Some people. They just don't get it.

I was talking to someone one of these days. We were talking about what was going on in life. We got through the normal bullshit of talking about how life was good and had our feeble attempts to impress each other. Which is probably the reason I cannot remember who that person was, because well they are not really worth remembering. Being me. I did not have much to spout on and on about. But this person went on and on about the activities that he has done in the past 10 years. In hopes of keeping myself from just walking away from the conversation. I told person x about the most recent video game I had played and how awesome the story was... I mean the twist in Alan Wake was pretty sweet. Then person x asked,"You still play video games?" I was like fuck yeah I do. Don't you? No?... is it because your parents couldn't afford them when you were a kid. Because that is the only possible way I can see someone not enjoying them.
I mean some people read books, others watch TV shows. I play video games. Some people argue, Oh yeah books man they are like so much better because of blah blah boogity bullshit, specifically this guy. Okay the three things I just listed together are all fucking related. Because every person (I am in contact with) does one of those things. I do not care how often or if you do all three. I hate when people look at a person who plays video games and think nerd, socially awkward, etc. Why? Not because I play them, its because the people who do think this have never experienced them. Not just play them, BUT EXPERIENCED them. If they have they would find that a lot of these games do everything that books, movies and television shows do. Stories in games have become extremely important and a great driving factor on their success (see Assassins Creed series, Halo series, Golden Sun, Uncharted 2, Final Fantasy X just to name a few) Not only are the stories in these games captivating, but you get to interact with characters and in some cases change the story line depending on who or how you interact with. Like any good book or television show the story is occasionally left for interpretation (Alan Wake). Also the motifs and metaphor quotas are met in many games. So back to the point. Video games, tv shows/movies and books are on a equal playing field. They all do the same thing, to help us escape reality for a X amount of time. One source of media does not make you any nerdier, smarter or lazier then you already are.
So anonymous person. If you ever run into this. Yeah.