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Children + COD4 doesnt seem like a good combination
Mozgus | 1:11 AM on 02.11.2009 5 comments


I never thought I'd say this but, there's a game I actually don't feel comfortable with having a massive following among 8 to 15 year olds.

Call of Duty 4.

Now I'm only basing this age bracket claim on my personal experience with the multiplayer, as well as many forum threads and having heard a lot of kids talk about the game so much.

This actually worries me, whereas Mortal Kombat and Halo never did. It's not the violence really. It's the depiction of the middle easterners in a present time setting. This game alone surely stands as a kid's primary window to the middle eastern conflict. They're certainly not watching the news, or getting any honest information from their schooling. The schools would be in deep shit if they ever did, as it's still so fresh, and much of it could be argued as opinion.

Now the other CODs can exploit history all they want. I'm not so worried about those. Nazis aren't really a presence these days, and the Japanese...well, videogames wouldn't be where they are today without them. The japanese people don't take a lot of abuse from gamers.

But when it comes to COD4, I actually cringe when I hear the 13 year old punk get on voice chat and call me a tower head or sand nigger, because I'm playing as a brown person. It really worries me that this game, being their primary exposure to said culture, could be raising another generation of racist fuckheads.

I don't know. I might just be blowing it out of proportion, but after trying to play COD4 online all last week for the first time, I've come to the conclusion that no one my age actually plays that game. It's pretty much the worst online community I've ever experienced. I guess I'm just annoyed by that.

Anyway, kids can "pwn" as many "noobs" (such as myself apparently) as they want, as long as they understand that COD4 is not an accurate representation of the ongoing war.



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KaL YoshiKa's Destructoid Blog
Does CoD4 have a "The following is a fictional representation of War" disclaimer of some kind...I don't think it does and they may want to consider one otherwise I wouldn't be surprised if someone tries to sue them because CoD4/some modern warfare game makes some little asshat's racist shenanigans.

This is quite sad...do kids really get dumber every generation or is that just an illusion?
Mr Dillinger's Destructoid Blog
I agree with you on all counts, however put a child in front of anything and they will begin to take it in and become influenced by it. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made my friends and I fight like crazy and search through man holes when we were younger.

There is a reason these games aren't meant to be played by people under the age of 15, its because of this. Influence.

Blame the parents for raising the child, not the society it lives in.

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whoami40's Destructoid Blog
i just believe that it is how they are taught at home.. i was playing my dad in mortal kombat when i was 4 so as there was violence my parents explained to me that it wasnt right to through someone in a pit of spikes... im now 16 and played call of duty 4 when i was 15. i turned out just fine i do know that that is a video game and there is a difference.
SephirothX's Destructoid Blog
Thats why there's an ESRB rating on it; kids shouldnt be playing the game. If they cant tell the difference between fiction and reality that isnt the games fault. Thats the fault of the child and the parents.
Mozgus's Destructoid Blog
I'm not blaming the game in any way. Jesus, I should have expected illiteracy from this community.


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