Jokzore
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I've already said all of this in previous threads but I feel like it deserves a place of its own.
Recently I've noticed a lot discussions and gaem-nus articles written by people who don't seem to like video games very much, or at least not the ones they're playing.
Since video games broke into the mainstream and became more widely accepted the old classics such as Fallout have achieved somewhat of a legendary status. They've come to be considered highbrow entertainment you can only enjoy if your pallet is sophisticated enough. PST is Crime and Punishment of the digital sphere.
However this meant an influx of kids who grew up on Skyrim and Call of Dooder trying out the oldies purely for the bragging rights. They want to feel superior to their normie friends. Prove that their taste in entertainment is refined, that they're cultured and above the dudebros and casuals playing their Gears of War *yuck*.
But what happens when they find out that they enjoy the idea of playing a cRPG far more than actually doing it? Well it can't be their fault can it? Denial starts kicking in, it can't be that their taste is no different than that of the people they look down upon. No it must be the games fault. And so articles and forum threads are created demanding change. ''Dark Souls Needs an Easy Mode'' '' RPGs should be shorter'' , and of course all of the heated debates and insults soon follow.
I guess the point is-- Just enjoy whatever it is you enjoy. Short, long, wordy, actiony, easy, difficult, it's just video games, play whatever you find fun. Don't feel ashamed, don't pretend and certainly don't try to change things other people enjoy just so you can feel better about yourself.
To each their own.
TLDR: Some of us like pepperoni on our pizza and some of us are godless heathens that enjoy pineapple. Who cares? Just eat your own, there's enough pizza for everybody.
Recently I've noticed a lot discussions and gaem-nus articles written by people who don't seem to like video games very much, or at least not the ones they're playing.
Since video games broke into the mainstream and became more widely accepted the old classics such as Fallout have achieved somewhat of a legendary status. They've come to be considered highbrow entertainment you can only enjoy if your pallet is sophisticated enough. PST is Crime and Punishment of the digital sphere.
However this meant an influx of kids who grew up on Skyrim and Call of Dooder trying out the oldies purely for the bragging rights. They want to feel superior to their normie friends. Prove that their taste in entertainment is refined, that they're cultured and above the dudebros and casuals playing their Gears of War *yuck*.
But what happens when they find out that they enjoy the idea of playing a cRPG far more than actually doing it? Well it can't be their fault can it? Denial starts kicking in, it can't be that their taste is no different than that of the people they look down upon. No it must be the games fault. And so articles and forum threads are created demanding change. ''Dark Souls Needs an Easy Mode'' '' RPGs should be shorter'' , and of course all of the heated debates and insults soon follow.
I guess the point is-- Just enjoy whatever it is you enjoy. Short, long, wordy, actiony, easy, difficult, it's just video games, play whatever you find fun. Don't feel ashamed, don't pretend and certainly don't try to change things other people enjoy just so you can feel better about yourself.
To each their own.
TLDR: Some of us like pepperoni on our pizza and some of us are godless heathens that enjoy pineapple. Who cares? Just eat your own, there's enough pizza for everybody.
