Best Rated T (Teen) PC Games

[WakataDreamer]

I want to get a really good, fun, and entertaining PC game, as I am bored with my current ones (I have pretty much beaten all of them). It has to be rated T, because my parents are the kind that strictly abide by the ESRB ratings, and won’t let me get any M (or above) games. But it can be borderline. You know. It can be gory, have lots of killing, whatever… as long as it’s T. And if it’s not from the Call of Duty series or a similar military-based series (which my parents hate). Here are some specifics to let you know the type I’m looking for: I love FPSs (first person shooters). RTS (real-time strategy) games are good too, as long as they have good graphics. In fact, good graphics are a must. As good graphics as possible. I have a good computer that can handle graphics-intensive games without any lag. Multiplayer (online) is fine, as long as the online service is provided for free and is not the kind where you have to pay per month (no World of Warcraft, damnit). To give you a clear cut idea of what I like based o existing games that I like: If only a PC version of Halo Wars was released, I would snatch it up in a heartbeat. It is an RTS (one of the game types that I like), it has killer graphics (or so say the screenshots that have been released so far), it’s entertaining and won’t get boring quickly, and it has a free multiplayer option via Xbox Live (Xbox Live isn’t free, but if you have it, the online function is free, you aren’t paying any more for it). I already own Star Wars Battlefront II (awesome game). I’m considering getting a game in the Battlefield series (maybe “Battlefield 2142”?). So... suggestions? (I know it’s difficult )

[Bayside]

Counter Strike. Black and White. LOTR: BFME2. Medieval 2: Total War or Rome: Total War. GunZ: The Duel (is free, as in you can go on the website and download it right now and play it, I thought it was a really fun game a year or two ago).

[AmazeO XD]

You really are going to find a lack of good Teen shooters on PC.

[Goldney]

In fact, good graphics are a must. As good graphics as possible. I have a good computer that can handle graphics-intensive games without any lag. Get Crysis. I sincerely doubt you'll be able to play that with no lag. Also: (which my parents hate). Seriously? Grow a pair. Being told what games you can and can't get by your parents is something for 12 year olds who want GTA.

[slayer]

Get Half-Life. And FEAR.

[Grod]

Get Half-Life. And FEAR. These are both M Agree with Goldney though.

[Amethyst Star]

And if it’s not from the Call of Duty series or a similar military-based series (which my parents hate). ... I’m considering getting a game in the Battlefield series (maybe “Battlefield 2142”?). Battlefield 1942 is a WW2 game. (I don't know about 2142(?).) It's a good game. Medal of Honor is another one I enjoyed along the same lines; I played "Allied Assault" but haven't seen the others. The graphics are okay, but the gameplay and story line are good. I don't know. (The list of games I've been into is fairly slim and primarily consists of Starcraft, Diablo, and the Jedi Knight games...) What games have you already played?

[AmazeO XD]

If you're under 17, you do need a legal guardian's consent to play Mature Rated games. But if you're 17, fucking grab sum nutz. You're parents may be able to say they don't like those kind of games, but you are legally allowed to purchase them and play them without the need of parental consent. Besides, unless you're like, 12, there's no fucking reason not to be allowed to play Mature rated games. If your parents are closed minded, it's your duty to convince them, or straight up tell them that you're going to find a way to do it. Being told what to do your whole life will give you no satisfaction when you can finally do what you want. GET SUM NUTZ. That being said, you really are missing out on really good games, since you're parents won't let you play M rated games. Heh, fuck, I played Duke Nukem 3D when I was 6 or 7. Shit had titties and exploding monsters. Hell yeah!

[L33tsaber]

Portal, maybe? It's quirky, it's challenging...

[slayer]

Portal would definitly be good to get... But then again, I'm sure most of these games now-and-days would be rated "T" if they were made back then..

[Black_Eagle]

BF2142 is pretty good. Sins of a Solar Empire is also pretty entertaining...for awhile. Dude, if you've got any older friends, just get them to buy it for you. I had a couple of buddies awhile back who did just that with this older kid we used to hang out with.

[Cowmaster94]

If you like RTS you can get the old Starcraft. Try to convince your parents to get you Half-Life. It kicks ass. Guild Wars is good if you like the whole mmorpg thing (it's free too).

[Bearsy]

I don't know why people talk about legally buying M games with parental consent... I bought Halo: CE when I first got an XBox, which was about 2002, I was 13. I've never had a hard time buying an M rated game, ever.

