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I don’t find video games much fun anymore
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LeedsFan:
I've had the same feeling this last couple of years or so. I'm 45 and my last big gaming experience was Final Fantasy XI (online). it was first MMORPG and it will be my last. I've sunk 6 years (yes that's six) into my character "Darwinion" on Phoenix server. I'm coming to the end of my time with that game as I play it less and less now. And I will never play another MMORPG again simply because I don't want to invest the same amount of time again into one title. Not that I regret it... outside of Donkey Kong this is my all time favourite game.

But regarding other games... I've tried Dragon Ageand The Witcher and other single player games and I just don't finish them like I used to do 10 years ago. I get bores so easily now. And I always end up back to emulation and building stuff. I get more of a kick from that now that I do playing games. Surfing these forums and getting inspiration from other peoples projects and seeing what people think of mine.
Vigo:
Jeez, I agree with so much that is said on this thread! The interesting this is that most all of us are either born before video games existed, of they were at least in infancy. We seen all the progress, but I am not sure about what future generations will be thinking.

I can't help but to think that classic video games will be considered nothing more than a novelty of the past for future generations, like silent movies or something, they won't have the same levels of appreciation ever again. And very few younger generations will even dare try older games because they look dated.

And we will probably be fated to be the old geezers wanting the glory days back, and boring kids with stories about how when we were their age, we had to walk to the arcade to play video games (uphill both ways).
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Rando:

--- Quote from: Vigo on March 29, 2011, 03:57:44 pm ---I can't help but to think that classic video games will be considered nothing more than a novelty of the past for future generations, like silent movies or something, they won't have the same levels of appreciation ever again. And very few younger generations will even dare try older games because they look dated.
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Will they seek them out?  Probably not.

But do they like them if they try them?  Absolutely.  My son is 10, has played Playstations and Wiis, has a DS, plays learning games in school, and loves loves loves playing Frogger & Dig-Dug on my PC/Pending cab.  Classics are classics for a reason. 
DNA Dan:
I think the person who stated you found more meaningful things in life hit the nail on the head. When you are young, most people are pretty self serving. As you age and mature, have kids and whatnot, you start to look at every moment you spend your time on as time you will never get back. Would I rather play a 1000th game of Donkey Kong, or go with my girls on a bike ride? One's perception of what consitutes "quality time" changes as you age. For some, games are an escape, especially during times of youth. Remember those arcades in the 80's that were dark, dingy and full of smoking? How many of us felt like rebels going to the arcade to witness the lastest hot shot play a game of pinball.

If anything, I think the whole gaming thing is entertainment. When you feel like you have nothing better to do. Thing is, when you get older with more responsibilities and children, there's a lot more "other" things that you find rewarding as entertainment. Just spending time with your kids can be rewarding in and of itself.
Donkbaca:
Very true.  There is universal appeal to a good game.  I jailbroke my friends psp, and now he says his kids (8 and 7) fight over it because they want to play the NES games on it, whereas 6 months ago it was sitting around collecting dust.

I think we are starting to see some of the focus back on gaming, the 360 has a bunch of 2d shmups and 2d fighters are making a comeback.  The wii has some good platform games.  I think of myself ( I am 33) as the sweet spot for game developers, I have been playing consoles for 25+ years, you can see how before an M rating was death for a game in terms of marketability and now you have plenty of successful games with that rating (Mortal Kombat).  Games shifted from being aimed at kids to being aimed at hardcore gamers, now they are moving back towards the adults that were the kids that were originally marketed at 20 plus years ago.

You know what i think would be great?  If instead of some enormous sixty dollar 120 hour game, they would break that up into a 20 dollar 30 hour game, and add content through DLC.  Wasn't that sort of the original plan anyway?
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