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It is Victoria 2 You start in 1836 and choose any nation in the world. You manage the politics, industry, diplomacy, trade, government budget, technological advancement, and military of your country while making sure that your people stay happy. There is an old demo around somewhere but there has been a lot of improvements since it was released. Check out Gamersgate if your interested in buying it they put in on sale every once in a while, I got the complete Victoria 1&2 pack for $8 a while back.Captain Ponyholder said:
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For example, they would ask "Are you a gamer?"
And I would reply with "I've slain the 16 collosi. I've submitted a speedrun from sonic 3 for a contest. I spend every spare moment playing some kind of game. Yes, I'm a gamer."
And they would instantly know.
That being said, I don't look down on those who only play apps or CoD....Unless they turn out to be a douche. Then I can look down on them for THAT.
For example, they would ask "Are you a gamer?"
And I would reply with "I've slain the 16 collosi. I've submitted a speedrun from sonic 3 for a contest. I spend every spare moment playing some kind of game. Yes, I'm a gamer."
And they would instantly know.
That being said, I don't look down on those who only play apps or CoD....Unless they turn out to be a douche. Then I can look down on them for THAT.
well its a little known fact that i practise escapism, including but not limited to escaping reality through video, games, books, TV e.c.t, so yeah, you could call me a gamer, but its just one avenue of my interests you would presume to lable
It was easier before gaming became so widespread and popular, now its a widespread hobby whereas before the wii it was almost a stygma to some extent, now its accpeted for the most part.
Ive considered myself a gamer for years however, if i need to prove it i can even rattle off games going back to the 90s ive played and still own.
Unless a crime or problem can be possibly linked to games in any way shape or form...
Ive considered myself a gamer for years however, if i need to prove it i can even rattle off games going back to the 90s ive played and still own.
Unless a crime or problem can be possibly linked to games in any way shape or form...
Usually when I say I graduated Game Dev at UNI they get that I am a Gamer, but they also tend to look funny at me afterwards
I could recommend:Captain Ponyholder said:
Victoria 2 - Setting is the Industrial Age
Hearts of Iron II & III - WWII
Europa Universalis III - Late Renesaince and the Colonial period
Crusader King II is coming soon, that one is set in the middle ages
Those are all by one studio Paradox which is sort of the leader when it comes to Grand Strategy Games.
But there are other great titles that deserve a try:
Storm Frontline Nation - Great battle system and good graphics. Setting is the near future.
Reign Conflict of Nations - Kind of a steep learning curve but unique in Nation management options. Set in the early Middle age of North Eastern Europe.
Crusader Kings - Slightly outdated but still charming hand drawn graphics, set in the Middle Ages of Europe and the surrounding regions.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Is a fantastic blend between RPG and Strategy. Especially VII and XI. It's set in 2nd and 3rd Century China after the Fall of the Han Dynasty.
You're putting words into my mouth that I never spoke. As I said, the key word is entusiast. Someone who is entusiastic about a hobby, as a gamer, a reader, a petrolhead or others, spends money and free time on their hobby. There was no implied level of seriousness. In fact I distinctly said a gamer should enjoy and/or take seriously their hobby. The two are not mutually exclusive.questionnairebot said:
Anyone who spends 12 hours on Farmville in a day, or any game for that matter, is not a gamer but an obsessive individual who needs to rethink unhealthy habits. 2-3 hrs is the top end of healthy and far from casual; it's a serious investment. Being a gamer is well defined and understood by anyone who is a gamer and has nothing to do with trivia knowledge (though that is a side-effect of being an enthusiast about anything). The definition hasn't changed, though our games and gaming habits have.
You could say "Was the president ever kidnapped by ninjas?" If they get that then you both know a bit about each other. If the other person don't then a simple "yes" might suffice, and then you just spin on the conversation from there.
Many people have problems with the Steam version, they typically can be fixed by disabling steam updates and replacing a few files, Also the DLC tends to be a bit buggy on Steam. If you are willing to deal the the problems from Steam it should still work, but Gamersgate and D2D don't have the extra problems and tend to be just as cheap or cheaper(D2D is selling Victoria 2 for $15 right now).Captain Ponyholder said:It looks interesting, however Steam is selling it for 30 USD. I will have to wait for it to go on sale. Good thing it isn't high graphics, that means I can actually play it
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Only question is: Is empire Total war a good Strategy game or is that more or less a watered down for the "Grand" strategy games?
Grand Strategy just means that you control an entire country and only focus on troops to the level of movement of groups of troops, not control of individual troops on the battlefield. So the Total War games are not Grand Strategy.
