Games have become boring?

[⛊ Drake7707]

Eh i used to like a lot of games that when i play them they captivate me (like a good book) and played for hours (and finished them actually), but recently (well more like the last 1-2 years) I can't even play a game for 1-2 hours anymore.

Games have become boring and dull .

 

I've tried different genres too, shooters have never been my thing, but games such as a racing game or a good RPG i used to enjoy pretty much. Now when i play similar games, i quit after a while because i get bored of them , it's to the point that i enjoy programming something more than actually relaxing and playing a game.. I probably outgrew them .. so yeah, growing up makes games more boring ... it sucks (pretty much actually as 100% of my free time consists of either programming something or playing a game).

 

Pretty frustrating if i don't want to program something <_< (so now i fill my free time working for school, yes, you read that correctly, i do stuff for school because i don't have anything else to do)

 

!@#$%^&*

 

 

(End of personal rant )

[Aceflyer]

Eh i used to like a lot of games that when i play them they captivate me (like a good book) and played for hours (and finished them actually), but recently (well more like the last 1-2 years) I can't even play a game for 1-2 hours anymore.

Games have become boring and dull .

 

I've tried different genres too, shooters have never been my thing, but games such as a racing game or a good RPG i used to enjoy pretty much. Now when i play similar games, i quit after a while because i get bored of them , it's to the point that i enjoy programming something more than actually relaxing and playing a game.. I probably outgrew them .. so yeah, growing up makes games more boring ... it sucks (pretty much actually as 100% of my free time consists of either programming something or playing a game).

 

Pretty frustrating if i don't want to program something <_< (so now i fill my free time working for school, yes, you read that correctly, i do stuff for school because i don't have anything else to do)

 

!@#$%^&*

 

 

(End of personal rant )

 

Ha, you aren't alone Drake. I realized the same thing some time back. But the good thing of being a human on Earth is that we really never have to be worried about having nothing to do. It's always easy to find stuff to do. I've found excellent - perhaps even productive - things to do as an alternative to gaming during my free time.

[🜲 Samapico]

My 'Games' folder used to be filled with dozens of games. Cool games too. Today.. let's see... Portal is still installed (I went through it in a few days couple of months ago, never played it again), Age of Empires 2 is installed (only game I play semi-regularly, in multiplayer with some buddies), got ZSnes (felt like playing Megaman X 2 weeks ago, played it all the way through), and obviously, Continuum is there too.

And that's it.

 

I have a !@#$%^&*load of awesome games though, I just don't feel like starting them up again... I pretty much beat all of them too.

 

There are very few games that interest me anymore.

 

One thing I'm waiting for is Black Mesa, a recreation of the original Half-Life using the Source engine. And unlike the official Half-Life Source, the graphics and models and everything are completely redone. By an independent team too, should be fun.

 

A contributing factor in my not-playing-games phase is my loyal Joystick being broken (for like the 4th time). I'll have to re-solder 2 wires in there some day. It's the same wires that broke everytime... I never really had good soldering equipment, so the fix never was really clean... And the wires are getting tired with all this resoldering

Hmm, playing MechWarrior 3 with that joystick was awesome.

[Dr Brain]

Welcome to being an adult, where the video games suck.

[rootbear75]

Welcome to being an adult, where the video games suck.

BLASPHEMY!

 

 

 

 

also sama, why not 1) get a new joystick, or 2) use a 360 controller.

[★ Lynx]

Nov 7: GOW2

[rootbear75]

Nov 11: COD:W@W

[★ Purge]

Welcome to being an adult, where the video games suck.

 

Indeed, and it is such a wonderful place. Although I do still have a little tug to play some random zones in Continuum for an hour or two without just speccing and chatting... but that is during vacation.

[Aceflyer]

Welcome to being an adult, where the video games suck.

 

QFT. And I don't often do this with Dr Brain's posts.

Edited October 22, 2008 by Aceflyer

[Cancer+]

Nov 11: COD:W@W

 

 

is CoD4 in WW2 era. Lame. CoD5 will be brand new.

[🜲 Samapico]

Welcome to being an adult, where the video games suck.

BLASPHEMY!

 

 

 

 

also sama, why not 1) get a new joystick, or 2) use a 360 controller.

