mgs 4- is it ok for a mature 12 year old?

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#51 Rakuho
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It's alright, just the bosses are a bit weird in a not-good way. And you probably should skip Drebins calls following the fights. They're quite graphic.GenTom

Me liky da crazy bosses

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#52 _ADIVA_
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I would say no. I would'nt let anyone below 16 or so play it.

There are plenty of violence and blood, suggested nudity, implied sex scenes ect ect. Most of the people who says it's ok for someone in that age to play it, are probably not that old themselves. ;)

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#53 GenTom
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[QUOTE="GenTom"]It's alright, just the bosses are a bit weird in a not-good way. And you probably should skip Drebins calls following the fights. They're quite graphic.Rakuho

Me liky da crazy bosses

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#54 gusnitro
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Dont even trip kid. My lil cuz is 12 too and he already drinks. haha. maybe a couple times.

And your talking bout if its apporiate for you to play mgs4?

Just do it. Like nike.

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#55 buster__sword
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I think its ok for a 12 year old. i got into metal gear 4 years ago when i was 11. and who cares if there's strong language here and there nothing kids today haven't heard

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#56 Shaqneel
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It's definetely a great game. In terms of being suitable for you, I don't think they'll be much of a problem it's mostly just violence and blood, no really serious sexual content, so it should definetely be all right. I think PG-13 movie is a good comparision for it.
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#57 Jman9375783
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[QUOTE="sidlord"]

hi. im wondering if mgs 4 is ok for a very mature 12 year old. i have heard its ok, but i want people who have played it to give me their opinions.

please respond

CasinoOutlaw247

Okay, I'll respond: rated M games are NOT for your age group. See this is the problem right here is underage kids who can't wait their turn and decide to play something that was made for an ADULT and not a TEENAGER. My suggestion is to find cool game that are rated E. If anybody tries to argue this point see item: the teenagers who decided to act on their GTA IV fantasies and decided to jack cars and injure civilians. Okay?!

Anybody should be able to play a game no matter what rating it is. Cuz seriously, if the game is awesome, y not play it. Also there's not a lot of cool shooter type E-rated games out there. Also the teens who seriously thought they can bring GTA alive are freakin idiots. Come on! How dumb do u have to be to do something like that.

Overall, what im saying is, if ur kid likes the game and enjoys it then let them play it. Its their choice if they let the game corrupt them or not. I mean I've been playing M rated games at a young age, and I would say I enjoy killing and I'm not actually gonna go out and kill someone except a bird or a deer but that's when Im going hunting. That's another example, if a kid can go hunting at 12, y not let him play a M rated game?

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#58 erasmorpheous
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yes, let him live a little. as stated before it is the equivalent of a pg-13 movie. and if he has never heard a cussword before then im sorry. he'll hear one at laughing octopus about 7 or so hours in the game.
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#59 zeke2040
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well to be honest i see nothing wrong with the game, my 9 year play's it all the time with me.. but than again, you have to teach the kid that games are game, and games are not based on real life stuff or issues etc... but i don't see why not...
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#60 erasmorpheous
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[QUOTE="realistic44"][QUOTE="-HeaveR-"]

Christ, whats wrong with some of these parents!
I played the complete mgs franchise. 1998 when the first part came out I was 9 years old! I enjoyed that game so much it still warms my heart when I played through the nostalgic parts in MGS4. Dont deny your kids these kind of games just becuase of a stupid sticker on the box art. I was born in Holland so maybe we're abit more open minded about this sort of thing but I would even go as far as saying GTA 4 is appropriate for a 12 year old. Unless you have some screwed up or very sensisitive kid at home there is no reason to think that a kid of that age is not capable of understanding, enjoying or dealing with a game like MGS or any other game for that matter. Specially in MGS4 the violence is done with styl3 and not just put in the game for the sake of being violent. I played all these kind of games at that age even Resident Evil and Silent Hill. I dont recall nightmares of any sort or ever having felt inspired to go carjacking or shooting up my block.

Ospov

You havent got scared playing silent hill :o, thats a first :P, i remember when i was 13 years old playing that game, and i had to put booby traps all across my bedroom , while i was asleep.

you said booby :P

and look how mature someone is who is saying a mature twelve year old shouldnt play mgs4

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#61 shroom76
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you can turn blood off.

and the language really isnt that bad, only one f bomb. the pmc's are the biggest potty mouths

but to be completely honest, no mater how mature they are, they probably wont be able to understand the story which will make them not like it anyway

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#62 Wiiingssbb
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It has its moments but its not that bad. But idk if the 12 year old would like it. I c 12 years wanting to run around and shoot people then be stealthy. Easy mode you can do what ever you want its not hard at all.
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#63 Tlahui
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go for it, I plaed MGS2 at about your age. Hell, I played GTA VC at your age, and thats miles more violent.
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#64 SollidSnake_
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i'd say it is ok... in my opinion what makes this game inapropriate is the realistic look of the game interwinned with its violence ans story.. now... i dont think this kind of violence is extreme... all the fighting games... and blood/gore games are much worst than it.. and i think the things that are mostly choking in the game like the B&B's story dont really become something clear to most underage players.. they would listen to it and interiorize it in a shallow way... i dont think it's anything that "dangerous"... in my opinion in keep my children from drugs/prostitution/major blood and gore more than MGS4...
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#65 CessPool
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If you want them to start smoking.... :-P
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#66 machiavell8x8
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um lets see here, 12 years old and teaching them to kill with simulators, yep sounds ok!
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#67 Denji
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hi. im wondering if mgs 4 is ok for a very mature 12 year old. i have heard its ok, but i want people who have played it to give me their opinions.

please respond

sidlord

There's no such thing as a mature 12 year old, no matter what denial phrases are used.

