Apparently COD is a children's game?
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+1 to that. I like think of it as 'the wise man's CoD'.enzilewulf said:
All hail BF3 and everything that comes with it !
Sure its popular with young teenagers, and even children.
Its also popular with teenagers, 20 somethings, and maybe even some 30 somethings, and more aged adults like it sometimes too.
Its COD, the best selling franchise of all time. ITS GONNA BE POPULAR WITH AN AGE GROUP, if not all of them that exist for gamers. But maybe there aren't middle aged mums playing it.
The article says "That's why I'm guessing kids love Call of Duty so much" - Maybe that is one of the main reasons, who knows? Because everyone knows that children are like ants and act in exactly the same way.
Its also popular with teenagers, 20 somethings, and maybe even some 30 somethings, and more aged adults like it sometimes too.
Its COD, the best selling franchise of all time. ITS GONNA BE POPULAR WITH AN AGE GROUP, if not all of them that exist for gamers. But maybe there aren't middle aged mums playing it.
The article says "That's why I'm guessing kids love Call of Duty so much" - Maybe that is one of the main reasons, who knows? Because everyone knows that children are like ants and act in exactly the same way.
Considering Jim Sterling is the fucking reviews editor for Destructoid and that we had a Jimquisition defending Call of Duty, i'm going to call shenanigans on this article and the author.
Incidentally, if any of you have seen and remember MovieBob's Game Overthinker, there's one thing he made abundantly clear in his earlier videos.
VIDEO GAMES! ARE! TOYS!
And what do toys primarily appeal towards? Children. Being a toy doesn't mean it's exclusive to children, however. A rubix cube is a toy, but you're more likely to see a 40-something fiddle with it than a 10 year old.
Hell, Nintendo themselves started out as a goddamn toy company before they became a figurehead in the video games business. Sure, we can have 'artsy' games and games like Heavy Rain that are more like movies, but at the end of the day - it's a toy. Whether you're playing Action Man or GIA Joe (Call of Duty, Battlefield) or Ken & Barbie dolls (any "roleplaying" game ever. Say what you want, you're still playing a role. Your character or avatar is your "doll". Dress up barbie in clothing? Dress up your avatar in armour) you're still ultimately playing with toys. And toys will always have some core appeal with children and young adults more significantly than it does with 30-somethings who are more focused with getting that promotion or asking their partner to marry them. It's just the way it is. And if any of you think this is purely exclusive to the Call of Duty franchise, you're not seeing the bigger picture; this is analogous to every video game produced.
./rant
Incidentally, if any of you have seen and remember MovieBob's Game Overthinker, there's one thing he made abundantly clear in his earlier videos.
VIDEO GAMES! ARE! TOYS!
And what do toys primarily appeal towards? Children. Being a toy doesn't mean it's exclusive to children, however. A rubix cube is a toy, but you're more likely to see a 40-something fiddle with it than a 10 year old.
Hell, Nintendo themselves started out as a goddamn toy company before they became a figurehead in the video games business. Sure, we can have 'artsy' games and games like Heavy Rain that are more like movies, but at the end of the day - it's a toy. Whether you're playing Action Man or GIA Joe (Call of Duty, Battlefield) or Ken & Barbie dolls (any "roleplaying" game ever. Say what you want, you're still playing a role. Your character or avatar is your "doll". Dress up barbie in clothing? Dress up your avatar in armour) you're still ultimately playing with toys. And toys will always have some core appeal with children and young adults more significantly than it does with 30-somethings who are more focused with getting that promotion or asking their partner to marry them. It's just the way it is. And if any of you think this is purely exclusive to the Call of Duty franchise, you're not seeing the bigger picture; this is analogous to every video game produced.
./rant
That is an article from destructoid. The examples he gives are all hearsay - And even then, he didn't actually see a kid play CoD, just heard that some kids think it's "cool." Which means your standard for evidence is very low.
There's actually no such thing as a kids game. (Unless you count learning games found on primary school computers.) They fall into two categories, games for everyone, and games for adults only.
There's actually no such thing as a kids game. (Unless you count learning games found on primary school computers.) They fall into two categories, games for everyone, and games for adults only.
I think this article is really being taken out of context here. It describes CoD as simple, the video game adaptation of squirt guns, but I don't think they're trying to say that the game is bad, just that this is how children see it. The idea in this article I really don't agree with is the supposition that the game appeals more to children than adults when there's really no proof for this fact.
