GTA:V - A Parent's Guide - The ESRB Rating Dissected

CGUK:
"With the release of Rockstar Games' highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto:V round the corner, consumer-hype is at an all-time high, and for the parents of children who have succumbed to the roof-lifting levels of anticipation, this article is for you; so join us at CGUK as we closely examine the contents of Grand Theft Auto:V and what they mean to you as the parent."

[ArchangelMike]

Depending on which country you're in the game is rated 'M', 'R' or '18'. That is, the game is strictly for discernign adults only. Any parent buying this game for their child, or allowing a child to play this game is irresponsible at best, and abusive at worse.

[Nitrowolf2]

we all know it's gonna happen, no stopping it obviously.

Now we await for the inevitable FOX News headline "Man who killed played GTA V"

[Hellsvacancy]

My daughter will play GTAV most likely at some point, with me, she plays Red Dead every now and then, she just rides around on a horse or she collects the flowers

I was playing Mafia 2 a while back and she asked if she could have a turn, I passed the controller and she just drove around, trying VERY hard to not run people over or crash the car

She plays Fat Princess mostly, I actually noticed that she had the blood/gore option disabled, she doesn't like it she said

I can imagine her playing GTAV, under my supervision, it's not like i'll leave the game lying around for her to play at will

If that make me an "abusive" parent so be it, GTA is a MASSIVE game by the looks of it with lots to do other than gunning people down, Golf for example, skydiving, all the little mini games

[ArchangelMike]

Dude, I don't know how old your daughter is, and how you parent your child is your business... but...

Don't try to validate your own game playing habits by drawing your children into them. Especially mature rated games. There are games that are appropriate for children, and there are games that are not appropriate for children.

Among so many other things, GTA V contains content with women in explicit depictions (e.g. strippers, prostitutes, sex scenes etc). This content is wholly unaccptable to expose a child to, especially a young girl. As again it validates these depictions of women in the mind of the child, and can significantly increase your child's sexual awareness.

You can play GTA V, but what business has your child playing GTA V? Why?

It should not normally be in a child's natural social environment. Which means you will have to introduce something artificially into their social environment which is sexually explicit; and then you try to justify yourself, by saying you are not a bad parent.

Tell that to Social Services, see if they agree with you.

[Cam977]

You soud like a good parent if you're supervising, from your description it sounds like she would be free roaming whilst you watch? I'd say that's fine, the story had the bad stuff!

[Hellsvacancy]

The only way my daughter will see a stripper is if she goes to a STRIP CLUB, which won't happen

What's the harm in her flying a plane like in Just Cause 2, or jetski etc?

If you think i'm going to let her actually play GTA, all missions etc, you are very wrong, like she'll be able to anyway, too many controls

She likes happy games, on a Friday night I let her stay up a little later as there's no school on a Saturday, I only really game when my two kids go bed (I have a son aswel) so Friday night i'll be playing something (keeping in mind who's watching) and she'll ask if she can have a turn, I was playing Skyrim last night, I adopted a child (Heartfire dlc) she loved the idea of it, and she wanted to play it, so she did, just walked around talking to people, although she had a sword it didn't occur to her to use it on anyone even though she could, it's not in her happy nature

Everytime I want to play Dead Nation I have to download it from the PS store because this is the image that is shown on the XMB when you go to select the game http://www.wallchan.com/ima...

I don't want my daughter seeing material like that, so I download it, play it, delete it

[GarrusVakarian]

Kudos to you sir, i wish more parents were as attentive and thoughtful as you seem to be. Deleting and re downloading Dead Nation every time you want to play it is really thoughtful (and i know how long those downloads/installs on PS3 take, so again, kudos).

@ArchangelMike

As the man said, there are PLENTY of things to do on GTA5, things that are in no way maturely rated. I don't see a problem with a kid playing GTA5 with an adults supervision.

[Lykon]

The little brats scream until they get it . Then peace for the adult breeders for many hours. Anyway children are bombarded with materialism, thug culture, rap music , sex , violence from every angel anyway.

[Queasy]

Here is the only guide they need...don't buy it for your freaking underage kid.

[creized1]

Thank you, theres a F@cking age rating there for a reason but parents want to come out and complain, somehow..