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"Why are you all so scared?"

An amazing amount of posts on here seem to be posted by people who think that unless a game has repeated violent death and plotlines worthy of a Nobel Prize for literature, it instantly becomes a "kiddy game" and shouldn't be played by anyone over the age of 12. What's the matter? Are you all that insecure about yourselves that you can't simply enjoy something because it's fun anymore? Do primary colours now scare you more than the gloom that more and more games are set in?

Games are meant to be fun. We all know this; that's why they're called computer games and not "SUPER HOME SADOMASOCHISM SYSTEM X-TREME 6000!!!" (Though, some games do feel like it). It isn't necessary for violence to be involved to make something fun. It isn't necessary for other media to resort to violence and dialogue that has half the audience wanting to commit suicide by halfway into the story all the time. Why should games playing be different?

If we consider the films industry, it makes films specifically for children. These films are rated U, and large groups of people between the age of 12 and 16 labels them worthless because they're made for "babies". These people then miss out on some of the most entertaining films made. Films like Shrek, which is far better than most of the films made that year. There's no gore, no swearing, no heart wrenching dialogue. But it's entertaining for everyone.

Games should be like this. If I want to pick up Mario Sunshine and play it, rather than an in depth RPG that takes hours to get into or a driving game that requires hours of pedantic fiddling with car set-ups, then why shouldn't I? It annoys me when people younger than me tell me that I shouldnt play a game like that and should be playing GTA3 because "it has violence and stealing and you can beat pedestrians up." Maybe I don't want to beat the pedestrians up, maybe I want to cave your head in for being a shallow minded ****. Most of the "Adult" oriented games around aren't. They're aimed at pubescent boys who want to think they're grown up. A good example of this is the BMX XXX game just released in America. It has naked women, swearing and "A disrespectful attitude". I bet it sells by the bucketload. Even though it's just Dave Mirra's BMX with a few bolt-ons.

Let's take pokemon as a prime example. People argue that "it's designed for children" and "There's no realism" and that "The plotline isn't very good." They say that games like the Final Fantasy series, which went deadly serious in only the last few editions, are the only type of RPG worth playing because they're the only adult ones.

Give. A. Flying. ****.

Pokemon is fun. So are Final Fantasy games. Why should I only play one of them? Why can we no longer rank games on how much fun they are to play and instead have to obsess over plotlines, adult themes and language?

I'm not saying that adult oriented games are bad. Nor am I saying that all games should be aimed at everyone. What I'm saying is that just because a game is advertised for children, it isn't necessarily only for them.

Anyway.
Games = Fun.
Fun = Good.
Good = Happiness.
Happiness = Less rage.
Less rage = Less poxy fanboys.

See? It's good for all of us.


Now, why have I used so many rhetorical questions?

The Game Boy Pokemon games are brilliant and addictive, but the extended franchise into the films and T.V series made it seem as too much of an nnoying concept. Also, whenever a craze comes in among kids, some always dismiss it as "sad" because they wanna be different. And they get joined.

I would say Pokemon Crystal, but don't bother.

The two new ones, Ruby and Sapphire, are being released in a month or so I think, so you might as well wait until then.

On Grix's point, you can say the same thing with music. Stereophonics, for example, are a band like many others that loads of people judge on the songs released, whereas most of their good stuff hasn't been released. Then, on the other side of the spectrum, there is for example, comma, Alien Ant Farm. When they released "Smooth Criminal" people thought it was catchy and good, so they bought the album, which turned out to be balls. They probably then hated Smooth Criminal, too.

The way to get round it as to borrow Cds from friends, use listening posts they have in shops, or *ahem*, download music.

So it's not just a game thing, but a media thing.

remembered it... crystal

there are 2 new ones coming out soon, platinum and something else

I've played Pokemon Red, I think, and I really enjoyed it. Don't own it though.

Mmm... any recommendations to get a Pokemon game for myself?

The pokemon games are brilliant, the new ones are released soon, and Nintendo have strongly hinted at Pokemon online for the GC.

I can't wait.

new tag, just for you Grix :0)

Yup, 10 points. :0)

I'll reword it to make myself sound better.

The way I'd figured, GTA3 has had masses and masses of fantastic reviews, and everyone I've talked to that's played it has said it's fun.

However, a game like Mario may get just as good reviews, but will be put down by people just because they don't look very good playing it.

I have no idea if that makes me look better at all, but that's what my minds kinda saying.

heh, judge before you play GTA3, yet you put down people who judge games before playing.. nice one Grix.