Cause all that costs money

[Incomplete]

Eh i used to like a lot of games that when i play them they captivate me (like a good book) and played for hours (and finished them actually), but recently (well more like the last 1-2 years) I can't even play a game for 1-2 hours anymore.

Games have become boring and dull .

 

I've tried different genres too, shooters have never been my thing, but games such as a racing game or a good RPG i used to enjoy pretty much. Now when i play similar games, i quit after a while because i get bored of them , it's to the point that i enjoy programming something more than actually relaxing and playing a game.. I probably outgrew them .. so yeah, growing up makes games more boring ... it sucks (pretty much actually as 100% of my free time consists of either programming something or playing a game).

 

Pretty frustrating if i don't want to program something (so now i fill my free time working for school, yes, you read that correctly, i do stuff for school because i don't have anything else to do)

 

!@#$%^&*

 

 

(End of personal rant )

 

Ha, you aren't alone Drake. I realized the same thing some time back. But the good thing of being a human on Earth is that we really never have to be worried about having nothing to do. It's always easy to find stuff to do. I've found excellent - perhaps even productive - things to do as an alternative to gaming during my free time.

I find that sentance very strange. Being a human on another planet would be different then?

 

Nov 7: GOW2

Preordered

 

Nov 11: COD:W@W

and preordered

 

Nov 11: COD:W@W

 

 

is CoD4 in WW2 era. Lame. CoD5 will be brand new.

CoD4 is modern.

[rootbear75]

unfortunately, i don't have the money right now to preorder/buy COD4:W@W.

hopefully that will change come thanksgiving.. 2.5x Holiday pay FTW

[★ doc flabby]

The truth is there are very few innovative and interesting gaming !@#$%^&*les come out now.

Most are simply rehashes of old game with slight changes.

Edited October 22, 2008 by doc flabby

[★ Admiral Kirk]

Oct - 28, Fallout 3 / Fallblivion / Oblivion with Guns.

 

Be what it may, its still kinda fallout and I still cant wait to play it

[jacob hunter!]

diablo 3

[Incomplete]

Oct - 28, Fallout 3 / Fallblivion / Oblivion with Guns.

 

Be what it may, its still kinda fallout and I still cant wait to play it

 

That is certainly a game i'm looking to get.

 

Also

Gears of war 2,

CoD5,

Fracture,

Legendary,

To End All Wars,

Silent Hill: Homecoming

Endwar

Tomb Raider: Underworld

 

and several others. Bring on Christmas....

[rootbear75]

do you mean actual Cod5 or CoD:W@W?

because i haven't even heard an announcement of any kind on development of CoD5

[🜲 Samapico]

diablo 3

Oh yeah, I can't wait to buy get that one, do they have a date yet?

[Suicide_Run]

I get bored of games quickly. I usually play games to see their storyline....if they have one. Problem for me, games gets interesting right when you start them....but they never seem to keep my attention till I beat them, unless they are really short.

[🜲 Samapico]

I get bored of games quickly. I usually play games to see their storyline....if they have one. Problem for me, games gets interesting right when you start them....but they never seem to keep my attention till I beat them, unless they are really short.

Games that I enjoyed a lot for the storyline (in order i played them):

 

-Freespace 2 (space shooter; mission-based)

-Half-Life (HL1 is old, but it's worth playing it before playing HL2)

-Freelancer (space shooter / free-roaming, almost RPG-ish)

 

All these games have a very unpredictable storyline, lots of events, very immersive universes

[No_Remorse]

ya i just bought a ps3 and it very quickly became just another dust collector

 

gta4 not fun.

 

unreal tournament on the other hand, pretty fun but i never get around to it

[Incomplete]

do you mean actual Cod5 or CoD:W@W?

because i haven't even heard an announcement of any kind on development of CoD5

CoD5 is CoD world at war...

[★ Dav]

for me its probably taht I dont have the time to sit and play games for a reasonable period so iut is very hard to get into a game in the same way that I used to.

 

I also find myself less paitent with the long and tedious parts of games and lose interest.

[Incomplete]

There is still one game I havent completed yet. I've had it since I got my Xbox 360 but it scares me.....but I need to complete it.