Should I let my kid play Fallout 3?
I'm not really concerned with the "videogames cause violent" bullshit, but should I expose my kid to this myself or wait for him to discover it for himself?
>>343575007
If he is above the age of 10 I would say its fine
>>343575007
Go for it
>>343575007
You're in luck OP. Fallout 3's writing and world are meant for young children to enjoy.
>>343575007
You should get him to play better games
>>343575007
How old is your kid?
I'd say let him discover it himself if he's like 11 or younger,
if he's 12 or 13+ he'll probably be fine (especially if he already uses the internet, chances are he's already seen some shit)
>>343575007
let him play skyrim instead, it's less violent
>>343575007
I would say 13+
I specifically recommended this and skyrim to my 12 year old nephew and he liked them
kids like 14 now and I must've beat him over the head cuz I was watching him play DOOM multiplayer and he went like 30-4
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>Americans
16+ min.
>>343575007
>where's my daddy
Yeah, that game is perfect for him
>>343575007
Yes, Fallout 3 will be totally fine for him.
Don't forget to buy Fallout 4 with season pass and Skyrim remastered for him too.
>>343575647
t. european fed with propaganda
no, games dont raise psychopats (well rarely)
>letting him play FO3 instead of NV.
Reported for child abuse.
Seriously though, how old is he? If he isn't close to finishing high school then there's a big chance he won't enjoy it anyway.
>>343575007
Hoenstly, just tell him this, "none of this is real you know that right?"
Treat your kid like he's smart and he will be smart.
>>343575007
>letting your kids play video games
Don't do it
All the really successful people I know never played vidya as a kid unlike me
>>343575839
It's not about "raising pychopaths" but certain games could help a mentally ill person to guide his feelings into the wrong direction.
>>343576005
i'm mentally ill, i play GTA and Postal as a child and i haven't killed anyone.
>>343576005
I'm pretty sure if OP's son was already showing signs of violent mental illness he wouldn't have made this thread.
>>343575913
He's 16.
And yeah, maybe I should start him with NV.
Then again, he'd be too disappointed with Fallout 3 to play it. Best to introduce him with the weaker one first so he gets a surprise with the supreme quality of NV.
>>343575647
you're kidding right?
>>343576195
Lucky you
>>343576232
Maybe "mentally ill" is too harsh but the point is valid tho.
>grey puke of a game
>gore and dismemberment
yea dude totally fallout 3 is a great pick
also just a great video game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJ1gyIzg78
>>343576303
>He's 16
Nigga. I thought you were talking about a 10-12 year old. Yes your son can play Fallout
>>343576303
16? Don't be worried about that shit. Let him play whatever he wants at that age. Ten years ago I was a 13 year old posting on 4chan and jerking it to macrophiliac Sonic the Hedgehog stories.
He'll be fine.
>>343576232
this
its all about "that feel" if your child is ready or allright to play that kind of games
>>343576303
16 is perfect. Go for it.
>>343576303
>He's 16.
m8 i am 26, but i feel like when people reach a certain age they forget what it's like to be 'x' age.
your kid is 16 and you are somehow concerned about him playing fallout? what the fuck? you realize hes probably getting hammered and having sex already right?
>>343576303
I first played New Vegas when I was 16 and had a blast.
>>343576303
you dense motherfucker, he probably already played games like that. shove him all those games right away
>>343576303
16 is old enough. Let him play it if he really wants to, but Fallout 3 really isn't worth playing at all. Between Morrowind, Oblivion, New Vegas, Skyrim, and Fallout 4 there's more than enough Bethesda-style open world vidya to go around without scraping the bottom of the barrel for shit like FO3.
>>343576793
"Wait, you seriously like Fallout 4?"
>yes
>no (yes)
>Sarcastic (yes)
>Let's talk about it (eventually yes)
>>343576303
Dude, what in the loving fuck. I've played Carmageddon at a much younger age.
>>343575007
If you need to ask /v/ about parenting advice then put your fucking child up for adoption because you are abhorrently unfit if we have the upper hand. You should know your child's maturity enough by now to know whether it's ok. If you're not sure then play the game yourself and figure it out. Never EVER ask a board full of neckbeard autistic spergmasters like me what your child should or shouldn't do.
Holy fuck.
>>343576954
not him, but gameplay and exploring is fun, other than that bethesda can go fuck themselves
>>343575647
The nanny state has spoken
"Think of the children lads!"
>>343577095
It's his wife's son though.
OP I hope you realize that many of the people giving you advice are the same age as your son.
>>343577138
I feel like Fallout 4 is good in its own right, but a shitty ass Fallout game.
>>343575007
Show him older games first so he can appreciate the advances and loath/love the changes. Or he will turn into a gaymo that says old games look dumb and never try them
>>343576005
Pretty sure it lessens aggression irl even in the mentally ill
>>343575007
Absolutely
>>343576954
It's not great, but Fallout 3 is fucking awful. Much better map, gunplay, story, and weapon and armor variety.
>>343575007
Just don't play the Goty edition on the ps3 you talk about some serious glitches and crashes especially anchorage
>>343576303
This has to be bait. There's just no way.
>>343577274
Which should speak for itself in the regard of whether his son being able to play fallout or not.
Fact that OP had to make this thread shows how out of touch he is as a parent of a 16 year old IMO
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>>343577649
>implying OP actually has a kid
>>343577923
There are tons of soccer mommies and daddies on here and the internet in general
>>343578558
>getting meme'd on
>>343575007
go for it
>>343576303
>>343577923
>yfw OP is a 16 y/o wondering if he can play FO3
>>343575007
Please let him play better games. Fallout New Vegas is infinitely better.
