Do I really count as a "gamer"?

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I've been wondering this for a very long time. I have over 151 games. The only thing is, I don't beat them usually. If I play Alice Madness Returns for 30-45 minutes I get bored and have to switch to Bayonetta. Variety is basically my "style" when it comes to video games. Some of the games I like are Metroid, Darkstalkers, Mega Man, Tekken, Timeshift, Devil May Cry, Borderlands, LittleBigPlanet, Mortal Kombat, Pokemon, Street Fighter, Call of Duty, Burnout, Folklore, Alice Madness Returns, Bayonetta, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Heroes of Might and Magic, Metal Gear Solid, Dead or Alive, Splinter Cell, Sims, Soul Calibur, Naughty Bear, Mirror's Edge, Bioshock, Resident Evil, God of War, Prince of Persia, Twisted Metal, Dead Space, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider, Dishonored, Halo, Alien Hominid, Destroy All Humans, The Legend of Zelda, Viewtiful Joe, L.A. Noire, Fallout, Animal Crossing, Okami, Lollipop Chainsaw, PaRappa the Rapper, Dungeon Seige, Death Jr., Duke Nukem, Skullgirls, Watch Dogs, Uncharted, Castlevania and Hatsune Miku Project Diva F.

I can play for a huge amount of time because I recently graduated. Do I qualify as a "gamer" if I don't beat all of the games that I own? Or do I count as one because of my almost 17-18 years of experience?

You're a Video Gamer.

I consider myself a gamer, and I'm as casual as they come. I've only beaten maybe a dozen games in my entire life, yet I've played hundreds of different titles across all manner of different platforms. When I was younger I thought that I had to beat games and spend all of my spare time playing them so I could fit the "gamer" image, but then I eventually realized that being a gamer is simply about enjoying games and being passionate about them, which I am.

We're similar in that I'll also play one game until I get bored of it, and move onto another. I don't enjoy myself when I force myself to stick to one game, and that kind of defeats the whole purpose of playing for me, so I play what I feel like, when I feel like it, for as long as I feel like. The only real downside is that I'll sometimes get to a point in a game I'm playing where if I go back to it after a while, I'll be completely stuck because I don't remember what I'm supposed to do. This is pretty much the main reason why I've never beaten any RPGs.

More of a gamer than me...lol I own one video game, Brutal Legends and a friend I haven't talked to much in a while has it somewhere but don't care so much since I already played it like twice. Aside from that I have been playing the PC game League of Legends that's free and on my PS3 there was a free download for a game called Defiance which I downloaded and have been playing some the past couple days.

Over the years I never really had consoles, me and my siblings had an x-box for a while but cannot remember what all games I played on it, I remember playing Devil May Cry on PS2 at my cousins house when visiting. Also played a few random PC games like Need for Speed(would be interested in a PS3 version of that game or one like it) and a Star Wars game of my brothers. I do like playing video/computer games but doesn't take up that much of my life, sometimes i might get rather focused and end up spending much longer than I planned on a game though. I would not really consider myself a gamer per say, much more obsessed with music.

Do you play video games?
Yes

Do you have fun playing games?
Yes

Do you consider playing games your main hobby (or one of them)?
It looks like yes.

Well, then you are a gamer.

I'm a gamer and I play some games in very short bursts. Racing games can be fun but I can't spend hours playing them like I can with an RPG. Some game are quite difficult and frustrating which I like but sometimes I switch to an easier game for relaxation.

If you play games, then you are a gamer.

Stop there, unless you want to find out what kind of gamer you are according to market research.

For fun:
Do you eat Doritos and drink Mountain Dew (this is what real gamers eat and drink)?
Do you accept the Doritos Pope as the one true Pope?
Is your main genres of gaming first person shooters, third person shooters, and realistic sports.
Are you a Western male between 13-35?
Do you play games with browns, grays and reds as the only colors?
Do you hate games with actual colors and make fun of those who play them?
Do you refuse to play games with female character leads?
Do you play on either Xbox or Playstation (multiconsole owners be damned)?


If you answer yes to all of the above, then you are a real/true/hardcore gamer according to market research and industry veterans.