<p>Over the past few weeks, while catching up with friends on Facebook, I noticed that one of them had commented on a page. The page in question was about gaming, and upon further inspection, I noticed a comment. They defined in their eyes what makes a <strong>G</strong><strong>amer</strong>, and I completely disagreed. I then started scanning through the comments, and to my surprise, a lot of people agreed with them. I then came to a realization that the true definition of a <strong>Gamer</strong> seems to be varied. So, I decided that I&#8217;d give my own definition on what I think the foundations of a <strong>Gamer</strong> is. Will you agree with me? Or will you tell me that I&#8217;m clearly drunk and should go back to playing the new<em> God of War</em> (Psst, read our <a href="https://bagogames.com/hell-hath-furies-god-war-ascension/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">review</span></strong></a>), we shall find out!</p>
<figure id="attachment_42979" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42979" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://bagogames.com/average-person-gamer/god-of-war-3-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-42979"><img class="size-medium wp-image-42979 " title="What Makes an Average Person a Gamer? screenshot 1" alt="What Makes an Average Person a Gamer? screenshot 1" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/06021010/god-of-war-3-300x168.jpg" width="300" height="168" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42979" class="wp-caption-text">Badass &#8211; (Bad &#8211; ASS) &#8211; Being able to man-handle a God and rip his head clean off his body with your bare hands. (Also see: &#8220;<em>Kratos</em>&#8220;)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The page I visited described a <strong>Gamer</strong> as someone with a large number of consoles. Now, while having a Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, and whatever other definitive console would be amazing, that really doesn&#8217;t make one a <strong>Gamer</strong>. To me, all that means is that you clearly have a lot disposable income. Then, I see videos of people on YouTube playing, describing, and reviewing a multitude of titles spanning back to the Atari days. Commenters claim the that these are <strong>Gamers </strong>just because they happened to possess a certain game, and I say no, not entirely anyway.</p>
<figure id="attachment_42977" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42977" style="width: 200px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://bagogames.com/average-person-gamer/miyuko-tales-of-xillia/" rel="attachment wp-att-42977"><img class="size-medium wp-image-42977 " title="What Makes an Average Person a Gamer? screenshot 2" alt="What Makes an Average Person a Gamer? screenshot 2" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/06021034/Miyuko-Tales-of-Xillia-200x300.jpg" width="200" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42977" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="http://worldcosplay.net/member/55433/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cosplay</a> of &#8220;Millia&#8221; of the upcoming JPRG from Namco Bandai&#8217;s Tales studios, Tales of Xillia. I am REALLY excited! If you&#8217;ve read the <a href="https://bagogames.com/anticipated-rpgs-2013/"><em><strong>Most anticipated RPG titles</strong></em></a>, you&#8217;d know.</figcaption></figure>
<p style="text-align: left;">In my opinion, a <b>Gamer </b>is someone that is truly passionate about gaming. A person that looks at a video game and sees it for the artistic marvel and creative genius that it is. A person that when playing a game, isn&#8217;t just a mindless <em>Call of Duty </em>player that uses the F-word and throws childish fits because their quick scope technique wasn&#8217;t at all quick and it resulted in their untimely death. It is my belief that a <strong>Gamer</strong> can have only one console, with a handful of games, and still proudly call themselves a <strong>Gamer </strong>because it&#8217;s passion that defines it. I have encountered many people that have said that they are a <strong> Gamer, </strong>yet if I excitedly bring up an upcoming game from my favorite franchise that we both share in common, they simply say &#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s really cool, I might pick it up&#8221;. That&#8217;s not a <strong>Gamer</strong>; that&#8217;s just a person that enjoys playing video games on their down time to escape the the real world. We are a breed of individuals that, as cliche as it may sound, live and breath gaming. I called out <em>Call of Duty </em>earlier, but there is no denying that whenever one of those titles are released at a midnight launch, you will find a line-up of eager <strong>Gamers</strong> waiting in anticipation. Our passion for a franchise can be so strong that we want to show our appreciation for a game, be it by attending midnight launches or cosplaying. Of course, if you are like me and you lack the patience and precise design to manufacture costumes, hey, even wearing a Super Mario Brothers shirt proudly shows people that I am a proud <strong>Gamer</strong>. I can&#8217;t tell you the amount of times that I have quoted games in conversations at the risk of being looked at like I have a pimple the size of Filgaia (<em>Wild Arms</em> for the Win!).</p>
<p>Let me make something clear, while someone with a large collection of gaming memorabilia clearly has passion, there&#8217; a line that distinguishes between <strong>Gamer </strong>and collector. I have come across many collectors that have an Atari, Commodore 64, Genesis, and all the other retro consoles just because they can actually make a pretty good chunk of change off them. If I recall correctly, an original Nintendo once sold for $10,000. (If you have any interesting/expensive collector item sale stories, let me know in the comments below or on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BagoGames?fref=ts"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Facebook</strong></span></a>.)</p>
<figure id="attachment_42978" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42978" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://bagogames.com/average-person-gamer/gears_of_war_3/" rel="attachment wp-att-42978"><img class="size-medium wp-image-42978 " title="What Makes an Average Person a Gamer? screenshot 3" alt="What Makes an Average Person a Gamer? screenshot 3" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/06021021/gears_of_war_3-300x187.jpg" width="300" height="187" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42978" class="wp-caption-text">Is it just me, or does that monster also remind you of some sort of Predator hybrid?</figcaption></figure>
<p>In conclusion, a <strong>Gamer </strong>is someone that has a large passion for gaming; someone that sees it as a lifestyle and not just a platform to virtually rip someone to shreds via <em>God of War</em> or shoot someone full of holes, giving them the Swiss Cheese treatment thanks to <em>Gears of War</em>. A person that isn&#8217;t ashamed to show the world that they adore gaming and get excited for game releases months in advance. Which reminds me, <em>Luigi&#8217;s Mansion Dark Moon</em> is finally coming out! Ahhh! I think I&#8217;m going to die of giddiness.</p>
<p>What do you guys think? Do you agree with my opinion or do you have your own opinion on what makes a gamer? Let us know your opinions and join in this Bago-discussion!</p>
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