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Subject: My mom said I can't have Halo.
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Posted by: JoZh
Dose any body that here that dosen't have Halo 'cauuse I don't 'cause my mom says it's too gorey.


How old are u?

  • 08.11.2004 4:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: umm
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You should not post anymore until you fix your grammer and spelling. Go back to school.

stop doing that people its a post not an esay. if you'r going to act like that then u must never talk online so it's no big deel, o wait did i spell that wrong TOO BAD!!!

You are right, umm, this isn't an essay contest; but I have to agree with Spartan GQ: When your written english is so bad that others have a hard time understanding what you are saying (like I did, reading JoZh's posts), then it's time to try and solve the problem.

JoZh, you are either way too young to play this game, or way too illiterate for your age: use the time to read some books and do your spelling and english homework.

And to the rest of you that brag that 4 and 6 and 8 year olds are playing this game: Honestly, young kids that play games like Halo, Doom or Diablo while their moral standards are in the formative stages can get seriously warped. For life. Adults can (typically) differentiate between real life and fantasy. Young kids (typically) can not.

On the off chance, JoZh, that you are at least in high school and are merely a bad typist or just neglect to proofread your prose, I offer this suggestion: Halo for the PC has a setting for "decals" that you can turn on or off. When turned off, there is no blood nor bullet holes. IF your family has a newer P4 or Athlon PC, and IF your parents allow you to touch it, and IF it has (or you can get) a newer medium-to-high-end gamer's video card, and IF blood and gore is REALLY your mom's only beef, then maybe you could sell her on getting the PC version and turning decals off. ("Hey, look, Mom! No blood!")

Make a deal with her that if she allows you to play, you promise to read at least 100 pages of books a month for a year, and promise (and follow through on your promise) to keep a log of your reading for her to verify. If she agrees, then just go get the Halo trilogy and start in! That will be a very enjoyable way to keep you fulfilling your commitment for about half of the year, improve your english, help you understand the story behind the game, and make your mom happy that you aren't just a video game vegetable. Maybe she would be so happy with your reading idea that she'd let you just get Halo for the Xbox.



[Edited on 8/11/2004 7:16:51 AM]

  • 08.11.2004 7:10 AM PDT
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How old are u?[/quote]

I'm only 12 damn it.

  • 08.11.2004 8:03 AM PDT
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Posted by: JoZh
Dose any body that here that dosen't have Halo 'cauuse I don't 'cause my mom says it's too gorey.


Too Gorey... The stuff on TV is more Gorey then that.

  • 08.11.2004 8:11 AM PDT
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yeah Halo isnt that gorey. im sorry that your mom is like that. that sucks. but yeah you should just wait and see if she gives in cause usually parents will give in eventually. so either just wait, or really push the subject.

  • 08.11.2004 10:15 AM PDT
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i dont think you should worry about it. if your mom says your too young your probably to young what are you 12, maybe? at the highest. Why dont you just stick to gamecube, it maybe a bit kiddy but they have some pretty fungames. If you cant play halo now just wait. And for that person who likes to proofread his little messages. I dont give a crap if i make a mistakewhy should anyone else? < see i forgot a space so what? i never use these ':;? You can be the smartest person in the world but maybe some people just cant type so leave him alone. I never proofread emails to my gf or friends they dont care. O and for the original person we were discussing if you like girls go get a gf there much better than some game. Halo cant beat some girl sucking on your neck, i can tell you that.

[Edited on 8/11/2004 11:17:43 AM]

  • 08.11.2004 11:09 AM PDT
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dude if you ask here to rent it for you you can have a quick whiz through the first level and then she can see for herself

  • 08.11.2004 11:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: HaoxianArbazo
O and for the original person we were discussing if you like girls go get a gf there much better than some game. Halo cant beat some girl sucking on your neck, i can tell you that.


its so tru<<<< see no "e" muhahahaha

  • 08.11.2004 1:12 PM PDT
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As much as I like to think otherwise, I too think that most games are too violent for kids to play. It isn't so much age that matters, it is how mature and responsible you are. (That can also be seen in your typing - One with perfect spelling and grammer sounds a lot more intelligent then the lingo most people use)

Unfortunately, most people are both too stupid and immature to play most games. Halo isn't that bad, though.

  • 08.11.2004 1:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: HaoxianArbazo
i dont think you should worry about it. if your mom says your too young your probably to young what are you 12, maybe? at the highest. Why dont you just stick to gamecube, it maybe a bit kiddy but they have some pretty fungames. If you cant play halo now just wait. And for that person who likes to proofread his little messages. I dont give a crap if i make a mistakewhy should anyone else? < see i forgot a space so what? i never use these ':;? You can be the smartest person in the world but maybe some people just cant type so leave him alone. I never proofread emails to my gf or friends they dont care. O and for the original person we were discussing if you like girls go get a gf there much better than some game. Halo cant beat some girl sucking on your neck, i can tell you that.


No, you can't.

  • 08.11.2004 1:35 PM PDT
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There's more blood, violence and suggestive stuff on the 10 o'clock news than on Halo. There's no rapists on Halo, there are no suicide bombers (well, maybe the jumpluff flood, but that's all) on Halo, there's no war in Iraq in Halo, there's nothing like that in Halo. Just aliens. Just tell her that.

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I think its a good thing. It is gory and violent, thats why it is only 17+ in the us, and 15+ in the uk. You are clearly too young to play it and so are a lot of you other users. If I was a parent, I wouldn't let my child play a game that the law says he isn't old enought to play, purely because I have played videogames, and I know what happens in them.


