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Ever hear someone tell you that they won’t play a game because they don’t think they can handle the pressure? Maybe you went to hand someone the controller and that person told you that he/she wasn’t interested because he/she didn’t think that he/she was smart enough or had enough coordination to handle the game? I know I certainly have. And it isn’t always my non-gaming friends that I get it from either. There are plenty of people that I would consider to be fairly well seasoned gamers that refuse to play certain titles because they see someone else play and think to themselves “I’ll never be able to do that”.

All together now: YES YOU CAN!



Of course thinking like that is complete crap. But more times than I care to count I’ve had to really insist that someone play a game, because whenever I hear the old excuses about not being able to handle the pressure or whatever I get pissed off. I really hate it when people assume that they’re no good at something before they try it. Years ago I let my intimidation get the best of me and I was denied many great games because of it. These days I walk into the arcade and proudly fail at DDR with crowds looking on, I push myself to play difficult games that I know will be great fun once I get over the hump and understand the game, I also try genres that I used to assume were “too complex for me to understand”. The only difference between the average gamer and some gaming virtuoso is practice.



The take-home message is to not be intimidated by any genre or game. Whatever it is; you can play it, and you’ll probably find that it takes a lot less time than you thought to get into it. Those 90 hours spent playing Persona 3 or even the 20-30 hours playing something like God of War (or whatever game/genre you’re already comfy with) could just as easily be used to test out something different that may very well catch your attention. Those guys and girls (lol becuz gurlz dun play gaemz!!!11! lolololol!!!1) that play professional Starcraft using seemingly inhuman speed just practiced a whole bunch until they could do it. Maybe you might take longer to get to that point (if that’s what you want to do), but you could be that good/crazy too.

Remember kids: don’t let intimidation happen to you! Or anyone else that you know for that matter. Encourage non-gamers to stretch out and play stuff that normally intimidates them and test your own boundaries while you’re at it. You may just find something you really enjoy! :D