I never really felt like I had to explain why I made Knowing an Awesome Gamerchick. I figured the title explained it...when you click "like" on Facebook, it says YadaYada likes Knowing an Awesome Gamerchick. That means the obvious....you must know an awesome gamerchick, whether it be someone you know or yourself. Simple, no?
I did NOT make the fanpage for 'female empowerment in the gaming industry'. I did not make it to rally females in the world to take charge in online gaming. I did not make it to become a therapist to females who are sad they don't know how to play certain games. I made the page so I can post things about gaming. Videos, pictures, links, funny stories I've heard, funny things that happened during my gaming sessions, that sort of thing. It's not something I do seriously, it's not something I thought of doing seriously, and it will remain something I do strictly for fun.
There is a reason why my page is accessible only to people who are 17 years old and older. I don't have the patience for little kids wanting someone to answer their every possible question they can think of regarding gaming, then have their little snotty attitude when it doesn't get answered to their liking. I'd rather keep it where mature people [I would hope] are the only ones my admins and I will have to interact with.
I don't have the time for stupidity or trolls...I can troll you better than you can attempt to troll me, so please don't try it. Just respect the page, respect the admins, and you will receive respect in return. Rants about gaming are welcome, no need to have [expletive deleted]...I don't give a fuck about language unless it's toward someone on the page in a bad way. You will then meet the banhammer if that's the case. Other than everything else I wrote, I hope everyone is enjoying what is posted and invites their friends to join in on the fun. Long live the gamerchicks of the world!!!!!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
What's Going On, Ladies? *Mini Rant*
Ok, I've noticed there are more females hating on/talking shit to other females while I'm playing COD. While it's pretty much a given that guys will shit talk anyone who basically gets in a lobby, why are you females showing off in front of the dudes? YES, this IS what's happening, because each one I have encountered was with GUY friends. Let me break it down for you bitches nice and clear.
First off....if you camp and you're proud that your immobile abilities have given you a high k/d...you suck. Then again, DON'T use Assassin/Blind Eye to get your kills and then get mad when I use it to kill you. I can't see you, now you can't see me. Fight fair or don't play at all....and don't get your panties in a twist either.
Second, I'm all for trolling. Trolling is fun when done properly. The thing is...I'll know when you're full of shit the moment I hear those few seconds of rage on my headset when I shoot and kill you first. Trolls don't rage. If you have to rage...you're mad. It's ok to admit that you're mad. Just don't say you're not mad when I clearly heard you scream angrily into your mic after you died.
Third...if you're gonna yap away about how awesome your skills are and how you're gonna whoop ass....PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, BACK YOUR SHIT UP. Don't come at me with your high prestige or high k/d ass only to have me hand it back to you on a silver platter. If you can't back your shit up, then shut up. PLEASE SHUT UP. There, I tried to be nicer.
One more thing: I play to have fun with my buddies. Yeah, there's always gonna be those idiots who automatically target me because of my [GIRL] tag. Yeah, there's always gonna be those idiots who say I sound like a man [oh well]. When it's another female showing off to look cute for the guys...it gets me amped to make you look like a douche. Mission accomplished on so many levels.
Just a friendly warning....I'll be ready for each and every one of you. *cue sinister exit music*
First off....if you camp and you're proud that your immobile abilities have given you a high k/d...you suck. Then again, DON'T use Assassin/Blind Eye to get your kills and then get mad when I use it to kill you. I can't see you, now you can't see me. Fight fair or don't play at all....and don't get your panties in a twist either.
Second, I'm all for trolling. Trolling is fun when done properly. The thing is...I'll know when you're full of shit the moment I hear those few seconds of rage on my headset when I shoot and kill you first. Trolls don't rage. If you have to rage...you're mad. It's ok to admit that you're mad. Just don't say you're not mad when I clearly heard you scream angrily into your mic after you died.
Third...if you're gonna yap away about how awesome your skills are and how you're gonna whoop ass....PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, BACK YOUR SHIT UP. Don't come at me with your high prestige or high k/d ass only to have me hand it back to you on a silver platter. If you can't back your shit up, then shut up. PLEASE SHUT UP. There, I tried to be nicer.
