Those two last posts reflect pretty well to what I think, except replace music by school,girls and a car.
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Those two last posts reflect pretty well to what I think, except replace music by school,girls and a car.
I think that games will ALWAYS be an integral part of my life. That being said, i have my ups and downs with them. There are times where i find myself playing less games, and focusing more on other things, but they never just dissolve from my lifestyle. People say "you will grow out of them to more adult things". I could see myself, as many other people on this board have, focusing more on children and career, but giving them up entirely is just unfathomable. It's like, what are the alternatives for a hobby?
"You should totally get into music!!!" Music just isn't enough to keep my occupied for extened periods of time. I enjoy playing it from time to time on my guitar, but im not good enough to start a badass music group like some members. I don't even think i would enjoy that. Add on that i like alot of video game soundtracks, and ive already got music covered.
Girls- I am yet to see how girls interfer with your gaming. Its not like there are there 100% of my time, and if they were, i would drop them. I have been out with girls who didn't like me gaming, and they had to deal with it, tough shit. If it bothered them that much, i would drop them anyhow.
Cars- I crashed my crx at 90mph racing down a twisted road. Fast cars no longer have the same appeal to me.
Recently, i have been about taking games seroiusly, i started with War3 when it came out, moved onto ggxx recently. I have never appreciated a game as much as ggxx NOW that i know what the developers REALLY put into it, and prepared for. playing a fighting game and seroiusly playing a fighting game is totally different, i can't even put it to a good metaphor.
So, to me, games will always be there, IMHO, a great blend of art, direction, music, and narrative. I know i will get a few TLDR's, if you are one, don't bother to post that, its just a waste of space. Fag.
I read it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Destin
Instead of a metaphor to represent playing fighting games seriously, I will use a simile.
Playing fighting games seriously is like wasting your life perfecting a useless skill.
I get sick of self-important game fans sometimes but I don't get sick of games themselves. I don't let myself get obsessive over them or the "industry". My playing fluctuates from playing a lot to not playing at all, but when I am not playing it's not because I am sick of games - it's just because I feel like doing other things. It's not that big of a deal.
It also helps that I only bother with the games I really really want. I don't care if certain games or companies have critical acclaim. I don't buy or play games for the sake of them because I feel I should or try to play every game that seems good. I stick to the must-haves.
... I think this is true of any hobby. It seems to me that people mainly get sick of things they were obsessive or over-enthusiastic about.
And what band were you listening to at the time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Destin
88mph, and the cd flew out of my cd player during the crash at a speed that probably would have killed me if it connected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Icepick
Mzo: The same could be said about music, or art, or dancing, ect.
I've lost interest and haven't played much in the last year or so.=/
I don't think I've ever gotten sick of games, but I'm currently in a pretty apathetic phase toward them. I'm sure it has a lot more to do with what's going on in my life than the games, though. I'm not one of those people who thinks games just aren't good anymore, it's just the past few months I've been getting into a lot of other things, like anime, dvds, and discovering what good music is, and my life in general has just gotten a lot busier than it used to be. Lately all I've been playing is some nightly UT2K4 with the TNL crew, though I can't say I'm having any less fun than when I used to play shit loads of games at the same time, if not to the contrary actually. And I can't wait to get my hands on Ninja Gaiden, so I don't think my excitement for games is gone, just dormant, I guess.
Word. This is also a big reason why I just up and get rid of half of my shit whenever I get in this rut (the other being that I can't otherwise afford the new stuff coming out.. but hey :p). Most gamers act like you're crucifying Jesus himself when you get rid of your games, but doing so has renewed my interest in gaming on many occasions, so fuck em.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
Hahaha. I swear, I use this exact same thing all the time. :p I used to watch a lot of TV, but now I'd be lucky if I even catch 2 hours a week as well, despite having Comedy Central or Nickalodeon turned on basically all day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
I wish I was involved in more car crashes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Destin
Since December, the only thing I've played is Halo with my "mainstream" friends. Huge multiplayer matches in real life with friends >>>>>>>> online gaming with strangers.
I pretty much stopped playing Beatmania as well. What's the point of perfecting a skill that no one else I know will appreciate or compete with me with?