Author Topic: Has anyone else stopped playing video games? (Read 2733 times)

MyNameIsMethodis · « **on:** January 13, 2014, 07:49:46 PM »

Oscar reminded me of something, but I kinda stopped playign games recently. Like I'll still buy them but only play the first level then never complete them. I was wondering if anyone else does this anymore?

It seems the only games I play now a days are like..FIFA and Footie Manager and that's it. It sucks. Growing up sux

Himu · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2014, 07:54:02 PM »

There was a period in 2009 or 2010 when I didn't play a game for like half a year. It'll probably pass or maybe you'll grow out of games period. Who knows.

StealthFan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2014, 07:55:50 PM »

I stopped playing between December '07 and May '11.

That was for personal reasons though (focusing on diet).

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:01:14 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMethodis on January 13, 2014, 07:49:46 PM

Oscar reminded me of something, but I kinda stopped playign games recently. Like I'll still buy them but only play the first level then never complete them. I was wondering if anyone else does this anymore?

It seems the only games I play now a days are like..FIFA and Footie Manager and that's it. It sucks. Growing up sux

That's because you are too busy trolling to find time to play anything.

On a serious note everybody goes through phrases where they game less or more frequently. Especially if you actually have some important shit to get on with in your life. I game less than I did when I was younger and I also play less stuff. And I play the fewer things I do play more often at the expense of new things. It just tends to happen that way.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:04:29 PM »

No. I played a game today.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:07:40 PM »

I think Microsoft helped kill gaming and this is why this is a common trend. They put emphasis on money instead of passion behind games. Now they rather give you asubpar experience ot nickel and dime. Unlike Sony and Nintendo who constantly remembered what gaming was about

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:08:05 PM »

I play PAD every day, and have spurts where I play other games a lot. I played a lot while school was out over winter break- Chrono Cross, Dragon's Dogma, Rogue Legacy, Shadowrun Returns, Blood Dragon, all sorts of shit.

Rufus · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:10:05 PM »

Ups and downs. Right now I'm chaining stuff trying to clear out the backlog. It helps that I'm more willing than ever to just drop something if it's not picking up fast enough or starts to annoy me with filler, difficulty spikes, etc. Lack of time is finally beating the childhood conditioning, an almost sacred duty to get my (mom's) money's worth.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:53:22 PM »

Not completely, but I do play much, much less than in my teens

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:57:11 PM »

I'm still playin em- best I can

Brehvolution · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2014, 09:45:45 PM »

I'll play maybe 2 rounds of BF4, or play a hour of CivV, or play a game of NBA2k13(which takes an hour) and that is on a rainy day. Sometimes, it will be a couple days where nothing is played. My video game interest has become very narrow on where I spend the little time I get.

cool breeze · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2014, 09:47:15 PM »

slowing down

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:06:25 PM »

I used to play a shitload of games until I was 21 or 22. After that, up to now, it is kind of cyclical, often depending on what comes out that piques my interest. Borderlands 2 brought me back into gaming in a big way. Musou games usually do it for me too. Can't wait to play DW8XL for PS4.

tiesto · « **Reply #13 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:13:11 PM »

I don't follow the games industry nearly as much, if something is interesting to me I'll pick it up and play. I take forever to beat a single game though and I just stick to a few genres nowadays.

Mupepe · « **Reply #14 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:13:57 PM »

No. Because the Xbox one had decent launch titles. Oooh sick burn

really though the launch of next Gen brought me back. Hell before Xbox one and ps4 launched I had only bought GTA V this year. It started last year. It was a combination of being burnt out, being busy in real life and finding more productive ways to spend my time.

