This isn't a question, more of a statement or observation.
I'm 31 now and when I was a teen, I would spend quite a bit of time playing games like Cannon Fodder, Sensible Soccer, Lemmings, Syndicate and so on. All of these were great games with huge playability.
Back then, the distinction between games and movies was huge of course.
I've carried on playing games when I get chance on various platforms, pc, PS1, N64, PS2, Xbox...
Every now and then, I'll come across someone who will take the piss out of me for it or laugh when they hear me talking about particular levels on a game with someone else.
I suppose I shouldn't let it wind me up but I find this quite frustrating because I know that those same people will be happy to sit down on the settee, motionless and watch a DVD for 2 hours!
My point is that games are so complex now with such stunning graphics and advanced AI that the distinction is blurring. Usually the people that take the piss are from another generation who still think of games like the ones I mentioned above or even earlier ones like Pac-Man and Space Invaders.
I really wish I could get these people to spend some time and have a good go at games like CoD4, Bioshock, Battlefield : Bad Company 2 etc and see what I mean. I like watching DVDs but for me, I love the new generation of games that are like DVDs where you have a say in the outcome.
I can't wait to see some of the games that come out in the next 20 years and I hope I manage to find the time and money to keep up with them and get the odd game in now and then. The games industry is being taken very seriously now.
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