Video Games: Do You Even Care Anymore?

I still love games, being older I have different responsibilities but when it comes down to it if I have a day off I want to play games to relax.

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Originally Posted by A Robot Bit Me

But...but you play GGXX. I am confused.

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I am still good at it, I just don't own it. All the new kiddies are still 2 years behind me.

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Originally Posted by Satsuki

castlevania, sometimes.

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I play through SotN at least once a year.

The only games I keep anymore are games that I think are so good, I want to show other people them.

If a game is not fun I turn it off.

XBLA is awesome.

Nothing will ever come close to standing next to your friends in the arcade and trying to finish a game like X-Men with your limited tokens.

I care about good games. It's too bad there basically are none anymore. Nearly every major release is a disappointment now.

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Originally Posted by wEEman33

All I really play these days are competitive/cooperative multiplayer games.

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ALL IN!

Hi maru. :)

I don't care anymore, for sure. I'm still playing Worms World Party and having enough fun with that.

I still get stoked for the one or two big name titles here and there, but I just don't have any time to play since I had a kid. I'd rather hang out with my family anyway, but I will be glad when my boy is old enough for me to introduce him to the hobby, that should be cool.

There is an old dude that works at my shop (he's 65 and retiring at the end of the year) and he's a gamer. I initially thought that was pretty cool until I realized he's 65 fucking years old and spends every second of his free time holed up in his filthy ass trailer playing video games. Fucking pitiful, I don't wanna be that dude.

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Originally Posted by Andy

I still love games. I wish I could play them as much as I'd like. But I just don't have time to do so, and where I used to kill myself to force that time into my schedule, I just can't keep doing that. So I've gotten much more selective. I used to buy anything that had any kind of hook or inspired any flicker of interest in me; I'd buy games simply because they did something that looked like fun. Now I only buy games that I know are must-haves for me. I know my tastes, and I don't waste my time on games that I have to motivate myself to play, or dig deep to get to something I might enjoy.

In the past four months or so, I've sold off the majority of my collection. The only things that remain with me, are my Xbox 360 games, MGS4, Uncharted, Mario Galaxy, three PS2 games (Ico, SotC, Yakuza) and three Dreamcast games (Shenmue, JGR, PSO). I'm almost unanimously disinterested in JRPGs now days, outside of Final Fantasy. Video game news isn't very interesting to me anymore. I was only holding onto my DS for the Phoenix Wright games, so I've sold off my portable collection and both my DS and PSP.

So, yes, I do still care, but in a much more reserved capacity.

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This about sums up where I am. Ten years ago, I thought I would never sell off my game collection. But over the course of the past year, that's exactly what I did.

I pretty much will play the games I'm interested in for as long as they keep me interested. Beat MGS4, I'll never play it again. Tried playing Ninja Gaiden 2, discovered it was too difficult and I wasn't invested in the game at all, so I quit playing bc I didn't want to dedicate my time and energy to mastering that game.

Pretty much, I still play games. I just don't memorize bullet patterns and enemy movements, etc etc etc anymore.

I should amend my initial post to say I'm interested in the DS Bangi-O and Ketsui. That's about it.

I've always loved video games, but like anything I go in phases. Generally I will get the urge to play games, and beat 2-3 in a week or two. And then I wont even turn a console on for a month or more.

I hate RPG's or anything I can't get through in about 8-12 hours. So I'm big on shooters and other action games. Although I've been in the mood for some stealth games. Just beat Army of two, and plan on starting MGS2 and Assassins Creed. And after that I msot likley wont pick up a controller until august.

It's also worth mentioning that I was once a collector, but I gace it up about two years ago. It was a tremendous waste of time, money, and space. I don't buy anything that isn't current, unless I REALLY want it, so never. And all my old systems and games are boxed and bagged in my basement. Now and then I get the inkling to hook up the saturn or genesis, but it quickly passes.

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Big waste of time for zero reward

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Also this, video games are a huuuuuge waste of time. Which is why I've never put in the effort to be a l33t halo or Virtua fighter player. Because who gives a fuck? After hours or tribulation you have acquired a skill with absolutley no practical applications.