people can still separately enjoy other elements of it. To say "well they're not a fan of the game then" is getting into semantics. People love to bring up piracy. Not everyone has the hardware to emulate more recent games, a lot of people are still using low end devices
what confuses me so much about this nothingburger videogame discourse is this idea that people cannot enjoy a games story, characters or visuals without playing the game. By being a fan that has only watched others play the only thing you can't comment on is gameplay
Oh okah im not shadowbanned anymore, awesome.
So anyway, if you think that someone is a "larper" because they only watched playthroughs of a game, and haven't played it themself, then you're classist or ableist.
i agree w the arguments that this mentality can be classist/ableist but can i also just say sometimes yall really just mistake being annoyed for being right.... this hurts nobody. life is too damn short to let twt randos make you feel like ur failing for Not Playing Video Games
real people irl: 'hey have you played this game' 'oh yeah my favourite youtuber played it so i watched their playthrough it was super interesting' 'oh sweet who's your favourite character'
human beings and their really weird tendency to make up problems simply to discriminate against people with different living conditions or avenues of enjoyment <<<<<<
once you realize the whole "larping" shit is just an excuse for people to feel superior to their peers, you stop caring.
you could do everything they say and they'd still find something to bitch at you about because their self-confidence relies on feeling superior to somebody.
this discourse is so stupid. i will always prefer to play a game for myself bc i find it much more immersive (& i have the privilege of being able to afford it) but there are several reasons why someone would opt to watch a playthrough instead and thats none of my business
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none of this shit matters as long as the game’s narrative and messages are being meaningfully engaged with. video games are a storytelling art. you don’t say someone isn’t a fan of a book bc they listened to an audiobook or read an ebook instead of the physical?