I never said anything about the age limit. I talking about parents who have a nervous breakdown when they realize what they have bought their child and believe that's the exact cause of their behavior. It's people like them who ruin my gaming.
I played my first M rated game in 1st grade. It was at my cousins house and I had no idea what it was, but it really didn't mean anything. The first real M rated game I owned and played came out when I was in 3rd grade, Parasite Eve. My mom knew it was M, but the enemys were not real so she thought I would tell the difference between reality and fantasy. I played SH ever since it came out, but was not allowed to play RE til the RE4 came out. Why? Cause the enemy was human or is human. My mom just wasn't for that.
I'm really more for RPGs and games that really test that are usually rated T or E10+. I suck like hell at shooters, so I usually don't play them that much.
Either way... if you're a parent who doesn't like your child playing games with stuff you don't want them seeing DON'T BUY IT IN THE 1ST PLACE.
It's really simple. :/
Out of honesty I don't think 5 year olds should play M rated games in the first place. But back then times were different with children. Stuff happens all the time, but don't blame video games, music or Bevis and Butthead for the cause of your child setting a trailer park on fire. :/