Age
Underage people can still acquire games of a higher age rating, they have higher age ratings for a reason. There has been cases in which some parents think that the age rating is the level of difficulty. Manhunt was a very violent game, it showed audiences how to kill and torture people… This was picked up by the younger consumers, and with them being so young, they believed that it would not be a problem to do the same in real life as they saw in the game. You can't stop people from acquiring games underage, if someone buys an 18 and then gives/sells to a child under the age of said game, then there isn't any stopping them and who's to even know that they have it now.
Underage people can still acquire games of a higher age rating, they have higher age ratings for a reason. There has been cases in which some parents think that the age rating is the level of difficulty. Manhunt was a very violent game, it showed audiences how to kill and torture people… This was picked up by the younger consumers, and with them being so young, they believed that it would not be a problem to do the same in real life as they saw in the game. You can't stop people from acquiring games underage, if someone buys an 18 and then gives/sells to a child under the age of said game, then there isn't any stopping them and who's to even know that they have it now.
Adverts
Recent Lara Croft game had scenes of rape in the beginning of the latest trailer, which obviously made the female population kick off. Live action trailers are becoming more popular in the current day, it shows hardly any gameplay if any resulting in the experience of the game being completely different than expected. Advertisements don't show every part of the game, they show some of the highlights but there will always be bits that you may encounter only once when you've bought the game. if an advertisement for a video game is shown after a certain time, young children could still be watching the TV even though it is unsuitable for their age range.
Recent Lara Croft game had scenes of rape in the beginning of the latest trailer, which obviously made the female population kick off. Live action trailers are becoming more popular in the current day, it shows hardly any gameplay if any resulting in the experience of the game being completely different than expected. Advertisements don't show every part of the game, they show some of the highlights but there will always be bits that you may encounter only once when you've bought the game. if an advertisement for a video game is shown after a certain time, young children could still be watching the TV even though it is unsuitable for their age range.
Sensorship
Some games contain material that wouldn't be appropriate for certain audiences, in this case they will sensor certain parts so that the audience may actually percieve what is happening without actaully seeing it, thus not landing the corporation that made the game in any legal or ethical trouble.
For example; Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is a game that is heavily in ties with drugs, gambling, sex and violence. Although this is happening, the more touchy subjects such as the sex is sensored smartly so that the consumer doesn't see anything revealing. Allthough this is all fine and dandy, there are people amongst the community that modify the game so that this sensorship is removed. For an example; a look at the "hot coffee" mod for GTA San Andreas. It is a sexual minigame that a user has created themselves. They are pretty much hidden away on the internet and you would have to be pretty specific to find it, but it is still there.
In the long run, I don't see video games going anywhere in the future. So we will just have to put up with the problems that arise and enjoy the good features. For every negative comment about a certain factor there is always a positive and I don't see too much wrong with the way they are at the moment in my personal opinion.
