Casual vs Core vs Hardcore

[theprof00]

Mr.Y said:

theprof00 said:

i think the idea that onyxmeht had there is that hardcore type games often have more blood than others due to the fact that the learning curve's steepness requires a more mature mind, and that generally you can lump teenage-mature male gamers with sex/blood/violence.

i don't think they have to be sexualy explicit per se, but i think many hardcore games are.

so it's not a pre-req, but a coincidence.

You're defining all this by what you want them to be rather than anything solid.

at least, i don't think i am.... i asked for people to contribute in the op. what your opinion of any of these is just as relevant as anyone elses. i'm not just going to copy anything someone posts, but i think onyx has a point that hardcore games are generally more violent,sexual, mature theme-styled.

but i think the main point is the complexity of the game above all.

also i don't think challenge has much to do with it unless the challenge is complex. memorization, complex strategy. something like civ, or some mmo's.