Would your gaming hobby be completely ruined if you couldn't play M-rated games?

[Deleted member 46598]

Now, probably. Too many online games plus most of the seriously deep storytelling in narrative driven games often are up there. I love all kinds of games but if we're using playtime as a metric, yeah I'd be lying a bit.

For reference I didn't get the permission for M rated content until I was 12 and it meant little, GTA IV is a dumb fun, however after finishing it long after the fact the amount of stuff you're oblivious to is... yeah. In fairness I was playing DOS games like Doom and Quake, Quake II but no one has to know about that when they don't know how the Internet works... haha. Also rented a few titles before, another big one I love today is No More Heroes and when I was denied Resident Evil 4 for GameCube, I easily rented the Wii version when I was 11, so I still got my fill of graphic violence anyway while playing Super Mario Galaxy in tandem.

 

[KiNolin]

There's only so much time I can spent with pre-3D gaming. No Resident Evil, character action, Souls? Go away.

 

[Noppie]

I could easily do without.

 

[Wulfric]

Losing God of War and DMC would suck

 

[Death Penalty]

There would be some massive losses, but a lot of masterpieces I enjoy would remain intact. So I guess not ruined, but it would be kinda devastating.

 

[not_swift]

The last m rated game I played was the last of us. It was a good game, but I could have done without it. So yeah I'd totally be fine.

 

[Kneefoil]

No, most games I play are T and down. It would still suck missing out on some greats, but it wouldn't be anywhere close to being ruined.

 

[Deleted member 40102]

Yes for sure.

 

[DeusOcha]

Somewhat. While I'll prolly be still playing games I wouldn't have had possessed core nostalgic memories who've somewhat shaped me to the gamer I am today.

Diablo 2
Mass Effect series
Dragon Age series
Elder Scrolls series
Witcher series

Those gameplay experiences wouldn't have existed for me which I find the absence of near impossible.

 

[RM8]

Not really. Mortal Kombat... and that's kind of it?

Well I mean that'd be kind of huge for me, but not hobby-ruining.

 

[Phendrana]

I'd still have plenty to play, but it would suck. M is not a high rating. Freaking Batman Arkham City is rated M. It would wipe out a good chunk of the games and genres that I enjoy.

Honestly, M stands for immature.

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This statement is immature.

 

[Rygar 8Bit]

Most of the greatest games are rated M so yeah it would hurt. Good thing I had parents that let me watch or play anything I wanted as long as all my homework was done.

 

[Hate]

No.

 

[Darksol]

It wouldn't be the end of me, but it would certainly remove a great deal of fantastic games.

 

[monmagman]

I guess,pretty much....would be the same with movies.

 

[Paul]

I assume games like RDR2, Witcher 3, New Vegas, Kingdom Come, Elex, Vampyr, STALKER, Sleeping Dogs, Dishonored, Metro...are M rated, so yeah obviously if I could not play games that interest me the most, I might as well quit the hobby.

 

[Khanimus]

I mean it wouldn't ruin every game, but it would ruin a significant chunk of the ones that actually mean or say anything.

 

[Deleted member 8593]

Probably not. Shooters are one of my favourite genres and I consider Half-Life, FEAR and STALKER to be among the best games ever but I'd survive. Most games I play nowadays are E and T and I don't really feel that many M-rated games justify their rating anyway.

 

[TheGift]

Mature games do the best job of simulating real life so of course I'd never stop playing them. I don't mind the overly cutesy art styles, but I don't want them to be the only thing there is. Language in E-T games usually feels overly sappy and forced as well.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

No, not at all. I enjoy adult-orientated games like TLoU and GTA, but the majority I play are family-friendly or indie games, which don't tend to be too mature or gory with their themes.

 

[sleepnaught]

To a degree, yeah. I mostly play Nintendo games these days, so, probably wouldnt affect me that much.

 

[Deleted member 5725]

I would probably play more games which I don't give too much of a thought right now. It wouldn't ruin my hobby but I'd be very sad to not be able to play some great games.

 

[Dinjooh]

Last year I've played..

Super Smash Bros Ultimate (E)
Red Dead Redemption II (M)
Super Mario Party (E)
Spider-Man (T)
Divinity Original Sin 2 (M)
God of War (M)
Detroit: Become Human (M)
Monster Hunter: World (T)

It wouldn't be completely ruined, but my god it would be way worse.

 

[Why would you do that?]