Ohhhh, so you're problem is with all shooters and not just the classic war-styled ones. I see, I see. Then allow me to point you towards Bioshock, Gears of War 2, Mass Effect 2 (if you want to count it as a shooter) and even BulletStorm. They're all great examples of superb shooters that you don't have to feel empowered by to enjoy. And for the record; It's not just shooting another guy to death that has appeal, but virtually besting another living person can give you a sort of rush. Most CoD player thrive off of it.666Chaos said:
And your point is?
Edit: Yes, it makes sense that it appeals to children, because really, as far as "realistic shooters" go, its not the most complex nor do I think it has ever claimed to be otherwise. Its more like a "extremely semi realitic shooter". Still I wouldn't categorize it as a childrens game. Yes, kids play it. So what? There's probably a lot of kids playing Battlefield as well. My Little Pony was originally targeted at young girls, but as it turns out, a large part of its current demographic are adult males, however that doesn't mean that its all of a sudden an adult cartoon.
Edit: Yes, it makes sense that it appeals to children, because really, as far as "realistic shooters" go, its not the most complex nor do I think it has ever claimed to be otherwise. Its more like a "extremely semi realitic shooter". Still I wouldn't categorize it as a childrens game. Yes, kids play it. So what? There's probably a lot of kids playing Battlefield as well. My Little Pony was originally targeted at young girls, but as it turns out, a large part of its current demographic are adult males, however that doesn't mean that its all of a sudden an adult cartoon.
Is it juvenile of me to want to see where the story leads? I've grown fond of Soap McTavish and Captain Price and I want to see what they're going to do with the situation they created. And to be honest, I love that MW3 is going to include missions in France and Germany as well. Call me Europe centric, but I don't really care what's going on in the middle east, the US or deep inside Russia. I want to be able to relate to the location.Azaraxzealot said:
I mean, when I was a tiny kid I thought guns were cool, and a video game about guns was even cooler. Of course, that doesn't account for that 6-year old girl in the article...
I think a big factor with CoD's popularity among kids is that it's "not hard to win," i.e. doesn't take many bullets to take an opponent down. Success makes you feel empowered and keep you coming back for more. And then you share it with your friends and feel cool and yadda yadda yadda. (And then one of your friends decides to meta the game and makes a riot shield C4 class that you can't beat and you're like "Well, thanks for making the game not fun. GG uninstall.")
That being said, if I was in the room of adults being asked if we want to run outside and play with some squirt guns, I'd be like "!@#$ YEAH LET'S DO IT!" So, I dunno, maybe I'm just weird like that.
I think a big factor with CoD's popularity among kids is that it's "not hard to win," i.e. doesn't take many bullets to take an opponent down. Success makes you feel empowered and keep you coming back for more. And then you share it with your friends and feel cool and yadda yadda yadda. (And then one of your friends decides to meta the game and makes a riot shield C4 class that you can't beat and you're like "Well, thanks for making the game not fun. GG uninstall.")
That being said, if I was in the room of adults being asked if we want to run outside and play with some squirt guns, I'd be like "!@#$ YEAH LET'S DO IT!" So, I dunno, maybe I'm just weird like that.
It's not for kids, it's just more enjoyable for kids than other FPS games. It's simple and fast paced, so it's more entertaining for children because they just want to play. But it doesn't mean that adults can't enjoy it as well.
I just don't get why so many people think that simply because many children like something, it has to be childish. I don't really like the COD games that came after MW1 and barely played them but that doesn't mean, I never had fun just rushing with my weapons and shooting things. But like I said, that alone doesn't make something childish.
What that guy writes in the article seems illogical to me. A lot of children like it, therefore it has to be childish but a lot of adults like it too, so shouldn't it also be mature? I think he just doesn't like the COD games but wants to bash them in order to feel superior because he only plays things that are considered to be mature, it's just stupid elitism and that is in my opinion childish.
btw what he writes about Harry Potter is even more stupid, it's just a baseless claim and a populist way to make his words sound better.
I just don't get why so many people think that simply because many children like something, it has to be childish. I don't really like the COD games that came after MW1 and barely played them but that doesn't mean, I never had fun just rushing with my weapons and shooting things. But like I said, that alone doesn't make something childish.
What that guy writes in the article seems illogical to me. A lot of children like it, therefore it has to be childish but a lot of adults like it too, so shouldn't it also be mature? I think he just doesn't like the COD games but wants to bash them in order to feel superior because he only plays things that are considered to be mature, it's just stupid elitism and that is in my opinion childish.
btw what he writes about Harry Potter is even more stupid, it's just a baseless claim and a populist way to make his words sound better.