Post by The Curmudgeon on Mar 13, 2015 17:33:15 GMT 2
The stigma of video games being the pursuit of lonely, basement dwelling spotty nerds is long gone. Games are multi-billion dollar empires and the only real medium that still holds value. But not ALL video games are cool.
I'm trying to phrase this correctly, because our British culture is obviously different to American culture. Dunno what you'd call them in America, but "lads" are guys who will have a console, probably an X Box, and will play a select few video games. You're not going to see them playing some in-depth fantasy adventure, but its socially acceptable, even cool, to play the following three games in particular.
Call of Duty
GTA
FIFA
FIFA. Fucking FIFA. Shit is like a religion over here, and it's a damn event when this game gets released every year. Those are, for want of a better term, "cool" games.
I am not a "cool" gamer by any stretch of the imagination. Last time I checked, playing Lego games, superhero games and WWE won't get anyone laid.
So how about you guys? Is there a such a thing as a "cool" gamer over there? And what games are considered cool?
I'm trying to phrase this correctly, because our British culture is obviously different to American culture. Dunno what you'd call them in America, but "lads" are guys who will have a console, probably an X Box, and will play a select few video games. You're not going to see them playing some in-depth fantasy adventure, but its socially acceptable, even cool, to play the following three games in particular.
Call of Duty
GTA
FIFA
FIFA. Fucking FIFA. Shit is like a religion over here, and it's a damn event when this game gets released every year. Those are, for want of a better term, "cool" games.
I am not a "cool" gamer by any stretch of the imagination. Last time I checked, playing Lego games, superhero games and WWE won't get anyone laid.
So how about you guys? Is there a such a thing as a "cool" gamer over there? And what games are considered cool?
