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[Linius]

I don't see any valid arguments why a 11 year old shouldn't play a game like gtav.

I mainly responded to the fact he said you shouldn't shield kids from the real world. GTA V has nothing to do with the real world. In the real world we won't grow up to be a psychopath.

And all the adult stuff going on in GTA V are plenty reasons not to allow a little kid to play a game like this. You know kids will play if they get the chance anyways, but imo it doesn't really show good parenting if you just go around and allow your kids to play a game like this.

 

[learnedhand]

Can you drive in bonnet/hood cam view?

Since nobody seems to know this, and I haven't seen it on any streams, I'm guessing the answer is no.

 

[Rolfgang]

When did we become the Daily Mail? Or Jack Thomson?

Where is the Page Three Girl?!

 

[antitrop]

Man I'm so pumped to read all of these reviews. It will make Monday go by much faster.

Absolutely, I can't wait. Gotta get up early to put a pot of coffee on so I can start reading them when they all start going live.

 

[noobasuar]

Oh the real world is a world in which you become some insane criminal and murder people for fun? Sorry mate, but I don't think there are good arguments in favour of letting 11-year olds play a game like GTA V. It has nothing to do with the real world.

Murdering people is fun, like a'lot of fun in a videogame. I trust kids are able to make the distinction between real life and videogames. Sorry if you don't.

 

[DukeBobby]

When will the review thread go up? An hour or two before the embargo ends?

 

[MCN]

I mainly responded to the fact he said you shouldn't shield kids from the real world. GTA V has nothing to do with the real world. In the real world we won't grow up to be a psychopath.

And all the adult stuff going on in GTA V are plenty reasons not to allow a little kid to play a game like this. You know kids will play if they get the chance anyways, but imo it doesn't really show good parenting if you just go around and allow your kids to play a game like this.

Isn't it better to introduce said child to these things in a controlled environment where you can provide guidance and context, rather than them going behind your back and experiencing these things "raw"?

 

[Heimbeck]

Man I'm so pumped to read all of these reviews. It will make Monday go by much faster.

When do they go up on Monday?

 

[~Kinggi~]

Absolutely, I can't wait. Gotta get up early to put a pot of coffee on so I can start reading them when they all start going live.

When do they go live?

 

[Dug]

When do they go up on Monday?

10 AM EST

 

[EmptySpace]

An 11 year old shouldnt be anywhere near this game.

You simply can not compare to 'mature' games most of us grew up on.

this.

EmptySpace was playing spear of destiny (wolfenstein prequel) when he was about 4, but he understood it was all fake because of how cartoony it looked. same with the likes of mortal kombat, etc. all the violent games back then were made of sprite and all looked fake. even counter-strike looked noticeably fake.

today though, games look so photorealistic with very convincing dialogue and sound effects.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Since nobody seems to know this, and I haven't seen it on any streams, I'm guessing the answer is no.

You can. Hood cams are in.

 

[noobasuar]

I 100% agree with this. No kid or teenager should be playing GTA IV or V.

I agree with no kid should be playing IV though. God I'd feel bad about exposing any kid to such shitty mission design. They deserve better than that.

 

[Norns]

Isn't it better to introduce said child to these things in a controlled environment where you can provide guidance and context, rather than them going behind your back and experiencing these things "raw"?

Yeah, I need to make sure my 8 year old doesn't light a meth lab on fire, then go play with a strippers tits without my supervision.

 

[Kvik]

Since nobody seems to know this, and I haven't seen it on any streams, I'm guessing the answer is no.

That's a bit weird though. You can check this by pressing Select on a DS3 to cycle the camera mode

You can.

preorder cancelled

 

[learnedhand]

You can.

Thank god. Am I the only one who uses that view a lot?

 

[XAL]

So can someone help me make a decision?

I'm a PC gamer that has a PS3slim160gb and a 360slim250gb (I only have 1 game left for my 360 which is Halo 4, which I don't plan on playing anymore).

I am going to buy a PS4 and skip the XBO.

Basically I am going to sell one off and keep the other as my dedicated GTAV machine until it comes out for PC.

I think at gamestop I can get 100 for my PS3 and 130 for my xbox.

Sell the 360 because both GTAV versions are identical right?

 

[Rolfgang]

Isn't it better to introduce said child to these things in a controlled environment where you can provide guidance and context, rather than them going behind your back and experiencing these things "raw"?

