Aielyn said:
Your question doesn't even make sense. "Core" refers to the people who make the majority of purchases on your console. It is a term referring to business, to the market. The "Core Market" is, essentially, the portion of the market that the company's products are primarily aimed at. "Casual" refers to the way in which a person plays a game, although the gaming community has accidentally conflated it with "aiming for children, the elderly, etc". In reality, the most casual players of games are often those that play, for instance, Halo, or Call of Duty. The term "casual game" is a nonsensical term, as one can play any game casually, and almost any game in a devoted manner. (EDIT: Oops, I said "casual game" is a nonsensical term. What I meant to say was that a casual game is nothing more than a game designed primarily for the casual player - games that can be played in short bursts quite easily, as opposed to those that are designed to be played for hours at a time) Most importantly, there's no such thing as a "Casual market". This concept has been invented by either the gaming media or the gaming community in order to pigeonhole the "lesser" games - essentially, it's a term created for elitist purposes. If what you want to ask is whether games should be more complex, dark, realistic, and filled with guns and explosions, or more simple, light, artistic, and filled with rainbows and cute characters, then my answer has to be all of the above. A developer or publisher that limits their market or their target audience consistently will inevitably end up losing money as they find themselves stuck in a shrinking niche. |
Core is obviously an abbreviation for Hardcore. In this context it is not used as you defined it.
Also it's a lot easier to just call it casual than to describe it as simple, light, artistic, and filled with rainbows and cute characters every time.
