also, as a gamer, we should bite the bullet and execute all gamers already. video games were a mistake xD
what really gets to me about this stuff is that half these people arent even part of the hobby. they praise/condemn media based on a trailer or a vibe, and then later admit they were never interested, never played/watched it, or only engaged with a series from a distance. i have no idea how that isnt immediately disqualifying for people who paint themselves as reviewers, but that's where we are. intellectually bankrupt cultural critique sells, i guess
(01-26-2025, 02:01 PM)gorzek Wrote: I'm glad you brought up the nostalgia because of the current gamer mentality is based on a false image of what the past was like. Gaming was more inclusive in the '80s. It wasn't until the "edgy" era of the '90s that video game companies decided to focus on teen boys and young men, at the exclusion of women and girls. Plenty of women and girls played games anyway, but that gets conveniently forgotten.
The situation is even sillier now because gaming is such a global phenomenon that cuts across demographics. "Real Gamers" like to be exclusionary and act like mobile or even console gaming isn't "real gaming," but come on. It really is just this contingent of loud, resentful men being angry that a hobby which never belonged to them might include other people.
what really gets to me about this stuff is that half these people arent even part of the hobby. they praise/condemn media based on a trailer or a vibe, and then later admit they were never interested, never played/watched it, or only engaged with a series from a distance. i have no idea how that isnt immediately disqualifying for people who paint themselves as reviewers, but that's where we are. intellectually bankrupt cultural critique sells, i guess