THE LAW? It's not illegal for people under 17 to play Halo, IT'S A SUGGESTION!!!!! IT JUST SUGGESTS TO PARENTS THAT IF THEIR KID IS UNDER 17, HE SHOULDN'T PLAY IT! WHICH, IN ITSELF, IS A LOAD OF BS!

Do you even know him? If you don't how are you sure/are even able to say that he isn't old enough? If my 7 year old little sister is mature enough to not be affected by the ANIMATED blood, a 12 year old certainly is.

JoZh, just rent Doom 3 with a friend, and show her that.*hides a grin* Then, she'll see, Halo's nothing.
I agree, the NEWS is worse than Halo. Does halo have dads raping their daughters and killing them? I don't think so. Does Halo show a plane crashing into a building killing thousands of REAL people? No! Does Halo have terrorist shooting innocent people and slowly and painfully killing people that have done absolutely nothing at all? I think not.

  • 08.11.2004 4:41 PM PDT
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just tell her that some kids in connecticut in a youth group set up a massive local area network in a church and play it all night with the youth leaders. how bad could it be if we play it in a church? it worked on my parents.

  • 08.11.2004 4:45 PM PDT
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Oh yeah I forgot, If I can get passed the gore I need pass somn' elce. It's the First player mode sorry I didn't put this in earlyer.

  • 08.11.2004 6:48 PM PDT
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Burn whoever is in your path alive!!!

  • 08.11.2004 6:52 PM PDT
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my mom could careless about the rating of a game or gore and

  • 08.12.2004 12:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: JoZh
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Posted by: JoZh
Dose any body that here that dosen't have Halo 'cauuse I don't 'cause my mom says it's too gorey.

Don't you worry, the folks at Bungie will be happy to take care of your mom, have a chat with her, and I am sure that she'll "come around".... eventually.


I don't think so. My mom hates the game alot.


What does she have against Halo? Just because it has a little blood(most in bright, happy colors) in it?

  • 08.12.2004 12:56 AM PDT
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Two choices
1:Crawl round after her begging 4 it
or if ure not so desperate and sad
2:Just wait till christmas or birthday and get your friends 2 tell her its gr8 and no gory. Then she might give in

  • 08.12.2004 3:20 AM PDT
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My perents used to freak about blood but I told them to chill out, I wasn't going to pull a gun on someone in real life, they were paranoid and they kinda just... stopped carring. I've even talked my parents into playing Halo and they liked it, my dad mostly.

[Edited on 8/12/2004 6:20:40 AM]

  • 08.12.2004 6:13 AM PDT
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I know how you feel. MY mom's always "YOU'VE PLAYED TOO MUCH!!! GET AWAY FROM THERE!!!!! IT MAKES YOU LOUSIER AT SCHOOL!!!" Even though I got a stipend for good work. And you've got chances! My mom was first all NO!!! when I wanted Ninja Gaiden. Now I have it. Make good reasons: You don't see the blood that much, you only see the evil people's blood that is colored happily (as noted already). So, don't give up, or you're not worthy of Halo! (kidding) And I'm 12 too. No offense JoZh, but I'm finnish and I've got better grammar. They're right about being clear so you get understood.

  • 08.12.2004 6:30 AM PDT
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My thoughts are there are too many conservative bastards in the world. If a kid wants to play something i don't see why he/she should be excluded. So what if he gets scared "A little childhood trama builds character".

  • 08.12.2004 7:10 AM PDT
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My thoughts are there are too many conservative bastards in the world. If a kid wants to play something i don't see why he/she should be excluded. So what if he gets scared "A little childhood trama builds character".

Oh my my my. Over hear in Britain Manhunt has been banned in most shops because one child killed another due to that game. Now clearly the child was unstable to begin with but come on guys, kids should not be exposed to the type of violence that goes on in some games (Halo included).

As for the ten o'clock news, well that takes place after the 9pm watershed when young children should be in bed (although i know realisticaly they're not).

Now im not conservative by any reach of the imagination, but i do not think that youngsters should play semi-real life violent games.

Plus, i don't think that many younger players would apriciate complicated storylines in games. I am aware that this is a generalisation but i think that you have to be a certain age to understand all the nuonces that take place within the Halo plot.

Just my ideas on the subject

  • 08.12.2004 8:04 AM PDT
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I've been through this countless times at your age. The one thing that you need to do is sit down with your mom and have a talk. Prepare some sort of debate in order to effectively convince her to let you have Halo. It would also help if you offered to buy it yourself. Be as serious as you can, beginning with an opening statement, a clear opinion, and so on. Tell her that you understand her point of view but that she doesn't fully grasp yours. Use many comparisons and statistics (such as worldwide sales, ratings, etc). Also, let her take note that Halo's main character, the Master Chief, stands for nobility, discipline, and existencialism. This may render her speechless when comparing the MC's values to today's society that is plumetting into the depths of deprivacy, cowardice and evasion. Overall, a child's repression and lack of freedom may lead to rebellion and mischief in the later years of his adolescance. With other examples and extremely rich vocabulary, chances are your mother will be dumbfounded and amazed by your maturity. That was how I dealt with my mom. Good luck with yours ;)

  • 08.12.2004 9:02 AM PDT
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my little brother is 8 and he can play it
my little sister is 6 and she can play it
my little step sis is 5 and she can play it

  • 08.12.2004 9:09 AM PDT

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