I find that I have more fun with my games if I just tune out the controversy and, the over-analysis. I try to stay away from most of the fandoms and communities too since those can be kind of inflammatory, especially if you voice your own unpopular views. Another great tip comes from avoiding early adoption...even turds like Ride to Hell don't stick as badly if you paid less than the price of a pizza for it.
It's basically what I do anyway and I'm loving gaming. I indulge in the indies (and whatever old games my laptop will run), I'll play newer games once they dip to the $20 range and I'll pick up games from my childhood that I never had a chance to play at the time. It's why I'm having so much fun with gaming! My most recent game is Watch_Dogs which I grabbed for $20 and after I turned off the online components, I started having...a moderate amount of fun. More than GTAV anyway but Watch_Dogs doesn't force me to race or take flight tutorials.
It's basically what I do anyway and I'm loving gaming. I indulge in the indies (and whatever old games my laptop will run), I'll play newer games once they dip to the $20 range and I'll pick up games from my childhood that I never had a chance to play at the time. It's why I'm having so much fun with gaming! My most recent game is Watch_Dogs which I grabbed for $20 and after I turned off the online components, I started having...a moderate amount of fun. More than GTAV anyway but Watch_Dogs doesn't force me to race or take flight tutorials.