What is a "hardcore" game to you?

[trakenMember]

dimfish: >Presents an experience memorable and personal to the person who is playing
Uhhhh Checkeroney

Without a doubt check on that one. I still can’t get Ben’s dancing out of my head. lol. Not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing.

[smashmaniacMember]

I think there are common definitions that are often used.

The marketing definition: A game designed for people that plays video games as their primary source of entertainment.
The stereotype definition: A game featuring lots of violence, blood, gore and sex.
The gamer definition: A game of skill that is hard to master.

Obviously, the correct one is the last one. ;)

[bluehawk007Member]

Honestly, the fact that people fight over this type of thing is just dumb..like most things on the randomness of the internets. I for one, can say “hardcore” games is a thing. But, even frickin’ Mario can be hardcore or Elmo’s world if you want it to. I don’t care about it because regardless, if the game is fun play it.

Personal rant over.

[cthuloops85Member]

Hardcore game is just a dumb made up word, you know, like archipelago.

[theweirdomaximMember]

Umm… I think people will not agree with me…but the most ”hardcore” game I ever played is FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus..because of the enemies and bosses… I found myself being hardcore…and I found myself being frustrated.

[duskMember]

i guess like really difficult game that are naturally like that.

old school game seem to be like that. Like battletoad and and some of the zelda games

[newvascotiaMember]

To me, it means a game that you’ve got to get invested in. Like others have said, casual games are more “pick up and play”, while hardcore games take dedication and provide a good challenge. I would say games like Super Smash Bros are casual, while games like Demon’s Souls or ArmA 2 are more hardcore.

[eisbehrMember]

I think hardcore and casual are probably better player descriptions than they are game descriptions. You can play Mario in a casual way, or invest several hundred hours in it to get a perfect speed run.

[destroyoxMember]

A Hardcore game is one where it has something on the surface almost anyone can see but is MUCH MUCH more in depth when you go deeper into it. A good example is bunny hopping in FPS or Build orders and Micro Managing in RTS like Starcraft.

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