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Fieldy409 said:
To respond to the OP and first response which seemed to cover the bases, it's like this:
A "gamer" is someone whose first priority is gaming. People have tried to broaden that definition to include pretty much everyone who plays games, especially those in the gaming industry who don't see such a term being exclusionary as being in their best interests, and try and argue it by "literal definition" rather than it's assigned meaning. Sort of like how many people do not understand what a "role playing game" is or try and call themselves role-players based on a literal definition.
Being a gamer is a lot like being a punk (before real punk more or less died, but that's another arguement entirely) on a lot of levels. One does not do anything to become a real gamer, you either are one, or you aren't. If you feel the need to sell it, or there is confusion, you aren't one. It's sort of like how some guy can get a 4' spiked Mohawk, a leather jacket, combat boots (or Chuck Taylors), and a "Sex Pistols" T-shirt and not be considered an actual punk despite following the mould (which is more or less the entire problem). Incidently being something doesn't nessicarly mean your even well liked within a given community, plenty of poseurs who get along with punks might be well liked better than people who ARE fellow punks, but just aren't part of that group.
See, if your a builder first, and just happen to like games, then by definition your not a gamer. Your some guy who likes games.
It's not a perfect analogy, but it works to some extent.
Attempts at labels like "hardcore" gamer or "lifstyle" gamer are simply ways people have come up to try and relabel the term so seperate gamers from the general term so it can be applied to a wider range of people.
Now, if your a REAL gamer, then you don't really need to know a pass phrase, or make some kind of a referance. See, there are things similar to this but they change all the time based on the community and what is current at the moment. As a real gamer your going to be right there on the pulse of gaming, watching all of the newest developments and latest games as soon as they come out. Making a referance to what people who are doing that are talking about generally works. One of the fastest ways to be sort of singled out as not a serious "gamer" is to be five minutes too late so to speak, making referances to a game that the mainstream has already seriously embraced (so to speak).
It also works when you also remember very old games, and can make analogies to the very old along with the bleeding edge. See being able to say make a clever referance to the original "Wasteland" or "Scavengers Of The Mutant World" when discussing the newest Fallout add on, shows someone who has more interest in gaming than your typical person who plays games who tends to consume, and then forget.
In the end though, being an actual gamer isn't something that can be taught, you can do everythihng perfectly and fake it, but find yourself not being recognized and fitting in. You either are one, or you aren't. If it happens you'll find yourself there, and it likely won't be because you set out to make it happen.
I'd just say, if you enjoy video games, then you are a gamer!
I sometimes get bagged on by some self-proclaimed nerds for liking Black Ops, Madden or NHL games. I call those social experiences because I usually play them online with friends. And yes, I do enjoy playing them.
They don't know I played the entire Fallout series, Magic: the Gathering, KoTOR, Pokemon or Dragon Age. Why? Because they don't ask. I would defend games I like if someone were talking shit about them, but the only games these days that get heat are FPS and sports genres.
I sometimes get bagged on by some self-proclaimed nerds for liking Black Ops, Madden or NHL games. I call those social experiences because I usually play them online with friends. And yes, I do enjoy playing them.
They don't know I played the entire Fallout series, Magic: the Gathering, KoTOR, Pokemon or Dragon Age. Why? Because they don't ask. I would defend games I like if someone were talking shit about them, but the only games these days that get heat are FPS and sports genres.
I'm that kind of dork that wears his love of games (And other things) on his sleeve. I have quite a few video game T-Shirts and regularly wear my Yoshi ones because I think they're adorable and cool at the same time. I wear a Zelda wristband anytime I wear short sleeves, and one time with long sleeves. I had to wear a school hoodie for our Scholar/Quiz Bowl team, so I rolled up a sleeve to show off my Zelda love, and got some props from a guy with a Silent Hill T-Shirt.
Also, I carry my 3DS with me wherever I go (Only got one StreetPass, but I'm basically a shut-in in the middle of nowhere...). So anyway, yeah, people expect me to like video games. They also expect me to be good at Ping Pong, not quite sure what's up with that one...
Also, I carry my 3DS with me wherever I go (Only got one StreetPass, but I'm basically a shut-in in the middle of nowhere...). So anyway, yeah, people expect me to like video games. They also expect me to be good at Ping Pong, not quite sure what's up with that one...
Well, I've skimmed through the first page and haven't seen an answer to your question. So, not to get into the whole "what is a gamer" argument, you simply have to mention some obscure game you've played, preferrably a fairly old one (I would personally use Sanitarium for impact, but it's your call, really) and proceed to talk about your experience playing that game.
Mentioning odd little deatils you came across while doing so could add up to the effect -- in my Sanitarium example, I would talk about how annoying it was to have Olmec moonwalking half of the time. Simple enough.
Mentioning odd little deatils you came across while doing so could add up to the effect -- in my Sanitarium example, I would talk about how annoying it was to have Olmec moonwalking half of the time. Simple enough.