The reason i asked age in the opening post was because i'm interested to know what kind of games different age-groups consider to be "mature" (god i'm starting to hate that word).
This could have been an interesting thread but it's just gotten weird.
My tuppence worth is that the story themes can make a game 'mature' rather than the gameplay. Little King's Story looks like sweetness and light but as you play the game starts to question your actions and motives. This candy coated game deals with themes of polygamy, genocide, grief and war.
Shattered Memories features some very challenging moments with its direct questions on sex, alcohol abuse and themes of identity, grief and loss. Some of its most disturbing moments come from listening to the phone messages rather than the chase sequences. The ending section floored me when I first played it.
Hmm, another game i would consider to be mature is definitely Silent Hill 2. The way the game handles the protagonists psyche with symbolism is truly unique: Every monster is an aspect of his guilt. The ending was one of the most profoundly human moments i've ever experienced in a video game.
Absolutely. I originally put that in my post but took it out for some reason. It was the shift from occult spookiness (rebirth ending excluded!) to a more personal terror that hooked me with that game. So many great moments in that game. The Maria chapter really expands on her character well too.
I have learned from the Internets that a children's game played by adults is mature, but an adult's game played by children is immature.
It is the reasons why the older gamer is playing the game geared towards the child, and why the child is playing the gory "adult" game. It seems many people find that deeper games, or more artistic games, which convey themes, are more mature? I feel the need to somewhat agree with Waltz on this:
YellowChocobo wrote:
"mature game" would be one with a deep and provoking story that actually challenged people's minds and made them think.
No, you've described art there. Art is not necessarily mature at all - look at Andy Walhol.
Just because a game's content evokes emotion, or sparks your thought process, or well conveys messages about certain topics, does not necessarily make it mature. Not to me anyways. As Waltz said, it could be considered artistic. I find I struggle to define "maturity" in video games. :/
Why do people feel the need to alter someone elses statement and then say they agree with it? Wouldn't it be simpler to make your own statement? Just saying...
It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!
Wow. This is the most serious conversation i have ever seen on this site... Is this the real Nintendo Life we all know and love? Or have we entered some parallel universe where everything is messed up?(suspenseful music plays in the background)
Wow. This is the most serious conversation i have ever seen on this site... Is this the real Nintendo Life we all know and love? Or have we entered some parallel universe where everything is messed up?(suspenseful music plays in the background)
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