Many Recall Playing GTA Titles Young Despite Age Ratings

@TanukisInSpace posted that 7-year-olds should not play GTA 5 and asked why exposure to 18+ games is normalized. Multiple users replied with accounts of their own childhoods. One said they skipped school at age 8 to play San Andreas. Another reported playing GTA IV at age 5. A third credited Black Ops 2 and Twisted Metal with keeping them from becoming what they called a wimp. One reply agreed that violent games ruin children's minds and called for congressional action. A separate post discussed GTA 4 driving mechanics without addressing the age question.