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Over 40 and less into new games?
agent_c:
I will be 50 very soon but have to admit I do like fps games on pc, non of that silly joypad thing the ps3 and xboxie thing have. But with 2 kids one 15 one 8 I have to admit I enjoy seeing their delight playing on my arcade machine rather than their xboxes, Today was a miserable wet bank holiday monday and the pair of them sat down together on my bartop and completed sunset riders and liquid kids without stopping and with constant smiles on their faces! No swearing or stresses just fun! and after all isn't that what gaming was meant to be.....
RayB:
This year was a turning point for me. Limited time, limited interest. Nearly all my gaming has been on iphone.
MadMagpie:
I'm 45, I love gaming and have since I was a kid, I misspent my youth in arcades, had a super nitendo, sega megadrive and then Amiga computers, the games used to be about playability and fun, games now days seem to be more about the narrative and story telling while they drag you through linear game play. we have 2 360's, original playstation and xbox1 in the house as well as a couple of gaming PC's and the only game I find my self playing is battlefield 3, and even that I play infrequently, my daughter plays on the 360 rarely and she is into skyrim on the PC at the moment, I can't get into that at all. the lack of fun I have playing is what has inspired my to start building my own arcade machine to try and recapture some fun and playable games from the past.
sharpfork:
--- Quote from: griffindodd on August 21, 2012, 03:48:38 pm ---I agree also but for a different reason...
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I'm coming up on 40 and it's the same for me with three kids. I mostly play arcade games because I can go in my basement and play for 20 minutes and have a great time then shut it off. I played the Diablo III beta through and decided the time suck of the full version wasn't going to fit in my life.
When it comes to new games, I play wii with my kids and love the old franchises and simple controls. I also have a x360 but it sits in my cab 99% of the time running newer arcade games, Japanese STG/shmups ports that are great for 20 minutes of adrenaline. I hook it up to my HD TV when a new Halo comes out and play campaign mode, no online play.
Gatt:
I'm 38 and I agree, but for different reasons.
I just despise the lack of diversity in the Industry right now. Everything has to be a Shooter or an Action-Adventure. Even RTS is out of favor, simply because Publishers are so risk-adverse. Worse, almost everything is a sequel, or umpteenth sequel. This latest generation has been more about releasing sequels Friday the 13th style than anything else.
The other thing that really irks me is the DLC, Hostage Content*, Disc-locked Content thing. I paid $60 for the game, and you're telling me I either don't have the whole game or I have to pay more to get what's on the disc I already bought? The more this thing goes on, the more I find myself getting into Kickstarter and Emulation.
*Hostage Content: Content on the disc on the day of release, that can only be unlocked if you bought some pre-launch DLC. Ex. Dead Space 2, significant content placed right in the player's face behind locked doors that only open if you bought the Pre-launch DLC. The kick in the pants? If you bought PC, it couldn't be opened, because there wasn't DLC for the PC. Even the expensive Collector's Edition had it locked away.