Poll: What kind of gamer are you?
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I'm in between Casual and Hardcore.
But I do also play Party games and on my DS.
I'll get rid of some games I won't play again, but Gears 1,2 and eventually 3, GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, Ghostbusters and Fable II and III are games I refuse to trade.
I'm a little bit hardcore when it comes to games like Fifa 11, where i'll play Online for ages then think "Sheeeeet, i've got to be up for work in 3 hours"
But I do also play Party games and on my DS.
I'll get rid of some games I won't play again, but Gears 1,2 and eventually 3, GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, Ghostbusters and Fable II and III are games I refuse to trade.
I'm a little bit hardcore when it comes to games like Fifa 11, where i'll play Online for ages then think "Sheeeeet, i've got to be up for work in 3 hours"
Not sure, to be honest. I've written about the industry in school a number of times, re-played a few games and am a combination of some of the above. I don't do MMOs or multiplayer unless people are in the room with me and will sometimes crunch numbers, if required. I also tend to avoid JRPGs, modern day FPSes that have five hour campaigns and loathe sports games that are not of the Blitz variety.
I am also one of those guys who guys games as art and would love to see more experimentation with the medium and a stronger emphasis placed on the fusion between story and gameplay. Heck, a stronger emphasis placed on interesting story lines in general would be nice. So I suppose I'm sort of a gaming hipster, in a way? That isn't very flattering I guess but oh well.
I am also one of those guys who guys games as art and would love to see more experimentation with the medium and a stronger emphasis placed on the fusion between story and gameplay. Heck, a stronger emphasis placed on interesting story lines in general would be nice. So I suppose I'm sort of a gaming hipster, in a way? That isn't very flattering I guess but oh well.
I'm a trophy whore, but only some of the time. It depends on how tedious or overly difficult it is to get the trophies. If I start to get bored, or I find it's simply too much work, I won't bother. This is why many multiplayer games I have often go unfinished.
I buy games that look fun, play the campaign to my best ability, maybe play it again, then do a lot of skirmish games (no multi), or do some modding to make it more fun. but some games I only play once every few months or so(like gta games). But I usually play untill I get bored...Then I move on to a new or different(old) game.
lol, hmm... guess that's another way of gaming I did not think about. sound to me like "how I feel at the moment" kinda thing. come to tink on it, am a bit like that to at times, so yea, i see your pointMonkfish Acc. said:
I am a Trophy gamer, and as previously pointed out, it applies to me as well that I only play what I like. The thing is though, I'm enamored with video games as a whole, and there are very few games I don't like, though there are many I'm not good at. But that's half the fun right? Learning to beat those impossible challenges with minimal skills and getting a reward--no matter how small or insignificant in the grand scheme of things--for your troubles?
Sorry for the double post, but I like this one for when the game doesn't have Trophies. I'll still play previous-gen games.Retardinator said:
Mostly, I like co-op games, because I find teamwork to be the most interesting and fun part of gaming. Besides that, I enjoy the occasional indie game and am often found playing music-type games, like AudioSurf.
I play things like TF2, L4D(2), Defense Grid: The Awakening, Total War (every series), AudioSurf, UT04, Rainbow Six: RavenShield, Cogs, and tons of other games...so, I guess I'm pretty varied.
Back when Diablo II came out, I played that for about two years, and Quake III Arena held my attention for about six months, I guess. Whatever I pick up that seems fun!
I play things like TF2, L4D(2), Defense Grid: The Awakening, Total War (every series), AudioSurf, UT04, Rainbow Six: RavenShield, Cogs, and tons of other games...so, I guess I'm pretty varied.
Back when Diablo II came out, I played that for about two years, and Quake III Arena held my attention for about six months, I guess. Whatever I pick up that seems fun!
I am another type of gamer: The cheap gamer
"The cheap gamer is consistently confused with the fanboy gamer as he will replay a game or several games many times. This may be in part because the game has great replay value but a larger part of this behavior is the lack of money to buy a bigger library. Locked into a routine, the cheap gamer has embraced his path and decided that the games he owns are good enough for the moment. He will eventually broaden his horizons but external pressures (real life) and financial concerns keep him boxed in. This doens't mean he is ignorant of the changing culture as he will keep up to date through visits to richer friends or via the internet."
"The cheap gamer is consistently confused with the fanboy gamer as he will replay a game or several games many times. This may be in part because the game has great replay value but a larger part of this behavior is the lack of money to buy a bigger library. Locked into a routine, the cheap gamer has embraced his path and decided that the games he owns are good enough for the moment. He will eventually broaden his horizons but external pressures (real life) and financial concerns keep him boxed in. This doens't mean he is ignorant of the changing culture as he will keep up to date through visits to richer friends or via the internet."
I like gaming for fun, which can mean competitive mutiplayer, an immersive story or getting some achievements. Thing is, though, I like being able to do whatever I'm in the mood for, and a certain friend keeps nagging all of us, like "oh, do some matchmaking/team deathmatch, we're going to do this gametype, not this!!!! or let's play custom games, I made this gametype, it pwns!!!!" he's not adverse to complaining either, basically a game type isn't skewed/unfair/poorly made as long as he wins, which sometimes reflects in his custom content.
In other words, I'm really the kind of gamer who, if I get tired of something, I'm done, regardless of the bitching it attracts, though that friend has put me off private multiplayer stuff with my friends.
In other words, I'm really the kind of gamer who, if I get tired of something, I'm done, regardless of the bitching it attracts, though that friend has put me off private multiplayer stuff with my friends.