Friday the 13th and underage children playing? Thoughts?

[Sup]

Is parents letting their underage kids play murder simulators a good babysitter tactic these days? Some of these childrens know more swear words than I do....What is even the point of a rating system? -Rating 17/18- (depending on which rating system is used)

PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)
The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 18 years and over only. It contains: Extreme violence - Multiple, motiveless killing - Strong language

[K.]

Originally posted by Snaggle:

That is subjective and a matter of opinion, however at the very least (personally) I find it highly irresponsible and even neglectful.

Edit: None of this is going to change anything these are just peoples opinions here. Everyone has one.

Depends on the age we are talking here. Is that kid playing friday 13th still being breastfed or something. They don't need someone to be watching them 24/7 like they are being left in the tub to drown. I don't have kids but I can't imagine any sane parent being that invasive with personal space besides tiger mums that don't allow any electronics in the house.
But yeah, none of our opinions will change anything but it's nice to get different opinions on a subject to try and change readers/lurkers minds if they clicked this topic wondering the same thing.
If we are really talking about opinions, I think people who let their kids walk to primary school by themselves is worst than letting a kid play friday 13th and talk to strangers - voice chat in friday isn't like msn where you will get a random pedo sending you a dickpic.

[Ackranome]

I can promise you I wasn't splitting someone open with as graphic nasty ♥♥♥♥ as this game provides when I was 13 -- DOS DOOM has nothing on this game.

[Sup]

This game is pretty hardcore. Even some of the more brutal games out there can't hold a candle to it, gore wise etc etc. At a certain age your mind isn't even developed, what parent would want it filled with senselessness, yes they may understand what they are playing, but not on an adult level or any really there such of.

[Takami]

Originally posted by acelesson:

Children playing are fine - but they should be on special servers with no blood/gore and typing only

or just add an disable blood option?

[Urist]

I don't think disable blood gna make ice pick right in the throat less horrible a view of a helpless counselor slowly dying, even for adults.

[SunshineEffect]

I dont have Kids, but I have 2 smaller Brothers, age 9 and 13. I would make sure that they don´t touch a PC Game for a week if I caught em playing this. A prebuscent or child in puberty still gets a view on the world and is influenced by what it sees/hears and this game can alter them in the wrong directions, desensitize them, and give them wrong ideas about social interaction and how you deal with others. Of course there are children who are mentally a bit ahead of their age and can actively block this Game from influencing them, but most Children will inevitably learn things from this Game that are not fit for social behaviour, mind that children tend to imitate things they expirienced, which musn´t be the actual killing, but the antisocial behavious expressed by Jason and of course fellow Players. The psychological influence Games can have on Children is the VERY Reason why there is Age Ratings, and i cannot support any parent letting their children play a Game this violent. Just watch videos of CoD-Children. They are constantly swearing, loud and unpolite. Basically Results of failed Parenting.

[K.]

Originally posted by SunshineEffect:

I dont have Kids, but I have 2 smaller Brothers, age 9 and 13. I would make sure that they don´t touch a PC Game for a week if I caught em playing this. A prebuscent or child in puberty still gets a view on the world and is influenced by what it sees/hears and this game can alter them in the wrong directions, desensitize them, and give them wrong ideas about social interaction and how you deal with others. Of course there are children who are mentally a bit ahead of their age and can actively block this Game from influencing them, but most Children will inevitably learn things from this Game that are not fit for social behaviour, mind that children tend to imitate things they expirienced, which musn´t be the actual killing, but the antisocial behavious expressed by Jason and of course fellow Players. The psychological influence Games can have on Children is the VERY Reason why there is Age Ratings, and i cannot support any parent letting their children play a Game this violent. Just watch videos of CoD-Children. They are constantly swearing, loud and unpolite. Basically Results of failed Parenting.

So any household that doesn't have an older brother/sister to watch over their kids are bad parents? 9 & 13 is old enough to be left home alone while parents work. Parent can't control what kids do in their free time other than restricting allowance (or taking their government youth allowance) so they can't afford anything and/or not giving them freedom to hang with friends where they might buy games/mic etc without their knowledge. My parents forces my little brother to play in the living room but honestly he could easily play whatever the hell he wants while they are at work. Surprisingly, he just plays minecraft and nintendo games. So I don't think the blame it soloy on the parents but on the kids for abusing their parents trust. No parenting method is a foul proof way of not getting your kid to grow up as a little ♥♥♥♥ or serial killer because our brains all work different.