I made a deal with myself though. I bought the Xbox one and told myself I was only getting games I would actually put a decent amount of time into. So far I have beat 2 of the games I bought for xb1 and have put 30 hours into the other. And since I didn't go crazy buying games I dont have ADD and I have more fun concentrating on a single game at a time. I am over spending sixty bucks on a game I never get close to finishing

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:20:27 PM »

Yup. Only buy games you know you're going to play the shit out of. Don't be a consumerist Steam slut who buys games just because they're there who buys every fucking game ever. You will enjoy games a lot more then. If you have a wide interest in games, wait down the line a few years later. Just now playing Yakuza 3 despite coming out in what, 2009? Be selective. If you like FIFA and Footy Manager, there's nothing wrong with those being the only games you should buy a year. Don't fall into the consumerist capitalist slut trap.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:22:23 PM »

the last game i completed was rayman legends which was roughly 3 months ago. have only played games in spurts here and there. BF4 being the game i've played the most recently.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:28:52 PM »

After BioShock Infinite and TLoU this year, I'm way happier just being a vidya consumer that buys stuff in areas I know I enjoy. ARPGs or anything with loot? YES PLZ. Something with the talky talky and no real gameplay? NO THANK YA.

Himu · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:36:56 PM »

Yeah, I did the buy a shit load of games in every genre thing in 2008-2010 (when I was in college so I had the time) and it burned me the fuck out. I have wide reaching tastes though, so I will usually find something I like in very genre, but games like Bioshock

Crackdown

Gears of War

;etc just wore me out. Usually, if you really like a genre or franchise, disappointments are rare because if games are anything, they're consistent.

If you minimize risk and just play games you know you're going to like, things turn out much, much better. But sometimes I go against my better judgement and get burned anyways (FFXIII). Luckily that's like once or twice every five or so years.

I'm so glad I did not pick up Borezzzhock Infinite, Triumph.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #19 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:41:29 PM »

It's worth picking up for $20 or less. It's a fun museum shooter that is super pretty to look at, especially on pc.

Next level of gaming evolution or whatever? Pfft. Bunch of fucking wankers.

bork · « **Reply #20 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:42:24 PM »

I haven't stopped, but I do find that I take frequent breaks from gaming and won't touch anything for a week or so at a time, followed by a ton of gaming for a few days after that.

Definitely been slowly losing my taste for most long, drawn-out games, however. I much prefer playing arcade and arcade-style games where even just getting in a little bit of game time or a few matches can be satisfying.

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on January 13, 2014, 10:41:29 PM

It's worth picking up for $20 or less. It's a fun museum shooter that is super pretty to look at, especially on pc.

Next level of gaming evolution or whatever? Pfft. Bunch of fucking wankers.

Fuck that- I just want to shoot some shit. The first Bioshock was enough for me.

Himu · « **Reply #21 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:42:59 PM »

Well I fucking hate the first Bioshock so I'm not going to risk it.

demi · « **Reply #22 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:46:57 PM »

No need to buy BioShock Infinite - it is on PS+ tomorrow

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:49:10 PM »

If more games were as good as BioInf and TLOU I would probably play more games.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:53:19 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 13, 2014, 10:49:10 PM

If more games were as good as BioInf and TLOU I would probably play more games.

Huff · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2014, 11:03:09 PM »

i pretty much have no interest in playing anything but spelunky which i put at least an hour into every night

Mupepe · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2014, 11:04:13 PM »

BioInf was fantastico

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #27 on:** January 13, 2014, 11:10:27 PM »

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on January 13, 2014, 10:53:19 PM

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 13, 2014, 10:49:10 PM
If more games were as good as BioInf and TLOU I would probably play more games.

And Gone Home and The Swapper, and Metal Gear Rising, and Blood Dragon, and SR4.

Video games

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28 on:** January 13, 2014, 11:13:49 PM »

i play video games all the time and i am also completely amazing

i see no conflict of interests

pilonv1 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 14, 2014, 04:34:24 AM »

I find myself playing games I can play at my own pace and have some level of randomness & mastery to them. No time for any AAA Bollywood stuff these days, it's all turn based and spreadsheets

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #30 on:** January 14, 2014, 06:26:54 AM »

Sometimes I read books, or watch movies, or play games, or do other stuff.

Big Barry Jazz · « **Reply #31 on:** January 14, 2014, 06:53:30 AM »

Hell no. Love them as much today as I did as a kid. Arguably more so. There's so much choice out there these days that if I get burned out on one type of game I can move on to something completely different.

