I don't understand it. Almost every interest is covered by video games, even barbies!!! Guys who like cars but hate video games... never played GT??? I think it's really that most people haven't actually played video games or have not played one from the genre of their interest. Also, have you ever noticed that when someone who says they "hate" video games sees you playing something they're interested in, like sports, they say "that's cool!" But yet, they refuse to pick it up and play it. I say they're just too stubborn and are like "Shit, remember, I hate video games, stupid nerds." That kind of ignorance drives me insane.
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How can someone seriously not like games??
- Thread starter Mupepe
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I don't think it is as much of those "fucking nerds" people any more. The casual gamers are why this industry is thriving soo well right now. But alot of people honestly dont have the time or the intrest to play them.
At my work I see people ages 5-45 purchasing and renting games. There is this one old guy who adores the World War 2 and such FPS, even though all of them arent the greatest of games I admire that.
At my work I see people ages 5-45 purchasing and renting games. There is this one old guy who adores the World War 2 and such FPS, even though all of them arent the greatest of games I admire that.
LittleTokyo
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Eh, some things just aren't for everyone. And no matter how you spin it, videogames always come down to manipulating pixels on a TV with a controller. Hell, some people don't even like TV. Personally, I was never a big fan of movies until fairly recently. Just never felt that it was worth wasting 2 hours to watch one.
Drinky Crow
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cuz games suck
stupid nerds
stupid nerds
Drinky Crow
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the ds makes games suck
stupid nerds
stupid nerds
MomoPufflet
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There are times when there are no games that are interesting for me to play, or lack of money, or I don't feel like sitting down with a controller-- there are a million reasons not to like games. Nowadays it takes something truly amazing like RE4 to get me to pick up a controller. Otherwise it's not worth my 50 bucks.
Then there's the fact that no matter how you slice it every game has you pushing buttons on a controller, or a keyboard. Some people find that extremely boring regardless of what is happening on the screen.
Then there's the fact that no matter how you slice it every game has you pushing buttons on a controller, or a keyboard. Some people find that extremely boring regardless of what is happening on the screen.
Mupepe, honestly I think you are absolutly right.
There is no way someone can totally dislike games. Its just that some of them have been told to dislike them. There is so many exemples of that, people that are just denying games because of the education they got or the fear of what their friends would think of them if they openly aknowledged their love for games.
Anyway, I say let them do as they see fit and enjoy your gaming while they whine they got nothing fun to do.
There is no way someone can totally dislike games. Its just that some of them have been told to dislike them. There is so many exemples of that, people that are just denying games because of the education they got or the fear of what their friends would think of them if they openly aknowledged their love for games.
Anyway, I say let them do as they see fit and enjoy your gaming while they whine they got nothing fun to do.
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some people see it as "a complete waste of time"
that's what my mom/gf tell me. I tell them their soap operas/reality shows are ten times worse.
It's pretty much the same with me and tv. The whole format of television discusts me. You can tell me there's something on tv for everyone, including me, but I'll just never put up with cliffhangers, 50% of my watching time being sold to publicity and the fact that 95% of whats on tv is complete dog shit anyways. TV for me really is the idiot box, the mass manipulator and it's amazing how so many idiots just turn it on and waste their days away. The TV just takes all your attention and never asks you any imput or implication, u're just shitting there eating it up and becoming more and more stupid and lazy.
some people have similar views on games, so I wouldn't be surprised if some people never play games. They do have the tendency to make you anti-social anyway.
EDIT: My girlfriend actually plays tetris from time to time, but she refused to touch Lumines because it was "way too complicated for her". Making a uni-colored square is complicated? Some people just don't want to put in the effort to learn to enjoy something that they see as useless.
that's what my mom/gf tell me. I tell them their soap operas/reality shows are ten times worse.
It's pretty much the same with me and tv. The whole format of television discusts me. You can tell me there's something on tv for everyone, including me, but I'll just never put up with cliffhangers, 50% of my watching time being sold to publicity and the fact that 95% of whats on tv is complete dog shit anyways. TV for me really is the idiot box, the mass manipulator and it's amazing how so many idiots just turn it on and waste their days away. The TV just takes all your attention and never asks you any imput or implication, u're just shitting there eating it up and becoming more and more stupid and lazy.
some people have similar views on games, so I wouldn't be surprised if some people never play games. They do have the tendency to make you anti-social anyway.
EDIT: My girlfriend actually plays tetris from time to time, but she refused to touch Lumines because it was "way too complicated for her". Making a uni-colored square is complicated? Some people just don't want to put in the effort to learn to enjoy something that they see as useless.
" It's pretty much the same with me and tv. The whole format of television discusts me. You can tell me there's something on tv for everyone, including me, but I'll just never put up with cliffhangers, 50% of my watching time being sold to publicity and the fact that 95% of whats on tv is complete dog shit anyways. TV for me really is the idiot box, the mass manipulator and it's amazing how so many idiots just turn it on and waste their days away. The TV just takes all your attention and never asks you any imput or implication, u're just shitting there eating it up and becoming more and more stupid and lazy. "
wow, it's just as if it was me writing!
wow, it's just as if it was me writing!
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We have so much in common AND we live in the same city...all that's left now is...Wyzdom said:
buttsecks.
GDJustin said:
I have started to play a lot of old games, mainly cause a lot of my friends that are girls do, and yes, that is the reason why they don't like the newer games. I think Nintendo is right to a point, but I'm not sure they'll be able to sell their systems to those people. I don't think they're willing to spend even $200 dollars to play video games, but if Nintendo gets the word out, and it is as good as they make it out to be, who knows.
