Are YOU a mainstream gamer?

[T3h Merc]

It seems that you can't throw a rock without hitting a "Hardcore" gamer, I for example currently own Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Fallout 3, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Grand Theft Auto IV, Prototype, Hitman: Blood Money, Both Left 4 Dead(s?), The Orange Box, Borderlands, Bioshock and Halo Wars. Does this make me a mainstream gamer?

 

[Compatriot Block]

Mainstream is NOT a bad thing. Most things are popular for a reason. So yes, I probably am.

 

[Vek]

If you game, you're mainstream. Unless the only gaming you do involves Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletops. Then you suck.

 

[T3h Merc]

Answer: Who the fuck cares?

There is no clear dictionary definition of what constitutes for "Mainstream gamer". Very few big modern games released in the west are unpopular or unknown, there's a shitload of adds for them everywhere.

So why do you care?

I don't really. It was just an interesting thought.

Also what the fuck man 5841 posts?

 

[Pimppeter2]

Not really. I don't game a lot, but then again when I do I don't play mainstream

 

[thiosk]

Well, I guess not, because i hate grand theft auto, find god of war quite mundane, and don't really find much to be interested in this this week's currently popular shooter.

Give me a world map, a balanced adventuring party, or a couple tank divisions any day.

 

[evilartist]

I play both mainstream games and non-mainstream. I don't care about popularity or hype.

 

[SniperWolf427]

Hell yes.

What other kinds of games are there?

 

[Pegghead]

Mainstream gaming is fine. Avoiding something simply because it's mainstream is just idiotic.

 

[Dark Knifer]

Mainstream gaming is fine. Avoiding something simply because it's mainstream is just idiotic.

This sounds right to me.

 

[SantoUno]

The better question would be who isn't a mainstream gamer in this bland generation?

As I said, the previous generation was easily the best, so much variety and underrated games made by companies who just wanted to make a fun game. You didn't need to stick to the most popular games, there were dozens of underappreciated and cult gems that certain gamers could enjoy besides the ones that everyone bought. Seriously, if I could get a PS2 and Yu-Gi-Oh: Duelist of The Roses, I could give all the popular releases a middle finger and enjoy this game for months.

 

[BillyShakes]

Unless the only gaming you do involves Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletops. Then you suck.

I would slap you if you were in front of me.

On topic: The games I most enjoy tend to be the ones that are less popular. I find that the ones that aren't as popular seems to have more soul to them, as compared to "Mediocre Sequel 4."

 

[Hiphophippo]

If you game, you're mainstream. Unless the only gaming you do involves Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletops. Then you suck.

Big words. Care to confirm that critical?

Mainstream gaming is fine. Avoiding something simply because it's mainstream is just idiotic.

Mainstream music on the other hand...

I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt here, but it's been my experience (and maybe it's just the people where I live) but when someone says they loathe mainstream music the stuff they rattle off as good music is just as mainstream.

 

[drizztmainsword]

I find that mainstream games rarely hold my attention for very long, or if they do, I end up hating them. I like the indie scene a lot more, some really cool stuff comes out of it. There are a few "mainstream" games that I still like: TF2 (which hardly counts, considering Valve still has the sense of community of an indie group), Batman Arkham Asylum, the Assassin's Creed games (though they wear stale pretty quickly), and Just Cause (I don't know why, just plain fun).

Everything else I play and I may enjoy for a little while, but I usually end up getting sick of it. Quickly. The most notable games for that were Oblivion, Far Cry 2, and Fallout 3 (Oblivion with guns, just awful).

I'm probably the only person here who didn't like Fallout 3 of course. Sorry, but the mechanics are crud. I could have designed much better action RPG mechanics (I have, actually?). NPC interaction was bad, and the environments never felt believable. The larges city is Megaton, and it's tiny. Megaton is the size of a large house. A self-sufficent city that does not make.