I got my 10 year old sister into RE :)

[Trent]

You can be ANY age and be scared of ANYTHING as long as it's graphic enough.

Any age? Wrong.

You must also remember that RE1 was not "graphic enough". A child around 6 - 7 years will not be able to comprehend the game enough in order to be scared. Most of RE1 is walking in empty halls/rooms, with quite music in the background.

[Zombie Fred]

Any age? Wrong.

You sure told those people with phobias, mental problems, general life, and feelings of loosing people they love and care.

You must also remember that RE1 was not "graphic enough". A child around 6 - 7 years will not be able to comprehend the game enough in order to be scared.

A zombie that moans, dogs smashing through the window, or scary lickers/hunters that look menacing coming and attacking you, as you feel helpless, will certaintly scare at that age. I should know because of people I met and seen with my own eyes on it. I think you're just clutching at straws here.

[Darkmoon]

I'm gonna say that one's wrong. My son is six and I would not let him see Resident Evil. He's got a very active immagination, and I do not want to feed in the ideas that he might get eaten by zombies. Remember, this is an age where children are still having trouble between what's fiction and what's real. For example, many children at this age , when presented with a class of juice on TV, assume the juice will spill if the TV is tilted.

[Stu]

Any age? Wrong.

You must also remember that RE1 was not "graphic enough". A child around 6 - 7 years will not be able to comprehend the game enough in order to be scared. Most of RE1 is walking in empty halls/rooms, with quite music in the background.

Keep digging That selective recollection of the first game will help you i'm sure!

[Chris' Boob]

I sure as hell am not letting my kids see Resident Evil for a good, long time.

You don't want them coming up to saying shoot the zombie?

RE1 isn't too scary, except for those sharks and chimeras man.

[Grem]

I'd say fear is subjective to all of us, it really depends on the sensibility of the person.
But in RE, there's enough material to shock people, and even more at a young age.

[Stu]

No, fear isn't subjective, you've obviously got it all wrong. You can only be scared so long as you're of MENSA-worthy IQ and old enough to drink alcohol.

[Trent]

Keep digging That selective recollection of the first game will help you i'm sure!

No, fear isn't subjective, you've obviously got it all wrong. You can only be scared so long as you're of MENSA-worthy IQ and old enough to drink alcohol.

How about some constructive arguments like the other members here for a change? I fail to see that come from you in this thread, or any thread for that matter.

[Stu]

I made a constructive argument...

You can be ANY age and be scared of ANYTHING as long as it's graphic enough.

You must be able to remember it, because you made your silliest comment yet following it and have had other people further clarify it's ridiculous nature.

There really wasn't much else to add really

[Darkmoon]

You don't want them coming up to saying shoot the zombie?

RE1 isn't too scary, except for those sharks and chimeras man.

I don't want them having nightmares about being eaten by zombies. There's a reason the games are rated 15 or 18, depending on the game. Some things just aren't suitable for a young child, and will have a harmful impact. I asked my wife what she would say if I tried to show my son Resident Evil, and she said, "Do you want a kick in the balls? It'll terrify him!" And she has uses for my groin.

[Trent]

I made a constructive argument...

That is not a constructive argument, it is an absurd argument.

I doubt a baby will be scared by RE1.

A zombie that moans, dogs smashing through the window, or scary lickers/hunters that look menacing coming and attacking you, as you feel helpless, will certaintly scare at that age.

I agree with some of your points. I think the only thing that will scare children at that age is the shock factor (for instance, the dogs smashing the window and making loud noise). "Feeling helpless" is really relative, it depends on the child's imagination (which Darkmoon pointed out). The game could either be treated fictional as any other video game, or deeper depending on the child's mind. In the latter case, it might lead to deeper emotions such as fear.

[Darkmoon]

Honestly? I think the visuals, pixelated as they are, will be enough to terrify most children. Especially the opening the zombie munching on Kenneth's head. They still unnerve me slightly.

[Alexia_Ashford]

I'm inclined to sorta agree with Trent on this one. I watched all sorts of scary shit with my parents as a kid, and I don't remember most of it because I wasn't old enough to really know what was going on. I was a lot more scared, say, when I was 9/10 watching The Mummy for the first time because of the "scary face" than I was about 6 watching RE or some other film I vaguely remember with some monster on a ship and it had all dead bodies in the lift, fresh skeletons all red with their skin pulled off. I don't remember even being scared by that at all. I think you have to know what something is and have a certain level of awareness before that something can scare you and you can put it into perspective, instead of being like *yawn* dead bodies in a lift.. Where's my Gameboy?, then a few years later when my brain had developed a bit more, "Omg scary Mummy who can fit through keyholes and turn other people into Mummies". I watched all sort of scary films/scary games as a youngster with my parents and I wouldn't change it for a thing. I don't think anything in RE1 scared me because I was too young. RE2 Marvin turning into a zombie scared me a bit but I enjoyed being scared, and Nemesis scared me but again, it was fun. Other than that, it was the jump factor. I enjoyed it all though. I guess everyone is different.

[Stu]

I doubt a baby will be scared by RE1.

Oh you doubt?

Well, that's case closed then!

[Stu]

I'm inclined to sorta agree with Trent on this one. I watched all sorts of scary shit with my parents as a kid, and I don't remember most of it because I wasn't old enough to really know what was going on. I was a lot more scared, say, when I was 9/10 watching The Mummy for the first time because of the "scary face" than I was about 6 watching RE or some other film I vaguely remember with some monster on a ship and it had all dead bodies in the lift, fresh skeletons all red with their skin pulled off. I don't remember even being scared by that at all. I think you have to know what something is and have a certain level of awareness before that something can scare you and you can put it into perspective, instead of being like *yawn* dead bodies in a lift.. Where's my Gameboy?, then a few years later when my brain had developed a bit more, "Omg scary Mummy who can fit through keyholes and turn other people into Mummies". I watched all sort of scary films/scary games as a youngster with my parents and I wouldn't change it for a thing. I don't think anything in RE1 scared me because I was too young. RE2 Marvin turning into a zombie scared me a bit but I enjoyed being scared, and Nemesis scared me but again, it was fun. Other than that, it was the jump factor. I enjoyed it all though. I guess everyone is different.

What you're talking about sounds to me like a controlled environment though. Had you run out of the room scared shitless the first time you did this, would your parents have made you endure it (and others) many times into the future?