When I have children (alright, let's make it 'if') I'll probably game along side with them, just to explain stuff so that they don't go wild with it. And that the boobs of strippers are just like balloons filled with plastic. Although I wouldn't expose them to that on the age of 11. More like when they are much more responsible. So when they reach the age of 12.

 

[MetalGuardian]

This is how you know that GTAV gets nothing but a ten from IGN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgISbQD4nSA

Bahaha. This is one of my most hyped games ever, and even I lost even more respect for IGN after watching that (as if that were even possible). That is an insane level of groin-groveling from IGN, the likes of which I've never quite seen from a gaming site before. Man.

 

[MCN]

Yeah, I need to make sure my 8 year old doesn't light a meth lab on fire, then go play with a strippers tits without my supervision.

And I trust you never touched or watched anything even remotely violent until you turned 18? Give me a fucking break.

 

[hlhbk]

I agree with no kid should be playing IV though. God I'd feel bad about exposing any kid to such shitty mission design. They deserve better than that.

4 was amazing, far better than San Andreas. I hated the stupid fitness shit.

 

[Rolfgang]

Bahaha. This is one of my most hyped games ever, and even I lost even more respect for IGN after watching that (as if that were even possible). That is an insane level of groin-groveling from IGN, the likes of which I've never quite seen from a gaming site before. Man.

It just needs a bit more Mountain Dew and Doritos...

 

[Unicorn]

This is how you know that GTAV gets nothing but a ten from IGN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgISbQD4nSA

wow.

 

[MCN]

4 was amazing, far better than San Andreas. I hated the stupid fitness shit.

Whoa there, let's not say things we can't take back.

 

[hlhbk]

So can someone help me make a decision?

I'm a PC gamer that has a PS3slim160gb and a 360slim250gb (I only have 1 game left for my 360 which is Halo 4, which I don't plan on playing anymore).

I am going to buy a PS4 and skip the XBO.

Basically I am going to sell one off and keep the other as my dedicated GTAV machine until it comes out for PC.

I think at gamestop I can get 100 for my PS3 and 130 for my xbox.

Sell the 360 because both GTAV versions are identical right?

Not what I am hearing. Several people have said performance is worse on PS3.

 

[Linius]

Isn't it better to introduce said child to these things in a controlled environment where you can provide guidance and context, rather than them going behind your back and experiencing these things "raw"?

From a respectable age I'd say yes indeed. But to me that's not a eleven. Of course nobody has to agree with my point, but that's how I see it.

And prohibiting kids from stuff is something that goes along with bringing up kids. New things will come along the line. And kids will always try to do stuff that they aren't allowed to do. If you tell them not to cross the street because it's dangerous they'll end up doing precisely that.

 

[StuBurns]

No of course not, but it is only a year and it won't hurt the kid to wait a year.
If parents want to let their 11 year old or 15 year old or whatever play M games I'm ok with that but they shouldn't really, it's got the number on the box and I think it should be stuck too.

Won't hurt to wait a year? There are people in this thread that are sickened with fear of having to wait an additional day for the game.

At sixteen, you can join the army in this country, but two more years before you're mature enough to see polygonal sex?

 

[hlhbk]

Whoa there, let's not say things we can't take back.

I will say it every day and twice on Sunday SA is the inferior game. GTA IV is vastly underrated.

 

[Kvik]

Thank god. Am I the only one who uses that view a lot?

I am a dashcam user too. Can't drive those firetrucks without it ;-)

 

[MormaPope]

Oh the real world is a world in which you become some insane criminal and murder people for fun? Sorry mate, but I don't think there are good arguments in favour of letting 11-year olds play a game like GTA V. It has nothing to do with the real world.

I honestly don't see an issue with 11 year olds playing M rated games, watching R rated movies. It would be hypocritical on my part, because I played the PS2 GTA's as a young teen.

 

[Heimbeck]

Won't hurt to wait a year? There are people in this thread that are sickened with fear of having to wait an additional day for the game.

At sixteen, you can join the army in this country, but two more years before you're mature enough to see polygonal sex?

I just think you should be legal age to do something, and I think that should apply to games, movies etc.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Bahaha. This is one of my most hyped games ever, and even I lost even more respect for IGN after watching that (as if that were even possible). That is an insane level of groin-groveling from IGN, the likes of which I've never quite seen from a gaming site before. Man.