One more thing: I play to have fun with my buddies. Yeah, there's always gonna be those idiots who automatically target me because of my [GIRL] tag. Yeah, there's always gonna be those idiots who say I sound like a man [oh well]. When it's another female showing off to look cute for the guys...it gets me amped to make you look like a douche. Mission accomplished on so many levels.
Just a friendly warning....I'll be ready for each and every one of you. *cue sinister exit music*
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Kid Rant on MW3. Yes, I Went There.
Last night, I was playing some Modern Warfare 3 with a few buddies. Some kid randomly calls out one of the people in my party to ask them about some Elite clan stuff. Now, I don't have Elite Premium. I have the regular free version and I do not plan on getting Premium anytime soon. When my buddy answered, he explained in full detail about Clan Ops and so on and so forth and getting gold clan tags (I guess that's what the kid asked for). Instead of saying 'thank you' or 'ok', the kid says something like, 'but my friend doesn't have Premium and he has the gold clan tags but he won't show me'...basically whining like a kid would whine about something they want and know they can't have. We told him basically his friend was lying. He wasn't trying to hear us.
Ok...I was feeling SUPER impatient for some odd reason last night [it could have been a number of things, but I can think of three instances where I was annoyed with people in lobbies or my own party], so I went off on that kid. See, I have 2 kids of my own [ages 3 & 7], and I'm 27. This kid in the lobby sounded like he was early teens. I'm sorry, didn't your mom or dad get the memo? This game is rated M for MATURE, as in 17+ [unfortunately, even then you get an immature 20 yr old]. I play this game mostly when my kids are asleep to GET AWAY FROM ANNOYING, WHINY KIDS.
Ok...I was feeling SUPER impatient for some odd reason last night [it could have been a number of things, but I can think of three instances where I was annoyed with people in lobbies or my own party], so I went off on that kid. See, I have 2 kids of my own [ages 3 & 7], and I'm 27. This kid in the lobby sounded like he was early teens. I'm sorry, didn't your mom or dad get the memo? This game is rated M for MATURE, as in 17+ [unfortunately, even then you get an immature 20 yr old]. I play this game mostly when my kids are asleep to GET AWAY FROM ANNOYING, WHINY KIDS.
I had enough after that. My patience is nearly non-existent for kids who like to hear themselves talk. So I went off on him and said something to the likes of: "
WHY THE FUCK do you bother to ask someone about something then turn around and tell them what your fuckin' friend said instead of just saying fuckin' thank you or acknowledging his answer? No, instead you keep talking about 'your friend this' and 'your friend that', well how about you STFU and GO ASK YOUR FUCKIN' FRIEND THEN? FUCK!"
Now see, before anyone tries to give me shit about cursing some kid who sounded like he was somewhere in the 12-14 year old age bracket, remember THE GAME IS FOR 17+. Parents, if you SERIOUSLY think your tween or kid under 17 is playing and NOT getting cursed out, you are STUPID. They are even cursing at US in WHISPERS so YOU don't hear them and smack'em upside the head. Go buy your fuckin' kids a Pokemon game, or some Mario, better yet: Get them the hell off Mature games, PERIOD. If you don't feel like it, at LEAST take away the mic/headset. If you insist they CAN use both...I don't wanna hear no shit when your kid annoys the shit outta me and I'm already annoyed. There are people who say WORSE things than I do, and to subject your kids to that kind of shit is ALL ON YOU. Congrats on being some of the STUPIDEST PARENTS EVER.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Games I Wish the PlayStation Store Had Available
Ok, this is really just a listing of what I really seriously wish they'd put in the PS Store already and why. I'm shocked to see these aren't in it, instead I see crap I would never buy. GET IT TOGETHER SONY. GET MY GAMES AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. The list happens to be in alphabetical order, cause that's how I like my lists. #OCD
1► Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Collection 1 - I bought this MAINLY for the so addictive game, Centipede. I used to love that game as a child, and snatched this up when I saw it for PSX. It was also because of this game I became fond of Asteroids and Super Breakout. :)
2► Sailor Moon Super S Shin Shuyaku Soudatsusen - Ok, I've never played this one, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THE SAILOR MOON GAMES WERE ONLY RELEASED IN JAPAN! WHAT ABOUT THE AMERICAN AUDIENCE?! They should totally translate this game and release it in the US, or even have it in the Japan Imports section of the store. It's only fair =[ I'm a HUGE Sailor Moon fan. This upsets me. T_T
6► DOOM - This was the ONLY Doom game I've ever played. I have never tried the others. I wouldn't mind playing this again, though...flying flaming skulls are always fun ^_^
7► Ehrgeiz - I remember so many people pronouncing it either "err-geez" [geez rhymes with please] or "err-guys". Guilty of actually never touching this game, I've always wanted to play it. It looked like a Tekken meets FF type of fighting game...AND I BET IT'S BETTER THAN THAT P.O.S. MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3. YEAH, I SAID IT.