Ninja Scooter
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GAF made me hate games.
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that makes absolute sense to me, I wouldn't touch a sports game with a ten foot poll but I would be down for a game of football because I think it's more real, it's actual exercise and it's funner than playing it on a screen. In fact, I dont understand people that play sports games when they can just play the games in real life, it's alot better for you and just plain funner.Mupepe said:
Mupepe said:It seems you must have missed the point. The thread name was mostly to get attentionBut if you noticed, my bitching is about people who don't give them a chance but automatically say they hate them. Hum, it seems most people just read the title and not the post.
What? As if that makes a difference. Your logic is still flawed.
If only they'd play "Gran Turismo" then they'd realize how wrong they are about videogames.
Why can't you accept that some people are never going to like video games?
MomoPufflet
Member
Mupepe said:
No, it's more that you are just being really dense.
Life is short. There are certain things that people have absolutely no desire to try because they are simply not interested, and there are a million other things they'd try before video games. And the "you don't know til you've tried it" argument is stupid anyway, because I'm sure there are thousands of things you are either repulsed by or totally uninterested in trying in your lifetime.
MomoPufflet
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Mupepe said:
Who is saying they "hate" videogames?
I'm being really dense? How? I'm accepting of the fact that some people don't like it. And good job on the spin. I never said they couldn't be uninterested. I put the word 'hate' in quotations several times for a reason. If they're uninterested fine. But when people say they hate it and haven't tried it, it's ignorant, pure and simple. If it's just not their fancy, fine. And sure, I'm repulsed by thousands of things, but I'm talking about playing video games, not watching scat porn or something. These are things I'm not interested in because I know shit smells and it makes me gag, that's why i'm not into scatMomoPufflet said:
But I'm not going to tell someone who collects stamps that they have a stupid hobby, because I haven't tried it and it's something I haven't experienced myself. It's the same thing, I'm just wondering why some people who have never sat down and played a video game just automatically hate it. sheesh They key words are "hate" and "never tried."I take it you've never ran into someone that hates videos games? If you didn't notice, I'm not pointing out anyone in particular on this forum or something. It's the same deal with these senators and congressmen that hate video games, but in interviews, they openly admit they've never played one. But yet they're willing to push legislation to limit something that they have no experience in whatsoever. Good enough example? Some of you act like I'm talking about your mom or something.MomoPufflet said:
MomoPufflet
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No, I haven't run into a person that says they hate games for no reason. And senators have other agendas-- I don't even consider them real people. It sounds like you just ran into one or two dumb people that said games were stupid and you're basing an entire rant around it.
You must be pretty lucky then. I heard all through my school years and beyond "games are a waste of time" "games are stupid" the infamous "they rot your brain" Shit, in the early 90's, a bunch of people called them "the downfall of civilization." And you might not consider senators real people, but they have real effects that effect people that really like gaming and it's stupid ignorance like that which i despise so much.MomoPufflet said:
I'm sorry Demi. We can still cuddle.demi said:
Synth_floyd
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Because they all play exactly the same. How is GT4 that different from Pole Position? How is Final Fantasy X really different from Final Fantasy 1? How is Metal Gear Solid really all that different from Metal Gear 1? How is Madden 2005 all that different from Madden '94? How is Warcraft 3 different from Warcraft 1? How is Halo 2 different from Wolfenstein 3D? Graphics have improved but the basic gameplay remains the same. Playing the same games for 20 years but with different graphics and plots gets old after a while. I used to really be into videogames but my interest has really waned in the past few years. I still like discussing the industry aspect of it but I mostly play emulated old games nowadays.
MomoPufflet
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I don't know what you expect to get out of this thread. You have this idea and no one is going to satisfy you. There is nothing to discuss.
Synth_floyd
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Well then why not ask how can someone hate chocolate or football or Harry Potter or Seinfeld or Raiders of the Lost Ark or sunny days or English philosophy or anything else? Personal preference.
Mupepe said:I'm being really dense? How? I'm accepting of the fact that some people don't like it. And good job on the spin. I never said they couldn't be uninterested. I put the word 'hate' in quotations several times for a reason. If they're uninterested fine. But when people say they hate it and haven't tried it, it's ignorant, pure and simple. If it's just not their fancy, fine. And sure, I'm repulsed by thousands of things, but I'm talking about playing video games, not watching scat porn or something. These are things I'm not interested in because I know shit smells and it makes me gag, that's why i'm not into scat
I take it you've never ran into someone that hates videos games? If you didn't notice, I'm not pointing out anyone in particular on this forum or something. It's the same deal with these senators and congressmen that hate video games, but in interviews, they openly admit they've never played one. But yet they're willing to push legislation to limit something that they have no experience in whatsoever. Good enough example? Some of you act like I'm talking about your mom or something.
I'm pretty sure the discussion regarding violent videogames revolves around figuring out a way to restrict violent content from minors. I don't see why whether or not senators and congressmen actually play videogames should make any difference. It won't. I play videogames and even I don't think minors should have access to excessively violent games. Anyway, I don't want to stray too far from the original topic.
People don't have to play a video game to know that they won't like it. I think the average person knows enough about videogames these days to know whether or not they will like them and to tell you the truth videogames are only targeted to a select demographic to begin with hence why I said your logic was flawed from the start. I can think of a million analogues but you've already demonstrated that I'd be wasting my time by trying to convince you otherwise. I don't understand why this is so hard for you to understand but whatever, I've said what I wanted to say.