Final Fantasy I -X

I've never heard of them! What network are they on?

Oh! It's a video game! Why don't you ask him to play it only when the children aren't around? He should respect the way you raise your kids and the values you are teaching them. You're being a good mom, keeping them away from violence as a game!

well, i play them. i like them too. they're the only video game i can play. i never thought of the "killing" creatures for money part. it's just a game, there's no blood or anything of that sort. when a monster is "killed" they turn into polygons and disappear. granted, disagree with their usage of language. FIV is a little better on the language part. the way i look at it is that it's almost the same as reading say, lord of the rings, or any other book. i feel that since i am old enough to tell the difference between fiction and reality it's ok.

The point is, I think, that the uncle should be respecting the mother's values. No one's stopping him from playing them, she's asking him not to play them around the kids. It's a matter of respecting the mother's authority over her own children, not how much blood is visible.

How old is the uncle?

I like Final Fantasy 7 and 8 the most...
the others jst lost my interrest...

Originally posted by lambslove
The point is, I think, that the uncle should be respecting the mother's values. No one's stopping him from playing them, she's asking him not to play them around the kids. It's a matter of respecting the mother's authority over her own children, not how much blood is visible.

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ok yeah, i agree with that. mother's values rule. then yes, the uncle should listen to the mother and respect her wishes. point understood now. sorry.

I agree that your uncle shouldn't play the game around you're children if you ask him not to, but I really don't think that Final Fantasy is something to get worked up about. There is not much violence in the game. Most of the enemies are animal-type creatures that just disappear when you kill them--no blood or gore. Sex is virtually non-existent (there is an occasional innuendo that would probably go over the head of most kids). I do admit that there is some profanity in a few of the later games, but overall, it is less offensive than most PG-13 rated movies.

You aren't really "killing thingsfor money"--that is simply a contrived video game charateristic done to make the game playable. In Final Fantasy 8, you don't even get money for killing anything. And what do you consider evil about the creatures that help you in the game?

This game has the potential to misguide a child as far as moral values and beliefs are concerned. This game stresses the worship of Gaia, or "Mother Earth" And I don't mean subtly either! Anyone who pays attention to the story line will easily see this brought out.

I played with FF7 and FF8 and I find that they are all right to the mature minds. And I love to play them. But I do agree also that there are many violence acts within the games. WEll, most RPG games are violent on nature. How it will influence the players depend on the maturity of the players itself.

I am a christian, meaning I believe in one God who had a begotten son who died for my sins who died was buried and raised again on the 3rd day! I have a pesonal relationship with my father and my savior. That said I say this. I was raised in a family where I could not watch bed knobs and broomsticks or movies like escape from witch mountain. I hated it and it did not stregnthen my relationship with God or my faith. I am a mother of 4. I allow my children to watch Atlantis, Shrek, have incouraged the reading of Harry Potter, and the Lord of the rings. I have also read same books. Took my kids to see Monsters Inc. and laughed my bottom off. How ever I also encouraged them to read the Narnia Chronocles (which they loved), all of this to say that those things have led to a lot of good conversations between my children and myself. Have sent us all to the bible to look for answers if anything I think my kids are learning to look at all things and make desicions for themselves. I do think that Uncle should respect the parents rules when the kids are around. I too have had problems with getting other adults to respect my choices when it comes to my children, so I understand that.

Yikes! Spells, magic, bad morals, killing!!!

I agree that no Christian should be dealing with this game at all!
That sent shivers through me!

Let's pray for the Holy Spirit to open his eyes to these evils and to give him a repulsion for the game.

To play these games, to read these books, to watch these movies support the makers of these products which in turn, creates more. It is a demonic snowball which is unfortunately out of control in this country. But I guess that's what's cool...right?!

I grew up in a religous home and also one where the occult was permitted and even encouraged. Trust me on this --DON T FOOL WITH STUFF ON ANY LEVAL !!You don t know how strong it can be until you have beenn there and believe me you don t want to be there.
Sorry I yelled but the occult has been ignored in the churches I have attended and even though Satan is defeated he is still powerful and always looking for a chink in the armour of god that we have.
Not knowing the ages of the children or their uncle and being a stern person I woould tell this man flat out "This is MY house and those games will NOT be played here . If he gets mad too bad. Your children are at stake here.

did any of you buy your kids snow white, sleeping beauty, beauty and the beast, the little mermaid, peter pan? Can you honestly show me a differance?

did any of you buy your kids snow white, sleeping beauty, beauty and the beast, the little mermaid, peter pan? Can you honestly show me a differance?

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I hate those fairytales, but for different reasons. They teach young girls and boys that magic solves all problems, that childish behavior is acceptable and desirable, that disobeying father will help you be truly happy, and that if you love an abusive monsterous partner enough, he will change into a prince. I can't see any reason that a Christian parent would give their child a book of fairytales.


I'd like to see a video game about sinners thrying to escape the consequences of their sin! They could run around making bad choices and trying to vanquish the bad consequences, like STDs, drug addiction, drunk driving, adultery, sex outside of marriage, etc. How challenging and horrifying it could be! And as a twist, if they fail to save their own lives, instead of starting over with a new life like on typical video games, they go to hell and try to deal with whatever satan can throw at them!

What do you think? Too awful and terrifying?

Well... I have a son who is 14 and I have allowed him to play Final Fantasy. I looked at the label before we rented it, and I watched some of it while he played it. I admit that some of the monsters are mean looking... and I also questioned my son on the game and what it contained. I decided to allow him to continue to play it based on several reasons:

I monitor and supervise everything that I can. He is not allowed to do some of the things his friends are allowed to do. Some things I allow him to do because they are done in my house, and I DO have control to pull the privilege at any time if I feel he wasn't forthright with me...

I take into account my child's age, his attitude, his grades, his trustworthy-ness, and his moral foundation when making these decisions. He does have a solid foundation, and he's a very spiritual kid. And he fights every day on what is right and wrong, based on his personal beliefs, what his friends are doing, his parents beliefs, and his conconcious.

He listens to pop, hip hop music, and I listen to it, too, in the car with him. I want to keep a connection with him, and I actually enjoy some of his music. I educate myself on musicians, and several are banned from our home.

My feeling is that our kids are living in this world. And one of the responsibilities we have as parents are educating and guiding our children into good decision making based on our own moral beliefs. I am sure that some of what he sees or hears would not at all agree with my beliefs. Some he tells me about. And that gives us a great opportunity to talk about why that might interest him, how I feel about it, how God might feel about it, and how he might choose to handle it in the future. I cannot, and do not want to "control" my son. I pray that he makes good decisions, we try to help him with those decisions, and I trust God for the rest. I feel that I need to allow him a little space to make his own decisions so that he won't be sucker punched at 16 or 17 or 18 when he enters the job market or college...

It's hard to raise children and know that all we do is the "right" thing. The most important thing is love them, keep God active in your home, be a good role model, and decide where you've drawn those lines (which is hard to do...), and stick to that line. God bless, Kim