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Fed up with videogames

I Havent_Slept For Days

I'm having a breakdown.

I was playing CoD and just had a wave of shame and embarrassment come over me. What the hell am I doing? I’m 32 years old, and I spend my nights shooting an imaginary pixel across the screen to prove I have faster hand eye coordination than some ****ing 12 year old kid across the country. What’s the ****ing point? It feels like I’m consooming some opiate of the masses bull****. Every game another $60. Every PS+ subscription another $20. Every new console another $400. When does it end? And the hours. I don’t even want to think about the hours poured into this various bull****. I’m a grown man and I ****ing spent 100 hours larping as an 19th century cowboy in Red Dead. What in the actual ****? Imagine if I had spent those hours in the gym or getting my degree.

The more I think about videogames the more I realize this is just some corporate bull**** designed to keep man complacent and fixated on spending money. No wonder kids today are always bitching about mental health nowadays. You can’t live up to your true self when you spend your nights pretending to be some ****ing dwarf with a sword that casts spells.

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amadangomor

Gave up in my teens due to the time warp nature of playing them.

12 hours later and 4am wtf, feels like I've only played for 3/4 hours!

[Deleted User]

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I built my PC about three years ago and X-Com 2 was the first game I played on it. Takes me back as I haven't touched it in ages.

Europa Universalis IV has kept me up a few times but not so much that I'm late for work.

I'd recommend Rimworld and Stellaris if you haven't played them. Both can be picked up pretty cheap for pc and just some examples of really creative games.

ancapailldorcha

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm pretty much the same and have never really been into online stuff. Been relaxing to X-Com 2 this week. That's coupled with working and running. Live on my own and tbh, it's never disrupted my life. Sometimes go months without playing etc.

I built my PC about three years ago and X-Com 2 was the first game I played on it. Takes me back as I haven't touched it in ages.

Europa Universalis IV has kept me up a few times but not so much that I'm late for work.

Kaybaykwah

Originally Posted by galway_cowboy

There are people who eat hundreds of hotdogs as fast as possible, professionally.

JasonStatham wrote: »

It's a talent in itself.

It's a talent, sure, but like everything else, it's more than that. It needs practice and dedication, countless hours of concentrated effort. These folks have a lot of guts.

[Deleted User]

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Sounds like a wonderful evening. I've only ever met one woman who was into games. By games, I mean proper games and not these microtransaction-riddled cow clicker apps for phones and tablets.

My tastes have evolved. I don't really play shooters any more and never touch the online stuff. I find strategy games to be very engagning and good for the mind though.

I've never understood how Love Island or watching millionaires kick air around a field are more virtuous but we're in a pandemic so I might as well enjoy myself with hobbies and pursuits I actually like.

I'm pretty much the same and have never really been into online stuff. Been relaxing to X-Com 2 this week. That's coupled with working and running. Live on my own and tbh, it's never disrupted my life. Sometimes go months without playing etc.

completedit

murpho999 wrote: »

Been gaming for years and will never stop.

50 year old now and looking forward to delivery of new X Box Series next month.

My Dad is 78 and also plays Xbox.

The industry is bigger than movies.

The idea among many that the games are just running around with dragons or hiding behind boxes is just ignorant.
The games have real stories, character development, acting and emotional impact.

The kids thing is stupid as so many games are for adults. I wouldn't let kids play any Grand Theft Auto, The Witcher or many others.

It's a proper entertainment medium that people do in their spare time and should not be sneered at by people who watch soaps or pursue other hobbies.

Yeah the op is like a time warp from 1998. I say that as a non-gamer; just can't get into anything anymore.

Cina

Pretty sure I would've been lost without video games during the lockdown. I played 3 or 4 nights with my closest friends who I couldn't meet up with in real life - so we kept in contact regularly, had a few drinks while doing so and generally had good craic. Played some games by myself to pass the time which was more enjoyable than what else I would've been doing.

Sure all the missus had to do was watch sh*te cooking programs and endlessly browse social media on the couch. She got fed up of lockdown far quicker than I did. Doesn't sound better than playing games, to be honest.

murpho999

Been gaming for years and will never stop.

50 year old now and looking forward to delivery of new X Box Series X next month.

My Dad is 78 and also plays Xbox.

The industry is bigger than movies.

The idea among many that the games are just running around with dragons or hiding behind boxes is just ignorant.
The games have real stories, character development, acting and emotional impact.

The kids thing is stupid as so many games are for adults. I wouldn't let kids play any Grand Theft Auto, The Witcher or many others.

