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Gamers and the 'hardcore' gaming mindeset that started in the 2000s' ruined the video game community (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hardcore gamer = someone who plays only cinematic grizzed white dude games and/or military fetishizing FPS

Casual gamer = anyone that is not a 15-25 yo male, and/or plays anything outside of the previously mentioned games, especially if those games are colorful.

So basically the gaming community is full of gatekeeping, misogyny, toxic masculinity and general chuddery. They make sure they're the loudest voice heard when anything about games is talked about, and won't be happy until all games a homogenous stream of bland, hyper-realistic but with a grey filter slog of mindless action with no heart or soul. And don't you dare force them to read any dialogue or story.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree with your complaints towards the apparent predominant gaming culture. But I also believe that there have never been more indie games that are contrary to that culture or just ambivalent to that culture than ever before.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If someone puts "gamer" on their dating profile tho

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah the indie community is great. My complaints are more the popular gaming community that was particulaly strident during the PS2, 360 and gamergate era

I will never forgive the gaming community for shitting on Wind Waker when it first came out for being catroony

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

WW was a fantastic game and the graphics aged gracefully. I replayed it back in 2016 and had a blast.