They don’t actually play for the gameplay, they play for the optics. Sitting on the couch learning combos in tekken or playing a complex strategy game looks either childish or like nerd shit to them. It screams 'I have no life' or 'basement dwelling manchild.' They’re terrified of their normie friends judging them.
That’s why they’re so obsessed with realism, and games 'becoming mature.' That’s why they praise pseudo intellectual slop like Silent Hill 2 or bloated movie games like RDR2 and The Last of Us. That shit lets them pretend they're consuming 'serious, mature, artistic' media instead of actually playing games.
They can brag to their friends: 'Yeah bro, I’m playing this cinematic masterpiece with super emotional story,'
and sound like a cultured adult instead of some loser mashing buttons. Meanwhile the actual gameplay is dogshit: forced slow walking sections, hand holding, QTEs, so they never have to feel bad at the game.
It’s all about status signaling. They’re ashamed of video games that actually look and feel like video games.
And yeah, that makes them the childish ones. Real adults don’t give a fuck if something looks nerdy or childish as long as it’s actually fun. Only normie midwits need their entertainment loaded with fake maturity so they don’t lose face in front of other midwits.
That’s why they’re so obsessed with realism, and games 'becoming mature.' That’s why they praise pseudo intellectual slop like Silent Hill 2 or bloated movie games like RDR2 and The Last of Us. That shit lets them pretend they're consuming 'serious, mature, artistic' media instead of actually playing games.
They can brag to their friends: 'Yeah bro, I’m playing this cinematic masterpiece with super emotional story,'
and sound like a cultured adult instead of some loser mashing buttons. Meanwhile the actual gameplay is dogshit: forced slow walking sections, hand holding, QTEs, so they never have to feel bad at the game.It’s all about status signaling. They’re ashamed of video games that actually look and feel like video games.
And yeah, that makes them the childish ones. Real adults don’t give a fuck if something looks nerdy or childish as long as it’s actually fun. Only normie midwits need their entertainment loaded with fake maturity so they don’t lose face in front of other midwits.