Not really... I do love a few M rated games. Yakuza 0 on PC was the last M rated game I really got into, and Saints Row IV was the last M rated game I played in general, just to have fun with the dubstep gun again, lol. But as a predominantly Nintendo gamer, a vast majority of the games I play aren't M rated.

 

[Mohican Bull]

Definitely not ruined but narrowed. I enjoy many games rated M and would be bummed to miss great games. I'd still be fine with it.

 

[-shadow-]

Not really, most games I play are 12 and under with the occasional 16 and rarely an 18. I'd manage just fine.

 

[Nosgoth]

Yes, absolutely.

 

[bananas]

i play exclusively browser porn games

 

[Last Jon Standing]

Absolutely. From Fallout: New Vegas to Yakuza, from Silent Hill to The Witcher 3, from Doom to Detention, M-rated games make up for at least 90% of the games I enjoy. Being unable to play games with that raring would make my gaming experience pretty much miserable.

 

[tyfon]

I guess I would get used to green blood :D
But it wouldn't be completely ruined just limited. I play a lot of sub 18-year games too.

I'd miss Kenshiro and Kiryu though.

 

[dock]

There's only so much time I can spent with pre-3D gaming. No Resident Evil, character action, Souls? Go away.

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Did you answer a different question entirely?

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Completely ruined? No. But it would be more boring.

 

[aisback]

I hardly play M rated games TBH , but it would annoy me being unable to play them

 

[Capra]

Pretty much. Wouldn't get to play any horror games, for starters. And despite most M-rated games being labeled as such for superficial reasons, the games that actually tackle mature subjects and have something to say usually are rated M.

 

[dock]

I do wonder what the threshold is between Monster Hunter World's T rating and Dark Souls' M rating.

Relatedly, I really enjoyed the Doom games as a teen but I can't stand Doom 2016. The close up 'glory shot' of weird brutality felt gratuitous and simply horrible. I understood the benefits of the chain combo gameplay but I sold my copy after just a couple of hours.

 

[Deleted member 9584]

No.

 

[Spyware]

If I suddenly couldn't play my fav games like Souls, modern Fallout or Dishonored I would be pretty annoyed. No it wouldn't ruin gaming but it would definitely make everything feel strange. I would say 90% of what I play is not M-rated but it would still have a huge impact due to me being used to playing them.

But a monitored kid that doesn't get to play them at all and never have been able to do it earlier? No I don't feel bad that they "miss out". There are an insane amount of good games to play still and the games will still be there when they grow up. If I was 14 years old with my non-M-rated library I would be in gaming heaven or something.

I don't get the focus on big budgets.The indie/AA scene is huge and so much more interesting than the big budget stuff in general.

 

[Platy]

Minimal changes. I mean I play them once in a while but been a long time since one of them really grabbed me

 

[Trice]

Yes. I don't play Mario or anything like that. Mature games is pretty much what I play

 

[Fredrik]

No it would be better, then I might actually be able to play AAA games during the days instead of just the nights when the rest of the family sleeps.

 

[Vern]

I can't even remember the last time I played an M-rated game. It's not like I never have, but they're a very minor part of what video games are and can be.

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Yea I haven't bought or played an m rated game in a few years I think... can't remember any anyway. I've got little to no interest in shooters.

 

[dreamcast]

First, thanks for making this topic.

Would it be ruined? No. I already don't play M rated games and I'm having a great time.

I feel M rated games involve shooting, killing and excessive cursing. Sometimes sexual content. And some times content that's just plain disturbing. The simulation of carrying out these acts in video game form is just not what I want out of entertainment or what I view as being entertaining.

And once you realize games can be more than that, it really broadens your horizons on what to play. I found many gems of games over the years that I never would have played if I allowed myself to have the more mainstream thinking that the games to play are those with an M rating.

 

[DarkFlame92]

I played quite a lot of M rated games as a teenage,so it would certainly have a different experience.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

A bit. From is my favorite developer after all.

 

[goldenpp73]

Nope, I don't play many M rated games.

 

[Nintendo]

Yes, all of my favorite games are M rated.

 

[Quad Lasers]

It'd be an appreciably shittier experience, but that goes for basically any medium where I'd be arbitrarily locked out from any subsection of content.

 

[Mugy]

No RE2-RE4?

YES, it would be

 

[BassForever]

No it's probably the rating I own the least amount of games in. I'd miss the resident evil series, halo series, and other stand out titles but 90% of the games I play are E or T rating.

 

[theotherMittens]

Well the only T rated Souls game is the only one not in my top 5 soooo