 Gta Iv
For all the GTA releases prior to IV, my son was still a "little kid" and had no interest in playing them. GTA IV looks like it's going to be awesome. I suck at GTA games and have no delusions that I will be able to play it, but my son most definitely has the skills. Action, adventure, shooting...
He's 14 now and is showing interest in the game. I let him play M rated games that don't blur the line between reality and fantasy. You know, like DMC4, Ninja Gaiden, Halo... It's also a collaborative effort. He plays, I watch, we talk about what's going on. I help him solve puzzles, etc.
He is also allowed to watch R rated movies with us. Not alone or with just his friends. It HAS to be with his parents.
While GTA IV is fantasy. It doesn't have demons, space aliens, or other totally fictional things. It has humans with guns in a realistic underground setting.
I trust my son. But I've never allowed him to even TRY GTA. I don't particularly want to play it myself. Not because I think it won't be good. But because I really can't play those games. I die in 5 seconds. So trying it out first isn't really an option.
So my question is: Should I let him play it?
I realize that the game isn't out yet so no one can tell me from experience what kind of content is in it. But I'm curious what people think.  |