I don't have much of a life, and games are much more entertaining than TV. *shurgs*
Why Do You Play Video Games?
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 09:43
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I play games for a number of things. Entertainment, escapism, comedy, tragedy... but ultimately, I play for the story. I love literature, and to me, games have the potential to be *more* than books, and slowly, they're reaching there.
I love stories, and for me, interacting and taking *part* of the story is a dream come true. Games aren't about violence, killing, and blowing up ****. If we were to look at everything at face value, sure we could come up with the same shallow evaluation.
Macbeth is about a crazy dude making poor career choices; The Taming of the Shrew is sexist and offensive; A Song of Ice and Fire is bad because thirteen year olds are described in detail having sex with thirty year old men; Harry Potter encourages students to rebel against authority figures and is about pointless murder.
See how I just twist and destroy everything, missing the point entirely? Sadly, people do that with games as well, never leaving the mindset of the medium's original goal. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being entertained. But calling it a superficial and pointless (almost harmful) experience meant only to kill time is like comparing it to heroin.
So yeah, I'm going off in a tangent. Basically, I play for the writing, the story, the setting, the characters. I play games for the same reason I love reading. To escape, have fun, and get something substantial, educational and special in return.
I love stories, and for me, interacting and taking *part* of the story is a dream come true. Games aren't about violence, killing, and blowing up ****. If we were to look at everything at face value, sure we could come up with the same shallow evaluation.
Macbeth is about a crazy dude making poor career choices; The Taming of the Shrew is sexist and offensive; A Song of Ice and Fire is bad because thirteen year olds are described in detail having sex with thirty year old men; Harry Potter encourages students to rebel against authority figures and is about pointless murder.
See how I just twist and destroy everything, missing the point entirely? Sadly, people do that with games as well, never leaving the mindset of the medium's original goal. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being entertained. But calling it a superficial and pointless (almost harmful) experience meant only to kill time is like comparing it to heroin.
So yeah, I'm going off in a tangent. Basically, I play for the writing, the story, the setting, the characters. I play games for the same reason I love reading. To escape, have fun, and get something substantial, educational and special in return.
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 09:45
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simfamSP wrote...
I play games for a number of things. Entertainment, escapism, comedy, tragedy... but ultimately, I play for the story. I love literature, and to me, games have the potential to be *more* than books, and slowly, they're reaching there.
I love stories, and for me, interacting and taking *part* of the story is a dream come true. Games aren't about violence, killing, and blowing up ****. If we were to look at everything at face value, sure we could come up with the same shallow evaluation.
Macbeth is about a crazy dude making poor career choices; The Taming of the Shrew is sexist and offensive; A Song of Ice and Fire is bad because thirteen year olds are described in detail having sex with thirty year old men; Harry Potter encourages students to rebel against authority figures and is about pointless murder.
See how I just twist and destroy everything, missing the point entirely? Sadly, people do that with games as well, never leaving the mindset of the medium's original goal. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being entertained. But calling it a superficial and pointless (almost harmful) experience meant only to kill time is like comparing it to heroin.
So yeah, I'm going off in a tangent. Basically, I play for the writing, the story, the setting, the characters. I play games for the same reason I love reading. To escape, have fun, and get something substantial, educational and special in return.
^ I also play for and agree with that stuff too
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 09:49
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This also for fun when I've got time to kill. So same reasons I read books and watch films/tv shows. Games are that to me just we more interactivity.Para-Medic wrote...
Escapism from real life, mainly. Relieves stress and provides entertainment.
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 10:02
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It's fun. Not much else to it, really.
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 10:08
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Entertainment.
Probably keeps me mentally stable too
Probably keeps me mentally stable too
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 10:22
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Eidt: yeahh, missed the point entirely xD
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 10:26
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Same reason I read comics & fantasy/sci-fi novels. Because reality sucks
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 10:37
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Wait ... you guys are saying videogames aren't real?
Damnit and all the time I told those countless interested women I was engaged in a serious relationship with Liara.
Well f*** ...
Damnit and all the time I told those countless interested women I was engaged in a serious relationship with Liara.
Well f*** ...
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Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...
Wait ... you guys are saying videogames aren't real?
Damnit and all the time I told those countless interested women I was engaged in a serious relationship with Liara.
Well f*** ...
I paint myself blue and touch myself... it helps with the pain of hair-loss.
Omg I can't believe I just wrote that
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 10:52
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simfamSP wrote...
Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...
Wait ... you guys are saying videogames aren't real?
Damnit and all the time I told those countless interested women I was engaged in a serious relationship with Liara.
Well f*** ...
I paint myself blue and touch myself... it helps with the pain of hair-loss.
Omg I can't believe I just wrote that
We'll make a real BSNer out of you yet
#38
Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 11:25
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To prevent myself from becoming a mass murderer.
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Posté 19 septembre 2013 - 11:54
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Same reason I read novels and watch movies. Partly escapism and partly because I love the way a video game can explore a story.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 12:04
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Because murder time is fun time.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 12:35
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For fun. Like movies or anime.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 12:37
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That's unethical.Cthulhu42 wrote...
Because murder time is fun time.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 12:45
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Only when it's a panda.ThisOnesUsername wrote...
That's unethical.Cthulhu42 wrote...
Because murder time is fun time.
#44
Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 12:57
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I don't usually play video games, but when I do it is in order to wind down after a long day.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 01:02
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To escape reality.
I hate this reality.
I hate this reality.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 01:23
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Angrywolves wrote...
To escape reality.
I hate this reality.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 02:26
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I play video games because I grew up with a dad who does. Also, I am very shy and anti-social, so games are something for me to do by myself or over the internet. There is one game I currently play, that I originally started playing because I didn't have a girlfriend. Now that I do have a girlfriend, and I met her in the game, I play it purely so I can chat with her.
Another thing, I find video games are much more interesting than real life.
Another thing, I find video games are much more interesting than real life.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 03:51
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I originally did it because I was surrounded by it via my nerdy family. I do it now because I'm a nocturnal hermit and have not much else to do. For a more specific answer, there's a gameinformer article that spells it out quite well: Why We Play: How our desire for games shapes our world.
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Posté 20 septembre 2013 - 04:46
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Fun and just that, not much more to it than that. Playing video games to escape reality would be like getting drunk to escape reality, there's no point to it, at least not to me, in the end you'll have to go back to reality, so it'd be more like avoiding reality instead of escaping it.
