There was a decade or so in my life before computers where I was a book a day type guy.london-boy said:
Books = good.
Am i tired of videogames?
- Thread starter London Geezer
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Books = good.
blakjedi said:
Too true, shame i can't rep you at the moment.
I got your back, and I also think he earned it.london-boy said:
ROG27 said:
Nah, my "portables" are books. And the new Sony eBook thing that's coming out will be REALLY REALLY cool and i'll definately buy it.
Johnny Awesome
Veteran
I have the opposite problem you guys seem to have: I don't have enough time to play all the awesome games out there. I still really love games and try to play about 15-20 hours per week, but wish I had time to play even more.
No it think tat ending the games is getting hard too.
Anyway here is agood medicine, took 1 of this a few times per day, it ussually helps.
http://www.pizmogames.com/games/castlemouse/
http://www.arcadetown.com/
http://jogos.hex.com.br/
http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/menu/games_menu.htm
http://www.download-free-games.com/
Anyway here is agood medicine, took 1 of this a few times per day, it ussually helps.
http://www.pizmogames.com/games/castlemouse/
http://www.arcadetown.com/
http://jogos.hex.com.br/
http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/menu/games_menu.htm
http://www.download-free-games.com/
I'm more or less in the same position... just sort of realized it after reading some of these posts. I still love games (I buy more now than ever - hah), but I can't get myself to finish them or play them much more than ~5 hours before giving up (even if its a game I really like).
Same thing happened to me around the end of the PS1 generation though, now that I think about it.
About the only game I've consistantly been playing and put many hours into is DJ Max Portable for PSP... And it's likely because its hardly even a game (rhythm game).
Same thing happened to me around the end of the PS1 generation though, now that I think about it.
About the only game I've consistantly been playing and put many hours into is DJ Max Portable for PSP... And it's likely because its hardly even a game (rhythm game).
london-boy said:
Again...I say pick up a portable if only for the non-games and media. I never thought I'd get alot of use out of the UMD video on PSP...but watching episodes of shows like the Family guy (which without commercials is only like 18 minutes long an episode) on the go and when you don't have much time can brighten your day. I have the first two seasons on the 5 UMD set and it only set me back $30.00.
I agree with you that the Ebook thing looks amazing. Digital Ink, or whatever it is, is pure awesomeness.
winstonsmith1978
Newcomer
london-boy said:I'm humbled.
I was kinda joking of course, getting older doesn't REALLY worry me. It just bugs me that videogames don't make me happy anymore. Maybe i'm just happy for other things and videogames in comparison are just useless... I get much more enjoyment from books, but i'm a 30-40 books a year kind of guy so that kinda explains it....
Talking about books and comparing them with games pretty much tells me everything. I'm not sure what kind of books you tend to read but I'm going through a spurt that involves mostly science stuff like neuroscience, evolution and biology with a sci fi book thrown in every once and a while.
The truth is, games just arn't adult. I just got done playing MGS: Twin Snakes and i found myself yelling at Kojima to shut up and just end this horrible game. I don't see how his games are adult except for the blood because the script and dialogue is for 5 year olds. It's some of most cheesy crap i have ever seen plus he doesn't even get the science right. Thanks Kojima, we've known for a long time that biology and culture both play huge parts in our lives, not just genetics, thanks for telling me like 50 time in the last 2 minutes.
I don't think us older people will truelly enjoy games like we use too until they give us Kubrick in game form or something like Lost in Translation in game form. Something truelly adult. Games have to reach the artistic status of films before that happens. Adult now, means some blood, guns and a hot girl.
Maybe i'm wrong, but the gamer seems to be maturing but the games are still very childish.
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winstonsmith1978 said:
Woah.. me too!! Been reading Robert J Sawyer, there's a thread on the General Forum about it too!I agree, sometimes i can't help but feel very young (and in a bad sense too!) when playing games. Hate it.
HEY HEY HEY!!! EASY!!
Seriously now, the word i have for games, most of them anyway, but there are always exceptions, is CHEAP. All about them is targeted to teenagers who, at the end of the day, have NO taste for art or music or anything that can be called "artistic". That's what gradually made me detach from games i think.
Agreed 100%. I could say the same about movies too, though.
ROG27 said:
Totally. Although i like having books in my house, i can't help but feel that eventually i'll have a flat full of books. Electronic books like the Sony (and i'm sure there will be much better versions in the months following its release) will save me a LOT of shelf space.
I know the feeling too.
Last time I got bored of gaming was at the dawn of PS2, when the PS games could not hold my interest any more and I though tI'd lost my will of gaming, not even my then new PC and N64 could bring back the joy of gaming.
