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- Oct 2, 2010
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It has become common these days that games are considered hardcore if they have blood, gore, HD graphics, foul language and a mature setting. It has become very common and especially in gaming sites these days you will usually see how people comment that in order to be hardcore you must play that kinds of games. You will listen how gamers say that the Wii and DS (and now the 3DS) are just meant for kids and that there are no longer hardcore games out there. I think that games are hardcore not because they are M rated, but simply because they are meant and designed for people who well… are gamers. Which means they don´t have to be M rated. It bothers me that these days’ modern hardcore games require gritty graphics and other shallow elements to be even considered good and many great games are dismissed because they are not for “adults”.
I remember that this was not a problem a few years ago. Games were games and gamers were not so divided as now. I still think that games can be colourful and cheerful and still be fantastic. That good old Mario is still as hardcore as before and that other games like Zelda, and other gaming franchises that rely on beautiful art styles, great gameplay mechanics and interesting elements are still true hardcore games. What do you guys think? Is this concept of hardcore gaming is really true or not?
I remember that this was not a problem a few years ago. Games were games and gamers were not so divided as now. I still think that games can be colourful and cheerful and still be fantastic. That good old Mario is still as hardcore as before and that other games like Zelda, and other gaming franchises that rely on beautiful art styles, great gameplay mechanics and interesting elements are still true hardcore games. What do you guys think? Is this concept of hardcore gaming is really true or not?