Article: Hating on the casuals

[Desroko]

NJ5 said:

RolStoppable said:

I think that my theory about the split of hardcore and core gamers is quite good. It would explain why the self proclaimed hardcore gamers didn't buy games like Okami, Psychonauts etc.

Yeah, your post was also good. The graphics whores have definitely come out of the woodwork this gen... As a long-time PC gamer, I think they should buy a PC instead of a console... But then they'd have the problem that so-called casual games sell even better on the PC (Bejeweled anyone?).

 

 

 They were always there, but the fact that one company actually had the nerve to opt out of the arms race has really set them off.

But if anything, I think their arguments were even more pointless and vicious when the graphical capabilities were more even. I remember kids laughing at Genesis owners because Sega didn't have Mode 7, if you can believe that.