Vertigo · « **Reply #32 on:** January 14, 2014, 08:02:37 AM »

Quote from: Mupepe on January 13, 2014, 10:13:57 PM

No. Because the Xbox one had decent launch titles. Oooh sick burn

really though the launch of next Gen brought me back. Hell before Xbox one and ps4 launched I had only bought GTA V this year. It started last year. It was a combination of being burnt out, being busy in real life and finding more productive ways to spend my time.

I made a deal with myself though. I bought the Xbox one and told myself I was only getting games I would actually put a decent amount of time into. So far I have beat 2 of the games I bought for xb1 and have put 30 hours into the other. And since I didn't go crazy buying games I dont have ADD and I have more fun concentrating on a single game at a time. I am over spending sixty bucks on a game I never get close to finishing

Pretty much this.

ATM I'm playing DR3 and enjoying it immensely,alongside the odd game of FIFA 14 and KI. The days when I brought multiple full price retail games just because I can are over. I looked at my gaming shelve recently I had over 130 retail Xbox 360 games, 50 PS3 games and god knows how many digital titles on both of them. That's not even getting into my PC games.

The amount of them I've played and then got distracted by a shiny new thing is disturbingly high. I decided last year that money I would have wasted buying games I would maybe play for a week, instead got saved and meant I could go on holiday three times last year with the wife.

radioheadrule83 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 14, 2014, 08:09:22 AM »

I don't have heaps of disposable time to play them anymore, I've taken up going to the gym, and I occasionally take on extra work that eats into my time...

My enjoyment of games hasn't really waned. I went through a period where I stopped buying things for a while... my brother and I were renting games from Lovefilm up until last August, when they stopped the service - and I think the last couple of PS360 games I played through it were Tomb Raider and GTA V... Wii U and 3DS releases picked up a little over the Summer and I spent quite a bit of money between then and now on stuff I'm only just getting around to completing. One of my 'resolutions' this year is to resist buying new stuff if I still have a backlog of stuff I want to beat.

I'm finding I quite enjoy the tight designed stuff made by small teams. Stuff like Picross, Pushmo, Toki Tori 2+, Edge, VVVVVV, the cave, bit.trip runner 2, spelunky, Knytt Underground -- some of these things I'm late to the party to, they've been out for ages. If I can take bite-size chunks out of them, I tend to like them. I still like the bigger games, but my attraction to AAA games is a bit like my enjoyment for things like Lord of the Rings (except without the allure of good writing). Its rare if I can stick a 3 hour movie on, never mind a 15+ hour game that's mostly all showy crap. The trend of games to try and make some kind of insipid emotional connection or statement feels like a really transparent play for acclaim in my eyes. AAA games either need to make me laugh at the stupidity or rope me in with fun. I still prefer a game that's based around its own mechanics. Things made for fun or made for mastering. If its a linear thing placing me behind a reticule or full of repetitive combat, I find I resent that more and more. Unless I'm really into the subject matter... like, if its the fucking Batman or something.

Tasty · « **Reply #34 on:** January 14, 2014, 12:20:00 PM »

I never really played that much and don't really play much today. I usually focus on one game until I beat it ("story" games, platformers, etc.) or it runs out of content/I get bored (Pokemans, MH.)

I have a ton of Wii and DS games but I think in the grand scheme of things that'll be an anomaly compared to the rest of my game-playing life.

Diunx · « **Reply #35 on:** January 14, 2014, 12:51:01 PM »

Haven't play anything in a while.

chronovore · « **Reply #36 on:** January 16, 2014, 05:27:07 AM »

I find that I'm reading more books lately, and writing fiction -- just for myself right now. Games are getting about half the time they used to. I'm kind of liking it.

Quote from: MyNameIsMethodis on January 13, 2014, 08:07:40 PM

I think Microsoft helped kill gaming and this is why this is a common trend. They put emphasis on money instead of passion behind games. Now they rather give you asubpar experience ot nickel and dime. Unlike Sony and Nintendo who constantly remembered what gaming was about

Oh, jesus. Why the hell did I even come in this thread. Sympathy has been re-routed into being console-war trolled.

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Author Topic: Has anyone else stopped playing video games? (Read 2733 times)