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Over 40 and less into new games?
CoryBee:
nope, but I am working on it :lol
if it is any consolation the waitresses at the diner let me order from the senior menu.........okay I will leave
molton:
Gatt, that definitely has something to do with interest fading in new video games.
Aside from that, dumbing down of innovation has never helped. How come games haven't enjoyed save game systems that remember every little thing about the game world like the original deus ex? Or how come bullet damage never looks as good as it did in Soldier of Fortune II? How come the Farcry and the 1st Crysis had better combat and enemy AI then any other video game ever, just to not be matched in their own sequels.
This recent Deus Ex isn't bad but still lacks in certain areas the original delivered in, the 2nd Deus Ex is a crime against video games, tiny little unexplorable levels, a single "energy source" for all ammo across all guns instead of an array of guns and ammo types to effect your strategy, no unreal engine to make mods like all the fabulous mods for the original Deus Ex, I hate how little modding is supported today.
Mario:
--- Quote from: griffindodd on August 21, 2012, 03:48:38 pm ---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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Same for me. Mostly, I don't have the time due to my kids. But also because I want or need to do other things (browse web, relax by the TV, various chores).
My most-played games are Freecell on my iPhone, and Ultimate Wizard using the C64 emulator running on my son's NDS.
Mario
Burn4Evr:
30 here and to me, games have gotten easier not harder. In some cases I'm ok with this... sometimes you just want to be a badass. In other cases its frustrating, One of my favorite series is a great example, XCOM.... the first game was brutal...and exausting trying to both manage your base, your money and everything else on top of combat.
The recent sequal while fun, and simplified may have gone too far in making it easy... choices such as not being able to fire at walls to create your own doors, or having missed shots actually travel past your target really hurt the game.
I think the gap between easy games and difficult games is widening too much.....it seems either you can shoot a nuke from a jet with one click in some games, and in others you can barely take off without having to read a 400 page manual.
DeLuSioNal29:
I recall playing Madden Football on the Xbox 360 (can't remember what year the Madden game was) and I was able to choose a 2 button control layout while my younger nephew chose the normal more complex layout.
It felt like I was playing it on the Genesis. It was great.
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