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Those comments made me laugh. The girl on the cover is a freaking knight princess. What's girly about that? Seriously, people need to be more secure in their masculinity.
*cough* On topic: no. As long as it's a good game, there's never been a game that made me ashamed to buy it based on its cover. Hell, I even proudly bought "Rumble Roses XX" when I was 12 or 13 or so (dad had to help buy it, of course ^^".)
The same can't be said for some of the anime I've purchased, however, due to the fact that some of the shows have covers that are borderline pornographic. Not most, but definitely some.
*cough* On topic: no. As long as it's a good game, there's never been a game that made me ashamed to buy it based on its cover. Hell, I even proudly bought "Rumble Roses XX" when I was 12 or 13 or so (dad had to help buy it, of course ^^".)
The same can't be said for some of the anime I've purchased, however, due to the fact that some of the shows have covers that are borderline pornographic. Not most, but definitely some.
I'll be honest... I felt embarrassed playing Kingdom Hearts 2 in front of people.
I think i was fifteen at the time.
I think i was fifteen at the time.
A good deal of people want to enjoy playing a game but don't want to feel like they're weird for enjoying it, but when you're buying a game like lollipop chainsaw in public, it's true that people will think you're sort of a creeper.
It's also somewhat of the preferred media stereotype of videogames nowdays, the disgustingly perverted closet nerd, personally I would love to punch the popstar scene in the face if I could, but sadly there's a lot of them. (Talking Heads that is)
I feel a lot of people are more scared if not paranoid that by playing those games they would be classified as a certain stereotype, it's not true but the pressure is there, after all when everyone is playing a game it's considered acceptable (like Skyrim. you didn't see anyone being called a RPG nerd then did you?), but when there's less people informed about a game, and it's more niche, people are uninformed and it makes people more reluctant to be seen playing it. Basically you're whole judging a book by its cover.
Videogames for me are a regular part of conversation, but when you're in a public place frequently like I am talking about them, and some of your pals are less then understanding, talking about how you're having a blast slaying zombies as a cheerleader can tend to give people the wrong idea.
It's also somewhat of the preferred media stereotype of videogames nowdays, the disgustingly perverted closet nerd, personally I would love to punch the popstar scene in the face if I could, but sadly there's a lot of them. (Talking Heads that is)
I feel a lot of people are more scared if not paranoid that by playing those games they would be classified as a certain stereotype, it's not true but the pressure is there, after all when everyone is playing a game it's considered acceptable (like Skyrim. you didn't see anyone being called a RPG nerd then did you?), but when there's less people informed about a game, and it's more niche, people are uninformed and it makes people more reluctant to be seen playing it. Basically you're whole judging a book by its cover.
Videogames for me are a regular part of conversation, but when you're in a public place frequently like I am talking about them, and some of your pals are less then understanding, talking about how you're having a blast slaying zombies as a cheerleader can tend to give people the wrong idea.
I'm the type of dude that could show up in a Pink Power Ranger t-shirt and ask for Hello Kitty games and no one would give me shit or ask about my "masculinity".
I so want a pink ranger t-shirt.
I so want a pink ranger t-shirt.
Never, not even once. I bought My World, My Way at the store. For myself. Not scared of looking girly.
Don't really care about looking horny either. I want Kid Icarus for Palutena. I want Lollipop Chainsaw for Juliet as much as I do for all the subversive messages you guys say the game has. I definitely want Hyperdimension Neptunia for the hot moe girls. Hurts nobody at all that I'm horny in 2012. Strange, how I've never been more sexually charged about my game purchases than this year, the unofficial year of the gender issue discussion.
Dunno about Code of Princess, but the girl also looks sexy, so why not? I'll check the trailer.
Don't really care about looking horny either. I want Kid Icarus for Palutena. I want Lollipop Chainsaw for Juliet as much as I do for all the subversive messages you guys say the game has. I definitely want Hyperdimension Neptunia for the hot moe girls. Hurts nobody at all that I'm horny in 2012. Strange, how I've never been more sexually charged about my game purchases than this year, the unofficial year of the gender issue discussion.
