>"i like video games"
>what are your favorites?
>"gta and cod"
every fuckin time
>"i like video games"
Video games are the hobby of the least interesting people on earth.
They're consumer playthings, I can't imagine having the gall to be able to foster a sense of superiority about the toys you play with. Read a book instead you twat.
>not liking life is strange or heavy rain.
Plebs
>>25067229
Dipping my bedora dbh :DDDD
>>25067229
>implying that books also aren't consumer playthings
>>25067143
>implying that COD and GTA aren't video games
>>25067235
>implying.... something, I'm sure
My friend bought a shitty limited edition COD xbox controller. It doesn't do anything special. It just has a camo paint pattern and says 'call of duty' on it. He also has an Alienware 'gaming laptop' and reads the Oatmeal.
Fucking normie.
>>25067267
op didn't imply they aren't games you fat sack of shit
>>25067259
Kill yourself with your retarded internet phrases. You must be the kind of person that replies to posts with "This" and doesn't add anything else to the conversation.
I will never understand why millennials are so shit at being productive and interesting members of groups. Everything with you people is a copy of copy of a tribute to a homage to a stolen idea. Use your own fucking brain for once, kiddo.
>>25067267
>implying that books also aren't consumer playthings
Weak attempt at trolling.
>>25067143
>gta
I see nothing wrong with GTA,
>>25067143
What games do you like OP?
>>25067356
Bioshock, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Dead Space, and Red Faction are some of my favorites
>>25067308
You're so enlightened. Be my bf please?
>>25067308
This.
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>>25067385
>No autism simulators
Who /gsg/ here?
>>25067308
People who buy books and consume them are _________.
>>25067385
Those games are just as ahit but at least GTA is better
>>25067308
Pls enlighten me with things you've learnt by reading Rowling and Cuck Green plox. I'm sure your hobbies are as fun as mine. Don't believe your special just because you read, snowflake.
>>25067143
I say this because I don't want people to know Im an autist who plays roblox and management sims
>>25067229
books are consumer playthings
>>25067442
>People who buy books and consume them are _________.
>People who buy houses and live in them are _________
The written word is the foundation of modern civilization, just as integral to our society as 4 walls and a roof. No better medium for communicating complex ideas exists than books.
Video games on the other hand are made by committees of businessmen in conference rooms purely as profit-motivated entertainment, almost universally aimed at adolescents. They are toys for overgrown children.
Year after year after year these people buy the same games, same with Marvel movies, Transformers... The fuck
>>25067715
>implying that book publishers work for free and want nothing more than the smug sense of self-satisfaction knowing that they made society better by releasing another Hunger Games and 50 Shades of Grey.
whew boy.
>>25067715
What are independant games? What are mature ratings? What is Dwarf Fortress? What is this implying?
>>25068031
>What is Dwarf Fortress?
A toy for overgrown children.
>>25068031
Google is a thing, you know.
>>25068050
But honestly what is wrong with any form of escapism so long as that escapism doesn't overcome someone? Sure, people can take games too seriously but many people take fiction writing, television, cars, and other hobbies too seriously. Where is the distinction between this escapism and that escapism?
>>25068065
That's some epic bantz you got there m80 :^)
>>25068050
and books are stories for overgrown children
>>25068101
>what is wrong with any form of escapism
I'm confident you'll find the answer to that on your own.
>>25068156
Not all books are stories, but all video games are frivolous wastes of time that could always be spent better elsewhere. You're awfully defensive about your timesink.
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>>25068273
If you're so sure you have the answer just tell me. I'm not advocating living in an escapist fantasy but what is wrong with a healthy dose of escapism? You wish to eradicated an accepted form of entertainment so the weight is on your shoulder as to why this form of entertainment is bad but others aren't. All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.
>>25068385
>You wish to eradicated an accepted form of entertainment
You're putting words in my mouth.
I don't "wish to eradicate video games" any more than the concept of indolence and sloth. I'm just calling a spade a spade.
Video games are a consumer plaything. It is what it is.
>>25068475
But the words you chose are indicative of a disdain for them. Is that just how you speak or can you elaborate as to why you find them so much more slothful than sitting and reading a novel of fiction? Because I accept that people can become infatuated with them and become very slothful but I see nothing wrong with an hour of gaming here or there as a break. Also, is "consumerist" bad in your mind? Many movies and books are consumerist in nature but the game previously mentioned, Dwarf Fortress, is literally designed by one person for himself. That's very anti-consumerist.
>>25068273
>all video games are frivolous wastes of time that could always be spent better elsewhere
video games help improve one's intelligence and cognitive abilities.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201310/video-gaming-can-increase-brain-size-and-connectivity
have fun reading your stories about gay wizards and faggot elves
>>25068580
>I accept that people can become infatuated with them and become very slothful but I see nothing wrong with an hour of ______ here or there as a break
You could say "heroin" and your argument would be the same. I'm positive there are some very responsible heroin users who don't become junkies and have a great time using. I'm also positive that judging by the majority and not the exception you find that video games, like heroin, are a fruitless timesink and frivolous distraction.
>"I'm a car guy"
>What are your favorite cars?
>Honda Civic and GTR
Every fucking time
I like Yakuza and Dynasty Warriors
>"I like sports"
>"who's your favourite team?"
>"the patriots"
>mfw
>>25068823
Yes, I do when used in excess. Herion, like all other drugs, should be completely decriminalized and can be enjoyed without excess. But that's a different thing from video games and you know it. I mean you are here aren't you? How is this not a consumerist time sink? My case is one of excess. I agree that videogames are a fruitless timesink but I see little wrong with that so long as that time sink does not become ones life. Why is a little wasted time bad? By extention, however, I would argue it's not wasted because it's used to decrese stress in the game player which increases his happiness.
Video games are a waste of time. They have no value whatsoever. If you play video games for any longer than 14 hours per week, you are a loser who will never be successful, look good, have a girlfriend, have a boyfriend, or amount to anything.
>>25069016
>play less than 2 hours of vidya everyday
>shitpost on 4chan for about 10 hours a day
>be skinnyfat loser
a-at least I'm not having fun!
>>25069016
>on r9k
>preaching about being somebody
>>25067235
>he liked tumblr hipsters: the game
>I like star wars
>What's your favorite epidode?
>idk but my favorite character is spock lol XD "take me to your leader!"
>>25067143
cod 4 is the best game ever. or bloons tower defense 5.
>>25069780
Bloons tower defense 5 is god-tier
>>25067512
>books are consumer playthings
You can rent then for free at the library, they're not for profit
>>25069728
this one made me laugh like a faggot
>>25067715
Why are you posting this pretentious shit on /r9k/of all places? What are you even doing here if you're so intelligent and superior?
>>25067341
Microtransactions and shitty networking. But other than that, gud. Ive been playing it at least a few hours a day with friends or just flying around for months now.
Hackers make it rain anyways so jewstar can fuck off. Thank god for the robin hoods.
I'm a sucker for good flying mechanics, though. Love me some getting on and just flying through tunnels or surprising people with ACE sanic speed heli landings and skimming the streets while receiving compliments. General shenanigans with friends is good times.
