Parents' Guide to

TERA

By Carolyn Koh, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 18+

Violent MMO filled with bloody monster combat, sexy outfits.

Game Windows 2012
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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age 10+

Based on 3 parent reviews

Potato G.
Potato G. Parent of 18+-year-old
December 29, 2017
age 2+

Great game!

I have no idea why this is rated M. great game that's fun for everyone. No in all seriousness, great community in this game. Nice players and fun end game content Potato on!

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Easy to play/use
roblinb
roblinb Adult
January 16, 2016
age 13+

PG-13 would be more accurate

My kids are in college, I'm in my 40's, and I'm a bit open-minded... but this game isn't what I would consider mature. I've seen PG-13 movies worse than this. Yes there is some blood, but the "revealing" outfits are nothing worse than what you'll see in some of the aforementioned PG-13 movies. I will say that this game isn't for young kids, but in reality most teenagers will have seen worse things on television than what they'll see in this game. If you're a close-minded authoritarian parent, you're probably a bit more skittish about these sorts of things I guess. I'll put "too much violence" for a warning, but even that isn't all that bad in this game.

This title has:

Too much violence
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What’s It About?

In the lore of TERA, the above ground races of the land of Aborea live in peace, in a federation forged to repel evil from below ground. However, a new island has risen and a new evil has appeared. Players will create characters and join together to battle in subterranean dungeons as well as outdoors on this new island.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (6 ):

For mature players who enjoy playing MMOs, the artwork and animation in TERA is very well done and the action is fast, furious, and fun. Players have lots of options to personalize their experience as they select a race to join, choosing among seven, which include a demonic race with horns, elves, humans, a badger-like woodland race, and a child-like race. The game focuses on the player surviving in the environment, but it also supports player versus player gameplay with duels -- where one player challenges another to combat. Teams and Guilds can also battle in larger contests. However, with all of the scantily clad female characters, the game has an overtly sexual and suggestive look to its animation.

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