Dunno about Code of Princess, but the girl also looks sexy, so why not? I'll check the trailer.
To be honest, I used to feel embarrassed buying games with the cover of, say, Lollipop Chainsaw, in High School.
Once i was married I grew out of it :)
I also think that there is that "no kids game" stigma attached to some games like Animal Crossing and the LEGO series. The main one for me was being ridiculed for buying anything "anime-looking."
Like the aforementioned personal example, I also don't care what people think regarding those two classifications either: those games are fun!
I think as you grow up and develop more meaningful relationships (and become more comfortable with yourself), you care less and less what "the public" thinks.
Once i was married I grew out of it :)
I also think that there is that "no kids game" stigma attached to some games like Animal Crossing and the LEGO series. The main one for me was being ridiculed for buying anything "anime-looking."
Like the aforementioned personal example, I also don't care what people think regarding those two classifications either: those games are fun!
I think as you grow up and develop more meaningful relationships (and become more comfortable with yourself), you care less and less what "the public" thinks.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel a little weird about buying Lollipop Chainsaw from my local JB Hifi, not least because the staff on the counter there are primarily young women. It wasn't going to prevent me from doing it though - I certainly wouldn't say it made me feel bad or ashamed.
In general I'd prefer if people, even strangers, didn't think I was a pervert. Fortunately the staff at JB Hifi aren't that stupid.
In general I'd prefer if people, even strangers, didn't think I was a pervert. Fortunately the staff at JB Hifi aren't that stupid.
People judging each other over their choice of entertainment is a fact of life. It happens and we all know it. Most of us will say we don't let it bother us, but the truth is, getting stared at is uncomfortable. Seeing people whispering and looking at you is embarrassing and even infuriating. Those things do affect us.
If someone chooses not to subject themselves to that by ordering a game online, good for them. I tend to not worry about it because my local game store feels like a safe haven against judgement so I feel comfortable buying any game I want, but people who buy their games from Gamestop or a big box retailer might have reason to consider it.
If someone chooses not to subject themselves to that by ordering a game online, good for them. I tend to not worry about it because my local game store feels like a safe haven against judgement so I feel comfortable buying any game I want, but people who buy their games from Gamestop or a big box retailer might have reason to consider it.
I personally couldn't care less what a clerk at Gamestop thinks about the games I buy, I can't comprehend an adult caring what a stranger thinks about what they buy at all, that seems like a sign of superficiality/immaturity. I'll buy tingling anal lube, maxi pads, Monostat, a 12 pack of butt plugs, and a case of Lollipop Chainsaw, not giving even a percentage of a fuck what the person on the other side of the counter thinks. It seems beyond silly to me.
Taking a look at the way Lollipop Chainsaw has been marketed as "that game with the half naked 18 year old cheerleader who violently kills zombies as they talk about how they're going to fuck her" yea, I'd be fucking ashamed to be seen playing that shit, regardless of how good the game may actually be.
I used to feel that way about buying Harvest Moon of all things back when I was younger. Now I don't really give a shit anymore haha. I bought Lollipop Chainsaw just the other day actually, its pretty fun!
@Blasto
You're lucky to have that attitude IMO. Even though many of us know logically that we have no reason to care what strangers think of us, we still do. I think it's probably more a lack of self-confidence than it is a lack of maturity.
You're lucky to have that attitude IMO. Even though many of us know logically that we have no reason to care what strangers think of us, we still do. I think it's probably more a lack of self-confidence than it is a lack of maturity.
Answer to this question, yes. I was a grown ass man in college when I bought Nintendogs. What was I thinking?
I've only felt ashamed buying a game once and that was when I bought Ninja Bread Man on the Wii as a joke present for a friend. I was just ashamed of what the staff in the game store must have thought of me, buying such an obviously shit game xD
I've only felt ashamed buying a game once and that was when I bought Ninja Bread Man on the Wii as a joke present for a friend. I was just ashamed of what the staff in the game store must have thought of me, buying such an obviously shit game xD
I never really cared, but I was always apologetically nerdy. Once I realized nothing I could do would make me "cool", I just stopped caring about it--it was, in a sense, pretty liberating.