8► Final Fantasy IV -OR- Final Fantasy Chronicles - I really don't give a damn if they bundle it this way or have it alone, BUT WHY DOES THE STORE HAVE ORIGINS [1,2] ok, they don't have a 3 either, but they DO have 5,6,7,8,9, & Tactics...THE ONLY 4 THEY HAVE AVAILABLE IS FOR PSP. WHAT KIND OF CONSPIRACY IS THIS, SONY?? FIX IT IMMEDIATELY!!!!
9► Intelligent Qube - I think I only had the demo for this, but then got to play it again a few years ago via an emulator. I miss this game so much. So simple, yet so difficult. It didn't help that some deep voiced-Darth Vader asshole yelled 'AGAIN!' when you screwed up, but it just made you that more resilient to complete the level. BOO-YA.
10► Jackie Chan Stuntmaster - Another game I never actually played myself, but watched my younger cousin play a lot of it. It looked like fun, the graphics were pretty good, the game was funny. Who wouldn't wanna whoop ass fighting as Jackie Chan?
11► Mega Man Legends - Believe it or not, this was the first Mega Man game I ever played. Was it because it was an RPG? Was it because it was on PlayStation? Neither reason. It was because nobody I knew growing up played any Mega Man games, therefore I had never seen the gameplay and wasn't able to borrow it. *shrug*
12► Mega Man Legends 2 - I liked MML so much I decided to play this one.
13► The Misadventures of Tron Bonne - Um...hello??? There's SERVBOTS in this game. DUH.
14► Namco Museum, Volume 1 - I actually bought this for my mother when she bought her own PlayStation. She was obsessed with the small Galaga game in [I think] Tekken. After I bought this for her...I ended up playing it more than she did. ^_^
15► Overblood - This had to be one of the most ANNOYING GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED. I beat it only ONCE, but it was good enough that I wanted to keep playing to find out WTF was going on. It was pretty funny that the main character looked and sounded a bit like Barry Burton from Resident Evil ^_-
16► PaRappa the Rapper - OK, I'M SORRY, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GIVEN IN THE CLASSICS SECTION OF THE STORE. WHY IS PARAPPA NOT AVAILABLE YET? WHY IS IT ONLY AVAILABLE ON PSP?!?!? WHY THE HELL IS UM JAMMER LAMMY THERE INSTEAD?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I bet there's a Conspiracy Keanu meme in the works for this!
17► Ridge Racer - Ok, I just had to recheck the store to make sure it wasn't hiding. I saw R4 Ridge Racer Type 4 available for PS3, but Ridge Racer is only available for PSP. I wonder what the hell they were thinking, making that game PSP only. In a world where Gran Turismo and Need for Speed have taken over, I'd really like to revisit why I loved racing games so much. Racing vs Nightmare was really fun [according to Wikipedia, it was called Devil 13th Racing Car....I'm not sure where I heard it was called 'Nightmare', but it sounds much more awesome than THAT].
18► Skullmonkeys - This game was one of the FUNNIEST games I have EVER played! EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19► Spider - THIS game would be so REFRESHING to play. Everything nowadays is so violent, scary, etc...in this game, you're a spider with the brain of a scientist. Stay alive. Simple, yet difficult. Those are always the ones you THINK you can easily beat, but you'll be there wondering why the hell you died so many times. ^_-
20► Wipeout XL - I preferred this one to the original Wipeout. It was the game where I first heard Prodigy's "Firestarter" instrumental. That's an automatic win right there.
