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Are games taken way too seriously?

September 15, 2008 in Blog comments 8

It's a good question, are video games taken too seriously these days? Once it was a pass time at the arcade, now it takes the form of tournaments and strong competitive feuds both off and online.

We're talking about the gamers who swear, get violent or even abusive.

So are they more common? Is gaming more serious than fun?

Dark Arcanine via gameplayer.com.au »
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    Storm Sep 15, 08
    Haha, great pic!

    I suppose it's more like a "sport" now, what with all these competitions and such. Hell, people have gotten pissed at Chess tournaments. But I understand where they are coming from. They practiced playing the game, only to lose in front of a large audience. Perhaps they are beating themselves up about it for making a stupid error, but whatever the case, games certainly are in the "big leagues" now. Professional gamers.
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    Seeker X Sep 15, 08
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    Are sports more serious than fun?
    Same point, nobody complains.

    X Edit: Especially considering that sports also cause big riots. Honestly, people are making it sound like we're killing each other over games all the time.
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    Deathsythe Sep 15, 08
    Adam Sessler attacked part of this issue in an installment of Sessler's Soapbox earlier this summer.

    What happened to the days of casual gaming you all ask - they vanished when online multiplayer came into the light. The natural human tendency to be competitive just got a whole lot worse after that.

    And the Alpha-Male syndrome can be seen pretty much everywhere.

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    HisServant77 Sep 15, 08
    I think the competitive online games are way too competitive. The single player games aren't too much, since you can play on your own like that. I was just discussing this on the Warhawk Forums, how many games are work instead of fun now!
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    kik36 Sep 15, 08
    Let's just say I turn off the volume when I'm playing with other people online, because otherwise their rude comments would put me off of the game I'm playing.
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    Zero and X Sep 15, 08
    Back then on the atari and NES days, you had alot of weird quirky games. Back then it was normal but nowadays if games were made now with that mindset, most people probably wouldnt play it and probably just laugh at it. I mean theres a game called Power Blade that has an Arnold-esque character that refills his health with burger and milk and throws boomerangs at his enemie and can trasnform into a robot. If that was marketed as a PS3 or 360 game people would laugh their asses off at it.
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    JT gAnGstA Sep 15, 08
    If you think they are taken to serious, your just not hardcore enough XD.

    Seriously though, it depends on the game. Wii sports is not as serious as COD 4.
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    Final Blade Sep 17, 08
    Depends on the game and style of it.

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