If someone asks you: "What is videogame?"

The essence of games. Spoiler'd for size.
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Its great game to get someone in to gaming and you play with him/her and see if he/she enjoys act of playing video games.
 
Chacranajxy said:
What kind of fuckin' weirdo doesn't know what a video game is?
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This thread is to make a deep reflection of what game(s) represent the essence of videogame.

Don't think only with the head, the content behind the tittle is deep imo.

I think a lot before make threads here! :)
 
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There is no single perfect game to show, each game focuses on something else: gameplay, story, action, aesthetics etc. Whenever I have a seminary about videogames for people who have no idea what videogames are I have a short list of games that I show in sequence. From the top of my head there is DOOM, Arma 3, DCS, Journey, If My Heart Had Wings, Hearts of Iron 4, Putt-Putt and a few others.

A first game I would show to a person who would come to my house and asked about videogames would probably be Overcooked!. It is simple, colorful and everyone gets it the moment they see it. It has a story, nice graphics, simple gameplay etc.
 
mcz117chief said:
There is no single perfect game to show, each game focuses on something else: gameplay, story, action, aesthetics etc. Whenever I have a seminary about videogames for people who have no idea what videogames are I have a short list of games that I show in sequence. From the top of my head there is DOOM, Arma 3, DCS, Journey, If My Heart Had Wings, Hearts of Iron 4, Putt-Putt and a few others.

A first game I would show to a person who would come to my house and asked about videogames would probably be Overcooked!. It is simple, colorful and everyone gets it the moment they see it. It has a story, nice graphics, simple gameplay etc.
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With all these games, your choice is Overcooked?
 
In my opinion our goal should be not bore him/her by describing what "video games" are, it should just get him/her play simple and fun game and just show him/her the simple joy of video games.
 
Danjin44 said:
In my opinion our goal should be not bore him/her by describing what "video games" are, it should just get him/her play simple and fun game and just show him/her the simple joy of video games.
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It's a curiosity thread, don't get personal, do not exists a person who don't know what vg is.

Im asking to see your personal thoughts about what game represents/resume a videogame.

Think in a museum after 200 years from now, and a tv with a game running. What game should be?

See my point now?
 
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MasterDerico said:
It's a curiosity thread, don't get personal, do not exists a person who don't know what vg is.

Im asking to see your personal thoughts about what game represents/resume a videogame.

Think in a museum after 200 years from now, and a tv with a game running. What game should be?

See my point now?
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Then just showing genre can be confusing, especially these days when line between whats RPG and what action becoming blurry. The reason I posted Mario Kart 8 is because that game is just pure fun and to me that basically what video games is all about.
 
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Danjin44 said:
Then just showing genre can be confusing, especially these days when line between whats RPG and what action becoming blurry. The reason I posted Mario Kart 8 is because that game is just pure fun and to me that basically what video games is all about.
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The game u posted is very close to my thoughts. Was a great choice imo!
 
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MasterDerico said:
The game u posted is very close to my thoughts. Was a great choice imo!
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The reason that game immediately came to mind because when I was playing the game my brother who absolutely zero interest in anything video games watched me play and asked me if he can also play it.
 
What is game? I'm sorry but i don't shoot. If yohr looking for hookers, type 'ladies of the night <insert your city> into google.
 
MasterDerico said:
With all these games, your choice is Overcooked?
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Yeah, what did you not understand about my post. Overcooked! is a very simple game with a fixed camera, basic but pretty graphics and gameplay which anyone can understand, you cook stuff! You take produce from a box, cut it up, boil/cook/grill it and serve it on a plate. It is something every single person on the planet can understand and track on the screen since it doesn't move. There is no gore, no nudity, just cooking and random shenanigans like fire and dangerous/changing environments.
 
mcz117chief said:
Yeah, what did you not understand about my post. Overcooked! is a very simple game with a fixed camera, basic but pretty graphics and gameplay which anyone can understand, you cook stuff! You take produce from a box, cut it up, boil/cook/grill it and serve it on a plate. It is something every single person on the planet can understand and track on the screen since it doesn't move. There is no gore, no nudity, just cooking and random shenanigans like fire and dangerous/changing environments.
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I understand, i just wanted to have sure that was your choice, nothing more than that!

Im not patrolling the replies lol, every person has their choice! :)
 
I say to them "videogame is Resident of Evil 4: Leon's Revenge" for to because you stack efficiently the inventory of ammunition just as importantly you stack efficiently the corpses of Leon enemies.
 
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I say to them "videogame is Resident of Evil 4: Leon's Revenge" for to because you stack efficiently the inventory of ammunition just as importantly you stack efficiently the corpses of Leon enemies.
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hahaha, bad grammar of op, so funny, i am so funny for pointing and insightful for pointing this out, hehehe, cant stop laughing, no one else think to did this either
 
I couldn't settle on 1 game since gaming covers such a wide spectrum I would give them super mario 64 and the witcher 3.
I know the op said 1 but that's impossible it should be atleast 2 to 3
 
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These games I have spent more time then anything else. Spend 60 hrs on BOTW. Finished GOW, MK, Last of us.. etc.. but this damn cube have me coming back for more.
I think I just went back to my roots.. platforms.. Can't believe nobody came up with games like this in the 80s and 90s
 
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Hmmm. Would have to be something simple, but with enough game mechanics/elements so you could explain them to the person (moving avatar, "health", collection, NPCs, attacks, pause menu, levels, overworld, powerups, etc)

I know Mario is the answer.... Just cant decide if it is SMB3/World or M64..... real tough. M64 adds 3D movement and camera.... but maybe that is not needed for "What is a video game"?

Ok final answer: Super Mario Bros 3.
 
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