Why do people hate on mobile games, call them "not real games" and mock them, when some mobile-exclusive games are the best games I've played? (lemmy.world)

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The Infinity Blade or Minigore series, for example, or anything made by Illusion Labs. These games are genius and most consoles don't even have a touch screen or utilise it well like some smartphone games do.

Also why do people look at me weirdly 👀 when I play games on my phone in public while waiting for something?

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[-] ThunderingJerboa@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Sure there is a ton of elitism in gaming but are we going to ignore mobile games are the birthplace of the shit monetization we see in modern AAA gaming. There is a reason why sports games and mobile games were the only gaming related things Konami wanted to do for the longest time (now they are just cashing in on lazy ports). Low expenses, high turnout! Like there are a likely a ton of great games on mobile phones but we can't ignore the market is filled with glorified slot machines. Many mobile gamers have been pushing for this unfortunately.

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

That wasn't really OP's question though. I'm not a fan of mobile games either, mostly for the same reasons as you but also tbh just because I don't like using my phone for much when I could get a better experience on a bigger screen.

But "I have some problems with the choices of the mobile gaming industry as a whole" is a very different statement to "lol mobile loser why don't you try some real games?"

[-] ThunderingJerboa@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

While yes that is the level headed answer but gamers aren't level headed. People associate people with their game choices with the decisions of the developers/publishers all the time. We see this with people who do Gacha, COD, Etc. Where people's hatred is for these people for supporting said things. The "true gamers" see most mobile gamers as gamblers and children because of the industry/monetization around it.

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