Poll: why do you play video games?

[Thaius]

Might I suggest the inclusion of storytelling as an option? I play games for a lot of reasons, but the most valuable is unquestionably because they tell the greatest stories better than movies or books ever could.

 

[Dr. Gorgenflex]

Cause I'm bored all the time.

 

[Kriptonite]

#5, to have some fun. I read for the same reason. You can do whatever.

 

[ultracheeser]

Escape from reality really.

 

[teutonicman]

'Cause I'm the best around,
Nothing ever going to take me down!

 

[Urgh76]

*sniff* i have no real friends my girlfriend probably won't think of me as anything but a friend, and i couldn't grow up with a real father or mother........... also they're fun

 

[Duck Sandwich]

To entertain myself in between working out, college, and boxing/muay thai training. To me, the fun from a game comes from being able to do some cool stuff (ie, being in control of a really powerful character who has a wide variety of abilities/weapons at their disposal, and from overcoming a tough challenge.

Much as I like pushing myself to my physical limits when I work out in order to experience that "FUCK YEAH!" feeling of victory, I relish the feeling of finally beating that one boss that kicked my ass 20+ times, (or in the Mega Man 7 final boss fight's case, 100+).

EDIT: So I guess that would fall under "to be the best." Really, "to have fun" is kind of vague. Some people have fun immersing themselves in the game's story/characters, or "pwning teh noobs," or just plain blowing up stuff.

 

[Shurikens and Lightning]

A bit of fun, story helps, and I do it to kill time and get good at something I love.

And friends together to bond by beating the crap outa them in games.

 

[dietpeachsnapple]

Even when I stop having fun, I still play a game because my mind cannot tolerate the level of fixated stress it would quite readily heap upon itself if left to its own devices.

 

[The Lost Big Boss]

A combination of all of them.

 

[Dirty Saint]

Generally speaking, my answer is everything up there besides "be the best".
Also, because almost everything on tv sucks.

 

[Airbear101]

They are my wonderland without the LSD

 

[Connosaurus Rex]

To have fun and have some sort of feeling of great accomplishment that isn't academic.

 

[KarumaK]

I see a problem in the poll, most of the list just falls under have fun. Why do people want to pwn teh n00bs? Because they find in entertaining or fun.

As a matter of fact, everything but other could be summed up under fun. Maybe storytelling maybe not...

 

[Currentgen]

I play for fun, and because I like to compete. I'm a fan of victory.

 

[Phantom_Natal]

Because it's in my reach.

 

[hippo24]

[HEADING=1]FUN[/HEADING]
It may encompass the others occasionally,
but the real reason is to have fun and play with friends.

 

[AvsJoe]

Holy shit on a shingle, I'm the only one who plays video games for the stories?

 

[micky]

all of the above