Just Cause 3

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Anyone know why this is likely to be an 18 rated game? My son really wants it but if the content really is worthy of an 18, then he isn't having it (I have flatly refused to let him have GTA).

I have had a look online but can't really see anything *that* bad that makes it look like it should be an 18?

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andycambo said:

Lots of guns and explosions as expected but perhaps it's because more to do with the fact you can kill the civilians as well as the bad guys?

In JC2 there isn't particularly lots of blood/gore and swearing. How old is your son?

He's 13 and lots of his mates have GTA (so he says) but I have steadfastly refused to even entertain the idea of him having that but this game doesn't seem to be like that in terms of content?

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That's kind of my point really - I'm (reasonably) ok with him blowing st up etc. I don't think it means he's going to go out and do it in real life (we went to a gun range in NJ earlier this year and he really didn't like it).

He plays Forza and likes smashing the cars up but that doesn't mean he's going to take mine off the drive and go loony with it

I do think that the GTA content is slightly different though and that I am perfectly justified in not letting him have it, as I don't think he needs to be exposed to prostitution and drug taking in a video game.

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Justified 18?

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Petrol Only said:

pincher said:

Justified 18?

For me no. It's comedy/cartoon violence IMO.

Thanks for that - anybody else care to comment please?

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I succumbed and have bought it for my son for Christmas (based pretty much on what you lot have said!) - I still have massive reservations so will be telling him that I reserve the right to take it away from him if I see content that I don't think he should be exposed to......