Stupid things said about video games.
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My mom once got really offended when she saw me playing Haunting Ground. "Why is she just running around and screaming? This game is anti-feminist!" Meanwhile, Fiona (the protagonist) is being chased by Daniella, a psychotic maid wielding a massive shard of glass who wants to stab her to death. I was just... boggled. I basically said that if it were me I'd be terrified too.
When I was younger my mom would pronounce Pokemon as "Poke-men" (as in, 'I poked it with a stick' poke). It was hilarious.
My dad tends to get really condescending about games in general- the usual "you should go outside" nonsense. Which is odd, considering he runs an internet radio station and spends his days in a dark, cramped studio and won't shut up about technology being the future. You'd think he'd be more understanding.
Then there's the usual nonsense my friends say. "Games are pointless and a waste of time," that kind of thing. Once, in high school, a friend of mine claimed no game would ever tell a story better than a book, and that games are completely useless. I let her borrow my DS to play Phoenix Wright (she looooves murder mysteries, law, and debate) for a few periods. She was hooked immediately and admitted she was completely wrong, haha.
When I was younger my mom would pronounce Pokemon as "Poke-men" (as in, 'I poked it with a stick' poke). It was hilarious.
My dad tends to get really condescending about games in general- the usual "you should go outside" nonsense. Which is odd, considering he runs an internet radio station and spends his days in a dark, cramped studio and won't shut up about technology being the future. You'd think he'd be more understanding.
Then there's the usual nonsense my friends say. "Games are pointless and a waste of time," that kind of thing. Once, in high school, a friend of mine claimed no game would ever tell a story better than a book, and that games are completely useless. I let her borrow my DS to play Phoenix Wright (she looooves murder mysteries, law, and debate) for a few periods. She was hooked immediately and admitted she was completely wrong, haha.
My mother watching me play Burnout Paradise is one of the most hilarious experiences of my life. From the way she was shrieking to the way she was moving around on the sofa like she was trying to avoid the oncoming traffic, you'd think she thought she way actually in the car... when watching it from a third person perspective.
When Bayonetta was coming out and I was telling my friends how cool it looked, they said it was shit. I asked why and they said just cause... I don't even..
Also sometimes my sister would watch me play WoW and one day I wanted to try Rift. So she watched me play this too, then asked if this was WoW. This one might not be so bad I just thought the graphics were different enough to think it was a different game.
Also sometimes my sister would watch me play WoW and one day I wanted to try Rift. So she watched me play this too, then asked if this was WoW. This one might not be so bad I just thought the graphics were different enough to think it was a different game.
My Dad seems to believe games are tools made to brainwash me into becoming a soldier... while I'm playing Portal. Also, I have a friend whos parents are both psychiatrists, and unfortunatley for him the kind that seem to think games are all dangerous and immoral, and they don't let him play anything that is 15+, besides the fact he is turning 16 (he told me the other day that his dad had given him a lecture on how immoral video games are).
Mother: "Playing that Nintendo (Xbox360) is making you lazy."
Me: "Mum, you have graced this world with 5 sons, fo which I am the only one who runs every day and goes to the gym on a regular basis."
Mother: "Still, cant you get a nice hobby like watching the football with your brothers?"
Me: *facepalm*
Me: "Mum, you have graced this world with 5 sons, fo which I am the only one who runs every day and goes to the gym on a regular basis."
Mother: "Still, cant you get a nice hobby like watching the football with your brothers?"
Me: *facepalm*
"Duke Nukem holds the gaming industry back from what it can TRULY BE."
HOFF HOFF HOFF I DO LOVE TO SMELL MY OWN FARTS WHILE PLAYING LIMBO*
This boils my blood in every conceivable way.
*fabrication and hyperbole
HOFF HOFF HOFF I DO LOVE TO SMELL MY OWN FARTS WHILE PLAYING LIMBO*
This boils my blood in every conceivable way.
*fabrication and hyperbole
I was playing a video game once and my dad walked in. He stared at it for a bit and asked "Did you make this?" *facepalm*
Completely offtopic, but your avatar is the best thing ever. Which is all I have to say in this thread, since I thankfully have little experience with stupid things said about games.serespon said:
I made my mum play Heavy Rain and she FREAKED when they showed Ethan's ass in the shower. "OMG, they showed his ass! His ASS!" I kind of just had to roll my eyes and say, "Like this is any different from what they show in the movies and TV series that you watch? Why is this kind of scene so damn shocking in a video game?"
Then when I went to get Dragon Age, she was with me and I had to show ID. She was blown away that I needed to be 18 to buy a game. "So...it's like an R-rated movie?" (FACEPALM)
(Once again, my mum) "What is the point of it all?" Like entertainment isn't enough of a 'point' to do something?
I've also been told that I'm not allowed to play games....because "only UGLY girls can play video games." (I wish I was kidding)
Then when I went to get Dragon Age, she was with me and I had to show ID. She was blown away that I needed to be 18 to buy a game. "So...it's like an R-rated movie?" (FACEPALM)
(Once again, my mum) "What is the point of it all?" Like entertainment isn't enough of a 'point' to do something?
I've also been told that I'm not allowed to play games....because "only UGLY girls can play video games." (I wish I was kidding)
Mom:"How come you cant remember to take out the trash but you remember everything about your games?"
AMMO Kid said:
Exactly the same with me my dad has no experiance with the gaming world beofre or after i got my PS2 and still talks about 'getting off the playstation' i now own an Xbox 360 and have done for the last 5 years.
This. Except people would call them "shoot em ups". I know it shouldn't be a big deal, but damn does it annoy me.ToastiestZombie said:
I think that's the worst. It's even worse when you're in the middle of raid in an MMO. >.>Terminate421 said: