10: The Mainstream Whore

You think Halo and GTA are the greatest games ever, you refuse to touch anything that doesn't explode things in a big way or feature high definition graphics or have online modes. You only buy the biggest releases with the most hype. You frequently play shooting games online, yelling "Fuck yeah" when you bazooka some guy in the ass. You loathe handhelds, ewwwwwwwwwwww.

9: The three quaters dressed whore

8: The half nekkid whore

You buy the biggest games with the most hype and spend the rest of your time scouring bargain bins for other mainstream games you are too poor to buy at launch. Occasionally when they have hobo prices and as a last resort, you pick up a niche game and find it suprisingly enjoyble.

7: The regretful whore

You buy mainstream games for the most part, but dabble in the arcane arts of niche. You would like to be more niche but dont like the odds or gamble. You know what you like and you stick to it.

6: The almost perfect gamer

5: The perfect gamer

You play both niche and mainstream games, regardless of genre or graphics. You enjoy the good games and buy by review. You are a good person and should be commended. Your mother always said you were a nice boy.

4: The niche, cool guy

You buy 70% niche, 30% mainstream. For you, you like mainstream games but they're starting to feel too similar and you've started branching out into the more innovative, cooler experiences. To you it doesn't matter if you're popular you plough your own field.

3: The handheld aficianado

You buy the niche games with the best reviews and spend the rest of your time scouring bargain bins for other niche games you are too poor to buy at launch. Occasionally when they have hobo prices and as a last resort, you pick up a mainstream game and find it suprisingly enjoyble.

2: The less snobby nerd

1: The Niche Nerd

You refuse to buy anything mainstream, you would spit on Mario and Sonic, pee on Gears of War. To you, the mainstream whore guys are philistines living in a byegone era. You hate repetion and constantly seek out new experiences. You are a snob, you think you're cultured but you're not. You import Japanese games even when you can't understand the language. You are, a niche nerd.

I'm 4.

Once we have all the people decided, lets move on to part 2, how we rate each other. That will be fun!

I'm 7 mostly mainstream but I stick to what I like. And yeah I sure love that bargin bin.

Well in theoretical case where I have money and time, than I am a 5. I do not care if a game is mainstream or not. I do not believe "I know what I like BS", if you don't try you can never be sure. Heck I brought games from genres I never liked, because the reviews and recommendations were good. I brought World of Goo, without really knowing what it was about. I think the terms mainstream and niche are hollow terms in my opinion. What used to be mainstream once (platformers) can be niche next.

I do shy way from games like Pokemon, Animal Crossing and MMO's, but that is because I do not have the time to play them. If I had I would have brought them.

How hard is it to choose just one number damnit! You want 0.5 increments?

Ravenprose said:

I'm a  6 or 7. I've played and enjoyed many niche titles like Ouendan 1&2, Endless Ocean, World of Goo, Lost Winds, Pikmin 1&2, Animal Crossing, Pilotwings, Chibi Robo and many others, but I probably lean more toward mainstream. I've very picky about what games I will buy. My time and money are very limited, so I refuse to buy a game just because others (including reviewers) like it; it must appeal to me first. I've played videogames for over 30 years now, and I can tell with a great deal of accuracy which games I will like and which ones I won't.

How old are you. Are you my father?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Archangel3371 said:

Well I could lie and say I'm a 10 or a 1 if that'll make you feel any better.

It's not a lie if you tell me its a lie in advance. Then it's messing with my mind.  

Iga_Bobovic said:

I do not believe "I know what I like BS", if you don't try you can never be sure. Heck I brought games from genres I never liked, because the reviews and recommendations were good. I brought World of Goo, without really knowing what it was about.  

Archangel3371 said:

I'm number 7 - a regretful whore although I'm neither regretful nor do I have a desire to be more niche. I know what I like and can pretty much tell if I'll like something before playing it whether it's mainstream or niche.

A Regretful Whore without the regret......... is just a whore? So aren't you an 8? You half nekkid sexay man thing.

Ravenprose said:

gamingeek said:

How hard is it to choose just one number damnit! You want 0.5 increments?

Yes. I'm a 6.5 then.

How old are you. Are you my father?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm 35. I played my first video game in 1979.

So you played your first game at 5? I can't even remember how old I was when I started gaming. I think my first game was Duck Hunt. What year was that?

Anyhow, another example of game gambling is the World Ends with you. I have no idea if I will like it, I barely have any concept of what kind of game it is. I hear its some sort of unconventional RPG. But its got rave reviews and great consumer feedback, so I have to try it. I don't know why anyone wouldn't have to, at some point. (assuming they own the platform)