What Is A "Hardcore Game"?

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Garcian Smith said:

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.
Here's a little story: I have two friends who bought FFXII. One of them had about 250 hours on the clock by the time he stopped playin it and got every piece of equipment in the game (which I think is the hardest thing to do in the game). The other played the game, cut through every FMV and cutscene, didn't read a single line of text, FAQed through the entire thing and for some reason, still raged about how awsome it was by the time he was finished (probably because someone told him so).
While that has little to do with casual or hardcore gaming, I wanted to share that story with you guys to ask you this question: doesn't that second guy sounds like a douche?

 

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.

Nowhere in that post did it say that that player didn't rack the 250 hours within the course of a whole year even. You immediately jumped into conclusion with the assumption that the guy spent 250 straight hours playing ffxii yet you call others "elitists"...very funny.

 

Get the log out your eye first!