When it comes to gaming on IOS (Apple), or any other system, really, there are two distinct types of gamers. I'm not speaking here of the Casual Gamer Syndrome or the Hardcore Gamer like I have mentioned in a previous post called CGS. That was about the intensity, or passion for gaming that might or might not grip a player.
No, I'm talking about the games people play. (Sounds like an old tune by Joe South). My wife, for example, is the Puzzler supremo. Sometimes when she is playing Scrabble or The Treasures of Montezuma, or a dozen other games, I feel like saying "earth calling".
Then I try her Cover Orange or whatever and I say:
1. "You actually enjoy this?"
2. "Why do you enjoy difficulty?"
3. "Games are supposed to be fun. I.E. you blow stuff up, right?"
Then when she tries to play Rage or Carnivores, she says:
1. "Killing things is fun? Is that sick?"
2. "How does one relax while playing this?"
3. "Is there a point to all this?"
To be fair and cover the entire spectrum, there are sports games. I'm beginning to really enjoy Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, although it's really difficult. I also like Real Racing 2, which is a dynamite game. Games like Plants Vs. Zombies are neither entirely about blowing things up, or puzzles, but have elements of both, which accounts for the fact that this game has earned millions of dollars. This is, however, a small piece of an app store pie that will take in 3 billion dollars this year alone.
But, the puzzler vs. shooter boils down to personality types.
1. Puzzlers tend to be sober, responsible individuals who take pleasure in challenges. (Boo, Hiss). They love a job well done, responsibility and a sense of duty. They tend to be quiet, calm and goal oriented.
2. Shooters are more likely to be flighty, easily bored and hate to be extended mentally. It's so much easier to shoot a zombie than fit geometric shapes into a zen garden. So bored and frustrated are they with their mundane existence that shooting mutants or downing a T-Rex is a great way to unwind.
To a fairly large degree you'll see that couples tend to flow to opposite ends of the spectrum. It is rare when two puzzlers or two shooters can stay married. It is usually necessary to have one mature person in every relationship.
This post is tongue in cheek, so please, no poison pen e-mails.
It is often true that the line between puzzler and shooter divides along gender lines. Ladies tend to prefer puzzles. Come to think of it, I do like to play several word games like Word Abacus and Book Worm. I also play several match three games like Chuzzles and the Treasures Of Montezuma. So, what I said about gender, strike it please.
From the gamer's retreat, I'm CE Wills.
No, I'm talking about the games people play. (Sounds like an old tune by Joe South). My wife, for example, is the Puzzler supremo. Sometimes when she is playing Scrabble or The Treasures of Montezuma, or a dozen other games, I feel like saying "earth calling".
Then I try her Cover Orange or whatever and I say:
1. "You actually enjoy this?"
2. "Why do you enjoy difficulty?"
3. "Games are supposed to be fun. I.E. you blow stuff up, right?"
Then when she tries to play Rage or Carnivores, she says:
1. "Killing things is fun? Is that sick?"
2. "How does one relax while playing this?"
3. "Is there a point to all this?"
To be fair and cover the entire spectrum, there are sports games. I'm beginning to really enjoy Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, although it's really difficult. I also like Real Racing 2, which is a dynamite game. Games like Plants Vs. Zombies are neither entirely about blowing things up, or puzzles, but have elements of both, which accounts for the fact that this game has earned millions of dollars. This is, however, a small piece of an app store pie that will take in 3 billion dollars this year alone.
But, the puzzler vs. shooter boils down to personality types.
1. Puzzlers tend to be sober, responsible individuals who take pleasure in challenges. (Boo, Hiss). They love a job well done, responsibility and a sense of duty. They tend to be quiet, calm and goal oriented.
2. Shooters are more likely to be flighty, easily bored and hate to be extended mentally. It's so much easier to shoot a zombie than fit geometric shapes into a zen garden. So bored and frustrated are they with their mundane existence that shooting mutants or downing a T-Rex is a great way to unwind.
To a fairly large degree you'll see that couples tend to flow to opposite ends of the spectrum. It is rare when two puzzlers or two shooters can stay married. It is usually necessary to have one mature person in every relationship.
This post is tongue in cheek, so please, no poison pen e-mails.
It is often true that the line between puzzler and shooter divides along gender lines. Ladies tend to prefer puzzles. Come to think of it, I do like to play several word games like Word Abacus and Book Worm. I also play several match three games like Chuzzles and the Treasures Of Montezuma. So, what I said about gender, strike it please.
From the gamer's retreat, I'm CE Wills.
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