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5 ways to tell your getting too old for videogames (article)
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I... honestly don't see the problem here.
They're not saying gaming is "immature" or anything.
They're saying that as we grow older, we no longer have time to sink into hours spent on gaming with friends and that our own nostalgia is a big problem when it comes to enjoyment of newer things.
I don't find it cynical. I find it funny. Almost satirical in a way so I'm not taking it too seriously
If I did, I'd have to agree with the guy who's on about each point, saying "This article is illogical"
They're not saying gaming is "immature" or anything.
They're saying that as we grow older, we no longer have time to sink into hours spent on gaming with friends and that our own nostalgia is a big problem when it comes to enjoyment of newer things.
I don't find it cynical. I find it funny. Almost satirical in a way so I'm not taking it too seriously
If I did, I'd have to agree with the guy who's on about each point, saying "This article is illogical"
"Kids get more excited for things than adults," seems to be the rather obvious message. I don't think the writer was trying to say you should stop playing games but rather that your childhood memories do not meld with your adult sensibilities.
The writer is just putting the idea forward that some of the current gamer's complaints are based from behind rose coloured glasses and that even something that is exactly what they want, won't grab them the way it might have when they were a child.
The title of the article is misleading but that's really the only complaint I can take away from it, but the title got me to read it so maybe that's an invalid complaint anyway.
You still like playing games? Keep fuckin' playing them. Just don't expect your inner-child to catch fire while wrapped up in the damp, world weary blanket that is your aged mind.
The writer is just putting the idea forward that some of the current gamer's complaints are based from behind rose coloured glasses and that even something that is exactly what they want, won't grab them the way it might have when they were a child.
The title of the article is misleading but that's really the only complaint I can take away from it, but the title got me to read it so maybe that's an invalid complaint anyway.
You still like playing games? Keep fuckin' playing them. Just don't expect your inner-child to catch fire while wrapped up in the damp, world weary blanket that is your aged mind.
well one thing I dont agree with is my dislike for multiplayer
I dont dislike multiplayer because of the nasty kids, I dislike it simply from an expereince perspective...I just dont enjoy it as much as a story driven single player game, why cant people (and the industry) understand that?
I dont dislike multiplayer because of the nasty kids, I dislike it simply from an expereince perspective...I just dont enjoy it as much as a story driven single player game, why cant people (and the industry) understand that?
*reads article*
Fuck, that's me. Fuck, I'm old. Anyone know how to fix that?
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@OP
You're twenty.
Fuck, that's me. Fuck, I'm old. Anyone know how to fix that?
Edit:
@OP
You're twenty.
I agree with the above.Matrixbeast said:
I like the idea that my generation will have PS10s and Xbox3600s in our retirement homes. Just imagine a group of 4 people in floating wheel chairs with wireless hydrogen-fusion battery powered controllers, playing CoD:whatever
To me it just sounds like they're bashing on people who are blinded by nostalgia and admitting that they in fact are to an extent too.
They're not saying "we're too old for video games", it sounds more like "I don't view games the same way I used too". They're saying that it is this notion that makes people think old games were way better, when really they just REMEMBER them being better.
I personally think the article makes a few good points and I think that those that complain about how gaming is dead should read the "But the truth is" sections and realise that they just might be jaded by nostalgia.
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They're not saying "we're too old for video games", it sounds more like "I don't view games the same way I used too". They're saying that it is this notion that makes people think old games were way better, when really they just REMEMBER them being better.
I personally think the article makes a few good points and I think that those that complain about how gaming is dead should read the "But the truth is" sections and realise that they just might be jaded by nostalgia.
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Basically this.Sharkeyboi said:
They actually make good points that come up as you get older.
This goes for all aspects in our lives, as we are kids all experiences tend to be new amazing and mind blowing, and once we collect a good chunk of knowledge the novelty isn't really there anymore, soon it takes hell of a well made meal / story / movie / game to move us at all.
But it also comes down to personal cynicism, if you get in too deep you quickly start to dismiss all things that might appeal, simply because everything must suck in this world.
Some call it getting too old, I would call it getting too bitter.
I will never grow too "old" for games, but the bar get's raised higher with every great game I play, and it irritates me to no end when developers don't learn the stuff that was figured out already.
This goes for all aspects in our lives, as we are kids all experiences tend to be new amazing and mind blowing, and once we collect a good chunk of knowledge the novelty isn't really there anymore, soon it takes hell of a well made meal / story / movie / game to move us at all.
