So, I have a young kid (~3 years old) and I've been dreading the time he starts playing online games (faaaaar into the future, of course I'm not letting him anywhere near any of that now) and the fact that we'll have to police and restrict his access very carefully. I grew up playing games online, and I know how bad this shit can get.
Anyways I've never personally played Roblox (I'm a bit too old for that) but I've seen it before and I know it's very popular among kids at least in the west. I also know it's a mess when it comes to crazy shit, pedos, grooming, and just general dopamine-heightened behavior and not something I'd want my kid to play.
Asking for the general experience/advice of parents who've been through this in Japan: is Roblox even popular among the younger audiences here? Do your kids play it/have asked to play it? Do their friends in school?
I tried looking around, including in Japanese, but I feel like most queries I send are just biased and even just looking a things like game popularity etc it's hard to gauge exactly where Japan stands compared to English speaking countries.
Just curious to hear what's y'all's experience on this.
by morgawr_