I buy the R18+ games myself like the Conception, GalGun and such so that stays with me. Otherwise if it's something I explore as other genres many times it's clear I play for the gameplay and I research all sorts of stuff of hardware, games, old tech, new tech, anime, EDM music, whatever so it's never a case of oh it's because it's a fan service (though I keep the fan service ones to myself so..... but if something like Bayonetta, I got Bayonetta 3 for Chrimstas and I play other hack n slashes so it's more the gameplay, trying different things).
Which as I buy them for the gameplay makes sense or for research of genres of games not the ecchi content or the blood and gore in them. So as an image it's fine, but also true I do experience them for the gameplay not the whatever fan service/violence in them. Why saying oh the games have this content with this rating can be odd to say it is from trying to understand ratings even if it can feel weird to say ecchi incentives as a descriptor for Conception but still. But even if I don't mind ecchi it's not that bad but you can tell well if not into ecchi shows live action western show you bet it's clear to get ecchi games myself and not talk about them. While otherwise violent ones well most of the time going for content not because it's gorey none of us can stand gore.
I only played Teen games at the limit otherwise kids games. Seeing kids pick up Uncharted or Minecraft on PS3 is something for sure from what I saw a few years ago.
I had seen COD at some point but I wasn't into the blood/taking damage effects (sure they aren't real but for a kid it's this 'oh what is that on the screen') or played Resistance Fall of Man multiplayer some time and was kind of freaked out then but that's about it.
There was a game I have never remembered where your in a kitchen. I always thought it was a X-Files kind of game but I don't know that's all I remember is the kitchen and it being kind of scary with some villain/enemy I don't remember much more. I know it was a PS2 game that's it. Every other game from my childhood I remember whether old platformers, old racing games, anything whether the OG Xbox console being sold or PS2/Xbox/PS3 games we sold I have uncovered them over time but I never remembered this kitchen one still to this day. No idea if it was licensed or was a horro game or whatever I just don't remember at all. But I remember I went into the hallway and wanted nothing to do with it. i even remembered a kids horror show called Freaky that only aired on TV never got a DVD release this New Zealand show. I rewatched it on YouTube all the episodes and found some familiar scenes.
The closest I'd played was Star Wars Battlefront I think. Over time COD games I got used to if I remember correctly (played co-op splitscreen campaign not multiplayer, played Halo 3 the same way with the campaign).
I never knew we had Halo 1 on the OG Xbox I only played Blinx 1 or Forza Motorsport 1 or Scaler back then so I know they kept mature games away from me and I don't mind. They eased me into them. I played Halo 3 and other entries later.
With the PS2/Xbox/Wii/DS/PSP/PS3/around the time I got a 360 or later PS3 games would be the time I played mature games. I had many G/PG/M (AU ratings) or E/T games (US ratings) for sure. Even on PC I had kids titles and played tycoon games (Theme Hospital, Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 and 2, The Sims 1 & 2 but never got to the relationship stuff/woo hoo stuff just the skills, painting to get simoleons, pets you know whatever stuff a kid can do in the game).
I'm not ignoring for everyone games at all these days I enjoy them as much as mature games, they offer something different of themes and mechanics and silliness that the other doesn't sometimes.I play a mix of everyone and mature rated games. I bought many over time to experience God of War, Socom among other Sony IPs, Xbox ones, Nintendo, third parties of noteable and niche status. So I have experienced many I missed out on and recollected those I used to own over time (got my 2 PS2 copies of Scaler for example). |