[WakataDreamer]

Goldney, Grod, AmazeO: I'm under 17 dammit. Or else I would just buy M games myself. And my dad is one of those anti-video game concerned parent types who thinks that playing GTA will make you go rob a convenience store. I've tried convincing him And yes I borrowed Crysis from my friend and it did indeed lag like hell. (Btw, I could just borrow M games from friends, but then I would have to keep loaning it in order to keep playing it, and if it was anything worth playing they would probably want it back within a few months) (And having friends buy for me is a good idea, until my dad catches me playing an M game, notices that it's pretty gory/violent/whatever, and asks me what the rating is/asks to see the box it came in. Then I'm dead, because I'm not just borrowing it, I actually paid a friend to buy it for me which equals big grounding and shit prolly) In other news, I got Command and Conquer 3: Deluxe Edition. It's pretty fun.

[Goldney]

How old are you WD? I want to know to gauge the most suitable argument to try against your father.

[Zhaylin]

Don't listen to the BAD advice of people trying to tell you to "grab a pair" or otherwise deceive your parents. I am somewhat strict with what I allow. I go through periods of leniency, but for the most part, I stick to my guns: NO games, movies, books or show that FEATURE magic, gore, unneeded cursing, or anything glorifying violence or crime. If my kids borrow such from someone, I make them return it the next day. If they have the nerve to disrespect the rules of MY house, I break it and throw it away. As long as they live with me, they have to respect the rules of the house. They may not agree and we can discuss it, but the final say is mine. One game all of us like is "Oblivion". It has killing (no guns though), is very long and doesn't get boring, you don't have to use magic. Runescape is also nice. I've not played it for awhile (on-line) but my son has and he said they've improved it a great deal and he loves playing it (but likes it more when he has membership).

[Cowmaster94]

Just show them clips of the games you want. Say something like the game was just rated M for language. Works for me except my parents don't really care about violent M games, as long as it isn't too "sexual" .

[Goldney]

Don't listen to the BAD advice of people trying to tell you to "grab a pair" or otherwise deceive your parents. I wouldn't encourage someone to deceive their parents. That wouldn't solve the dispute and would more than likely escalate it. I am somewhat strict with what I allow. I go through periods of leniency, but for the most part, I stick to my guns: NO games, movies, books or show that FEATURE magic, gore, unneeded cursing, or anything glorifying violence or crime. But why?! That's practically the whole gaming market?! (excluding Nintendo) Also there's a reason why games 'glorify' violence: because it's fun. It's so stress-relieving to shoot a fictional Nazi or two. Just because I occasionally relax on a weekend afternoon by running over a few pedestrians in GTA 4 or by playing some Call of Duty online with friends doesn't mean I'm a sadist/murderer in real life. Nor would I say it's affected me adversely at all in any way. One game all of us like is "Oblivion". It has killing (no guns though), is very long and doesn't get boring, you don't have to use magic. Runescape is also nice. I've not played it for awhile (on-line) but my son has and he said they've improved it a great deal and he loves playing it (but likes it more when he has membership). This is so confusing. First you say that you don't allow games which: A. Feature magic. B. Feature gore. C. Unneeded cursing. D. Anything glorifying violence or crime. Then say you like Oblivion which: A. Features magic pretty heavily. B. Features weapons such as swords and arrows etc. I don't know how gory it is entirely, but I know you can also kill human opponents. C. Has characters that swear (...I think, it's a while since I played it). D. Allows you to steal from houses as well as murder civilians. PS: Wakata, I would recommend any of the Katamari games. They're a hoot to play. Furthermore, I'd recommend Shadow of the Colossus as well as Spiderman 2 (both for the PS2 if you have one). Beyond Good and Evil is also good, as well as the Prince of Persia trilogy. I don't know the rating on Half-Life 2, but that's fun. If you like racing games, I hear Grid is good. Uhhh... skate. can be pretty fun. I don't think all of these are on PC but it's worth checking them out if you can.

[Zhaylin]

For my crew, violent games make them more violent. I actually tried an experiment with them about it. The more cursing and violence they're exposed to- the more they imitate it. You're objections to my allowing Oblivion is what makes the game so great. You can be as honest or dishonest as your conscience allows. Neither my kids nor I play magic based characters and they're not allowed to slaughter anyone they want. They quickly tell on each other when one or the other starts butchering innocent townspeople. My kids have damned themselves to their limited sources because they are too literal about most things. If I allow them to watch Cinderella, for instance, they reason that it's perfectly okay then for them to watch Harry Potter. I even had to almost stop allowing us to watch Heroes because they said it was actually magic based which would contridict my ban on such. Over the years they're learning not to force me on some of my leniencies because that just means I'll limit something else. And sometimes their agruments are well-founded and I've had to accept what they say. For instance, I love Zombie movies (so long as they're not unnecessarily gory or magic based), but I FIRMLY dislike and disallow vampires. My kids pointed out they're practically the same thing- vampires such blood to live and zombies eat people. My viewpoint is that vampires are inherently evil and zombies are usually animal like and without intellect or malicious intent (i.e. all things need to eat). But my kids won the day and I no longer watch zombie movies.

