Games with hours of video and cutscenes, like MGS4, will almost invariably have less real game time.. I'm not sure that's what a hardcore gamer necessarily wants.
I think if you enjoy a variety of game genres, invest a lot of time in it as a hobby, know the difference between your favourites and the rest, and become a skilled player overall, then you're probably not a casual gamer.
I still haven't played Peggle myself. It looks really fun. Im usually the type to like those kinds of games, tho not for too long.
The biggest question is whether we're defining casual by gaming (habits, play styles), or by games themselves. Raistlinhawke here talks about games, how the more complex and deeper it is, the more hardcore it is.
I guess you're going more by play style.
It's still a bit complicated tho since a casual gamer still may enjoy variety of genres & treat it as a hobby.
There is no clear definitive point we would want to make on this topic but what I really wanted to emphasize with this conversation was to bring up the notion that casual gaming isn't so clearly defined and also isn't so dichotomous. It's not that people are either hardcore gamers or casual gamers but there're varying degrees of gaming, whether defined by play style or by games themselves. Moreover, casual gamers may display hardcore gaming habits in certain aspects, and vice versa.
Really, I just find it good food for thought. Perhaps we're way overanalyzing what should be a simple topic, but I have come to the conclusion that the topic of casual gaming isn't as simple as meets the eye.
The best thing to do is define what you think casual gaming is. That you did and from there you start to notice patterns in games since this gen started. As your next segment will talk about that hardcore games have elements of casual games in it which is very interesting. Good podcast
I like Peggle... haha.
Games with hours of video and cutscenes, like MGS4, will almost invariably have less real game time.. I'm not sure that's what a hardcore gamer necessarily wants.
I think if you enjoy a variety of game genres, invest a lot of time in it as a hobby, know the difference between your favourites and the rest, and become a skilled player overall, then you're probably not a casual gamer.
Knmon 2 years ago 2
I still haven't played Peggle myself. It looks really fun. Im usually the type to like those kinds of games, tho not for too long.
The biggest question is whether we're defining casual by gaming (habits, play styles), or by games themselves. Raistlinhawke here talks about games, how the more complex and deeper it is, the more hardcore it is.
I guess you're going more by play style.
It's still a bit complicated tho since a casual gamer still may enjoy variety of genres & treat it as a hobby.
solidkwon 2 years ago
There is no clear definitive point we would want to make on this topic but what I really wanted to emphasize with this conversation was to bring up the notion that casual gaming isn't so clearly defined and also isn't so dichotomous. It's not that people are either hardcore gamers or casual gamers but there're varying degrees of gaming, whether defined by play style or by games themselves. Moreover, casual gamers may display hardcore gaming habits in certain aspects, and vice versa.
solidkwon 2 years ago
That's true. It isn't a clear-cut dichotomy as some would like to believe. It's food for thought.
Knmon 2 years ago
Really, I just find it good food for thought. Perhaps we're way overanalyzing what should be a simple topic, but I have come to the conclusion that the topic of casual gaming isn't as simple as meets the eye.
solidkwon 2 years ago
Overanalyzing JUST a tad, maybe ;)
Knmon 2 years ago
The best thing to do is define what you think casual gaming is. That you did and from there you start to notice patterns in games since this gen started. As your next segment will talk about that hardcore games have elements of casual games in it which is very interesting. Good podcast
MrShabran 2 years ago 2