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Over 40 and less into new games?
Haze:
New games are just .. different.
I don't think it's that they're more complex, if anything having more buttons makes many simpler, as you have buttons associated with various actions rather than having to rely on multiple keypresses, or everything being context sensitive due to a lack of buttons. Also similar games tend to have similar mappings, things are more standardized than ever, pick up some old PC (or 8-bit computer games) and it's pretty much pot luck as to what the keys are.
The older games, I think were actually more mentally challenging, pixel perfect jumps were part about timing, and part about knowing and being able to measure things right down to the alignment of your character with a pixel, it was almost a puzzle.
Modern games are all gloss, you don't have that level of control, or knowledge but as a result they tend to be more forgiving.
Modern games also spend half the game holding your hand through them, older games do none of that.
So while all the action might be very 'in your face' and full of distractions they're not really harder, or more complex in any way at all.
I think the main difference is that pretty much every game today is just a story, you're expected to save progress, they're not just 'pick up and play for 10 minute' type games where the gameplay is usually based around a simple but novel concept, although there are plenty of 'casual games' which fill that gap too. Actually I'd go as far as saying the whole 'Casual' games term is a bit of a misnomer, because quite often it's in the smaller titles you find the real gameplay and the real mental challenges, not just something you can brute force your way through if you play it often enough.
I was never a big fan of books & movies growing up, I preferred the more abstract and challenging mature of games, it therefore doesn't surprise me at all that these modern games, which basically ARE movies, where you simply act out little bits to hold the story together have waned my interest in games
Sparkolicious:
Will be 40 in a few months.. :banghead: I have a 13 year old, and an 11 year old. That is probably the only reason I have a 360 and a PS3. Occasionally I wonder in there and get a beat down from the 11 year old on black ops or reach. Just can't get into it. Played a lot of CS and a little battlefield, but I just don't have the interest any more. I have an arcade machine that I spend time on now and then, but to be honest, most of my time is spent with the never ending Hyperspin build. Making every system work correctly. Filling in the gaps in artwork. Adding my fav protos or hack versions to the DB's. It's like a full time job! And of course there the time I spend testing controllers.. which usually ends up with me playing some RC ProAm II or the like for an hour or so lol! I grew up with a trash 80 and atari800XL.
csnow:
Another thing I dislike about the new games is the addition of the gratuitous language and adult content. I am definitely not the prude sort, but some of these games throw the f bomb or other language in the game when it doesnt even fit the scene. It is a game, keep it fun and enjoyable for all to play.
Ravenger:
I'm in my 40's and spend a lot of my free time on my arcade machine, or playing PC games.
I'm not into console games much, at least not modern console games, because I'm not keen on the convoluted controls, and imprecise aiming, and the hardware limitations compared to PCs. I don't like touch-screen games on phones or tablets for the most part either, due to the lack of tactile feedback.
I much prefer PC games where I can configure the controls just the way I like, and I play a lot of new games. I've got a huge Steam backlog to clear, which seems to get ever larger due to the Steam sales. :banghead: ;D
Still nothing beats the arcade machine for a quick ten or fifteen minutes play. I play a lot of the classic arcade games from my youth, wallowing in the nostalgia, and it's great to finally get good at games I could never master when I was younger because I didn't have the cash to pump into them.
I am disappointed that no-one in my family has managed to beat any of my high scores yet though!
csnow:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on August 21, 2012, 05:25:41 pm ---
I actually kind of agree with this. Foul language does show up in some weird places. I wouldn't play Perfect Dark because I didn't appreciate the main character being called a ---smurfette--- left and right. Granted, I didn't have a problem with gunning down rows and rows of people.
/America
:dunno
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Cursing > mass murder in games - The American way :laugh2:
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