It's a proper entertainment medium that people do in their spare time and should not be sneered at by people who watch soaps or pursue other hobbies.

Mango Joe

banie01 wrote: »

Spatial awareness, problem solving, mental agility, hand eye coordination leading funnily enough to improved surgical skills.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17309970/

There's another study I read recently that shows correlation between time spent gaming and reduced surgical errors.

I adore games and gaming, both for myself and for my kids.

They bring you into a whole other place where your mind and senses are engaged to the full throughout in a very positive and beneficial manner.

Obviously theres a balance to be had and gaming should take its place alongside a healthy lifestyle with lots of sports, outdoor activities and reading books etc etc etc

OP seems to have overdosed on games, neglected his educational, career and personal development and now somehow its the games consoles fault??????

o1s1n

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Completely agree. Seeing the same thing trotted out again and again is tiresome, as are the same tropes and padding.

Games are frightfully expensive and labour intensive to make so I suppose publishers are somewhat justified in their paranoia. A triple-A flop is going to be expensive, perhaps ruinously so for medium and smaller firms.

Do you recommend any indie titles? I don't think I've ever played an indie game. Defence Grid and Plants vs Zombies if they count.

If you haven't given Spiritfarer a go definitely check it out, it's the best game I've played in years. You basically play the character of death ferrying souls across to the afterlife and helping them achieve their final wishes.

Thing is, you really get to know and like the characters and their backstories. When they've completed their last wishes, you then have to bring them on a boat through what's called the 'Everdoor' so they can die.

It's probably the most emotionally gut wrenching game I've ever played and you'd have to be made of absolute stone if it didn't at least give you a lump in your throat - don't let that put you off though, it's incredible.

Doesn't hurt too that the animation and soundtrack are absolutely gorgeous and worth playing for that experience alone!

Not sure if you're into hard as balls metroidvania style games, but Blasphemous and Dead Cells are brilliant too. Completely different game type but once you get over the '****, I've died again!' part and start leveling up they're incredibly compelling.

I also love the Hotline Miami games and just finished both recently, also have incredible soundtracks.

Binding of Isaac is another one that once you get into you'll easily sink 100+ hours into it and wonder where the time went.

ancapailldorcha

o1s1n wrote: »

I know how you feel and I think it's down to the repetition in big title games rather than being jaded with games themselves - I even had that happen when the PS2 came out almost twenty years ago.

Had played Metal Gear solid/Gran Turismo etc on the PS1 and when the sequels came out on the PS2 I just had this sense of 'argh, I've pretty much played these all before!' and stopped playing games for quite a while.

It's even worse now, what's the next MGS game? Six? We're up to 7 now with Gran Turismo? Halo and Gears of War 25?

I can totally understand why companies aren't willing to take chances due to the sheer amount of money required to create a modern game - unfortunately it does bore the hell out of people who've seen it all hundreds of times before at this stage. Would definitely turn you off gaming.

I suppose a comparison would be if the only films you could watch are the big Marvel super heroes ones, it would definitely turn you off film. I know it would with me anyway.

Thank feck for indie games is all I can say, last bastion of some originality.

Completely agree. Seeing the same thing trotted out again and again is tiresome, as are the same tropes and padding.

Games are frightfully expensive and labour intensive to make so I suppose publishers are somewhat justified in their paranoia. A triple-A flop is going to be expensive, perhaps ruinously so for medium and smaller firms.

Do you recommend any indie titles? I don't think I've ever played an indie game. Defence Grid and Plants vs Zombies if they count.

Floppybits

Think OP is being a bit harsh. I like video games, its a good way to relax. I wouldn't be one of those players that lose there minds when they get killed and start screaming and shouting. It is funny when you hear that. But you have to also do other things outside of gaming, I play sports, get out for walks and cycles and usually watch a few episodes of whatever program myself and the wife are watching.

What is needed a new GTA though especially in these lockdown times. Do not under any circumstances install championship manager 00/01, if you do will not just lose a few hours you will lose weeks.

o1s1n

KilOit wrote: »

Older I got the less interested in games I got but strategy games Pull me in every now and again. No interest in online games anymore,, little gems like Rimworld, they are billions and even recently Hades bring me back to why games are still amazing and your taste just changes.

I believe there is a game for everyone out there but they just haven't let themselves go because of stigma or ignorant outdated views on them

I know how you feel and I think it's down to the repetition in big title games rather than being jaded with games themselves - I even had that happen when the PS2 came out almost twenty years ago.

