Originally Posted by
xlr84life
My friends first thought I was weird until I showed them Oblivion's self spar and Jaker bboying and they were like OMG ME NEXT ME NEXT!
This. This right here actually makes me think I did a nice job playing this game.
Yessss sense of accomplishment acquired
Now to be on-topic.
My brother finds it neat that I play the game and I used to show them how my replays were going and asked him for ideas. I can't remember him trying the game though.
Parents sort of know I play Toribash but don't really care.
In highschool most of my friends knew I played since me and one of my friends who also played (filipe994) talked about it fairly often. They weren't interested in the game though.
In university around 3 of my friends know about Toribash but only because games came across in conversation after around 3 years of being there. They weren't captivated by the game but found it funny that I used to be a nice player.
My girlfriend somewhat seems to like the rare occasions where I mention the game, maybe because of a tad bit of nostalgia from the times we were in highschool. As for trying it, I think she might have, once, but didn't find it beginner-friendly at all.
Overall I find that it's more about being patient than "of higher intellect" (lol) when it cames to liking Toribash.
It's overwhelming and difficult and that doesn't fit the criteria for fun for a lot of people. Obviously just because you're smart it doesn't mean that you like to do "overwhelming and difficult" for fun.