Gamespot gives Skyward Sword 7.5/10

[Inazuma]

I just call them casual gamers. Some casual gamers only play stuff like Wii Sports and Angry Birds, and other casual gamers only play Call of Duty and Madden. There is a big difference between those types of games, but it's all casual gaming to me.

Like BoneSnapDeez said, these people don't even know what the Sega Saturn is.

[k.vlaros]

Simply calling yourself a "gamer" is like saying "I like music".

Sounds refreshing!

[o.pwuaioc]

You know if the internet WAS shut down I might actually play some of those games I keep buying!

Truth right here.

[noiseredux]

I'm not sure I've ever referred to myself as "a gamer."

[flex wood]

I just call them casual gamers. Some casual gamers only play stuff like Wii Sports and Angry Birds, and other casual gamers only play Call of Duty and Madden. There is a big difference between those types of games, but it's all casual gaming to me.

This is how I look at it actually and it makes more sense in a way. I consider "hardcore gamers" people that know about games in general not just the COD's and Madden yearly release type of games and shit that has the budget to get press.

[pepharytheworm]

I'm not sure I've ever referred to myself as "a gamer."

That's because you shop at GameStop

[dsheinem]

I guess the irritating thing is the idea that casual games or games that "bros" like=bad game or game that a well-rounded gamer with a historical appreciation for the medium shouldn't find compelling.

There's a sentiment, sometimes explicit and sometimes implicit, that if you enjoy Halo, Madden, COD, etc. then you somehow don't really understand what gaming can really be. Or somethng like that. Normally I wouldn't really give a shit, but when the big titles come out at the end of the year this kind of rhetoric always cranks up around here, and it can be frustrating to wade through.

[noiseredux]

I guess the irritating thing is the idea that casual games or games that "bros" like=bad game or game that a well-rounded gamer with a historical appreciation for the medium shouldn't find compelling.

There's a sentiment, sometimes explicit and sometimes implicit, that if you enjoy Halo, Madden, COD, etc. then you somehow don't really understand what gaming can really be. Or somethng like that. Normally I wouldn't really give a shit, but when the big titles come out at the end of the year this kind of rhetoric always cranks up around here, and it can be frustrating to wade through.

I agree. I consider myself a (sigh) "hardcore gamer" but I find things like Madden and even FPS titles I don't understand totally compelling withing the gaming landscape.

[o.pwuaioc]

I guess the irritating thing is the idea that casual games or games that "bros" like=bad game or game that a well-rounded gamer with a historical appreciation for the medium shouldn't find compelling.

There's a sentiment, sometimes explicit and sometimes implicit, that if you enjoy Halo, Madden, COD, etc. then you somehow don't really understand what gaming can really be. Or somethng like that. Normally I wouldn't really give a shit, but when the big titles come out at the end of the year this kind of rhetoric always cranks up around here, and it can be frustrating to wade through.

I agree. I consider myself a (sigh) "hardcore gamer" but I find things like Madden and even FPS titles I don't understand totally compelling withing the gaming landscape.

Hardcore gamers aren't force to dislike Madden and e.g. CoD. I think the definition is liking more, though.

[equalsign]

People are tripping. I don't give a crap if someone tells me they're a hardcore gamer. I'm much more interested in their specific taste in games. I try not to think worse of people because of the games they like. It isn't cool to be an elitist, and that's something I had to get over.

Those people who only play CoD and Madden seem to have something up on me. That is, whenever I see them they seem to be having a helluva good time just playing games. That's something getting harder and harder for me.