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Regardless of a gamerâs age, he is getting flak for playing games too much or even at all, it might be coming from his parents, wife, girlfriend, siblings, or friends. And when they start nagging you, start reciting these awesome video game quotes back to them so they start appreciating gaming for the things we do.
Thatâs the idea behind this collection of video game quotes, theyâll make you appreciate the love you have for gaming, verbalize the things youâre already feeling, and might sway some of the people around you.
Best Video Game Quotes
âMy mom didnât let me play video games growing up, so now I do. Gaming gives me a chance to just let go, blow somebody up and fight somebody from another dimension. Itâs all escapism.â â Wayne Brady
âThatâs really one of the things I love about video games. Itâs a whole new world every time you start.â â Jennifer Hale
âSome people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you donât normally use.â â Ezra Koenig
âIt seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as the movie themselves. And people will spend 2 or 3 years obsessing about the video game in exactly the same way that theyâd be obsessing about the movie if they were working on that.â â John Cleese
âVideo games are bad for you? Thatâs what they said about rock nâ roll.â â Shigeru Miyamoto
âI recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jetsâ â Ronald Reagan (1983)
âOver the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil⌠prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demonâŚâ â Terry Pratchett
âVideo games foster the mindset that allows creativity to growâ â Nolan Bushnell
âThe worst thing a kid can say about homework is that it is too hard. The worst thing a kid can say about a game is itâs too easy.â â Henry Jenkins
âEvery age has its storytelling form, and video gaming is a huge part of our culture. You can ignore or embrace video games and imbue them with the best artistic quality. People are enthralled with video games in the same way as other people love the cinema or theatre.â â Andy Serkis
âMy parents said that sitting at home playing video games all day wonât bring you anywhere in life.â â PewDiePie
âProse is an art form, movies and acting in general are art forms, so is music, painting, graphics, sculpture, and so on. Some might even consider classic games like chess to be an art form. Video games use elements of all of these to create something new. Why wouldnât video games be an art form?â â Sam Lake
âReality is broken. Game designers can fix it.â â Jane McGonigal
âYou know whatâs really exciting about video games is you donât just interact with the game physically â youâre not just moving your hand on a joystick, but youâre asked to interact with the game psychologically and emotionally as well. Youâre not just watching the characters on screen; youâre becoming those characters.â â Nina Huntemann
âVideo games are always half real.â â Jesper Juul
âWhat video games have taught me is that if youâre fighting enemies on your journey, youâre heading the right way.â â Unknown
âA book or movie can show us what it is like to be in a characterâs shoes, but it is the video game that can put us into those shoes.â Robert B. Marks
Hopefully, these video games quotes will help you sway your gaming critics. If not, here are some video games memes you can heal your sorrow in.