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Grandtheft Auto for 11 year old DS?

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Beachhairdontcare · 27/03/2017 17:12

DH says the reviews suggest that it is age appropriate for much younger. I read mixed reviews.
Anybody have any experience or views on this? I imagine it's an 18 for a reason....

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kurlique · 27/03/2017 19:48

No. Just plain no. Worse than war based games... normalises criminal behaviour. I got a lot of pestering from DS when he was younger for GTA games but I stuck to my guns, explaining why, and now he is nearly 18 he's not interested!! One thing I did learn over his teen years is that some of the war type games have settings so that they don't have swearing etc which is useful for appropriately aged teens as opposed to the 20-30s "big kids" who play them.

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Bantanddec · 27/03/2017 19:50

I'm sure in one of the GTAs one of the weapons is a double headed dildo.

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BazilGin · 27/03/2017 20:01

Would you let your 11 year old watch an 18 rated film? Games are often more immersive than films, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I love games, especially RPGs, but we don't play 18 rated games in front of children nor do we allow them to play. Some of the lower rating I'd treat as guidance, as it depends in the child, for example Little Big Planet is 8+ rated but we let our 5 year old play it whilst we watch and offline only. GTA is a game made for adults not young children.

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doublesnap · 27/03/2017 20:04

It depends if you want your son thinking that prostitution, robbery and violence are acceptable or not.
It's 18 so it's not suitable.

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RebootYourEngine · 27/03/2017 20:10

What reviews dis your dh read because gta is in no way suitable for anyone under 16 at the youngest. I know someone who lets their 8yr old play it in his room by himself. I mean seriously what kind of shit parenting is that.

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fruityb · 27/03/2017 20:10

It's adult themed. It's quite often a satirical look at things and is tongue in cheek at others. Yes it's violent but it's not graphic and it's not disturbing (torture bit in GTA v aside). I have always enjoyed playing them but it's also never left me disturbed. Manhunt is far far worse. That notwithstanding I still wouldn't let a kid play it.