re: At What age would you allow a male child to play GTAV ?

This thread has inspired me to buy the game and get my 3 month old to start playing it. She needs to grow up now.

13

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I was playing Mortal Kombat when I was like 7, but frick if I would let a 7 year old play a current Mortal Kombat game.

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I remember when that shite was like 90 dollars for snes, my dad was more upset at the price then me ripping peoples spinal cords out

I'd say 12

I let my 5 year old fly the planes, drive the boats, etc. and such in GTA V but that's it. There's no other game on the market that has as detailed a sandbox environment where kids can play with that many different types of vehicles. Keep in mind I was sitting next to him the entire time he played it.

I really wish these games had a kid friendly mode where the seedier aspects of the game were turned off.

Having said that, I wouldn't let my children play a game like this until they were probably in their late teens and even then I'd want to keep an eye on them when they played. Outside of the sex/nudity, there's a ton of violence in the game, including a fairly disturbing torture scene & assassination. I don't think a kid has the maturity or understanding to properly frame something like that. The developers are trying to make a statement about torture but a kid (or even an immature adult) could misinterpret it. I'd want to be present to talk through those sorts of things with them.

My 8 year old doesn't even know GTA exists. He still plays games like minecraft, Lego batman, Disney infinity, and lately, his most violent game is WWE.

If I had GTA 5, I'm sure he will be intrigued, but mostly by driving the cars more than actual missions.