>gaming culture is now all about joining online cliques who tell you what to think, as opposed to playing a game, and then going online to talk about it
>people are more interested in pretending to have taste that they don't have, than making an effort to cultivate taste
You know what? I think I'm over all of this shit.
I'm just gonna play Mario with my kids, and spend the rest of my time going for walks and reading books.

hey Op there are better games than mario to show to your children
MOVE ON!!!

gaming culture should be about playing games you enjoy. thinking anyone cares about your gay opinion is tik tok social media fagbrain.

Good for you bud. Welcome to the club.

>>714873201
I'll show them Another World too, but they have to work up to that.
Maybe Worms

>>714873089 (OP)
Bump

>>714873089 (OP)
Always has been. Being insecure about your favorite games and pretending to like games you never played were what forums were like in the 2000s.

>"The Fandom"

You should've been doing that in the first place. It's all peer pressure from people that pose as being above herd mentality and the irony is lost every single time.

>>714873089 (OP)
>gaming culture is now all about joining online cliques who tell you what to think
I don't think that's true