Weekly Poll 7/22/07

[shaggy]

Do ESRB game ratings affect the way you purchase games?

[OatBob]

They did through high school when I couldn't buy 'M' rated games, but with limited funds and the N64 being my fancy, I managed to find more than enough to play and enjoy under that age boundry.

[djbeatmongrel]

you know its mute point due to the fact most people on the board are over the age needed for M games. (AO isnt even an issue). unless you have kids and are allowing them to play games, i doubt when it comes to personal purchases, anyone here is really affected by the ESRB.

[Tondog]

Don't matter to me.

[Tynstar]

Not at all.

[Cobra]

Well as I'm 25 as of earlier this month not when buying for myself.
But I voted
Yes, but only when I buy for someone else
As I do pay attention to the rating when I get a game for my younger brothers. As one is now 15, and the other turns 15 later this year though, I think that'll change pretty soon though.

[NES_Rules]

I never even look at the ratings when I'm buying.  In fact, just yesterday I was playing an M rated game with my 10 year old cousin. 

[Tynstar]

Cobra brought up a good point. If I am buying for a kid it matters.

[Malygris]

I reflexively selected "no," but the truth is the ESRB does, or at least could, affect my purchases. Case in point: Manhunt 2. Really, any AO game would fit the bill, but nothing's coming to mind as a title I'd have any interest in besides Manhunt 2. But if the ESRB starts lowering the boom on Rockstar-style content the way they seem to be threatening, you can be sure it'll be a big influence on the way all of us buy games. Unfortunately, being old enough to buy AO games isn't necessarily the same as being able to buy AO games.

[Fuyukaze]

I'm 31, single, and have no kids.  I think I'm old enough to judge a game without looking at it's ESRB rating and content to know if I'm old enough for a game.

Also, I dont make it a habbit to buy games for other people.  Even family.  I used to do it for big holidays but even then I shoped more for games based on their taste then on any rating.  As they were all adults I didnt see a reason to check that information.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Sometimes, if a game is rated E or T I won't buy it.

o.0

[Izret101]

Nope.

Even on the off chance i am buying for others.

I have been playing games rated T and M nearly as long as i have been gaming.

The only time i had an issue with purchasing something with a M rating it wasn't even a game it was a cheat disc for an M rated game and i didn't have my ID on me lol.

I have used packs of cigs or cigars when i smoked them more frequently as a proof of age on more than one occassion lol.

[Funk_Buddy]

Not at all... ever.

[Cobra]

I use to play SplatterHouse 2 as a kid, but that was before the whole rating thing, so I can't say anything negative about my folks on that one

[This Dude Abides]

Nope.