreamgazer]

If he made a power point presentation in order to convince his parents then I'd say he's probably mature enough.

You can't be serious.

 

[B_Bech]

Are we entirely sure this kid doesn't work at Polygon?

 

[Spukc]

willing to bet first thing this kid does is visit the stripclub.
certain female twitch streamers are living proof of this fact

 

[Foffy]

I'd say no to the kid because his grammar was bad. If you're going to make a presentation, then I am going to look at the presentation. D-, you fail. "i have" is bullshit; "I have" is the way.

If the kid can grasp the difference between fantasy/illusion and reality, then he is probably of sound mind to experience the game. I think I was 12 when GTA III came out, and my parents grilled me on what the game depicted and to justify why none of that should be done in the real world.

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I also played it with Gameshark so I could do the Vigilante levels with infinite time, for I played the game as if I were an undercover cop.

 

[Village]

I mean if you think hes mature enough sure. My sister and i werent 18 when we played sa and were mature enough to get "it".

 

[The Artisan]

I played GTA3 when I was like 11 and all the other GTA games since then. Looking back, I guess it's fine for a teenager to play those games, but GTA now is much much worse. For some reason I feel like I didn't hear fuck in GTA3 or Vice City but it was rampant in San Andreas and then on out.

So I wouldn't buy SA/4/5 for a kid. Definitely not. But yeah, it's up to you how you rear yours.

Mature enough to present it intelligently? Most likely mature enough to play the game.

Age is never the issue, maturity is.

agreed, but age still has to have some sort of ceiling for things like this.

 

[stuminus3]

My son was 14 when he talked me into getting him GTAV for his 360 (I already owned and played it myself on PS4 so I'm well aware of the content). I'm not so old that I can't remember being 14, and let's be honest here, I know my son better than the ESRB do.

Contrary to popular belief it didn't ruin his life or turn him into a hateful psycho. He had some fun for a week then moved on with his life. Probably doesn't even remember he owns it. Can't get him off Counter-Strike or Minecraft long enough in his free time to play single player games.

I'm terribly sorry if this post triggers any of you.

 

[nkarafo]

If i was the parent i would buy him the game. Why? Because after something like this, i would be 100% sure that my child is intelligent enough to handle whatever the game will throw at him.

Also, i played Doom when i was 13 and i am not a murderer now and don't even think i was intelligent enough to make something like this back then.

 

[Zekes!]

His number 1 reason should have been that he's old enough to go online and look at some fucking weird pornography

 

[Imperfected]

I'm less concerned that a thirteen year old might be playing GTA, and more concerned that a thirteen year old is making PowerPoint presentations.

You've got your entire life to squander sitting in dreary rooms pretending like a bunch of canned graphics you threw into a slideshow somehow justify your existence to a room full of people who probably couldn't care less. PowerPoint should be AO+.

 

[iNvid02]

thats a swanky presentation, would have rewarded him with a game for sure, just not GTA V

edit: its worth noting that kids have been growing up with computers and technology from day 1 now, a presentation doesn't showcase maturity for me. and with the internet all it could have took was a simple google search "how can i convince my parents to buy me GTA V" and reading up on other people's experiences etc.

 

[Anth0ny]

I played GTA3 when I was like 11 and all the other GTA games since then. Looking back, I guess it's fine for a teenager to play those games, but GTA now is much much worse. For some reason I feel like I didn't hear fuck in GTA3 or Vice City but it was rampant in San Andreas and then on out.

So I wouldn't buy SA/4/5 for a kid. Definitely not. But yeah, it's up to you how you rear yours.agreed, but age still has to have some sort of ceiling for things like this.

Yeah I got vice city for pc when I was 11 (borrowed a friends copy, no chance my parents would buy it for me)... Those early ps2 games didn't have f bombs or tits. GTA V is a million times more "mature" than those ps2 titles.

 

[Hours Left]

The grammar on these slides is not inspiring confidence. Maybe start with a LeapPad.

 

[The Albatross]

Kid shows enough maturity to play, hoping the parents gave in and got it for him.

 

[hillsighed]

This kid is more than likely mature enough to play the game. If he can pretty maturely put together a Power Point presentation he can probably play GTAV.

I played GTA3 when I was 14 so I always find it tough to fault kids for wanting to play this stuff, but turns out I was mature enough to play it at the time.

Its just a game, let him play it if he wants it.

Of course it's just a game, but any kid that young who plays GTAV needs to understand that and a lot of kids don't. At all. I know of some parents who bought their 9 year old kid GTA V (first mistake, too young) and the kid promptly went to school and without getting into specifics said some stupid shit he heard on GTA V and got himself in trouble.

Some kids absolutely should not play this game, but it is up to the parents to realize if their kid can handle it or not.

 

[Hanmik]

better be from Power point, than at gun point.

 

[Rollo Lawson]

I'd say he has a huge valid point about being shut out, especially from his cousin. I'd get it for him.

 

[Meccanical]

I played GTA:SA for the first time when I was 13 and Vice City before that when I was 11, so I'm glad they got it for him.

 

[Brazil]

Just buy the game ffs

Worry about keeping your kid away from violence IRL