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So I guess this is nothing new but it’s interesting looking back on it now. The development that has taken place to the existence of video games in the main stream.

The way the world worked beforehand was that people that played video games were flat out nerds. If you played video games and you had a semblance of a social life, you more then likely didn’t talk about your gaming. The gaming industry was fine with closet nerds funding their investments. Then it became not enough. I’m not sure if it was a few too many random break outs that crossed into popularity or the video game industry trying to expand or a combination of the two or a JFK assassination-esqe consipracy involving every facet of the power structure that controls every aspect of our lives. But either way we suddenly started to get to video games being popular. “Cool” even.

With the popularity though, eventually the inevitable was brought upon us. Video games for every god-damn thing. Fantasy games, I understand; sci-fi games, I understand, war games, I understand (and liked the movie). Barbie games… what the fuck?! I hate to sound sexist but when the fuck does there need to be games about playing dolls? If you can afford to get something for cheaper then the game and system, and you like to do it, then just go ahead and do it. Although I would say that GTA does not apply to this little philosophical application I just laid out. Yes you could get a hooker for a cheaper price then the game, but I just wouldn’t recommend it. For your safety above all else.

To be honest though, I feel the need to turn the tables on the other end of the spectrum. Does there need to be playboy games? Does a game purely about sex and fucking different women really need ot be released. I’m going use this point to take a couple steps into the fan service bit. WTF mates?! You are truly perpetuating the stereotype of gamers by making every woman in every video game “Smoking hot”. It’s bullshit. You push high expectations for guys that have enough brains to know that they can never meet them. So what ends up happening? Too many times (even once being too many) you end up breeding guys that become assholes when it comes to women or guys that would rather just not attempt to socialize with members of the opposite sex. That is wrong. I’m not for one second saying that the video game industry is the only one to blame, but they certainly aren’t helping.

In the end, I like that video game culture is becoming larger. Though I will say this. I was never afraid to admit to people that I played video games. If I got shit for it, so what. The fact that now I can do the same thing and actually have a conversation with someone over it is pretty damn cool. But I don’t see the need for video games for everything. Let those other genres of media cover it. I’ll just relax and relish in my RPG in peace and tranquility. Just please refrain from the main character TOO frackin’ emo.