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If you had a child...
How would you introduce them to the world of gaming? Would you start with the current generation or would you start with SNES for example and gradually work upward from there?
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The classic stuff and I would also ban all COD games from being in my house
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"See TY Junior this is Rise of Nations, a game from the RTS genre and there is plenty of other good stuff in the RTS genre, but not now... now is a different time *vietnam flashbacks*"
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start with fun platformers like LBP or Mario. Later move them into Pokemon games and RPG's. When near 11 or older introduce them to Halo, Uncharted or other shooters or action adventures.
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Pop in Dark Souls and tell him it's an easy game.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 on his 5th birthday
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As for me, this is the first game intro they would ever see. And they're not leaving the couch until they have the 100 Jiggies and 900 Notes. |
I've already influenced my 8 year old niece in a sinister way. My favorite game is Pokémon Sapphire and so I got her Alpha Sapphire for her 3DS. My favorite Pokémon also happens to be Blaziken. So I gave her my Torchic plush in hopes that she'll choose Torchic as her starter and love Blaziken and Hoenn as much as I do. >:)
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What kind of parent would dictate what kind of games a child has to play first. Play what interests you, that's the whole point of video games in the first place.
And besides, does a modern child even need video games introduced to them? Games are rather entrenched in our society as it is. |
If my kids hadn't memorized skyrim by the age of 2, I'd be very disappointed in them.'
they'd play oblivion first tho |
My nephew, who is now 6, started with me letting him play Mario Galaxy, Sunshine and a few N64 titles like Majora's Mask and Paper Mario. Maybe not the best game for beginners, but he was immediately hooked. He loved Breath of the Wild too and I couldn't believe when he actually beat the final boss!
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Well, I was 3 when I first started playing games on the NES, and I still have that system, so I would probably get them started on that. Kids learn quickly, so they could get rolling on a bunch of games with just a little guidance.
Then one proud day, 'The student surpasses the master' :') |
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I'd introduce him with some of the classics, but then he's able to play what he wants. Liking a game has to be spontaneous in my opinion.
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For someone that doesn't want kids, I think about this a lot. Anyway, I have systems from the NES to the PS4 and Wii U, so I mean. I don't think there would really be a "starting point" so to speak, because I play all my consoles somewhat evenly. For the most part, it just depends on what games I'm currently playing. And often times, I replay games, so Lil Syd would probably get to enjoy things from all sorts of decades. I personally don't think there's any particular way to introduce children to gaming? Though if they start being heavy into it, I think it is important to understand and recognize classics.
I'm not of the mindset that "oh games were better back in the day hurr hurr" because lol. It largely depends on the game itself and how it's aged. There's no perfect era, in my opinion. Just let'em play whatever appeals to them, regardless of console. Age appropriate, of course. lol |
In all honesty, start them with the old games, not because they were better, but because it's just so hard to go back. I'm sure games like FF7, Morrowind, etc. were great, but I can't bring myself to play them.
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Man whats with all the Communist Russia parents here...
Time to start a revolution for childhood freedom! |
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Another thing I'd do is attempt to introduce them to retro platformers/ old school platforms as soon as possible or maybe that's a bad idea. If they start getting good at games, I'll throw the original Contra at them. That should be a good stepping stone to something like Cuphead. Speaking of platformers, I think another good one to introduce them to if you got a PS3 and have it is Little Big Planet. While it does get difficult later on, it's pretty easy to learn many of the primary mechanics. Not to mention, with a little help, you might even be able to jump-start their creative spark with the level creator. (assuming they have one) Of course, they don't have to like what I like. I'd try my best to foster whatever they take to. Easier platformers or platformers in general just tend to an enjoyable starting point. |
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Of course, this is one kid I'm observing, but I have older friends that have children and raised them on various consoles too. I stand by that it largely depends on the game and the child's tastes, but you know, the latter is varying. |
I think I'm with Arsenic here, I haven't given this much thought but if I have kids I would probably just let them choose what interests them, and I don't really have any games in mind for them to start with. I may look into the age-appropriateness of their choices, but other than that, with how many games and genres there are I wouldn't even know where to begin in introducing them into gaming.
I don't believe in starting with classics - I have a bit of an unpopular opinion here, but even for myself I've always thought classics are kind of overrated and if my kid wants to start with and only play games from their generation, I don't see why not. They were great for their time, sure, and I have a few choice classics I really enjoy (some of which I stumbled upon on my own without ever being introduced to, which is another reason why I don't think you necessarily have to provide the kid with the game or tell them to play it for them to find it appealing or anything), but for the most part I've always enjoyed newer games over older ones, so I wouldn't fault anyone for not wanting to play something dated. If they want to, that's cool too, of course, but I wouldn't think too much of it if they didn't. |
I'm absolutely with Arsenic and Juno. I want my child to foster whatever their interests are. I'm not the biggest video game player in the world (Although I do have certain favorites like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Skyrim and other RPGs), but even if my child likes something like Minecraft... I'm there to support them, yeah? I'd certainly look into the appropriateness of the title. I'm a little iffy on warfare games like COD because I personally find them to desensitize war violence but that's only a personal opinion.
I'd let my child play with whatever the current trends are those days-- Video Gaming is a social hobby, so of course they're going to want to play with their friends in multiplayer and they're going to have to have a compatible system. I mean ideally if I say "Hey this game is Earthbound and it's pretty cool you should give it a shot" and my child loves it... then great! If they hate it and want to stick to platformers or shooters or w/e then also great. I just don't want to limit my child's potential interests. |
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