[SunshineEffect]

Originally posted by Keari:

So any household that doesn't have an older brother/sister to watch over their kids are bad parents? 9 & 13 is old enough to be left home alone while parents work. Parent can't control what kids do in their free time other than restricting allowance (or taking their government youth allowance) so they can't afford anything and/or not giving them freedom to hang with friends where they might buy games/mic etc without their knowledge. My parents forces my little brother to play in the living room but honestly he could easily play whatever the hell he wants while they are at work. Surprisingly, he just plays minecraft and nintendo games. So I don't think the blame it soloy on the parents but on the kids for abusing their parents trust. No parenting method is a foul proof way of not getting your kid to grow up as a little ♥♥♥♥ or serial killer because our brains all work different.

I used myself as example in that sense, I am not the only one looking after my brothers, of course the my parents do their share too to look after the children. Of course parents don t have all time in the world to look after their children, but a minimum should be there. And yes Parents can to some extend control what they do in their free time. When given technology like a PC or console, appropriate use has to be taught. And any PC or Console has means to block Conent unfit for Children, Steam has that too. And if not that, as long the Children dont work at the age 13, they won´t have 40€ over for buying a violent game, and therefore making sure where the money flows. You are right though that there is no fool-proof method, but way too often have i asked the children if their parents aren´t bothered by them playing such games and many times they answered that they just don´t care, which really really makes me sad.
Like I said in my Post above, there is Children who are a bit ahead of their age and can realize that this could influence them badly and therefore are safe from eventual alterations to their behaviour, but they are the minority. Age ratings are there for a reason and should be respected if possible.

[pApA^LeGBa]

The point is that no developer/publisher will ever do anything against this because it would highly influence the sale numbers.

Ratings are just a joke sadly.

So we are stuck with it, no matter what we think of it. I just leave the lobby if there is only kids or one young one not shutting up even if his life would depend on it...

[[LZ]Icy]

What a scary game indeed... With all the muppets all over the place.. xD LOL

[Evil The Cat]

Kids are annoying and no one paid me to babysit. Real talk.

[K.]

Originally posted by SunshineEffect:

Children dont work at the age 13, they won´t have 40€ over for buying a violent game

Minimum working age here is 13 (Australia). Also birthday money from grandma or even lucky money. I would argue that it might impact the kid if they get the money taken off them or they have no control over what they do with money they get given. I don't know when boys balls drop but I imagine it won't be until they are like 16 or something so that is a long time to hover over them.
Yeah, ratings are needed on games. I don't remember what my original point was other than it's easy to access the games on steam. Steam just asks for your age when you browse a game and it doesn't even need to be the right birth date that you set on your account. If steam doesn't care then I don't think developers should put more effort to care either.

[SunshineEffect]

Originally posted by Keari:

Originally posted by SunshineEffect:

Children dont work at the age 13, they won´t have 40€ over for buying a violent game

Minimum working age here is 13 (Australia). Also birthday money from grandma or even lucky money. I would argue that it might impact the kid if they get the money taken off them or they have no control over what they do with money they get given. I don't know when boys balls drop but I imagine it won't be until they are like 16 or something so that is a long time to hover over them.
Yeah, ratings are needed on games. I don't remember what my original point was other than it's easy to access the games on steam. Steam just asks for your age when you browse a game and it doesn't even need to be the right birth date that you set on your account. If steam doesn't care then I don't think developers should put more effort to care either.

There is Child Protection software on Steam that can restrict higher rated games for children playing on the computer, but yet again, in most cases the children know way more more about their PC than their parents do.

[uwu myers]

lol all you wannabe baby boomers acting like you didnt ignore rules and didnt like violent ♥♥♥♥ when yall were in their age. blaming parents for the behavior of most of these kids is one thing but acting high and mighty about them playing this or games like this in their age is rather hypocritical and pointless. most of you dont even have kids or lil siblings or anything and are prob 16 or 17 anyway
if you worry about your kid being badly influenced by a video game the problem is your parenting or your parents parenting and not the game itself. no sane kid with good parents plays a violent game and thinks "oh cool better grab a hockey mask and impale my classmates with an iron fence piece now" you can teach a child to know right from wrong and fiction from reality from a early age on and if you dont thats your problem not that of other parents that you dont even know but like to judge so much. the fact you think 12 year olds are still to be treated and still think like 2-5-7 year olds do show me you have absolutely no knowledge at all and prob had a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ upbringing (sorry man) and just want to complain about something because your life is going too well right now.

go outside for once and stop complaining about pointless ♥♥♥♥. buy yourself a mountain bike or smth smh

[Bubba's Bae]

Those parents don't care at all. What do you think why they let their kids to use PC for anything under age 10? Because they don't care they don't want to waste their effort and time to teach and raise their children in a normal way. It is the easiest way just let your kid use PC and he or she won't anger you anymore.
Idiot kids will be idiot parents mostly. These parents had a similar childhood probably their parents didn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about them.