Conegamer said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Conegamer said:
Icyedge said:
Conegamer said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
well i agree, although fanboyisom is getting out of hand, but letting them get to you and not reporting them to the proper mod-authorities (lol) isn't going to solve the problem. reporting them not quoting them and ignoring them will. and remember this is a gamers war, and now you know wht the problem is.
COD games (even BOPS)has the stupidest AI ever so ur point is agiven, but the story is on point and very good IMO.
all MARIO games have given me problems so misjudging any game based on looks alone isn't a smart move b y a reall so called hardcore gamer.
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This, times 9001. Looks shouldn't be the judging factor for "hardcore" gaming. Gameplay should be.
Glad I'm not alone!
(What happened at the underlined bit? I think I'm missing something here...)
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Since no unanimous definition for hardcore game exist. I think in your next editorial you should start by defining your theme. What I get is that you base hardcore on the difficulty. Others will base it on the age rating for example. Or will base on the complexity of the story. Theres no right or wrong answer to this. Next editorial would gain from being a bit more gray, less black or white. Also, trying to be open to different logic then yours would help in going deeper on the subject. Take it as positive critic.
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Hmm...I see your point, and where you're coming from.
OK, for my next one (whch may be in quite a while, sadly, due to exams  ) I shall attempt to do what you say. Perhaps unsuccessfully, but I'll give it a go.
You should always be open to criticism
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I've seen that aside from the arbitrary "any game that isn't something grandma would like" definition in the wake of the Wii's success (which is why I call it arbitrary, as it's just for the sake of making "us versus them"), or even defining any sufficiently "graphically intense" game as hardcore (which is basically like praising a movie for the special effects over anything else), hardcore can have many meanings with a game.
Extreme difficulty could be one form of hardcore, which would make more older games hardcore.
There could be "pick up and play" versus "time intensive", with the latter being a form of "hardcore". You can get into a round or two of multiplayer Gears of War (or even single player, with all the checkpoints), but try just hopping into a Persona game.
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Also worth mentioning is how the definition of hardcore changes over time, as "classic" hardcore is more like, as you say, a "difficult but enjoyable game". The enjoyable part is important
A lot of gamers who were introduced to gaming this gen or last gen think hardcore to be a game which involves blood, gore and violence, therefore hardcore is defined as an age rating. I think this is what should be rectified. GRAPHICS DON'T IMPACT DIFFICULTY!
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