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2► Sailor Moon Super S Shin Shuyaku Soudatsusen - Ok, I've never played this one, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THE SAILOR MOON GAMES WERE ONLY RELEASED IN JAPAN! WHAT ABOUT THE AMERICAN AUDIENCE?! They should totally translate this game and release it in the US, or even have it in the Japan Imports section of the store. It's only fair =[ I'm a HUGE Sailor Moon fan. This upsets me. T_T
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3► Chocobo Racing - I stumbled upon this game in a random game store on Main Street in Queens many years ago. I was really into racing games back then, and of course, Final Fantasy. This was probably the cutest racing game I've ever played. I probably still have the save data for it on my memory card [I don't have the adapter, so there's no way to check].
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4► Croc: Legend of the Gobbos - This game was one of the CUTEST GAMES I'VE EVER PLAYED. PERFECT for kids. Enough said.
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5► Die Hard Trilogy - If you have never played this game...YOU ARE SERIOUSLY MISSING OUT. I used to be ADDICTED to this game, especially the Die Hard chapter. Just writing this makes me want to YouTube some gameplay. :D
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7► Ehrgeiz - I remember so many people pronouncing it either "err-geez" [geez rhymes with please] or "err-guys". Guilty of actually never touching this game, I've always wanted to play it. It looked like a Tekken meets FF type of fighting game...AND I BET IT'S BETTER THAN THAT P.O.S. MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3. YEAH, I SAID IT.
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8► Final Fantasy IV -OR- Final Fantasy Chronicles - I really don't give a damn if they bundle it this way or have it alone, BUT WHY DOES THE STORE HAVE ORIGINS [1,2] ok, they don't have a 3 either, but they DO have 5,6,7,8,9, & Tactics...THE ONLY 4 THEY HAVE AVAILABLE IS FOR PSP. WHAT KIND OF CONSPIRACY IS THIS, SONY?? FIX IT IMMEDIATELY!!!!
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9► Intelligent Qube - I think I only had the demo for this, but then got to play it again a few years ago via an emulator. I miss this game so much. So simple, yet so difficult. It didn't help that some deep voiced-Darth Vader asshole yelled 'AGAIN!' when you screwed up, but it just made you that more resilient to complete the level. BOO-YA.
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10► Jackie Chan Stuntmaster - Another game I never actually played myself, but watched my younger cousin play a lot of it. It looked like fun, the graphics were pretty good, the game was funny. Who wouldn't wanna whoop ass fighting as Jackie Chan?
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11► Mega Man Legends - Believe it or not, this was the first Mega Man game I ever played. Was it because it was an RPG? Was it because it was on PlayStation? Neither reason. It was because nobody I knew growing up played any Mega Man games, therefore I had never seen the gameplay and wasn't able to borrow it. *shrug*
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12► Mega Man Legends 2 - I liked MML so much I decided to play this one.
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13► The Misadventures of Tron Bonne - Um...hello??? There's SERVBOTS in this game. DUH.
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14► Namco Museum, Volume 1 - I actually bought this for my mother when she bought her own PlayStation. She was obsessed with the small Galaga game in [I think] Tekken. After I bought this for her...I ended up playing it more than she did. ^_^
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15► Overblood - This had to be one of the most ANNOYING GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED. I beat it only ONCE, but it was good enough that I wanted to keep playing to find out WTF was going on. It was pretty funny that the main character looked and sounded a bit like Barry Burton from Resident Evil ^_-
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16► PaRappa the Rapper - OK, I'M SORRY, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GIVEN IN THE CLASSICS SECTION OF THE STORE. WHY IS PARAPPA NOT AVAILABLE YET? WHY IS IT ONLY AVAILABLE ON PSP?!?!? WHY THE HELL IS UM JAMMER LAMMY THERE INSTEAD?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I bet there's a Conspiracy Keanu meme in the works for this!
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17► Ridge Racer - Ok, I just had to recheck the store to make sure it wasn't hiding. I saw R4 Ridge Racer Type 4 available for PS3, but Ridge Racer is only available for PSP. I wonder what the hell they were thinking, making that game PSP only. In a world where Gran Turismo and Need for Speed have taken over, I'd really like to revisit why I loved racing games so much. Racing vs Nightmare was really fun [according to Wikipedia, it was called Devil 13th Racing Car....I'm not sure where I heard it was called 'Nightmare', but it sounds much more awesome than THAT].
