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nintendo_fanboy on 09 December 2007

I know where you are coming from, and I agree actually. Back in the SNES days, genres like platformers, action-adventures, RPG's and Stragegy games were the most popular amongst gamers and therefore hardcore. With the PS and later the Xbox, a lot of formerly non-gamers came and started playing FPS, Sandbox games, racers and sports games. They were reffered to as casual earlier, but as they became more important to the market, they started being the hardcore. That's why nowadays FPS are THE hardcore games for journalists.



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nintendo_fanboy on 09 December 2007
HappySqurriel said:

About 10 years ago we had a gaming revolution which rapidly expanded the market. The rise of the Playstation meant that the "Core" gamers who loved platforming, adventure games, and 2D rpgs were no longer as important as the "Casual" gamers who enjoyed sports games, racing games, stealth games, FPS and anything 'Mature'.

Those of us who are old enough to remember know that the key franchises change, that the "Core" gamer who is important today will not always rule the roost.


Could you tell me next time that you are just writing the exact same thing as I did, so I could leave the posting to you?

 Or maybe great minds just think alike  



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highwaystar101 on 09 December 2007

You have to have hardcore games for each genre, not just FPS, a hardcore game can be anything. For example in strategy games Civilization is more hardcore than age of empires. But each genre has its hardcore and casual games



famousringo on 09 December 2007
highwaystar101 said:
You have to have hardcore games for each genre, not just FPS, a hardcore game can be anything. For example in strategy games Civilization is more hardcore than age of empires. But each genre has its hardcore and casual games

Yet Civ 2 is one of the best-selling games of all time because of casuals.

 While some games are more casual-friendly than others, casual vs. hardcore is more of a function of how the gamer plays than what the gamer is playing, IMO.



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SHMUPGurus on 09 December 2007

For genres, I consider those incredibly hard (a.k.a. easy for people at the time) NES/Arcade games like Battletoad and R-Type hardcore. Fighting games come right in that category too.

For companies themselves, I would consider both Konami and Capcom the definition of hardcore gaming. They are the kings at making incredible games that require lots of skills and reflexes to complete!

I mean c'mon, if anyone here can't beat Contra without using the Konami code, you're not hardcore, k thx bay! =P



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endurance on 09 December 2007

shooters are for hardcore and casuals



highwaystar101 on 09 December 2007
famousringo said:
highwaystar101 said:
You have to have hardcore games for each genre, not just FPS, a hardcore game can be anything. For example in strategy games Civilization is more hardcore than age of empires. But each genre has its hardcore and casual games

Yet Civ 2 is one of the best-selling games of all time because of casuals.

 While some games are more casual-friendly than others, casual vs. hardcore is more of a function of how the gamer plays than what the gamer is playing, IMO.


I see your point, I dont really play strategy games, they are just the two I do play. It was the first example I could think of



i love xbox 360 on 09 December 2007
tokilamockingbrd said:

I am so tired of everyone refering to FPS games are the HARDCORE! I do agree that PC FPS games are but I know so many stupid Xbox fanboys who know nothing about games but they play Halo, and its Teh best GamE EVAR!, OMG they drive me crazy, and the only other games they own is Call of Duty, Tom Clancy, Madden,  Tony Hawk, and some lame ass Motocross game.    I know so many people who only play those game who are retarted High Schoolers just cuz its cool.

 So Please stop referring to Halo, CoD etc, as Hardcore, too be fair this class also includes Goldeneye, all other Bond Games. Basically FPS games are for older casual gamers who like violance and pretty graphics.

 Note- Some Hardcore gamers love FPS games, and if you play them all you are hardcore, just saying FPS games are by no means FPS, in fact in the US they are the Zenith of Casual. Japan and Europe are a slightly different story.

Rant Over


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leo-j on 09 December 2007

Yea and I am a casual gamer. Beucase I like fps games.



 

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scorptile on 09 December 2007

a game like counterstrike ont he pc IS hardcore for most players so is half life and HL2. to call FPS not hardcore is like saying FFX not a RPG



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