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[Lord Krump]

It is about time someone cleared this up, as some have the idea that hardcore means "blood and guts" whereas casual means "kiddy games."

That is not the case, as any "hardcore" gamer who claims that that definition is the correct one is misusing his terms. This post will contain all you need to know about casual and hardcore gaming.

Hardcore gamers consider games a form of art, play a variety of games from different genres, spend more time gaming than with any other media, and have a discriminating taste when it comes to gaming: analyzing the quality and features of a game thoroughly before making a decision on whether the game is good or not. Casual gamers don't appreciate games as an art form, don't play games very much, and don't care whether games are good or bad; to them, a videogame is just another type of toy.

As for casual and hardcore games, here are some examples of both:

Hardcore

The Legend of Zelda series, Bioshock, the Mario series, the Final Fantasy series, MMORPGs, the Call of Duty series, the Kirby series (As Kirby's gameplay is so traditional, casual gamers would have a hard time picking it up.)

Casual

The "Wii Series" of toy games, Buzztime Trivia, Spore, The Sims series, Sports Games

There is a distinctive difference between Casual and Hardcore gaming, and that is that those who make games for Casual gamers don't focus on quality very much: instead, they just trying to make simple toys; whereas games that are made for Hardcore gamers are usually longer-lasting, have higher quality standards, and higher production values. With that said, yes, some Casual gamer games can appeal to hardcore gamers, such as Spore, as they are of a high enough quality to be analyzed and remembered as truly sophisticated games. But, more likely than not, that was not the primary intent of those developing and marketing the casual games.

So, yes, there is a difference between casual and hardcore games. If you have anything to point out or add, then do so. However, basically, this is what the meanings of "hardcore" and "casual" are supposed to mean.

[Steve]

This is pretty much an accurate sum-up of my opinion.

[Manjew]

Casual games is a game people play casually, only when they're bored/want to do something with their friends, like Pong.

Hardcore games are games that people play 8 hours straight out of pure addiction.

Hardcore games are said to take "more skills and understanding" than casual games. Casual games are said to be pick-up-and-play. While this may be true, it doesn't mean that casual games can't be more fun than hardcore games. However, this isn't the definition of the word "casual", unless a "casual game" is meant for "casual people", in which case it should be called a...

[BAMFing ARCHER]

Yup, but I hate it how a lot of people think that 'hardcore" games are sepia-toned FPS's, and everything else is a casual game. They should be exposed to the other genre's. Such people really cannot be called "hardcore", since they haven't been exposed to a variety of gaming genres.

[Super Scourge]

Casual games is everyday games and the easy ones like Babysitting party!!!
While hardcore games is the hard and once in a year good released games like SSBB.

Casual gamers is bad at games and doesn't spend that much time on them, and they don't like the hardcore ones pretty often.
Hardcore gamers is the ones who spend all their time on games and is good to play and doesn't give the shit for casual games pretty often.

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[Super Tenebrae]

Im both hardcore and casual

[Manjew]

SSBB is pretty casual if you ask me.

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[Lord Krump]

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