Which RPG should I introduce my son to?

[FriendlyMerchant]

Start him out with Warband

 

[Contagium]

My son's started playing Fallout, Skyrim, and The Witcher when they were all 10 or so...they are 16, 21, and 22 respectively...and still play the same games. I couldn't get them into games like BG or Wizardry. Kind of like how I can't really get them into Slayer, Manilla Road or Darkthrone.

 

[DragoFireheart]

For those wondering, I do limit his game time. He likes to watch me play Mario.


...and obviously he's not gonna play Planescape Torment at 2 years old. I was planning for the future once he's older.

 

[wishbonetail]

My son's started playing Fallout, Skyrim, and The Witcher when they were all 10 or so...they are 16, 21, and 22 respectively...and still play the same games. I couldn't get them into games like BG or Wizardry. Kind of like how I can't really get them into Slayer, Manilla Road or Darkthrone.

Yeah, baby duckling syndrome, whatever you see first is the best. Really makes you consider those first times carefully.

 

[Tyranicon]

For those wondering, I do limit his game time. He likes to watch me play Mario.


...and obviously he's not gonna play Planescape Torment at 2 years old. I was planning for the future once he's older.

To be completely serious, Rusty's right and you'll probably have a hard time convincing your zoomer son to play old-skool isometric games that has (OMG) lots of reading in it.

Let's just hope some good RPGs come out in the next few years. Not gonna hold my breath for that one.

 

[Feyd Rautha]

Arcanum, Fallout or Baldur's Gate.

 

[jackofshadows]

Yeah, unironically suggest games full of violence to a 2 y.o. is a great fucking idea, guys. How about... games for kids like Sonic or some shit or better yet say no to video games as a whole?

 

[Gahbreeil]

I started with Fallout 2 at the age of below 10. Around 7-8 actually. It is a good game for kids since you have the moral choice of killing everyone or not. Based on viewing anything that endorses either he will catch on. The trick to get him to like RPGs is to cheat all attributes into 10. Trust me, he'll enjoy not dying enough to like RPGs.

Actually, to create this child to be the perfect RPG player you need to think well what game to give him. Mount & Blade Warband would not help him enjoy other RPGs in example.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Yeah, unironically suggest games full of violence to a 2 y.o. is a great fucking idea, guys. How about... games for kids like Sonic or some shit or better yet say no to video games as a whole?

Good point. Modern games aren't anywhere near violent enough, need to go with something like Postal.

 

[undecaf]

Fallout and Fallout 2 subsequently.

They give a good perspective on engaging things that came after and also things that came before.

 

[Dramart]

He's two years old, I thought he was older. Well, you could read Planetscape Torment to him.

 

[wishbonetail]

I started with Fallout 2 at the age of below 10. Around 7-8 actually. It is a good game for kids since you have the moral choice of killing everyone or not. Based on viewing anything that endorses either he will catch on. The trick to get him to like RPGs is to cheat all attributes into 10. Trust me, he'll enjoy not dying enough to like RPGs.

Actually, to create this child to be the perfect RPG player you need to think well what game to give him. Mount & Blade Warband would not help him enjoy other RPGs in example.

Fallout 2 will do

 

[Gahbreeil]

Fallout 2 will do

Fine, fine. Divine Divinity? PEGI Diablo that has not only Mardaneus yet also Zandalor in the cast. You can also put carrots in buckets which is always fun.

 

[jackofshadows]

Yeah, unironically suggest games full of violence to a 2 y.o. is a great fucking idea, guys. How about... games for kids like Sonic or some shit or better yet say no to video games as a whole?

Good point. Modern games aren't anywhere near violent enough, need to go with something like Postal.

I mean, guess it depends on what kind of kid you wanna raise. If another miserable autistic prick then sure, why not. OP thinks BG 1 or Fallout 1 would be a first choice so yeah... I see your point.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Yeah, unironically suggest games full of violence to a 2 y.o. is a great fucking idea, guys. How about... games for kids like Sonic or some shit or better yet say no to video games as a whole?

Good point. Modern games aren't anywhere near violent enough, need to go with something like Postal.