But it also comes down to personal cynicism, if you get in too deep you quickly start to dismiss all things that might appeal, simply because everything must suck in this world.
Some call it getting too old, I would call it getting too bitter.
I will never grow too "old" for games, but the bar get's raised higher with every great game I play, and it irritates me to no end when developers don't learn the stuff that was figured out already.
I'll be in the cold, cold ground before I think I'm too old for them. I'm still very imaginative when it comes to games - Especially when I fill in a lot of blanks in certain games myself (Like, with in Oblivion - when I use the wait command in one spot for ingame days at a time, I can visualise my character sitting down against the wall, taking a day or two to just read or draw to pass that time rather than just going into an upright coma).
To put it simply:
Todays game stories still compell me.
I stil love multiplayer.
I think the longer games are, the better.
Originality is still going strong.
And most of all, games are still fun for me.
To put it simply:
Todays game stories still compell me.
I stil love multiplayer.
I think the longer games are, the better.
Originality is still going strong.
And most of all, games are still fun for me.
Point #2 is essentially: "Don't complain that everything is FPS nowadays, when you were a kid everything was platformers."
Problem is, I *like* 2D platformers. I remember when I saw Astal on the Sega Saturn, I thought: This is beautiful, why aren't there more games like this? Why don't we see some high definition, hand-drawn, watercolor-painted 2D graphics? Why are platformers now pretty much always done with polygons instead, or simply released on handhelds only?
Yes, there's Braid, but that's not enough. Come on, you lazy game industry, I want more modern-looking 2D platformers, and I seriously doubt I'm the only one!
Problem is, I *like* 2D platformers. I remember when I saw Astal on the Sega Saturn, I thought: This is beautiful, why aren't there more games like this? Why don't we see some high definition, hand-drawn, watercolor-painted 2D graphics? Why are platformers now pretty much always done with polygons instead, or simply released on handhelds only?
Yes, there's Braid, but that's not enough. Come on, you lazy game industry, I want more modern-looking 2D platformers, and I seriously doubt I'm the only one!
Reaffirming over and over again that I really am an old man inside a young man's body. To some extent, every single one of these points applies to me.
That said, I still won't quit my beloved hobby - I'll just adapt, and perhaps try to branch out into genres I'm less familiar with. Right now I'm playing the new Driver, and I'm having an unexpectedly good time, perhaps due in part to my relative inexperience with racing games.
That said, I still won't quit my beloved hobby - I'll just adapt, and perhaps try to branch out into genres I'm less familiar with. Right now I'm playing the new Driver, and I'm having an unexpectedly good time, perhaps due in part to my relative inexperience with racing games.
Also consider the source. This article is on Cracked.com, and most of the stuff on Cracked is not meant to be taken seriously.
A close tie for #6:
that you believe there is an age where you're too old for video games.
that you care if there is an age where you're too old for video games.
They say the biggest sign of maturity is that you don't care about being immature.
that you believe there is an age where you're too old for video games.
that you care if there is an age where you're too old for video games.
They say the biggest sign of maturity is that you don't care about being immature.
My say in this is: You are not too old. You are playing the wrong game.
If you are still playing the game you enjoyed playing as a kid and still expect to enjoy it as an adult you're simply trying something that won't work. Ever.
You aren't reading children's books anymore ? No you are reading books that are written with you in mind as a target audience. Same goes for movies. You aren't watching the same movies you enjoyed as a kid. You moved on to movies which challenge you more. (or not, based on preference
)
So go find games that are made with a more mature audience in mind. Or go into them with a different set of mind.
But again I agree with the article to a certain extent. It has its points which are also true for me. And Im only 21. But also getting busier than ever and having less time for the grinding parts that some games have ;(
If you are still playing the game you enjoyed playing as a kid and still expect to enjoy it as an adult you're simply trying something that won't work. Ever.
You aren't reading children's books anymore ? No you are reading books that are written with you in mind as a target audience. Same goes for movies. You aren't watching the same movies you enjoyed as a kid. You moved on to movies which challenge you more. (or not, based on preference
) So go find games that are made with a more mature audience in mind. Or go into them with a different set of mind.
But again I agree with the article to a certain extent. It has its points which are also true for me. And Im only 21. But also getting busier than ever and having less time for the grinding parts that some games have ;(
Wow... that article has me convinced that I might actually be growing out of one of my favorite past times, *tear*