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alfonzotan:
Yes to both.  The last "new" game I played all the way through was Star Trek Elite Force, and that was more than a decade ago.  Tried Doom3 when it came out, but got bored with it pretty quickly.

I'm happy with maybe fifteen minutes, tops, of blowing up ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- at my age, then I have to move on, so 80's games work out fine for me.
Vigo:
I'm in my 20's, and I found that there are a lot of new games that don't interest me any longer. I think It is because I have done them all before so many times that they just don't interest me.

Wanting simpler games? I don't think that is exactly it....I can't find a game that attracts me more than a hour or two on my android tablet. I do agree with some of the above about there being too much down time in many new games. Hell, some of these games take 5 minutes from booting up to getting to the start screen. I feel like my time is much more important these days and it's not worth all the effort to just play a game. 
MaxVolume:

I'm with DaveMMR... it's a freakin' GAME for Chrissakes!  To me, it's not fun to have to remember a bunch of "moves" and "combos", so even '90s fighting games aren't any fun unless I can win by just randomly mashing buttons.  I certainly don't mind having to remember which button is "fire" and which one is "jump", but beyond that, screw it.  Essentially what you're doing with a lot of newer games is programming the engine to make your character execute a predetermined animation that may or may not cause some kind of reaction from another character or the game engine itself.  It has gone from completely intuitive and analogous behavior (mash a button and Mario jumps) to some abstract programming exercise that to me has lost all connection with actually controlling a character on the screen and making him do stuff.  At this rate, games will eventually degenerate into "enter 15 characters on your keyboard in the correct sequence, watch cut scene, repeat".
RandyT:
While I enjoy a round of COD:x as much as the next guy, I'd be just as happy with "reboots" of the original arcade classics.  The thing which all of these need to have, and many do, are a graphically enhanced version which retains all of the elements and gameplay of the originals.  It wasn't the graphics which drew so many players to them, but I think really bringing them to date in that area alone would be enough to make them mainstream again.  Of course, the lure of adding too many visual effects "just because they can" is also something which can ruin the experience, IMHO. 

There are some games I will go through the extended control learning effort for, but that list is pretty short.  I just don't have the time for it, and free time is something the "12 year old online players" always seem to have in surplus. :)


--- Quote from: MaxVolume on August 21, 2012, 03:36:08 pm ---To me, it's not fun to have to remember a bunch of "moves" and "combos"...

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My belief as well.  If it feels like chore, or a collection of memory exercises, it's not fun.

RandyT
griffindodd:
I agree also but for a different reason...

time

At 40 now I have my first child, she's 7 months old and of course takes up nearly all of my wife & I's time. I used to be a hardcore WoW raider playing 4-5 hrs a night 5 days a week in a very high end guild which I enjoyed immensely but of course I cannot (and wouldn't want to) do that kind of thing now I have a wife and family.

The classic arcade games let you dive on for 5 minutes, have a quick bit of fun and be on to the next thing that needs your attention, it's no coincidence that PC and Console game sales have taken a hit since casual easy gaming has been easy for many to keep in their pockets on their phones and iPods.

Also, I look forward with great joy to sitting down and watching my baby girl play pacman, d'kong or pinball when she gets older and introducing her to the fun and wonder of simple games with great characters and fun gameplay that don't require her to mash 45 buttons while looking down the barrel of an ultra realistic weapon head shotting her friends.
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