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| kypherion:
From my personal experience some of my younger friends are fragmented towards the FPS genre and I have a difficult time introducing other really good games to them just because they don't like to experiment that much. Personally I try to not be fragmented by playing RPGs, Hack n Slashes, Fighting games, FPS, Platformers, Metroidvanias of course and other genres. I'd feel close-minded if I only played TF2 for example and try to branch out, with the help of some older friends telling me about games like Devil May Cry, Metal Gear and so on. |
| astrolorange:
I feel like most gamers, new and old, that I've met stick to 2 or 3 genres, or a dozen franchises or so. I find very rarely people venture outside of their comfort zone when it comes to gaming. Personally, I try to play all different genres and franchises. I'm not going to not get a game just because it's not typically what I play. I do stick to platformers, RPGs, and puzzle games the most though, but I do like action, racing, fighting, FPS and others, even sports games I try once in a while, though moreso Mario-style ones or arcadey experiences. But very rarely have I met someone who enjoys the deeper cuts in gaming, or one who will willingly go out of their comfort zone and try new experiences, whcih is a shame, because people would be missing out on a lot of good games. I admit I was one of those at one point, from NES through Gamecube I was strictly platformer, RPG , puzzle, and occasionally racing. I find myself having more fun with games and almost having too many games that I want to play. |
| epicninjask123:
Now, I could be wrong in what I'm about to say, but this is all what I've observed. Take it with a grain of salt. By your definition of fragmented, I'd say yes, it is super fragmented. Easy to see why too, because everyone likes different things. Similarly, everyone places different emphasis on how much and how often they game. There's no real rhyme or reason aside from that, but that's fine. There are people like my brother who plays games only a few times per week, if that, and when they do it's always some variation of a FPS. I also met a good friend at college who only really plays Pokemon games and not much else. He even plays competitively, and he's super passionate about the series, but he's not a big gamer aside from that. Then you have people like me, and I'm sure many others on this site. I couldn't stand to limit myself to one genre or one game or series, and a lot of the fun I have gaming is from playing many things, finding lesser known games, looking for inventive ways developers crossed two or more genres, whatever. Seeing all kinds of things in gaming is what I enjoy. For me being a self-proclaimed collector, I don't have a specific direction. I find good games and I buy them. And of course, I have favorites. I prefer action-heavy games, turn-based strategy RPGs, games that offer difficult but fair challenge, and games which out heavy emphasis on great level design. I'm not as big a fan of open world sandboxes, branching narratives, or overly elaborate stories, though sometimes I'll play one and absolutely love it. Variety is my enjoyment. So yeah, it really is as simple as seeing what each person prefers in a game and how they enjoy them. Nothing wrong with it. |
| baileykun:
I think I play a lot of genres, not all, but a lot nonetheless even if it's just dipping my toes in. However even I have my quirk that people notice, the vast majority of my gaming preferences lean into Japanese games. I play very few western made games. I'd have a hard time even accurately guessing the last western made game I've obtained. I don't care for realistic graphics of FPS and those dominate. However even when I love to death Harvest Moon and RF4 I felt like Stardew Valley really fell flat and I never touch it. I think it's a lot of factors, but I'm not discussing cultural theory here and thread-jacking the place. Or a weird enture out I took: I hate shooters, but I fell in love with Splatoon when it came out on the Wii U. I only tried it cause the wii u was kind of a wasteland, no regrets though. I think it's just natural that people have preferences, and some people are just less adventurous than others and that is fine if they're happy. |
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