I mean, guess it depends on what kind of kid you wanna raise. If another miserable autistic prick then sure, why not. OP thinks BG 1 or Fallout 1 would be a first choice so yeah... I see your point.

Maybe he doesn't want to raise an effeminate manchild

 

[Kem0sabe]

None, keep your son away from videogames.

 

[jackofshadows]

Maybe he doesn't want to raise an effeminate manchild

Maybe he should introduce him to some masculine activities then instead of fucking video games?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Maybe he doesn't want to raise an effeminate manchild

Maybe he should introduce him to some masculine activities then instead of fucking video games?

We aren't allowed to go on rampages irl anymore because of stupid laws. Gotta use video games.

 

[wishbonetail]

Maybe he doesn't want to raise an effeminate manchild

Maybe he should introduce him to some masculine activities then instead of fucking video games?

Forget vidya games, he should just get his son a job as butcher's apprentice.

 

[Pink Eye]

Maybe he doesn't want to raise an effeminate manchild

Football then. Used to be my favorite sport back when I was a teen. Avoiding people who wanted to tackle me to the ground was the highlight for me. Much more manly than gay shit like "soccer". Kudos if you actually get your kid into one of those local football teams.

 

[Aemar]

Cant believe it took 3 pages for someone to show up and point that out. At that age, you take your kid to parks, introduce him to animals, read a book to them, help them socialize with his peers as much as possible etc. Society will turn him into yet another cell-phone staring kids soon enough (as early as kindergartens these days), show him as much of real life fun as you can while you can.

This. Ffs, don't allow your kid to get used to staring at electronic displays that early in his life.

 

[Kaivokz]

Violence isn’t intrinsically bad—the important lessons to teach are the ends to which you should employ violence and the state of mind you should be in when you decide to be violent.

Young boys especially should learn the appropriate time and way to fight, as most young men have naturally violent inclinations (again, neither bad nor good in itself).

Simplistic stories about good vs evil, about heroic sacrifice, about defending your family and neighbors, and so on will all teach young boys good lessons. For the same reasons that reading Tolkien stoked the fires of goodness and virtue in many young men.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Violence isn’t intrinsically bad—the important lessons to teach are the ends to which you should employ violence and the state of mind you should be in when you decide to be violent.

Young boys especially should learn the appropriate time and way to fight, as most young men have naturally violent inclinations (again, neither bad nor good in itself).

Simplistic stories about good vs evil, about heroic sacrifice, about defending your family and neighbors, and so on will all teach young boys good lessons. For the same reasons that reading Tolkien stoked the fires of goodness and virtue in many young men.

Books will teach those lessons much more effectively than games ever will, and without the problems of addiction.

 

[Kaivokz]

Cant believe it took 3 pages for someone to show up and point that out. At that age, you take your kid to parks, introduce him to animals, read a book to them, help them socialize with his peers as much as possible etc. Society will turn him into yet another cell-phone staring kids soon enough (as early as kindergartens these days), show him as much of real life fun as you can while you can.

This. Ffs, don't allow your kid to get used to staring at electronic displays that early in his life.

I feel the need to point out again that a parent isn’t going to spend 14 hours a day at the park or playing football with their child—there is no reason why you can’t have a moderate balance of reading, playing games (of all sorts: make believe, board games, card games, video games), and spending time outdoors, spending time on athletics and spending time socializing with other children.

It sounds like a lot of people here spent 13 hours a day unsupervised playing games alone in the dark and think that must be what any child playing video games is.

 

[Pink Eye]

Violence isn’t intrinsically bad—the important lessons to teach are the ends to which you should employ violence and the state of mind you should be in when you decide to be violent.

Young boys especially should learn the appropriate time and way to fight, as most young men have naturally violent inclinations (again, neither bad nor good in itself).

Simplistic stories about good vs evil, about heroic sacrifice, about defending your family and neighbors, and so on will all teach young boys good lessons. For the same reasons that reading Tolkien stoked the fires of goodness and virtue in many young men.

Well. I don't think playing video games is a good way to have such lessons imparted onto you. It's up to the parent to teach these things. Real life experience through meeting people, making choices, having those "talks" with the old man about life, is far more rewarding than experiencing it through an electronic display.