I'm with Blasto on this one, I never understood why people cared about what other people thought of them. Maybe it's because I'm older now, who knows.
What I do know is that I have no problem walking in to a game store, or any other store and buying Lego games, sexy anime covered games or any other game for that matter.
Silly.
What I do know is that I have no problem walking in to a game store, or any other store and buying Lego games, sexy anime covered games or any other game for that matter.
Silly.
I think it's a "Playstation Grneration" thing. At some point gaming became a social image thing for some people,
It's the new "kiddie game" argument for them now that they have mascots like Ratchet and Sly to look back on but were too cool for Mario and Link. Now they're 20 or older and looking for any way to impress girls. That or their someone ruled by thier own politics, be it conservative, liberal or what they think is feminist.
Truth is they're probably more fixated on sex than someone who plays Code of Princess or doesn't know what Guardian Heroes is because they wanted Sega Saturn to burn alongside N64 as a kid.
It's the new "kiddie game" argument for them now that they have mascots like Ratchet and Sly to look back on but were too cool for Mario and Link. Now they're 20 or older and looking for any way to impress girls. That or their someone ruled by thier own politics, be it conservative, liberal or what they think is feminist.
Truth is they're probably more fixated on sex than someone who plays Code of Princess or doesn't know what Guardian Heroes is because they wanted Sega Saturn to burn alongside N64 as a kid.
Yes, I remember when I bougght pokemon Pearl I felt kind of embarrassed bringing it to the counter. I even made up some half assed excuse as to why i bought it" All of my friends got it so i said why not ehe eh eh"
But since then i grew out of it.I dont care anymore.I'll buy what I want. Well maybe if i bought Hyper Dimension Neptunia or the Aterlia (sp) games i might feel like a fool.specially since of them comeswith boob shapedmouse pads
But since then i grew out of it.I dont care anymore.I'll buy what I want. Well maybe if i bought Hyper Dimension Neptunia or the Aterlia (sp) games i might feel like a fool.specially since of them comeswith boob shapedmouse pads
Not at all.I've worn my hair in pig tails with a Tiara as a bet and It didn't bother me at all walking through the mall like that,so buying a game, no matter how bad doesn't bother me :P
@Trick I love me some H-moon, like the hip kids say these days.
I would never be embrassed to buy a game unless it was something so universally questioned like Rapelay, but I feel that is for good reason.
Otherwise I never worry about buying a game from the store, I just got Atelier Totori (and previously bought Rorona) and felt no shame. In fact I had good convos with the people working. Admittedly, I do buy most my games online now(sold my soul to Amazon back in 2006-2007), but not because I feel guilty for the games I play.
I do have to say that the game Catherine has had me have to explain myself to people when they see it displayed on my self. Though a short convo usually leads people to be interested in how video games have been able to handle mature themes.
I would never be embrassed to buy a game unless it was something so universally questioned like Rapelay, but I feel that is for good reason.
Otherwise I never worry about buying a game from the store, I just got Atelier Totori (and previously bought Rorona) and felt no shame. In fact I had good convos with the people working. Admittedly, I do buy most my games online now(sold my soul to Amazon back in 2006-2007), but not because I feel guilty for the games I play.
I do have to say that the game Catherine has had me have to explain myself to people when they see it displayed on my self. Though a short convo usually leads people to be interested in how video games have been able to handle mature themes.
Maybe, I'm not sure. I remember being embarrassed when my mum used to beat me as SF II and SF II Turbo. There doesn't seem to be any game that would make me embarrassed just by playing it.
Honestly no. Mainly because becouse I cone from a culture where you don't give a fuck what others think of you as well as your not hurting anyone, and your respectful.. If you like fucking dogs good for you just don't do it where kids can get the wrong idea.
