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naruball said:
sc94597 said:

That is a ridiculous statement. Unless you are a prospective game developer learning from the game design, you are playing a game to have fun, just as people read books, watch movies, or look at  a painting to gain enjoyment. Otherwise, these people who you think aren't playing the game to have "fun" won't do it in their recreation 



Yeah, no. The only ridiculous statement here is yours. I don't have fun when I play Bloodborne. I feel a sense of accomplishment after I beat a boss, but it's not fun. It's a challenge that I'm willing to take. I have fun playing House of the Dead. I have fun playing Tearaway. I don't have fun playing The Walking Dead Season One. I play it for the way it makes me feel, just like when I watch a drama that makes me cry.

I understand that some people have fun while playing The Walking Dead and Bloodnorne, but not me or many others. So, once again, you can't speak for everyone.There have been other threads discussing this topic. If you think it's so ridiculous, look them up and argue with everyone there. I've said my piece.



Again you are mixing things up. You gain enjoyment from the "sense of accomplishment" hence you are having fun. If one looks up the definition of fun, this is what one gets,

"enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure" "amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable."

The challenge is an obstacle which once you surpass you experience enjoyment. Hence it is fun. 
So yes, I will contest your faulty premise that you are not having fun, because otherwise you wouldn't spend your recreational time doing these things.