CGPGrey likened it to a resume/CV to the world to basically say "I can function as a part of your world." If not why would the following be true:
Imagine two people, one with straight As and taking difficult courses, and one with average courses making Cs. The one with As drops out last year before graduating, but the other graduates. Which one is more likely to get hired? The one with a diploma.
I mean, I do still play these games. I also play new games, so I don't agree with the comic. Still, Chrono Trigger, FFT WoL, Secret of Mana, Parasite Eve, Xenogears, and some others are still on my PS Vita and I've been replaying them. I need to find Megaman X as well, as I loved that game.