Comments on: I’m a Casual Hardcore Gamer (And Developer)

By: Steven Egan

Steven Egan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:59:58 +0000

I definitely come under the casual hardcore description, as I like to play games, from casual to hardcore, for short times that range for hardcore intensity to a casual laid-back style. I wish I had the time and money to play more games, but neither are really available to me at the moment. I’d play some of the free MMOs, but I find most of them to be not worth the time.

I agree with Brian, and am looking forward to playing with the Push Button Engine (http://pushbuttonengine.com/) to create flash games. I see a lot of potential in that space for doing games “right” and giving free limited versions out as advertising. Could be a lot of fun too, as Flash doesn’t have the giant technical requirements of some other platform specific paths.

By: BillB

BillB — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:41:32 +0000

The exact term is Midcore :

http://www.8bitrocket.com/newsdisplay.aspx?newspage=8399

By: Brian 'Psychochild' Green

Brian 'Psychochild' Green — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:32:27 +0000

I think a good developer takes experiences from multiple sources. An FPS developer who only plays FPS games is limiting him- or herself severely. I think that any “hardcore” developer who won’t even touch casual games is also limiting their experiences.

Personally, I like to play Flash games. I think that that platform is finally becoming mature enough that we might start seeing really great games come out for it that go beyond the “5-minute casual” game experience. But, I wouldn’t have first-hand knowledge of this without playing various games that “true hardcore” developers would turn their nose up at.

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:56:29 +0000

me too. same reason. too busy. If any of you think you are busy, then try having kids (if you haven’t already) ;-)

By: Sargon

Sargon — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:09:50 +0000

Heh,
Superficially, I am like you.
I don’t play hardcore games as much as I used to.
Part of that is because I have become too busy.
And part of that is because I am very picky with what I am playing.
Well, the two are related, I am picky because I don’t have that much time available or patience to play every game that comes out.

I think I prefer to invest my time in a select few good games, rather play everything that comes out.
And because I have a lot of experience in games, I also can identify games that won’t give me a very excellent gameplay experience I am looking for.
So I am quick to drop games I don’t like.

I am like you superficially, because currently I don’t have any game to play I really like. I play a bit demos of games, but they don’t fill me hours of gameplay.
I am looking forward to several games though, and might purchase an XBOX sometime, sooner or later.
The last good hardcore game I player would be zeno clash.

By: greeneyesgirl

greeneyesgirl — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:19:18 +0000

I guess I’m also a casual hardcore gamer myself.Like you, lacking time because of my own game, I play hard core games casually. But I also grew found of real causal game. From the casual games on PC to the game on my iPhone, I like tons of different games.

However I still consider myself a hard core gamer since I’ve been playing my whole life, own several consoles, play MMOs and dedicate several hours each weeks on gaming, most of the games I play now are casual because they allow shorter sessions and thus are more convenient with my current life style.

I’m also developing a browser game which is casual but this more a choice of budget. This type of game are cheap and easy to make for indies.