Do your job as a parent, grandparent, or other.
I buy games for my neices and nephew, but I call the parents and okay them first. (same with most toys I get them)
I have helped people in the store pick games for children, pointing out the ratings and telling them the reasons are on the back.
You don't want your kids to play the games, then don't let them. Set the rules and enforce them.
And before yu scream about the games causing problems, count the number sold vs the number of players that do something crazy.
But if you still insist on leting the state raise your kids, well I'm sure there is a state run orphanage around that can do it... personally I would rather raise my kids then let a cold government do it for me.
Games are art on various levels. Some are white trash scribbles, others works of the masters.
Look at the scenery in a lot of your RPG style games, those are artistic works. Do not forget the in game movies either. And we can never forget the musical scores, which sometimes sell even better than the games.
Games can tell a story much like a novel or movie, they can show us new worlds like a painting, and we can hear songs that move us like a recital. The only thing seperating them from "art" may be the interactivity, but there are other artistic mediums that allow one to interact as well (But may the person or persons that invented kar.. kara.. you know what be beat witha microphone)
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Do your job as a parent, grandparent, or other. I buy games for my neices and nephew, but I call the parents and okay them first. (same with most toys I get them) I have helped people in the store pick games for children, pointing out the ratings and telling them the reasons are on the back. You don't want your kids to play the games, then don't let them. Set the rules and enforce them. And before yu scream about the games causing problems, count the number sold vs the number of players that do something crazy. But if you still insist on leting the state raise your kids, well I'm sure there is a state run orphanage around that can do it... personally I would rather raise my kids then let a cold government do it for me.
Games are art on various levels. Some are white trash scribbles, others works of the masters. Look at the scenery in a lot of your RPG style games, those are artistic works. Do not forget the in game movies either. And we can never forget the musical scores, which sometimes sell even better than the games. Games can tell a story much like a novel or movie, they can show us new worlds like a painting, and we can hear songs that move us like a recital. The only thing seperating them from "art" may be the interactivity, but there are other artistic mediums that allow one to interact as well (But may the person or persons that invented kar.. kara.. you know what be beat witha microphone)