I wasn't exactly a Yahtzee fan, although I did watch a few of his comical reviews on some recently released games and found him entertaining. As I began to explore The Escapist site a bit more, I realized that this would be an awesome place to talk about video games with other people who like video games.
I was usually cautious to bring out games into conversations if they weren't the popular FPS or repetitive sports titles, but after joining The Escapist, I no longer fear any form of rejection or shame, as I enjoy playing video games and there nothing wrong with that.