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Originally Posted by willravel
We're going to have a whole generation that thinks the Earth's greatest threat is the Covenant, and the only way to stop them is to get a hold of Cortana and discover the true meaning of Halo.
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I'm sorry, but I don't think you are underestimating the mind of a 6 year old. I got my first NES when I was 6, going on 7. I played so much Battletoads vs. Double Dragon, Mario, River City Ransom and other games, I knew their plots, one liners and levels by heart. At no point in my early childhood gaming career have I mistaken video game universe for the reality. I think that if a child does make a mistake of the sort, it is the parent's fault, not the child's. I was heavily into books and spent a lot of time outside with friends, so perhaps, it balanced eachother out. Gaming was a reward for me an was taken away if I did badly at school (which didn't happen often). It's like saying that it was the game's fault that a child commited some sort of violent act. It is never so much the game's fault as it is the parents'.