This might've probably not a good idea to ask this, but I'm gonna say it anyways.
I'm asking this question because I've met other people from school, and old discord servers that've said that, "to be a gamer, you must play all kinds of games whether it's Retro or not. You also gotta be skillful at them so you don't look bad." If you're sticking to like, one genre or something, then that doesn't really make you a true gamer."
I don't believe in this at all-- especially the second point, "you also gotta be skillful at them so you don't look bad." if that were the case, then I probably wouldn't be playing video games anymore cause I use tools like save states (I've already covered this before about your opinions on the use of it), fast forwarding and rewinding and those guys wouldn't like that at all. Granted, it changes how the game was originally intended to play, but I call these sessions, casual sessions, and I play the game how it's originally intended to fill out my Backloggd.
While I may not be a gamer in favor of those eyes, what it takes to be a gamer in my opinion, is simply having the enjoyment of playing the games you love whether you like them or not, even if you have a slight taste in them. There's a reason why people say that they love Underrated games, too. Even only playing visual novel-like games like Ace Attorney or critical thinkimg puzzle games like
Professor Laytom makes you a gamer. You can be a gamer in many different ways that I simply can't explain all of them in this Fourm. As long as you're finding enjoyment playing the games you try out, makes you automatically a gamer.
But now it's time to ask: What does it take to be a gamer in YOUR eyes? Do you follow similar principles as me? or do you have a different set in your mind? If anything doesn't make sense or you need more clarification, please let me know.
I'm asking this question because I've met other people from school, and old discord servers that've said that, "to be a gamer, you must play all kinds of games whether it's Retro or not. You also gotta be skillful at them so you don't look bad." If you're sticking to like, one genre or something, then that doesn't really make you a true gamer."
I don't believe in this at all-- especially the second point, "you also gotta be skillful at them so you don't look bad." if that were the case, then I probably wouldn't be playing video games anymore cause I use tools like save states (I've already covered this before about your opinions on the use of it), fast forwarding and rewinding and those guys wouldn't like that at all. Granted, it changes how the game was originally intended to play, but I call these sessions, casual sessions, and I play the game how it's originally intended to fill out my Backloggd.
While I may not be a gamer in favor of those eyes, what it takes to be a gamer in my opinion, is simply having the enjoyment of playing the games you love whether you like them or not, even if you have a slight taste in them. There's a reason why people say that they love Underrated games, too. Even only playing visual novel-like games like Ace Attorney or critical thinkimg puzzle games like
Professor Laytom makes you a gamer. You can be a gamer in many different ways that I simply can't explain all of them in this Fourm. As long as you're finding enjoyment playing the games you try out, makes you automatically a gamer.
But now it's time to ask: What does it take to be a gamer in YOUR eyes? Do you follow similar principles as me? or do you have a different set in your mind? If anything doesn't make sense or you need more clarification, please let me know.