Also, it all depends how he/she can handle fictional violence

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#68 Xjner
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If hes mature about it then yea but heck im 16 and i play it diddnt think it was that bad.

I am respectable about it and dont act like a retard when i play M rated games.

Heck i was playing GTA SA when that came out but hey who wasn't?

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#69 itwiz90
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I bet the 12 yr. old will hear more swearing in the real world than in that game. As far as the violence, if you let them watch the news than the violence won't phase them.
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#70 Xjner
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Nope, no good. It's all about violence, death, war, and more violence. I don't think there are any mature 12 year olds, nobody is mature until they get to be at least 25. Anyway, it shouldn't be played unless you're 18 and up.SPD_WeBmAsTaH

Thats bs because i know 21 year olds that are more retarded than 10 year olds.

So yea your logic is crap

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#71 AgentZero225
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hi. im wondering if mgs 4 is ok for a very mature 12 year old. i have heard its ok, but i want people who have played it to give me their opinions.

please respond

sidlord

If you said a 12 yr old then I would I have said just give it a try. But because you said MATURE 12 yr old I recommend it highly. Its the best game out right now.

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#72 qman101
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Well, lets see...

I'm 14...

And I've already CQC-held a couple of my friends at school (didn't choke them).:P

Then again, I was only joking around, at it was when I was hyping MGS4.

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#73 jaSteRdcX
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who drops the f bomb in mgs4.. i coulda swore i heard someone say it...
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#74 qman101
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I bet the 12 yr. old will hear more swearing in the real world than in that game. As far as the violence, if you let them watch the news than the violence won't phase them.itwiz90

I DEFINITELY agree with that... Practically half the kids at my high school cuss all the time...

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#75 qman101
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who drops the f bomb in mgs4.. i coulda swore i heard someone say it...Jaster_DCX

Laughing Octopus.

And Meryl once said bull*dung*.

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#76 plagueseason
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I think the game is pretty tame compared to something like the GTA series, but there are still some suggestive things, such as the bosses that are actually attractive ladies in extremely tight clothes and their backstories that are pretty brutal to say the least (however none of their stories are depicted graphically, just with text/audio). I also think the general difficulty of the game could be pretty tough, but then again that's what the lower difficulty settings are for. With that said, even if you do allow your child to play this, it is highly recommended that they play through the first three Metal Gear Solid games on the Playstation 2/One to be able to get the full experience out of this game. Without doing this, the story will make no sense, and there won't be much point in wanting to complete the story.
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#77 doberman20
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no because the game is all about sex and doing it
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#78 danome01
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[QUOTE="mgfarmer"]There is no such thing as a mature 12 year old. No decent parent would let a 12 year old play M rated games. WR_Platinum

So I guess starting at 6 years old would make my parents indecent? You got your logic twisted.

Define mature platinum.... i'm 13 and i haven't felt this game was gruesome in anyway. even drebins talking i thought was okay compared to the movies you see nowadays.

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#79 danome01
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[QUOTE="WR_Platinum"]

[QUOTE="mgfarmer"]There is no such thing as a mature 12 year old. No decent parent would let a 12 year old play M rated games. danome01

So I guess starting at 6 years old would make my parents indecent? You got your logic twisted.

Define mature platinum.... i'm 13 and i haven't felt this game was gruesome in anyway. even drebins talking i thought was okay compared to the movies you see nowadays.

oops i meant mgfarmer my bad platinum your cool

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#80 Jman9375783
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no because the game is all about sex and doing itdoberman20

What? When is a MGS game evr specifically about sex? You should go look at the other MGS game.

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#81 oldscratch82
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None of the content is worse then say some of the grisely stuff on CSI...but the story is complex as hell lol..dont expect him to really grasp it..but its still fun as hell. Yeah, I'd say its not really worse then any PG-13 movies. Its not over the top violent..i'd say its realisically violent for a combat zone..having been there and done that.
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#82 Ospov
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[QUOTE="doberman20"]no because the game is all about sex and doing itJman9375783

What? When is a MGS game evr specifically about sex? You should go look at the other MGS game.

Jman, ur playin it wrong!

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#83 abdu4
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good ahead you will have a lot of fun
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#84 Jman9375783
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[QUOTE="Jman9375783"]

[QUOTE="doberman20"]no because the game is all about sex and doing itOspov

What? When is a MGS game evr specifically about sex? You should go look at the other MGS game.

Jman, ur playin it wrong!

Im not playing wrong. I know there are some sex parts. But its not like full on and from what doberman said, it sounds like the whole game is built around sex which it isn't. The game is pretty much is the story of Snake.

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#85 king23_
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It should be fine. But aren't you suppose to be 13 or older to be on GS? :P
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#86 CommanderShiro
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hi. im wondering if mgs 4 is ok for a very mature 12 year old. i have heard its ok, but i want people who have played it to give me their opinions.

please respond

sidlord
Were you mature enough to handle the other Metal Gear Solid games in the series?