Age dilemma

[Dalva]

Gaming mother here :) My son is asking for this game, I am giving it a serious thought as he recently enjoyed Zero Hour. He is soon to be 15. I let him play and finish GTA V (I kinda regret it). I never played Ready or not, so no idea what to expect. Is it ok for a young teen or too violent and sexual content as well? And no, he isnt doing worse things already haha, its a quiet and good kiddo.

[𝒞𝒶𝓈𝓊𝒶𝓁 Sinner]

That is ultimately up to your definition of what you think they should be playing at (almost) 15. As violent as GTA 5 can be, I don't see it as the same kind of violent that Ready or Not is.

Ready or Not is a law enforcement tactical shooter at it's core, emphasis on law enforcement themes. The game does contain sexual imagery (and not the good kind of "sexual,") gore and violence, exploration of themes such as terrorism, mass murder, school shootings, human trafficking, child exploitation, drug use, etc. Not in an implied way for the most part, except for the child exploitation naturally. Even then, it is pretty in your face, it's just not nudity to be clear.

If you think that's fine, then that's your choice.

[Trauma Loop]

Originally posted by Dalva:

Gaming mother here :) My son is asking for this game, I am giving it a serious thought as he recently enjoyed Zero Hour. He is soon to be 15. I let him play and finish GTA V (I kinda regret it). I never played Ready or not, so no idea what to expect. Is it ok for a young teen or too violent and sexual content as well? And no, he isnt doing worse things already haha, its a quiet and good kiddo.

I feel like this is a strange bait post but if this post is indeed real here's my 2 cents on this.

No, do not let your 15 year old son play this game. Just the mission Valley of the Dolls would be enough to ward you away from letting your son get this game but there's more to the game than just one mission.

[Dalva]

Originally posted by Trauma Loop:

Originally posted by Dalva:

Gaming mother here :) My son is asking for this game, I am giving it a serious thought as he recently enjoyed Zero Hour. He is soon to be 15. I let him play and finish GTA V (I kinda regret it). I never played Ready or not, so no idea what to expect. Is it ok for a young teen or too violent and sexual content as well? And no, he isnt doing worse things already haha, its a quiet and good kiddo.

I feel like this is a strange bait post but if this post is indeed real here's my 2 cents on this.

No, do not let your 15 year old son play this game. Just the mission Valley of the Dolls would be enough to ward you away from letting your son get this game but there's more to the game than just one mission.

Absolutely no bait post! Thank you for your input.

[8faiNt ı♣ı]

ready or not is way more stimulating than gta v. its not a simulator but it gives a context on what a swat officer handle in depth

[Major Fret]

I'm not a parent but I'd be pretty uncomfortable with my kid playing RoN.

Ready or Not is probably up there with the most 'graphic' games I've played. Mass murder and sexual exploitation is a common theme in many levels. There are probably gorier games, but most of those games aren't as grounded as RoN.

If you're still not sure, I'd recommend looking at playthroughs of the following levels:

• Valley of the Dolls
  
• Neon Tomb
  
• Narcos
  
• Hide and Seek

Those are probably the most graphic levels in RoN at the moment.

If you're looking for recommendations similar to Zero Hour and your son doesn't mind older games, I'd say SWAT 3 and SWAT 4 are a bit more mild. SWAT 4 certainly has some graphic content, but it's a lot more implied than RoN. Plus I played that game around his age and I'm relatively fine.

[Castor]

There are dildos and used rubbers in one map.

[Dalva]

Thank you for the very informative comments!

[ThisGuyOverHere]

Originally posted by Dalva:

Thank you for the very informative comments!

Good job mom. Games are crazy these days. Tell him to go outside and mow the lawn. He'll get more respect. Stay in school kids. And knowing is half the battle... Sorry. I see the door. I'll let myself out. Good job mom. Good day.

[Dreepa]

Most definitely no.
The shooting is fine, but the content you encounter is absolutely nothing for a 14y old.

Spoilers:
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Pornography of minors
Babies killed after abuse and dumped into the basement
School shooting with dozens dead
Mass shooting at a club, with bodies piling up everywhere
Slave market of naked women, with SM imagery and torture
etc.

[PRAET0R1AN™]

Originally posted by Dalva:

Thank you for the very informative comments!

I'm with the majority on this, I don't think a 15 year old is going to be conditioned in such a way that he is going to be able to handle the kind of content depicted in Ready Or Not.

We have scenarios revolving around child abuse in the environmental storytelling, Nothing graphic but there are hints as to what's going on.

There's terrorist incidents revolving around attacks on a nightclub and a follow-up mission where the attacks move to a hospital setting.

There's also the controversial college campus shooter scenario.

Personally if he were my child, I would allow him to mature mentally before allowing him to consume content like this, especially given the context above.

It can be quite jarring, some of the missions were jarring for me initially but I knew what I was getting into after seeing the reveal trailers and such.


That said, You know your son better than anybody so ultimately it's down to you to decide what you feel is right for your son.

[noSense]

I agree with others about topics shown in the game, but I think that in 15 years it's too early to engage with them.
A would actually argue that it's just the time to start doing that to build less glamours image of both criminal world and police work. At least this game returns some humanity to enemies who are not just suicidal evil ready to die screaming for our enjoyment as in most other FPS games.

However game is undercooked and might be both irritating and undermine it's own narrative value because of that. So that might be a reason to postpone or avoid it.

[Artificial]

There is violence, blood, dismemberment etc. Suspects screaming in agony when shot. But in my opinion, the "worst" part about the game is how stressful it is when you try to clear the buildings, and you can feel the tension and nerves rising. The buildings have a lot of open spots, with no safe spots. Suddenly a shooter jumps out and everything goes south in a split second. It's a very intense game, even my ai teammates goes into crisis.

[-SIBERIANWOLF-]

lol äm in 3 years he can join the army with 16 he is fully aged can work and has to bare responsibilities

but game is bad buy him swat 4 XD

[Junglist]

Yeah as a parent myself, I'd give it another year if not just for maturitys sake, but also the game may run properly by then. I wouldn't suggest buying this to people of age atm due to several game breaking bugs.

[Dootslayer]

Originally posted by Trauma Loop:

Originally posted by Dalva:

Gaming mother here :) My son is asking for this game, I am giving it a serious thought as he recently enjoyed Zero Hour. He is soon to be 15. I let him play and finish GTA V (I kinda regret it). I never played Ready or not, so no idea what to expect. Is it ok for a young teen or too violent and sexual content as well? And no, he isnt doing worse things already haha, its a quiet and good kiddo.

I feel like this is a strange bait post but if this post is indeed real here's my 2 cents on this.

No, do not let your 15 year old son play this game. Just the mission Valley of the Dolls would be enough to ward you away from letting your son get this game but there's more to the game than just one mission.

We all played horror games and such as teens, a teen could easily handle RoN, it’s not as disturbing as people make it out to be imo