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18► Skullmonkeys - This game was one of the FUNNIEST games I have EVER played! EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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19► Spider - THIS game would be so REFRESHING to play. Everything nowadays is so violent, scary, etc...in this game, you're a spider with the brain of a scientist. Stay alive. Simple, yet difficult. Those are always the ones you THINK you can easily beat, but you'll be there wondering why the hell you died so many times. ^_-
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20► Wipeout XL - I preferred this one to the original Wipeout. It was the game where I first heard Prodigy's "Firestarter" instrumental. That's an automatic win right there.
Random MW3 Gaming Session featuring Shady & Admin Sanyo!
So me, my cousin, a PSN friend of mine & fellow admin Mikey [Sanyo] are playing a few games of Modern Warfare 3. The opposing team had a few people with the clan tag of [GODZ]...and since this is my blog and I write what I want, their actual PSNs are:
ozama-bin-murkin
FernGuira
young-merc
Our first game in Outpost was pretty bad, due to me having a random allergy attack and violent sneezing. Mikey had to do lots of OT to cover my ass [thanks buddy ^_^]. After-game chat was pretty non-existant. Next map is chosen. Enter DOME.
We're getting our game on, playing pretty normal. All of a sudden, ultima-lag hits. My game, along with a few others on my team, starts freezing up extremely bad. We ended up winning by a slight margin. After-game chat starts with the excuses for them losing, why we won, etc. Apparently, the lag was our fault. We lag switched. They couldn't take the loss like men. My k/d on our Outpost game was 8/13...I didn't whine and blame other people for my terrible skills. I blamed my random allergies. *shrug* They spot my clan tag, which is [GIRL]. I'm automatically the next target because "I sound like a tranny". *yawn* Old insults apparently never go out of style....and it would seem more dudes use [GIRL] as a clan tag than I've ever seen, since everyone says I must be a guy. o_O Enter RESISTANCE.
No lag this game, just lots of pwning from us to them. This is what happens when you accuse someone of cheating...you get your ass handed to you. Take the loss like a man! The game ends, they start complaining AGAIN, and have the audacity to ask me how my shotgun turned into a sniper rifle. O_O The only gun I used the whole game was this right here, the M4A1 [mine is golden]:
They OBVIOUSLY weren't paying any attention and just wanted to fuck with me cause I'm A GIRL. -_- The next map is ready, enter MISSION!
Right before the map starts loading, we hear one clan member ask the other if they are ready to kick our asses. Instead of answering him directly, we hear via his mic's tv echoes [he muted us] that "Imshady sounds like a boy who hasn't reached puberty". >_> Ok, since I am obviously your main target right now, it seems like I have some pwning to do. They tried their best to whoop ass...but that didn't work out as good as they'd hoped. We came out on top once again, and they STILL had nothing better to do than complain about how we cheated. Then, the person who had the game-winning killcam [nauditharipper] happened to be using a shotgun. WHY does one of them HAVE to try and sound intelligent and say, "That sure looks like a shotgun to me, doesn't it?" >_____> I had to yell at him. I had to. MY PSN IS IMSHADY. 'IMSHADY' LOOKS AND SOUNDS NOTHING LIKE 'NAUDITHARIPPER'!!! WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! It got a bit silent after that. Best part? They left the lobby. ^_^ And now, because [GIRL] gets me so much stupid/negative attention, I really changed my clan tag to [AGUY]. Let's see how much shit people give me now. ^_-
Sunday, February 12, 2012
NYCC 2010: Michael Jackson: The Experience *OLD POST CONTENT*
I wrote this not too long after going to NYCC 2010. The video at the bottom is one I recorded myself.
Billie Jean. Beat It. Smooth Criminal. How many of us stood in front of our televisions and tried to dance alone to the music videos, imitating Michael’s every move (or at least trying to)? How many of us knew the steps by heart, and danced along when the songs played on the radio? Well, now there’s a game tailor-made just for us Michael fans. Michael Jackson: The Experience will be available on the Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP and the DS. Let’s check out the newest game to celebrate the King of Pop’s legacy.