Well, considering my age, yes, if I walked into GameStop and bought Code of Princess, I would be looked at strangely, and feel slightly embarrassed. I have no problem whatsoever with the cover, but the looks man, THE LOOKS! I can't handle it.
i actually love picking out awkward looking games and then staring the cashier straight in the eyes as he/she fidgets around trying to get me the hell out as fast as they can.
it's my joy in life.
it's my joy in life.
Let me just clarify: it's for the nature of these specific games. Buying Senran Kagura or Lolipop Chainsaw would get the same reactions. But I have no problem walking in, plopping down a wad of cash, and shouting "I WANT TO BUY POKEMON CONQUEST." at the top of my lungs.
But hey, I'll learn to live with it eventually.
But hey, I'll learn to live with it eventually.
I like you, Holmes. You have sane opinions about gender issues. Knock some sense into Sterling for me, will you?
Yes, I'd be embarrassed to purchase that game, and any game for that matter, any anything at all. Even when reading an assigned reading book in my school library, I'm embarrassed. I have literally no faith in myself, I do not want to see my public opinion slider move anywhere from the slightly good area. Which I got into thanks to emotional outbreaks that happened to me when I was younger, and everyone responded with pity, oddly enough.
I feel awkward going to pick up groceries, or even walking on home, because people ask me if I carry a basketball in my backpack for some absurd reason. But that is only with physical people, with the internet, I can actually express myself rather than remain a shell of a lifeform who regrets every time they decide to emote.
But when it comes to buying games like Bayonetta, I actually feel more comfortable than buying a larger AAA title like Skyrim. Mostly due to the fact that it makes me feel like I'm not wearing the same mask as everyone else. I know that I shouldn't care about what some clerk says, but I have minimal experience with NPCs who aren't Social Links. So I feel like I must treat them as such, even though TWGOK made me realize how you can turn an awful relationship into a smooch by quoting dating sims, but the closest thing to one that I played was 999.
And yes, I actually find it easier to think of people as NPCs with social link values attached to them. That alone should indicate how I am not ready for social prime time.
I feel awkward going to pick up groceries, or even walking on home, because people ask me if I carry a basketball in my backpack for some absurd reason. But that is only with physical people, with the internet, I can actually express myself rather than remain a shell of a lifeform who regrets every time they decide to emote.
But when it comes to buying games like Bayonetta, I actually feel more comfortable than buying a larger AAA title like Skyrim. Mostly due to the fact that it makes me feel like I'm not wearing the same mask as everyone else. I know that I shouldn't care about what some clerk says, but I have minimal experience with NPCs who aren't Social Links. So I feel like I must treat them as such, even though TWGOK made me realize how you can turn an awful relationship into a smooch by quoting dating sims, but the closest thing to one that I played was 999.
And yes, I actually find it easier to think of people as NPCs with social link values attached to them. That alone should indicate how I am not ready for social prime time.
As a 30 year old man who still plays pokemon on a weekly if not daily basis, yes. My wife and her family are very judgmental by nature and have voiced as much. I think I got Pokemon Fire Red for Father's Day or something from my wife. I got some of the strangest looks that day.
It feels horrible to treat my hobby like some kind of infected growth just out of view but it is what it is. Playing the Pokemon Dream World online is an absolute nightmare.
It feels horrible to treat my hobby like some kind of infected growth just out of view but it is what it is. Playing the Pokemon Dream World online is an absolute nightmare.
People like to judge other people, it's just a matter of ignoring it. I will however choose to shop someplace else if they make me feel uncomfortable or dumb. For instance, a guy at target tried to actively talk me out of buying Boktai, and an associate at GameStop told me I was "one of those stupid chumps who doesn't preorder something then expects it to be in stock".
The game store I do go to? They called me a hero to the people for purchasing Aliens Infestation, and I can chat with them about games they've played and games in general.
I've dealt with plenty of people's judgement over the years, and found that its not worth worrying about, so I don't.