[Goldney]

I don't intend to be rude, but, it seems that you're being very closed-minded. For instance, what's wrong with magic? To me, that's always been a very light-hearted subject ie. yeah, I know magic isn't real, but it's fun to pretend etc. Maybe your children have come to put too much emphasis on what they are watching, instead of simply enjoying it for the spectacle that it is. Would you ban your children from going to watch a magic show, even though they feature no 'real' (I use the word real here very loosely) magic but are great fun to go to nonetheless?

[Black_Eagle]

For my crew, violent games make them more violent. I actually tried an experiment with them about it. The more cursing and violence they're exposed to- the more they imitate it. You're objections to my allowing Oblivion is what makes the game so great. You can be as honest or dishonest as your conscience allows. Neither my kids nor I play magic based characters and they're not allowed to slaughter anyone they want. They quickly tell on each other when one or the other starts butchering innocent townspeople. My kids have damned themselves to their limited sources because they are too literal about most things. If I allow them to watch Cinderella, for instance, they reason that it's perfectly okay then for them to watch Harry Potter. I even had to almost stop allowing us to watch Heroes because they said it was actually magic based which would contridict my ban on such. Over the years they're learning not to force me on some of my leniencies because that just means I'll limit something else. And sometimes their agruments are well-founded and I've had to accept what they say. For instance, I love Zombie movies (so long as they're not unnecessarily gory or magic based), but I FIRMLY dislike and disallow vampires. My kids pointed out they're practically the same thing- vampires such blood to live and zombies eat people. My viewpoint is that vampires are inherently evil and zombies are usually animal like and without intellect or malicious intent (i.e. all things need to eat). But my kids won the day and I no longer watch zombie movies. I've got to throw in my 2 cents on this... You allow your kids to play Oblivion, but don't allow them to play magic characters or kill people? That's got to be the most hilarious and ridiculous thing I've ever heard! 1. Magic isn't real 2. Video games aren't real 3. Video game magic isn't actually magic 4. Nothing that happens in video games actually happens 4. Stories about magic are stories about magic 5. Stories aren't real (unless they are based on an actual event) 6. Stories about magic might take place in a world in which magic is not evil Magic isn't real, get over it. Zhaylin, I understand your stance on violence. Young children should not be allowed exposure to violent forms of entertainment. As they get older, the effects of entertainment violence is minimized and limited to inherently angry/violent/stupid people. Just make sure you teach your kids the difference between reality and fiction and also that real-world violence is not ok. When they get older, I'd suggest loosening the collar. WakataDreamer, you sound like a teenager. DO IT! DECEIVE YOUR PARENTS! VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES ARE TOTALLY NOT BAD FOR SEMI-INTELLIGENT YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN LIKE YOURSELF! Seriously, you're not hurting anybody, not even yourself.

[no-Name]

Wow, off topic, guys? Portal, portal portal portal portal portal. There are plenty free ones as well, I liked Gunz for a while, that's a good one...

[Zhaylin]

It depends entirely on what your belief system is. To me, magic is very real. I used to be a Solitary Practicioner or Wicca, I also did a fair share of dream interpretation and tarot card readings for people and I was very good That's why I am closed-minded on the subject because my religious beliefs are quite different now. Illusion is not magic but the way most magicians work is to give it a mystical element, so most magic shows are out of the question, but they can play around with it themselves but have no desire to. I also recommend Portal. It was very challenging and fun and I loved the music I also recommend membership for RealArcade. They have tons of games you can try for free and you get 1 free game a month. The price is something like $5.00 off for the purchase of any other games you like.

[Black_Eagle]

It depends entirely on what your belief system is. To me, magic is very real. I used to be a Solitary Practicioner or Wicca, I also did a fair share of dream interpretation and tarot card readings for people and I was very good That's why I am closed-minded on the subject because my religious beliefs are quite different now. Illusion is not magic but the way most magicians work is to give it a mystical element, so most magic shows are out of the question, but they can play around with it themselves but have no desire to. I also recommend Portal. It was very challenging and fun and I loved the music I also recommend membership for RealArcade. They have tons of games you can try for free and you get 1 free game a month. The price is something like $5.00 off for the purchase of any other games you like. But wouldn't you say that believing something doesn't make it so? Due to the fact that if magic was real, we'd actually be able to see evidence running rampant means that there's even less of a chance that it's real than God. If you consciously know that the magic performed on stage and magic in games isn't real, what difference does it make? Don't you think it's a little hypocritical to disallow your children to play video games that include magic or see a magic show, but you would allow them to practice stage magic? Let's assume magic is real. The magic in those shows and on video games still isn't. Also, dream interpretation and tarot card readings aren't magic. Tarot card readings is classified as Astrology. Have you any personal experiences with this Wicca that would conclusively lead you to believe that magic is real?

[Zhaylin]

I'm going to make a thread in the Extended Discussions Page so I don't hijack this one any further. Great questions though! Here's the link http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=74786