I think I started playing d2 when I was 6/8 or something.... I loved it, turned out fine... I never even noticed the gore lmao perhaps I'm misremembering, but it was just a bunch of "Bible" parents freaking out cuz devil lmao. But each kid is different.

There was also stronghold crusader empire earth aoe... ps2 cod. ratchet and clank, jax and daxter, these two actually had monsters like the fish that scared me somehow lmao, so kids will be kids. ps1 and gamecube metroid and others I can't remember... oh, and some kind of he man cereal game or something that had skeletor and cannons shooting castles or something.

Now... gta vice City and San Andreas on the other hand... I was an odd kid to understand and be unphased by the mature themes. No one my age should have been playing thse, but I was an odd one being "babysat" by but more like hanging out with parents' late teen/ya siblings and friends.

Kids these days have so many more quality age apropiate options, though, that's for sure.