The game store I do go to? They called me a hero to the people for purchasing Aliens Infestation, and I can chat with them about games they've played and games in general.
I've dealt with plenty of people's judgement over the years, and found that its not worth worrying about, so I don't.
I wanna write my first blog answering this question, but not exactly this question. Do I have title it something specifically if I'm gonna be addressing this article/question or whatever it's called?
In fact you should develop a complex about your inability to feel anxious about anything apart from your inability to feel anxious.
If I was buying a game purely for the sake of digital breastscapes, then yes, I would feel dirty and embarrassed. Since I haven't done that, I don't feel ashamed. I do feel ashamed buying collector's editions, oddly enough, mostly because I know I'm usually paying too much for those, though that knowledge has never stopped me.
this question is pretty intriguing actually.
would stealth be ashamed to say he doesn't like a nintendo game, for instance?
would we all be ashamed to find out he's actually a hot chick?
intriguing.
would stealth be ashamed to say he doesn't like a nintendo game, for instance?
would we all be ashamed to find out he's actually a hot chick?
intriguing.
@That Silly Black Guy and MrFunsockz
FUCKING AGREE.
seriously i don't even know why people are scared doing their own thing.
usually the ones that judge are the ones that are the very same people who does this things or even another level.
heck i could play Onechanbara, Lollipop Chainsaw, Bayonetta, Dead or Alive, in one sitting and i don't give a shit if people judge me.
reminds me of that one time in health class. where the professor ask us if would you allow your child to play the other gender's toy???
and this one guy said he would allow his daughter to play with a truck, but forbids his son to play with a barbie doll.
he said people would think he's gay and it's not appropriate, yet he's daughter is allowed to play with a truck
i mean seriously??? double standards much??
if you let yourself be embarrassed by being judge by others then you are too weak to stand up for yourself.
FUCKING AGREE.
seriously i don't even know why people are scared doing their own thing.
usually the ones that judge are the ones that are the very same people who does this things or even another level.
heck i could play Onechanbara, Lollipop Chainsaw, Bayonetta, Dead or Alive, in one sitting and i don't give a shit if people judge me.
reminds me of that one time in health class. where the professor ask us if would you allow your child to play the other gender's toy???
and this one guy said he would allow his daughter to play with a truck, but forbids his son to play with a barbie doll.
he said people would think he's gay and it's not appropriate, yet he's daughter is allowed to play with a truck
i mean seriously??? double standards much??
if you let yourself be embarrassed by being judge by others then you are too weak to stand up for yourself.
...That's why I walked up to Best Buy's counter with my bare-chested cack 'n balls sprawled out upon the surface of Hannah Montana: The Movie: The Game for PS3. Crisis averted.
Yes, immediately two games come to mind. I know it's been said, but Shadow of the Colossus, despite the epicness and RAWR! factor of downing a gigantic "monster," the post fight death of the creature made me feel like I just stabbed a whale. The second game was Bioshock. Played my first game "good" then wanted to try a second game "evil." The first Little Sister I harvested made me feel horrible, and I never did it again.
I used to be kind of ashamed to buy pokemon games. But the hipsters actually solved that problem. Suddenly it wasnt nerdy to buy pokemon games as an adult, people just thought you were being "Ironic".
I bought Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & Friends and the guy asked if it was for me. Grinning, I said it was. He said "Nice". That was funny. I enjoyed that experience. I'm not too worried about girly. But I admit I can be embarrassed by horny. I felt slightly awkward buying Lollipop Chainsaw, it would have been worse if there were more people in the store. People that don't understand: It's a Suda game!
I guess it's because I wasn't buying Lollipop Chainsaw because of any interest in big-titted blonde high school cheerleaders at all, but I was in part buying Nintendogs for the cute Shih Tzus. >_>
I guess it's because I wasn't buying Lollipop Chainsaw because of any interest in big-titted blonde high school cheerleaders at all, but I was in part buying Nintendogs for the cute Shih Tzus. >_>
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