I'm hardcore for the games I like. That's it.
I don't care about owning every single console, game and exclusive in existence. I tried that last generation...it sucked.
I read about the video games I like, and I also read about new games. Ocasionally I may attempt to read console specs...but I don't really care about them. When the actual games come out I can gauge which stuff looks/plays better.
I do consider myself to be a bigger video game fan than most...but I have seen people with a bigger obsession/hobby than me and I must say I am happy the way I am.
I dont know where id place my self if there was a hardcore gamer scale, honestly. I own all three systems and both handhelds. And i do enjoy gaming alot. My friends and i can have a great time just playing video games the whole weekend. I can sit and play a game a whole day without going anywhere except the bathroom. Hell i can watch someone play a game and enjoy it just as much as if i were playing it. and my social life is just find.
But as far as knowing all the gaming specs and all of the hardware info and abbreviations and blah blah blah, im in the dark and i dont care to find out.
to me at least, there are the hardcore gamers who know when their favorite games are coming out and can tell you why their favorite game is the best out there because they've played it to the T. (ya know those of us who argue over the ff series and whats the best fps and cant stop thinking about a game until you beat it) USUALLY the ones that rant the whole "gameplay over graphics" thing...
and there are the casual gamers who dont really care about release dates or conventions or anything like that...they play games with their leisure time because its not a priority just something to do...a past time. and most times perfer a graphic pact game over gameplay.
And finally there are the Video Game Nerds...video games come first and foremost in their lives, who can argue you down about the video games mechanics and when you debate with them over a game they flood their paragraphs with tons of abbreviations and mumbo jumbo like that. They know about every convention and what took place, they try their utmost to make it to all of their neighborhood tournaments.
And that is my take on it.
I don't think it has anything to do with how much time and money you waste playing, but it's most about how much love or dedication you put into a game (be that ANY type of game). I know many are waiting for HALo3, bitchin' bout why FF XIII it's only 13% complete, waiting for MGS4,GTA5, or wanting an exact date for SSB Brawl.
Hardcore gamers is a reality, it's just that there are those who think of themselves as the best player out there, the ones that know it all, therefore, the arrogance.
there used to be just Gamers and Fanboys, now, Thanks to Nintendo's doing/fault, the casual/hardcore debate has surfaced.
I always just use "gamer". Doesn't carry as much weight as when you precede it with "hardcore".
I don't consider Halo junkies (who play little or nothing else) to be gamers....gamers have to at least be able to discuss the history/evolution of the console and have some substantial memories from each generation.
That's my basic criteria.
Originally posted by InnerRise
Well I'm not definitely not ashamed of the fact that I enjoy games.Actually, I'd be ashamed of myself if I was actually ashamed of playing games. It's a hobby, why be ashamed of one's hobby? Why even do it then?
Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....
Probably one of the few times I've ever agreed with something you've said.