Or is it still kids and low income high school graduates?I have not played games since 05 and watching G4 and while gaming had potential it seemed incredibly immature to me
Silksong was too sophisticated for critics according to its creators.
>>729432767>Or is it still kids and low income high school graduates?You mean the audience for which gaming was made for?
>>729432767>Has the intellectual gamer emerged?no. 99.9% of games are dumbed down for zoomers
you are looking for it in the mainstream circles.the intelectual gamer can be found playing niche games, such as traditional roguelikes, grand strategy games, puzzle games
>>729432767Yeah they're called immersive sim fans.
Gaming is fun, but there is nothing intellectual about it.
>>729432767What I imagine intellectual gamers tend to do:>play something extremely boring like chess>min-max the shit out of some game>hunt for glitches>theorycrafting>programming mods or addonsWhat real intellectual gamers probably do:>just relax and switch off after a hard day of thinking and learning>dont gameIf any game is popular then by definition it cant be filled with intellectuals in so far as intellectuals are a rarity. Assuming you need at least 130 IQ to be an intellectual, then gaming as a popular hobby will never be intellectual.
>>729432767>the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters.Any game with depth is as intellectual as you want it to be. It's that simple
>>729435079I like that cat
>>729435821Intellectual likes intellectual
>>729432767Some of the games in the 1980s required you to learn germanic runes, and basic latin conjugations. If anything modern games are mostly in full retreat.Now line up for your daily dose.
