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Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To say men playing video games is childish?

444 replies

PampersNotPampered · 16/10/2015 13:21

My DP is the most wonderful person, and the video games don't annoy me to an extent of anger, but they do raise my eyebrow a lot.

DP is only 22 but I think this is still too old to be playing games, although I understand men more than twice his age do. I once asked DP ''aren't you a little old for those?" And his reply was a very calm 'no, it's a stress reliever and my boss plays it too' (his boss is 44 with a wife and 2 DCs).

What cringes me out the most is him swearing and talking to other players over the zombie games etc, who are mores often that not less than half his age or not much older than half his age! Yes, really.

I understand that I'm lucky he's the type to ask 'do you want me to come off this?' And often I just say no darling. This is because I can get on with other things. Even I ask him to come off, he will and you wouldn't have known he even liked playing because he acts so normal once he's off.

My DP is a 'normal' bloke in all aspects apart from the silly video games. I just wish he'd stick to fishing instead lol.

AIBU to say grown men playing video games is a little bit eye brow raising worthy? I understand it is a stress buster, and perhaps I'm just a moody cow and need to be put in my place by fellow MNetters.

OP posts:
TaliZorahVasNormandy · 16/10/2015 20:30

Yeah, I do love the voice. Although Martin Sheen is great.

Han'Gerrel and Zaal'Koris have great voices. Claudia Black is awesome, although I really hate Admiral Xen and Morrigan.

JacobFryesTopHatLackey · 16/10/2015 20:30

tali I'm with you on ac syndicate (obviously Smile) and uncharted. I want black ops 3 and the new star wars battlefront when they come out. I'm waiting for metal gear solid and mortal kombat X to drop in price a bit more before I buy.

MustBeLoopy390 · 16/10/2015 20:31

Jacob MGS is honestly amazing! DH and I are currently on that one

LeftMyRidingCropInTheMortuary · 16/10/2015 20:31

Lol at fact this anti-video game thread has turned into a geek fest for aforementioned gamers!

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 16/10/2015 20:31

I played Witcher 3. Loved that game but 4 fucking weeks it took me to complete it. So bloody long and it glitched out. I was not happy at starting again.

marmitemofo · 16/10/2015 20:31

left is clearly a massive troll just trying to get a rise out of people Hmm

Love how this thread has descended into a geek discussion.

Was always a tng/ds9 girl myself, couldn't really get into voyager. And hell yes Dr Bashir haha.

Also big ME fan here, liked the femshepXthane pairing myself and was quite gutted with how that romance turned out...

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 16/10/2015 20:32

Marmite, I'm not ashamed to admit I cried at the end of that romance.

PreciousxBane · 16/10/2015 20:33

Realhuman I have always got motion sickness from some games. The worst was Dying Light. Its the walking jiggle that really does me in.

TheMotherOfHellbeasts · 16/10/2015 20:34

TaliZorahVasNormandy they really did do a great job with the Quarians, completely agree. Claudia Black doesn't often seem to play likeable characters (Aeryn Sun aside).

LeftMyRidingCropInTheMortuary · 16/10/2015 20:34

Cross post with Marmite re the geek-fest, ironically!

What do you mean a "troll"? I've been on MN for months now! How do you function in real life being so sensitive and cat's-bum-mouth?

MN is for FUN, it's not SERIOUS!!
FFS

TaliZorah · 16/10/2015 20:34

TaliZorahVasNormandy yeah I've never been a liara shipper. MShep/Tali for me Grin

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 16/10/2015 20:35

Tali if I ever played MShep. Tali is the girl for me.

JacobFryesTopHatLackey · 16/10/2015 20:37

precious I really want to play the beta of star wars after seeing the battle on sullust gameplay.

must

RealHuman · 16/10/2015 20:37

I have 211 Steam games too (all mine!) and when I read your post, this thread had 211 posts. Spoopy... Grin

fearsomepixie · 16/10/2015 20:37

Yes. Hth.

iklboo · 16/10/2015 20:42

Left, I think you're being a cheeky wee monkey what is 'aving a larf Grin

TaliZorah · 16/10/2015 20:43

TaliZorahVasNormandy Emerrrgency induction port Wink

Totally wish I could do a renegade femshep/Jack romance

marmitemofo · 16/10/2015 20:43

left a troll is someone who posts things to deliberately wind people up. By the way, saying something is banter is not a get out of jail free card for being insulting and/or rude. You say its 'banter', I say its being a douchebag Wink

2rebecca · 16/10/2015 20:45

Are you my son Real Human?
His Friday nights aren't as exciting as he pretends they are if you are!

LeftMyRidingCropInTheMortuary · 16/10/2015 20:45

Grin Big Bang Theory takes the piddle out of gamers, why can't I?! It's not "insulting" like saying someone is a bad person or a cunt or something.

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 16/10/2015 20:46

It's a straw Tali Grin

LeftMyRidingCropInTheMortuary · 16/10/2015 20:47

Ikl - well, my mother calls me a monkey and I am from Scotland, so guess you hit the nail on the head!

RealHuman · 16/10/2015 20:49

Do you mind, 2rebecca? I'm spending my Friday evening watching Only Connect and writing an English essay, in-between MNing sessions. What could be more exciting than that?

lorelei9 · 16/10/2015 20:50

So confused
leftmyridingcrop, are you joking or not?

OP, YABU and you seem to be trying to distance yourself from what you said and it isn't working.

I'm not a gamer, never played in my life unless you count Candy Crush. But I know gamers and they are pretty much just ....regular people.

marmitemofo · 16/10/2015 20:51

tali I totally wanted a femshepXjack pairing! Was so annoyed when I realised it wasn't on the cards. Ditto dragon age inquistion when I wanted my female inquisitor to get with the Cassandra.