For the Wii, the game can be played by up to four people. You can choose to be Michael himself, or one of his backup dancers. The dancing itself is supposed to be more of a challenge when you choose Michael, so players beware! The point of the game, of course, is to move exactly as Michael and his dancers move, and if you are an avid MJ fan, you’ll get in the groove with no hesitation at all.
In the DS version, you have tap the screen according to the beat, sometimes dragging the stylus along a path to complete the move, accompanied by what seems to be a cartoonish teenage version of Michael. You can see actual gameplay on the DS by clicking here.
The PS3 version will use the Move, and the 360 version will use the Kinect to allow a more immerse experience for players, and won’t be released until early 2011 to allow developers to better integrate the game using the new motion software.
As a HUGE Michael Jackson fan, I am looking forward to playing this game as soon as I can. I’m a huge fan of dancing games as well, and this is definitely something fun to do (in terms of dancing to actual routines performed by an artist), and even though it’s not a karaoke game, it won’t stop me from singing along while busting a move.
Billie Jean. Beat It. Smooth Criminal. How many of us stood in front of our televisions and tried to dance alone to the music videos, imitating Michael’s every move (or at least trying to)? How many of us knew the steps by heart, and danced along when the songs played on the radio? Well, now there’s a game tailor-made just for us Michael fans. Michael Jackson: The Experience will be available on the Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP and the DS. Let’s check out the newest game to celebrate the King of Pop’s legacy.
For the Wii, the game can be played by up to four people. You can choose to be Michael himself, or one of his backup dancers. The dancing itself is supposed to be more of a challenge when you choose Michael, so players beware! The point of the game, of course, is to move exactly as Michael and his dancers move, and if you are an avid MJ fan, you’ll get in the groove with no hesitation at all.
In the DS version, you have tap the screen according to the beat, sometimes dragging the stylus along a path to complete the move, accompanied by what seems to be a cartoonish teenage version of Michael. You can see actual gameplay on the DS by clicking here.
The PS3 version will use the Move, and the 360 version will use the Kinect to allow a more immerse experience for players, and won’t be released until early 2011 to allow developers to better integrate the game using the new motion software.
As a HUGE Michael Jackson fan, I am looking forward to playing this game as soon as I can. I’m a huge fan of dancing games as well, and this is definitely something fun to do (in terms of dancing to actual routines performed by an artist), and even though it’s not a karaoke game, it won’t stop me from singing along while busting a move.
Child's Play? This is No Kids' Game *OLD POST CONTENT*
Another something I wrote awhile back, somewhere in early 2011 I believe. Title credit to Kuma!
The first day I downloaded the ‘Fat Princess’ demo, I was completely lost. The game had been out for over a year, and I never really bothered to give it a try. However, that particular day, I was too bored to be bothered with the few selection of games I have on disc, and scoured PSN for demos of games I could try.
The music sounded so adorable on the menu screen! All happy and medieval, I figured it was a game rated E+10. It was bright, colorful, and the narrator sounded like one of the announcers from a Nickelodeon commercial. That first time I played, I lost. I didn’t know what I was doing, and I was tired. My six year old son, though, wanted to have a try at it. I figured there was no harm in him playing it, even though I never noticed the ESRB rating for it was T (may contain more intense violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, blood, simulated gambling, and/or use of strong language).
He played that demo almost every time he was allowed to play the PS3. He got the hang of it pretty fast and won almost every game he played. I was beginning to feel a little defeated. A six year old? Better at a game than ME? HMPH. He would capture the Princess multiple times, and save his teammates when they were in peril. Me? I couldn’t even get to the other side of Black Forest without getting whooped by the other team.
It wasn’t until one day, while I was reading a book while he was giving his imprisoned Princess some cake, that I heard a squeaky voice say ‘NOOB!’ I looked up at the TV, and heard another voice say what sounded to me like a curse word. My eyes went wide for a second, and he looked at me. It was the first time EVER that he had played and heard anything other than background music. It was then when I thought, “What the heck is this game rated?!” but didn’t ask him to turn it off. Instead, I watched him play, listening for more mischievous, squeaky-sounding voices. I heard a “VICTORY IS MINE!” and that was it. It was after that incident that I decided I was going to get my game on and learn to play...AND figure out what that game was rated.
