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Gamers and the 'hardcore' gaming mindeset that started in the 2000s' ruined the video game community (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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Hardcore gamer = someone who plays only cinematic grizzed white dude games and/or military fetishizing FPS

Casual gamer = anyone that is not a 15-25 yo male, and/or plays anything outside of the previously mentioned games, especially if those games are colorful.

So basically the gaming community is full of gatekeeping, misogyny, toxic masculinity and general chuddery. They make sure they're the loudest voice heard when anything about games is talked about, and won't be happy until all games a homogenous stream of bland, hyper-realistic but with a grey filter slog of mindless action with no heart or soul. And don't you dare force them to read any dialogue or story.

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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Currently playing Noita and I have to say that "diagetic cheat codes" are by far my favorite way of doing this

Yeah you could just enter the console command for infinite health or install an infinite health mod, and those should both also be available

But when you're allowed within the normal rules of the game to build an incredibly janky and dangerous item that spawns the enemy that drops a heart container when killed, with lots of opportunity to accidentally explode yourself along the way, that just hits different