I basically quitted gaming altogether for a few months, then the PS2 news started to pour and I was getting excited again, the PS2 and FFIX (a PSOne game) brought me back to gaming and it has lasted 'til today.
I expect after I've finished Dragon Quest (whenever it releases in EU), and I think I'll play it more because "of duty" than because I really want to There'll maybe be some months I won't be gaming until the PS3 arrives, which I hope will again rejuvenate my gaming passion.
I'm also a bit afraid of the FFXII, knowing that I'd love to play it night and day, but also knowing I have other duties too and will only be able to play a couple of hours a week.
The short pick up and play games are my favorites now too, like Katamary Damacy and Shadow of the Colossus, I don't feel I'm getting tired of the labourious task ahead of me when I play them. Also the PSP with games like GTA:LCS and Tales of Eternia are well suited for my gaming habits now.
I actually resorted to cheating for the first time in my console gaming life when I played the RE4, I played it without cheats about two thirds, butafter that I just gave up and bought an Action Replay and finished it with that.
It's a mixed feeling when you like the game and want to finish it, but the frustration of the task ahead is just kinda depressing.
Maybe you just need a little time off of games, I'm positive you'll come back again after a while, it's the nature and it's ways
Last time I got bored of gaming was at the dawn of PS2, when the PS games could not hold my interest any more and I though tI'd lost my will of gaming, not even my then new PC and N64 could bring back the joy of gaming.
I basically quitted gaming altogether for a few months, then the PS2 news started to pour and I was getting excited again, the PS2 and FFIX (a PSOne game) brought me back to gaming and it has lasted 'til today.
I expect after I've finished Dragon Quest (whenever it releases in EU), and I think I'll play it more because "of duty" than because I really want to
There'll maybe be some months I won't be gaming until the PS3 arrives, which I hope will again rejuvenate my gaming passion.I'm also a bit afraid of the FFXII, knowing that I'd love to play it night and day, but also knowing I have other duties too and will only be able to play a couple of hours a week.
The short pick up and play games are my favorites now too, like Katamary Damacy and Shadow of the Colossus, I don't feel I'm getting tired of the labourious task ahead of me when I play them. Also the PSP with games like GTA:LCS and Tales of Eternia are well suited for my gaming habits now.
I actually resorted to cheating for the first time in my console gaming life when I played the RE4, I played it without cheats about two thirds, butafter that I just gave up and bought an Action Replay and finished it with that.
It's a mixed feeling when you like the game and want to finish it, but the frustration of the task ahead is just kinda depressing.
Maybe you just need a little time off of games, I'm positive you'll come back again after a while, it's the nature and it's ways
winstonsmith1978 said:
You are so on with this post. Thats why the game I look forward most this generation is the Too Human Trilogy (http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showpost.php?p=706907&postcount=17). Also because of its fantatsic storyline, backdrop and character development, many people consider the original Deus Ex as the best storyline in a game ever.
The mistake some game companies make is that in an effort to be adult, complex, and deep (Heinlein, Clarke, Clancy (in his best days), Jordan, Simmons) they end up being complicated, convoluted, and disengaging... eventually gaming will catch up and I think that with what is at stake for the three giants of gaming (Sony, MS and Nintendo) by the end of this generation we won't be disappointed.
Thanks digi and l-b for your sentiments!
You are tired of video games. Let me give you an address you can send them to.
scooby_dooby
Legend
I think you just need some motivation
Pfff - I dunno what to say about this. It's something that a lot of people experience. Depends what you're asking for from a game!
I hope I don't sound patronising (but I know I will) but "art" for me is making a connection with another person. Shared experiences and all that. Games rarely engage you on a substantial scale emotionally. Ico was the closest I've got to that.
As was said in response to digitalwanderer's similar thread (in the pc forums) a while ago: read a book, listen to some music or whatever floats your boat.
Or buy a 360/PS3/Rev and be dazzled by the graphics for a short while!
I hope I don't sound patronising (but I know I will) but "art" for me is making a connection with another person. Shared experiences and all that. Games rarely engage you on a substantial scale emotionally. Ico was the closest I've got to that.
As was said in response to digitalwanderer's similar thread (in the pc forums) a while ago: read a book, listen to some music or whatever floats your boat.
Or buy a 360/PS3/Rev and be dazzled by the graphics for a short while!
I play less too. It's the lack of time and interest, although when I find a game that does it for me, then I'll finish it swiftly. Sometimes I don't touch my consoles for weeks, even month and when I do pick up gaming ... it's fun again. I guess, that's why I don't really suffer from any kind of burnout syndrome after 20+ years of gaming.
