Johann said: Ok, the term is obviously overused by people who either want to offend other people/ feel better about themselves or mocked by people who want to get back at the people who offended them/ demonstrate how insightful they are being above what is popular forum knowledge. I think the term might be real, but it's not really about the game being hardcore, but the player. |
Actually, the first guy sounds like a horrible nerd, and the second probably has a life. Given the choice, I'd grab a beer with the second and throw eggs at the first - if he actually came out of his house at some point between 250-hour RPG marathons.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom