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This is what scientologists actually believe.
Can you be a fan of a game if you’ve never played it?
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This is what scientologists actually believe.
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You say that as if you didn't become a number one fan as soon as you saw trailer for game of the decade:
Cod of War
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If that's the case, is it now okay to hate a game you've never played before?
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I was ready to say no, but games like The Last of Us are half movie anyways, so I guess watching a playthrough is as good as playing it. In all seriousness, though, there are tons of games that involve character creation and actually choosing what to do. No, you're not a fan of a game if you watch someone else do those essential things themselves.
People who watch playthroughs (or not even that, like reading a summary) and sperg over their headcanons are the same people who get pissy when their headcanons are contradicted by someone who actually played the game referencing obscure dialogue that you'd need to play the game to see.
People who watch playthroughs (or not even that, like reading a summary) and sperg over their headcanons are the same people who get pissy when their headcanons are contradicted by someone who actually played the game referencing obscure dialogue that you'd need to play the game to see.
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I think you sent me the wrong link. It’s just showing porn on my end.You say that as if you didn't become a number one fan as soon as you saw trailer for game of the decade:
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I already have kind of a low opinion towards people who play nothing but walking simulators and "meme games", but to think there are people out there who are even lazier than that, people who claim to love X or Y videogame, but cannot be arsed to hold a goddamn gamepad to actually play it? it makes me sad...
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I used the like the lore in FNAF, despite never playing it.
Then, everything happened.
Then, everything happened.
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I don’t even like walking simulators and I find it unfair to compare them to meme games.
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After watching null play LIS2 I can definitively confirm that you can certainly hate a game without playing it.
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There are some games i haven't played because I admit they're not my cup of tea to play through, but i still am a fan(drakengard series, though i do love the Neir branch)
It generally depends if the game has a good enough story that i can watch/read an LP and get immersed.
It generally depends if the game has a good enough story that i can watch/read an LP and get immersed.
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As someone who never liked watching LPs, I lean towards no. It's a video game, not a movie. I don't believe you will get the same experience from watching something rather than playing it.
That's not an iron-clad rule though since there are story-driven games with shitty gameplay, but if you ask me a game with a good story and shit gameplay is a waste of potential. Then there are also walking simulators which basically have no gameplay so there's no real difference between watching someone else play and playing yourself.
You can be interested in the themes and shit if that's what you're into, but to me that means you're more a fan of the idea than the actual game.
That's not an iron-clad rule though since there are story-driven games with shitty gameplay, but if you ask me a game with a good story and shit gameplay is a waste of potential. Then there are also walking simulators which basically have no gameplay so there's no real difference between watching someone else play and playing yourself.
You can be interested in the themes and shit if that's what you're into, but to me that means you're more a fan of the idea than the actual game.
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I have never played 40k, but I like listening to videos discussing the lore while I am doing something around the house. Does that count?
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I’ve never actually watched the Star Wars movies, but Star Wars drama is my guilty pleasure and I’ve actually learned quite a bit about the lore through reading the Star Wars threads and watching Youtubers bitch about how much better EU stories are than the Disney crap. So yeah, I sorta get that feel.
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I fail to understand what it's there so interesting about FNAF's lore or fandom other than a shit-ton of furfag fanart and whatever bullshit the soyboys at Game Theory have made up while smoking massive amounts of crack cocaine
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I think it's slightly more complicated in that you can be a fan of parts that make up a game, most obvious being an artstyle used, without actually playing it.
The simplification of "I like game" made in passing when you only like the design of the main character or the setting or synopsis/script just rolls off the tongue and it's easier to believe that someone is genuinely interested rather than some asshole who likes the level designer's specific attraction to purple.
I think the question has its roots in the "Are games art" question which I'd answer similarly in that a game is made up of individual works of art(both literal and hypothetical) but is not, itself, art.
The simplification of "I like game" made in passing when you only like the design of the main character or the setting or synopsis/script just rolls off the tongue and it's easier to believe that someone is genuinely interested rather than some asshole who likes the level designer's specific attraction to purple.
I think the question has its roots in the "Are games art" question which I'd answer similarly in that a game is made up of individual works of art(both literal and hypothetical) but is not, itself, art.
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Yeah I think so especially if you enjoy media, competitive aspects, or other forms of things related to it. I enjoy watching some people play competitive games that I've only lightly dabbled in or haven't played in years. I'd consider that being a fan just as one can be a fan of sports yet probably couldn't handle a single set of downs in a touch football game without wheezing like a damaged accordion.
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I think the meaning of the word "game" is getting pretty strained. It's always been a thing with software that's clearly not a game gets labeled as a game just because it's on a game system, like Mario Paint or Art Academy. I remember how Heavy Rain had a trophy that said "Thank you for supporting interactive fiction", though nobody ever calls it that - while interactive fiction is a better descriptor of that sort of thing, it's still labeled as a game because "interactive fiction" is a pretentious mouthful. But the entire concept is a good umbrella to encompass everything from Telltale's works to any walking simulator, but they get lumped in with games in general because they're experienced through the same machines and inputs we use to play proper games, with goals and challenges and requirements for the player to make decisions. They're not games, but they're not movies either. They're something in between that doesn't really have a term yet.
And then with a lot of RPGs, you could just enjoy watching a playthrough for the story, but you're still missing the feeling of freedom and progression that separates the game from just being a movie. Sure, you could just watch playthroughs of Undertale, but that alleviates you of the pressure of the whole bullet hell system, and you'll never have to question whether or not you really wanna keep going through as a pacifist or a genocidal maniac.
I don't care if someone wants to be a fan of a game just for the story or style or whatever, but I'd highly, highly recommend they play it for themselves to get the whole experience. Or at least give it a try, even if you're not very good at games, to better empathize with the player when they encounter difficult scenarios. You don't need to have ever played a sport to enjoy watching sports, but playing it at some point certainly helps you appreciate and understand the fine details of what's going on.
And then with a lot of RPGs, you could just enjoy watching a playthrough for the story, but you're still missing the feeling of freedom and progression that separates the game from just being a movie. Sure, you could just watch playthroughs of Undertale, but that alleviates you of the pressure of the whole bullet hell system, and you'll never have to question whether or not you really wanna keep going through as a pacifist or a genocidal maniac.
I don't care if someone wants to be a fan of a game just for the story or style or whatever, but I'd highly, highly recommend they play it for themselves to get the whole experience. Or at least give it a try, even if you're not very good at games, to better empathize with the player when they encounter difficult scenarios. You don't need to have ever played a sport to enjoy watching sports, but playing it at some point certainly helps you appreciate and understand the fine details of what's going on.
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I've never played any fallout game, but I absolutely love the lore and the dissonance between 50's valors with futuristic tech or how horrifying some vault experiments are.
You don't need to play a game to be a fan, but you need to have experienced it somehow. Be youtube videos, or secondary material.
You don't need to play a game to be a fan, but you need to have experienced it somehow. Be youtube videos, or secondary material.
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I am terrible at fighting games but I like to watch matches.
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Watching fandoms get their panties in a twist is my guilty pleasure as well, but I don't think that laughing at them makes me a fan of the works they like.
I have mild opinions on all recent Star Wars movies, but the only movies I know what they're about are The New Hope and the Holiday Special (which wasn't as bad as the manchildren claim). Therefore I am not a Star Wars fan at all.
I also spent too much time I'll never get back watching gameplay videos of Minecraft, Starcraft II, Undertale (which I literally used to know the entire plot of despite not even playing the demo), and several other games I've either never played or played just a little. I'm not a "fan" of those games either.
(I like the Undertale's music though, that shit is dope)
Rant over.