It took me awhile to get used to how the game worked, and sadly, my son had to help me. I heard no more squeaky voices, and wondered how the hell they were absent from the game the whole time until that one day. After I noticed the game was rated T, I wondered why. I didn’t see anything wrong with my son playing a game that looked like it was made for young kids in the first place, even though there was a little cartoonish violence. The blood looked cartoonish, not realistic. They were using medieval-looking weapons, and the main objective was to rescue the Princess while feeding the captive Princess so much cake that she would be too fat to be rescued fast enough.
I guess you could say that I should have paid more attention to the game’s rating...but then again, maybe it’s just a parent’s personal judgement whether or not a game is suitable for their child to play. If my kid has seen me play games like Resistance: Fall of Man, World of Warcraft, Resident Evil and Call of Duty, then I see no reason why he can’t play a game that seems totally harmless, yet has a little bit of cartoon violence. As long as it doesn’t have explicit scenes, extreme obscenities, or any INAPPROPRIATE scenes (you know what scenes I’m talking about), then me, myself, am fine with him feeding that damn Princess cake until she is so fat, she kinda reminds me of Mario when he uses the P-Balloon.
The first day I downloaded the ‘Fat Princess’ demo, I was completely lost. The game had been out for over a year, and I never really bothered to give it a try. However, that particular day, I was too bored to be bothered with the few selection of games I have on disc, and scoured PSN for demos of games I could try.
The music sounded so adorable on the menu screen! All happy and medieval, I figured it was a game rated E+10. It was bright, colorful, and the narrator sounded like one of the announcers from a Nickelodeon commercial. That first time I played, I lost. I didn’t know what I was doing, and I was tired. My six year old son, though, wanted to have a try at it. I figured there was no harm in him playing it, even though I never noticed the ESRB rating for it was T (may contain more intense violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, blood, simulated gambling, and/or use of strong language).
He played that demo almost every time he was allowed to play the PS3. He got the hang of it pretty fast and won almost every game he played. I was beginning to feel a little defeated. A six year old? Better at a game than ME? HMPH. He would capture the Princess multiple times, and save his teammates when they were in peril. Me? I couldn’t even get to the other side of Black Forest without getting whooped by the other team.
It wasn’t until one day, while I was reading a book while he was giving his imprisoned Princess some cake, that I heard a squeaky voice say ‘NOOB!’ I looked up at the TV, and heard another voice say what sounded to me like a curse word. My eyes went wide for a second, and he looked at me. It was the first time EVER that he had played and heard anything other than background music. It was then when I thought, “What the heck is this game rated?!” but didn’t ask him to turn it off. Instead, I watched him play, listening for more mischievous, squeaky-sounding voices. I heard a “VICTORY IS MINE!” and that was it. It was after that incident that I decided I was going to get my game on and learn to play...AND figure out what that game was rated.
It took me awhile to get used to how the game worked, and sadly, my son had to help me. I heard no more squeaky voices, and wondered how the hell they were absent from the game the whole time until that one day. After I noticed the game was rated T, I wondered why. I didn’t see anything wrong with my son playing a game that looked like it was made for young kids in the first place, even though there was a little cartoonish violence. The blood looked cartoonish, not realistic. They were using medieval-looking weapons, and the main objective was to rescue the Princess while feeding the captive Princess so much cake that she would be too fat to be rescued fast enough.
I guess you could say that I should have paid more attention to the game’s rating...but then again, maybe it’s just a parent’s personal judgement whether or not a game is suitable for their child to play. If my kid has seen me play games like Resistance: Fall of Man, World of Warcraft, Resident Evil and Call of Duty, then I see no reason why he can’t play a game that seems totally harmless, yet has a little bit of cartoon violence. As long as it doesn’t have explicit scenes, extreme obscenities, or any INAPPROPRIATE scenes (you know what scenes I’m talking about), then me, myself, am fine with him feeding that damn Princess cake until she is so fat, she kinda reminds me of Mario when he uses the P-Balloon.
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