Is TSTO appropriate for a 9 year old?
I wouldn't let anyone under the age of 11 or 12 play it...some of the content and jokes are a bit too mature for a 9 year old but not so much for an 11 or 12 year old.
Forum Discussion
thatdonald845 wrote:
I voted yes as I've recently been working with a drama group of kids around that age. I don't think that the content of TSTO is problematic - there is no really bad language (like you would find on television) or disturbing stuff like you would find in a newspaper (or on the internet).
I'd rather that kids of that age found more beneficial pastimes than gaming, but if they are going to waste their time gaming it is better to play TSTO than those death, blood, gore and horror kill-fests that the kids I know like.
Even tough I voted, 'no,' I can understand the logic behind this post. Yes, this is, by far, a 'lesser of two evils'.
I think my reason for voting, 'no,' was because of the dialog. There have been a few times when it shocked me, (mention of an orgy, for example), and for that reason I couldn't vote, 'yes,' in good conscience.
And I realize that I would be shocked at what's being said in the playground. (When my daughter was 11, I was friends with the school librarian and was shocked to find out that there were kids that age with STDs. YES!! SHOCKING!! But sadly, true.
But why add to that unnecessary education? You can't keep them little forever, but you don't have to speed things up, either. :)
(Yes... I'm a mom.)
