The "Bigotry Level 9" thread reminded me of my worst GameStore experience. It wasn't really sucky as much as bemusing.
So, background: My sister and I are both fans of CryPlays on Youtube. One of his finished plays is The Walking Dead point-and-click RPG. My sister is 17-turning-18, and I'm 18. I had been saving The Walking Dead as a surprise Christmas present for my sister, but my parents were at a complete loss as to what to get her, so I walked them through how to get a PC Download of The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead isn't the most child-friendly game, with most of the major characters dying, some sexual situations, some swearing, and lots of violence. Both my sister and I already knew this, and my Mom couldn't give less of a s*it. (She let me read the Xanth series when I was in Elementary school, and she read it with me. I missed most of the more 'adult' stuff, but I do remember having to make a cover for one of the books, as it had a nude woman on the cover.)
Mom: Alright, how do I do this?
Me: Ask her for "The Walking Dead" PC Download.
Mom: Can I have er. The Walking Dead on... download?
Cashier: Let me see if we have it. Yes, we do, and it's xx.
Mom: Alright, I'll get that.
Cashier: Alright, just to let you know, it's rated M.
Me: Yeah, probably for swearing, violence, all that fun stuff.
Cashier: *reading the back of the case* Swearing, intense violence, sexual situations...
Mom seems less-than-concerned. The Cashier admits they don't know how to do a PC Download. I assure them I've done it before, and I'll walk her through it.
I was more confused than anything. I wasn't trying to pull anything over on anybody, and on the scale of 'adult' games, The Walking Dead is pretty tame, with its cartoon graphics, and how its more of an interactive tv show than anything.
I basically grew up in that store. Whenever I got money, I'd take my old games and trade them in, and use that, and the money, to get new games. I was in there the week before and got Deus Ex, Fallout 3 GOTY, Fallout NV GOTY, and Assassin's Creed 3, so it's not like they haven't checked my I.D. once or twice. Plus that was the only time they read-out the back of the box, which we could have done if we were that concerned.
So that's not nearly as bad as Bigotry, but there it is. My worst GameStore story.
So, background: My sister and I are both fans of CryPlays on Youtube. One of his finished plays is The Walking Dead point-and-click RPG. My sister is 17-turning-18, and I'm 18. I had been saving The Walking Dead as a surprise Christmas present for my sister, but my parents were at a complete loss as to what to get her, so I walked them through how to get a PC Download of The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead isn't the most child-friendly game, with most of the major characters dying, some sexual situations, some swearing, and lots of violence. Both my sister and I already knew this, and my Mom couldn't give less of a s*it. (She let me read the Xanth series when I was in Elementary school, and she read it with me. I missed most of the more 'adult' stuff, but I do remember having to make a cover for one of the books, as it had a nude woman on the cover.)
Mom: Alright, how do I do this?
Me: Ask her for "The Walking Dead" PC Download.
Mom: Can I have er. The Walking Dead on... download?
Cashier: Let me see if we have it. Yes, we do, and it's xx.
Mom: Alright, I'll get that.
Cashier: Alright, just to let you know, it's rated M.
Me: Yeah, probably for swearing, violence, all that fun stuff.
Cashier: *reading the back of the case* Swearing, intense violence, sexual situations...
Mom seems less-than-concerned. The Cashier admits they don't know how to do a PC Download. I assure them I've done it before, and I'll walk her through it.
I was more confused than anything. I wasn't trying to pull anything over on anybody, and on the scale of 'adult' games, The Walking Dead is pretty tame, with its cartoon graphics, and how its more of an interactive tv show than anything.
I basically grew up in that store. Whenever I got money, I'd take my old games and trade them in, and use that, and the money, to get new games. I was in there the week before and got Deus Ex, Fallout 3 GOTY, Fallout NV GOTY, and Assassin's Creed 3, so it's not like they haven't checked my I.D. once or twice. Plus that was the only time they read-out the back of the box, which we could have done if we were that concerned.
So that's not nearly as bad as Bigotry, but there it is. My worst GameStore story.
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