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"It's Just A Game" Reactions to this statement
Topic Started: Apr 26 2015, 07:24 AM (451 Views)
ShinyGirafarig
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Giraffes are adorable.

You probably heard this at some point directed to you. Usually when you a passionate about what you are playing at the moment especially when losing after working so hard at it.

My reaction? Please do not say this or say a similar statement about any other subject a person is passionate about. Sometimes I can stay cool and explain that it is not fun for people who like something to hear this about it but sometimes it can anger me even more.
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uh oh

usually in my experience it's said when someone is getting extra salty, upset, or frustrated because they can't progress or they keep losing. When you're passionate about it and having fun that's great, and usually no one says it's just a game because it's a positive experience, but when you're salty af then yea people are gonna say it's just a game, why you have to be mad tho. I'm sure you've had a bout of gaming where you get super frustrated at the game because you're stuck at a particular section and you keep failing and failing and it just makes you madder and madder. It's ok, it's just a game, walk away, calm down, do something else for a while and then come back once you've refreshed and cleared your head. You know?

like so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTVOjo05_E0 when you're just straight rude like dp was, you need to be told its just a game brah chill the [radio edit] out
or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMg1OVbjcqE guy at 2m got waaaayyy too [radio edit]ing salty.

It's fundamentally different from really enjoying a game and seeking out other people that also enjoy the game, as we do here.

tl;dr: YOU MAD BRUH CHILL
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Kiki Martius Chantico

I always hear this in response to criticism of a game, specifically criticism about representation of women or non-white people. Yeah it's a game, don't pretend it doesn't interact with society the same way other media does just because of that.
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ShinyGirafarig
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Giraffes are adorable.

Kiki
Apr 26 2015, 09:03 AM
I always hear this in response to criticism of a game, specifically criticism about representation of women or non-white people. Yeah it's a game, don't pretend it doesn't interact with society the same way other media does just because of that.
Yup. Good thought there too.
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atlus tracts

Kiki
Apr 26 2015, 09:03 AM
I always hear this in response to criticism of a game, specifically criticism about representation of women or non-white people. Yeah it's a game, don't pretend it doesn't interact with society the same way other media does just because of that.
i don't get what you mean

imo not every game needs to represent minorities (though i'm all for cool non generic-american-male characters)
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzpndHtdl9A[/youtube]
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Kiki Martius Chantico

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Apr 26 2015, 10:50 AM
Kiki
Apr 26 2015, 09:03 AM
I always hear this in response to criticism of a game, specifically criticism about representation of women or non-white people. Yeah it's a game, don't pretend it doesn't interact with society the same way other media does just because of that.
i don't get what you mean

imo not every game needs to represent minorities (though i'm all for cool non generic-american-male characters)
No, I don't think every game has to represent every race and every gender. That would make for some pretty ridiculous stories. I just mean that it sucks when people try to dismiss any discussion of social issues represented in gaming by saying, "oh it's just a game, it's not worth discussion, it's just a game." Just because one person doesn't want to talk about games in that context doesn't mean nobody should.
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atlus tracts

as long as the discussion is fair i'm fine with whatever (meaning not bashing the entire game for a flaw)
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