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2000cc on 25 February 2012

I would somewhat agree with Jumpin, But in my opinion a casual game is any game that can be picked up & put down without any requirement needed to get good at it.

For example I can pick up final fantasy or even demons & dark souls whenever I want & play them, & though I may not find them overly difficult (though monster hunter still kicks my ass often, as do some of the FF hunts, and bayonetta on climax difficulty) I dont have to 'train' or compete to stay good at them. These would be casual (to me) despite some (such as the souls games) being though of as hardcore by many reviewers. If I can beat every boss by playing an hour every other day for a few months, thats not that hardcore.

Hardcore games would be games like marvel v capcom 3 where if I wanted to be good & stay good I would have to put serious & concerted time in daily playing, training & generally competing with other users. The same applies with games like COD, halo & the other FPS's.

The first set of games I enjoy, the second set I avoid like the plague (normally) because I have neither the time nor inclination to do what it takes to get good at them, (outside of not enjoying the style on principle, but thats purely taste based) hence being a casual gamer. In my opinion this would be the difference between the two



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goldeneye0074eva2222 on 25 February 2012

fail . super mario bros mariokart have all been around since nes snes eras , so hardcore ,

of course everyone can enjoy it , thats cause they were meant for familys lol ,

of all ages any title rated e should be in this cateogory
casual games are those guitar hero type titles or angry birds or facebook games

any one who considers those mini game collections as casual need their head checked, those are simply known as party games, /board games if they contain a board

educational games are simply educational games, in fact all of these genres existed in the snes era already , , 

its funny how now people complain about em lol



oniyide on 25 February 2012
goldeneye0074eva2222 said:

fail . super mario bros mariokart have all been around since nes snes eras , so hardcore ,

of course everyone can enjoy it , thats cause they were meant for familys lol ,

of all ages any title rated e should be in this cateogory
casual games are those guitar hero type titles or angry birds or facebook games

any one who considers those mini game collections as casual need their head checked, those are simply known as party games, /board games if they contain a board

educational games are simply educational games, in fact all of these genres existed in the snes era already , , 

its funny how now people complain about em lol

people are complaning because there are SO many of them, especially on WIi. THe entire library is stupid with them and makes the library unbalanced IMHO.



FinalEvangelion on 25 February 2012

Games where you are not looking down a gunsight and do not appeal to the 11-35 year old male audiences.



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Player1x3 on 25 February 2012
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
BREAKING NEWS!

user 2000CC (hope i got that right) considers her self to be a causal gamer, yet she beat both Demon and Darksouls, and considers them both easy.

so while some would say it depends on the game. one vgc member may change your mind and have you thinking it's the person.

i think anything involving strategy (Mario, brain age, Mario kart, RPG's, sports, shooters, platformers, RTS, or whatever else you would consider or think involves strategy) to be hardcore.


She? LMAO