Comments on: Everyone Plays Video Games

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:28:45 +0000

I had a bit of an ego myself in the past, too, and I had the same feelings as you did. I thought, hey, now that video games are okay to play, now everyone thinks they’re a gamer? What’s the deal? But, like you said, this casual vs. hardcore thing should indeed end. We could just as well have a battle between Xbox-players and Nintendo-players or people that play first-person shooters vs. those that play RPG’s. It’s silly, and we can all like whatever we darn well please, as long as we don’t put down those who like different things.

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:23:49 +0000

Yeah, it’s kind of like baby steps into gaming, isn’t it? Start with games like “Angry Birds”, and maybe someday they’ll join the ranks of us console gamers. Or not. Either way, hopefully with more people playing video games, it won’t seem like such a weird hobby to have anymore.

By: cary

cary — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:17:52 +0000

This is a wonderful post and I agree that the “casual vs. hardcore” argument really needs a rest. Myself, I vacillate between the two stereotypes. Right now my focus is on casual games (yes, that includes a mild addiction to Candy Crush) because those are the games that I have time to play. In the past, I might have been considered more of a hardcore gamer because of the daily hours I was sinking into gaming.

I had a bit of an ego problem at the beginning of the rise of casual gaming — how it was suddenly cool and acceptable to be a “gamer, ” and this after years of hiding in the shadows with real, true video game players! And then I played Angry Birds. It pretty much took me off my high horse.

By: simpleek

simpleek — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:48:12 +0000

My view on gaming is a little different. I got into gaming much later than a lot of friends I know. Games like Angry Birds or Candy Crush doesn’t bother me so much, mainly because I think the idea of gaming in general is starting to become more accepted. Video games used to be seen as this strange medium, but I don’t think it is anymore. Maybe Angry Birds won’t be as deep of a gaming experience as playing hours of The Walking Dead or The Last of Us, but I think casual games like this one is a good start to at least start a conversation. Who knows? Maybe you might convert someone to become a console gamer.

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:08:28 +0000

You make good points. I just get frustrated that it feels like those who play console and computer games are still looked down upon, and mobile and Facebook games seem to be okay because they are popular to mainstream society. I feel these games are largely of a different category than those for consoles and computers (not better or worse, just different), but in the end, they are all still games. “Hardcore” gamers shouldn’t make fun of “casual” games and vice versa. And just because something hasn’t gotten a lot of public attention, it doesn’t make it bad. That’s great video games are being played by more people, but I just get rather upset that my kind of games are still seen as inferior. When all gamers are accepted, then I’ll be happy.