Casual and Hardcore aren't Exactly the Right Words

[Zlejedi]

scottie said:
@ neorat - Actually, I would like to say exactly the opposite to you. Which would you consider more intellectually stimulating, Gears of War or Professor Layton? which would you consider more pick up and play - Halo or Animal Crossing?

I agree with Wii_R2_Hardcore - before, being a gamer was enough to leave you in your own select group. Now gaming is too inclusive, so some need to find a way to differentiate themselves from these other gamers

I think you get it completly wrong - naming somoene as casual gamer is way of at least pretending those people who play wii fit or solitare whole day are part of big gamers family  and refers to someone who plays things pretending to be games.

Layton for me looks just like a collection of riddles and not a game you can experience.

So for me it's rather easy to see distinguishing line beetween those:

Profesor Layton - casual,  Ace attorney- hardcore game

Animal Crossing/Sims/Spore - casual , Sim City - hardcore

Wii Sports - casual,  Grand Slam Tennis - Hardcore etc.

It doesn't have anything to do with the platform as you can name casual games on PC (sims , spore) , ps3 (buzz, singstar) or x360 (1 vs 100, lips).

 

Through I guess it can be also used as pejorative term on a such politically correct forum as VGC when people are afraid of saying what they really think due to admin censorship.