{"id":4381,"date":"2010-04-24T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2010-04-24T17:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=4381"},"modified":"2010-04-24T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2010-04-24T17:34:36","slug":"resident-evil-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/24\/resident-evil-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>LUCAS (15) –<\/strong> So I’m 15 as of last week and I wanted to get Resident Evil 4 Wii edition I\u00a0tried to get it last year for my 14th birthday. I used\u00a0whattheyplay.com<\/a> and even showed my mom videos of it on youtube and\u00a0she was fine with it until we got to the store I almost got it when\u00a0the store clerk said it was the most bloodiest goriest game on the Wii and i know that’s not true (which i don’t understand why they\u00a0would do that it just kills sales even the other store member came in\u00a0to back him up the wierd part was we were talking about it before my\u00a0mom came in about how fun and great it was) \u00a0If you remember Manhunt\u00a02 that was the goriest game for Wii i just want this game.\u00a0whattheyplay.com<\/a> even recommended it for me so i need to know is it\u00a0fine to let me play this or what. its a really fun game and i want to\u00a0play it and i have waited 3 years to get it so I need your help.<\/p>\n

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Hey Lucas’ Mom, if everything your son says above is true, then let your son get Resident Evil 4.<\/p>\n

The store clerk probably meant well and maybe even was told to say that (I think he overdid it, a gentle warning or pointing out the rating would suffice in these cases) and technically he IS right. Resident Evil 4 IS ONE OF THE goriest games on the Wii, but the Wii isn’t exactly known for gory games. (Your son is right that Manhunt 2 is much, much worse – it has you play a psycho killer who kills psycho killers – but in Resident Evil you play a secret agent trying to rescue the president’s daughter from an evil cult that uses horrible creatures to possess people.)<\/p>\n

Here’s the thing. If you’ve seen it in action on YouTube, then you’ve seen how gory it is. The game isn’t offensive in any other way, it’s a terrific horror story, and it is much less scary\/gory than most horror movies. My point is: if what WhatTheyPlay had to say and the YouTube had to show, and that didn’t bother you, then this game isn’t going to be a problem.<\/p>\n

Especially at 15.<\/p>\n

Now if your son is exaggerating and you, for example, forbid horror movies or any kind of gore or monsters in your house, then this is one to avoid. But if that isn’t the case, let the kid have his Resident Evil. It’s a terrific game in almost every way.<\/p>\n

One piece of advice, have him use headphones or keep the volume down especially when he gets to the levels featuring the cultists. The way they chant is super-eerie. I also applaud your son’s initiative. He’s shown you everything he should have to convince you and coming to me was a good idea too.<\/p>\n

Also, Happy Birthday as of last week Lucas.<\/p>\n

PS: Resident Evil 5 is the same deal. Some people find the idea of killing African zombie-monsters more offensive than killing American or Spanish ones because African zombie-monsters are black. What they see as racism, I see as using an interesting locale. Resident Evil 5 is also not as good as 4, but 4 is a very high water mark.<\/p>\n

This is probably the goriest thing that can happen in the game. It’s pretty scary, but also brief.<\/p>\n

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