| Roderic_Blackwood said: What is hardcore anyway? Back in the days playing a platformer like Mega Man or Battletoads were for "hardcore" gamers, nowadays it seems that only hyperrealistic games with guns and blood is "hardcore". I don't buy that! Gamers play what they want, and if you're looking for games for "hardcore" gamers like nowadays people think is "hardcore" they should try Xenoblade Chronicles X for the Wii U, that's hardcore! |
Well, to use the (not always) reliable Google Dictionary...
"the most active, committed, or doctrinaire members of a group or movement."
So I would assume a hardcore game is one that requires a good amount of commitment to beat. In other words, the games that take a lot of practice to beat.
Assuming that's a fair definition, F-Zero by far. Those games are brutally challenging.
