Personally, I love playing the few video games that actually appeal to me. I’ve probably logged a couple thousand hours on Starcraft, Diablo II, Bomberman, a bunch of old arcade titles, and a few Wii games I’ve picked up. I had a blast with GTA, although I didn’t actually play, just ran around causing mayhem- Which was totally worth the rental. I’ve given PopCap more money than I care to admit. I’ve got a couple Star Trek games I go all geeky over, even though I can admit the game itself isn’t that great- I just love being in that world.
That said, as it is, I just happen to hate first person shooters and PVP anything. Sports themes completely turn me off, and I just can’t justify paying a monthly fee for a game I already paid for. Out of a randomly googled list of “top 100 PS3 titles”, exactly four appeal to me, and only two of those are appealing enough to spend money on. As much as I really want to, I’m really hesitant to play something like The Last of Us, because the last time I got completely engrossed in a story-based game, I got stuck on some stupid FPS segment and ended up having to give up on the whole thing.
So, yeah- I can completely understand how someone can love playing games but still hate the ones that are available to them.
As to whether they call themselves a “gamer”, well really, what the fuck kind of pedantic, insecure douchebag gives a shit? Seriously- What the hell is wrong with people that they get that bent out of shape over how interested somebody else is in their hobby?