Agreed, but i think the guy was just having some fun.

Once I stopped thinking of gaming sites as actual journalism, my tolerance for this kinda of thing went way up.

 

[Rolfgang]

Won't hurt to wait a year? There are people in this thread that are sickened with fear of having to wait an additional day for the game.

At sixteen, you can join the army in this country, but two more years before you're mature enough to see polygonal sex?

I still can't believe and comprehend you can buy guns before you can buy liquor in the States...

 

[Rolfgang]

Agreed, but i think the guy was just having some fun.

Once I stopped thinking of gaming sites as actual journalism, my tolerance for this kinda of thing went way up.

Well, you've got a few sites that are actually journalism. And then you've got sites like IGN who don't even try to pretend.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Well, you've got a few sites that are actually journalism. And then you've got sites like IGN who don't even try to pretend.

That's a good point that I should have made.

Should have said "gaming sites like IGN" haha.

 

[richiek]

This is how you know that GTAV gets nothing but a ten from IGN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgISbQD4nSA

I was waiting for IGN to mention the "Oscar caliber writing." What an embarrassment.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Don't know if this has been posted before

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za2Dh817ZyM

PS: It's not gameplay or something like that

When you cry when you get a game, you should not be getting it. Kid is way too young with the content that is actually in the game.

 

[hlhbk]

I still can't believe and comprehend you can buy guns before you can buy liquor in the States...

I can't believe you can drive a 2000 pound car before you can drink and I live in the states.

 

[woen]

Not what I am hearing. Several people have said performance is worse on PS3.

Who ?

 

[Heimbeck]

Agreed, but i think the guy was just having some fun.

Once I stopped thinking of gaming sites as actual journalism, my tolerance for this kinda of thing went way up.

I actually used to liek IGN maybe 1 or 2 years ago, but now almost all their videos are shit, their articles are even worse.

I like some of their videos but that's it, I don't know if they got worse or what but I thought they were good not that long ago.

 

[Dash Kappei]

I figure you guys would know, I'm going in from black-out (only seen the first gameplay trailer) and I'd like to know if people now think that R*'s released footage was indeed from current-gen consoles (framerate was suspiciously great for a R* game) like advertised. Can I keep my preorder, meaning: how does the framerate hold up on PS3? Don't wanna spoiler shit for myself while looking for the answer and I disabled img and gifs on mobile GAF with this purpose in mind, so thanks a bunch for answering.

GTA IV framerate: not acceptable
RDR PS3: same as above
RDR 360: okay-ish, I'd probably keep my preorder
rock solid 30fps: would fucking love that and I wouldn't wait for the PC version (would double dip later).

Help me GAF-Kenobi, you're my only hope

 

[MCN]

When you cry when you get a game, you should not be getting it. Kid is way too young with the content that is actually in the game.

I'm 29, and I'm pretty sure I'll be, shall we say, a bit emotional when I finally get my hands on it.

 

[hlhbk]

Well, you've got a few sites that are actually journalism. And then you've got sites like IGN who don't even try to pretend.

I find youtube reviewers actually are far better reviewers than actual paid journalism sites.

 

[fantomena]

2 hours and 36 min with gameplay: http://www.gameanyone.com/game/X360/22462.html

 

[Demetrius]

Any wagers on Metacritic scores?

I'm calling 97 by the time all of the reviews have finished rolling out.

Ditto on the score.

I wonder if it will get labeled as an overrated game like GTA IV, which I really didn't have any problem with except with the awful shooting mechanics.

 

[MCN]

2 hours and 36 min with gameplay: http://www.gameanyone.com/game/X360/22462.html

Perhaps that should go in the Spoiler thread?

 

[omonimo]

Not what I am hearing. Several people have said performance is worse on PS3.

Uh? It's the first time who I read this thing.

 

[Linius]

I can't believe you can drive a 2000 pound car before you can drink and I live in the states.

At least over here we get to drink first so we can get drunk when we learn to drive later

But for real, 21 to drink seems like an impossible age for me. Over here we can drink at the age of 16.

 

[hlhbk]

I'm 29, and I'm pretty sure I'll be, shall we say, a bit emotional when I finally get my hands on it.

Dude its just a game. I am as big of gamer as you will find but I would never cry over getting a game.

 

[fantomena]

Perhaps that should go in the Spoiler thread?

Sorry, have not been following these GTA GAF threads so much.