Am I Literally the Only Aspie Who Is Not A Gamer??

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It sure seems that way sometimes; the only game I really play is tetris. And as many of my friends are on the spectrum, I constantly feel left out and stupid when it comes to discussions about Halo and whatnot.

I am not a gamer, even though I do enjoy LOTRO (Lord of the Rings Online). So don't feel alone!

Never was a gamer. Though I have occasionally played Croc Legend of the Gobos, Ms./Pacman, a Bugs Bunny gameboy game, a Speedy Gonzales gameboy game, Robot Unicorn Attack and Nyan Cat. Otherwise, pretty much nothing in the gaming dept. Except for three of these games I probably played each game just 3-5 times each.

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Not a gamer. Video games really do not appeal to me.

Not a gamer. Have always believed in their brain-rotting effects.

I have Asperger's Syndrome and the only games that I play are on Facebook, other then that I don't play games.

I am quite a heavy gamer and a firm believer in games as art. I'm not gonna rant here, but don't judge games until you have played at least three of the following:

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 -- Mature (I say T and so does the Japanese rating board, but ESRB disagrees...)
Earthbound (It goes for about $100 on eBay!) -- Everyone
Final Fantasy IV or VI -- Teen
Okami -- Teen
Metal Gear Solid 4 -- Mature (Most people would say 2 but I haven't played it YET, so I can't judge)

And don't judge games by any of the following: (These are not BAD games, just not as good to judge by as they are "dumb fun", which is good, but nothing to judge by. I own all of the following and do not hate them)

Halo -- Mature
Call of Duty -- Mature
Final Fantasy VII (I'm not a hater, but I do think it's overrated. I'd give it a 6.5/10) -- Teen
ANY MOVIE GAME (Well, most...) -- Various
Sports games -- Various

Sorry if I seem defensive, but video games, comic books (or graphic novels, or sequential art, if you prefer), and animation are criminally under appreciated as art forms. You don't HAVE to like it, just don't say you don't like books 'cause you read a bad one, y'know?

(Seriously, I'm sorry if I came off too harshly. I have a tendency to be pretty blunt )

My mom is not a gamer... wait did I just put a joke on myself?!

I am a gamer, I live games. Games are my interest. Specifically PC games. Boy I could talk all day about games.

I guess I disagree with you there.

When games become an obsession (like with many MMO's) and you start failing school or quit your job due to playing- that is the same as pretty much any addiction. The solution there is the same as with any habitual addiction. Quit, learn to fill your time, wean off the gaming addiction. Same as gambling addiction.

The "cool" games targeted at teens, often shooters, where they go online and trash talk each other for hours. This is what they would do anyway. Here TV, mobile phones and games are all equally responsible for the degeneration of language, this is something where schools just aren't keeping up with the education requirements of technology. Also if those kids didn't have those games they would be outside arguing and trash talking each other. Ever see teenagers play? Of course they would also be getting exercise outside, so that is the bad part of games there.

If you play games for a few hours every now and then, well how different is that to reading books? That sort of gamer plays to have fun, mentally engage with something, they are often solo gamers and play the more thoughtful games, or story driven games.

I would think politics is far more brain-rotting than games. I would never argue with a politician

I used to be a big gamer, but my interest has taken a nosedive over the years. The last game I played from start to finish was Metal Gear Solid 2 (2001) and the last new system I bought was a PSP in 2005. I sold all of my systems in 2006 because I just didn't play them anymore. I still play games on emulators, but aside from Mario Golf, it's just an occasional game of Tetris Attack or some other simple "pick up and play" game. If someone wants to talk to me about Gears of War or whatever, I'm clueless.

That's because you're a girl.

Girls play tetris but don't play other games.

Don't come at me with examples of girls gamers, Id rather be a bigot.

I once had a female friend who played alot of diablo 2 and we went to live-roleplaying together
So I don't think it's because she's a girl

Yeah, look what it did to poor Toady One, spoiled a promising career in mathematics...

I agree with you on games as an artform. I love indie games and games with toolsets because of the unrestrained freedom they have to make the game that was originally conceived without meddling publishers imposing profit algorithms.

I'm your opposite when it comes to Metal Gear Solid, I've played 2 and 3 but not 4.

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I hate video games with a passion. I find them incredibly boring and do not understand why other people find them so addictive. Each to their own.

Apparently he survives on paypal donations as his sole income?