Had played Metal Gear solid/Gran Turismo etc on the PS1 and when the sequels came out on the PS2 I just had this sense of 'argh, I've pretty much played these all before!' and stopped playing games for quite a while.

It's even worse now, what's the next MGS game? Six? We're up to 7 now with Gran Turismo? Halo and Gears of War 25?

I can totally understand why companies aren't willing to take chances due to the sheer amount of money required to create a modern game - unfortunately it does bore the hell out of people who've seen it all hundreds of times before at this stage. Would definitely turn you off gaming.

I suppose a comparison would be if the only films you could watch are the big Marvel super heroes ones, it would definitely turn you off film. I know it would with me anyway.

Thank feck for indie games is all I can say, last bastion of some originality.

KilOit

Older I got the less interested in games I got but strategy games Pull me in every now and again. No interest in online games anymore,, little gems like Rimworld, they are billions and even recently Hades bring me back to why games are still amazing and your taste just changes.

I believe there is a game for everyone out there but they just haven't let themselves go because of stigma or ignorant outdated views on them

JasonStatham

galway_cowboy wrote: »

There are people who eat hundreds of hotdogs as fast as possible, professionally...

It's a talent in itself.

Greyfox

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Just doesn’t seem right to be letting children into an area where they can be “contacted” by these man-children.

The year is 2020 not 1970. Games are played by over 2 billion people

Liberalbrehon

Dishonoured is a great game, requires thinking, choices. Probably many other games like that rather than shooting at pixels on screen. Limit hours played. Otherwise do volunteering to get sense of satisfaction.

Godeatsboogers

Parabellum9 wrote: »

Maybe you are just **** at Call of Duty OP? No need to explode your impotent rage all over the internet, just switch it off and breathe.

In fairness to op, there is a serious amount of cod players who camp and spawn trap making it impossible to win without employing the same boring tactics.

Jordan 199

Parabellum9 wrote: »

Maybe you are just **** at Call of Duty OP? No need to explode your impotent rage all over the internet, just switch it off and breathe.

He could always have a relaxing game of bowling with Roman Bellic followed by a trip to Burger Shot for a bleeder burger.

completedit

Everything in moderation; the gym has become a bit of a cop out for a lot of men nowadays. Bloated, stuffing themselves with copious amounts of protein, endless arm exercises; very little cardio.

o1s1n

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Sounds like a wonderful evening. I've only ever met one woman who was into games. By games, I mean proper games and not these microtransaction-riddled cow clicker apps for phones and tablets.

My tastes have evolved. I don't really play shooters any more and never touch the online stuff. I find strategy games to be very engagning and good for the mind though.

I've never understood how Love Island or watching millionaires kick air around a field are more virtuous but we're in a pandemic so I might as well enjoy myself with hobbies and pursuits I actually like.

Yeah I'd be the same as yourself, I don't play any fps shooter games or online games at all anymore and to be honest wouldn't really go near any big AAA titles either. Find a large percentage of them painfully boring. Especially if you've already lived through many years of gaming generations, you've kind of seen most of it before now at this stage.

Have had an Xbox One for about a year and switch it on to play through Resident Evil 4 HD, that was it.

I generally spend most of my gaming time playing older consoles/arcade games or trying to fine tune the hardware that goes with them...either that or an indie title like Spiritfarer on The Switch!

Herself is more into her RPGs. I put together a gaming PC for her birthday so she can play Cyberpunk 2077 when it comes out next month. I'm going to be a PC Gaming widower for quite a while I think :eek:

galway_cowboy

JasonStatham wrote: »

Man, there are some people who play Fortnite professionally.

There are people who eat hundreds of hotdogs as fast as possible, professionally...

Parabellum9

Maybe you are just **** at Call of Duty OP? No need to explode your impotent rage all over the internet, just switch it off and breathe.

JasonStatham

I Havent_Slept For Days wrote: »

I'm having a breakdown.

I was playing CoD and just had a wave of shame and embarrassment come over me. What the hell am I doing? I’m 32 years old, and I spend my nights shooting an imaginary pixel across the screen to prove I have faster hand eye coordination than some ****ing 12 year old kid across the country. What’s the ****ing point? It feels like I’m consooming some opiate of the masses bull****. Every game another $60. Every PS+ subscription another $20. Every new console another $400. When does it end? And the hours. I don’t even want to think about the hours poured into this various bull****. I’m a grown man and I ****ing spent 100 hours larping as an 19th century cowboy in Red Dead. What in the actual ****? Imagine if I had spent those hours in the gym or getting my degree.

The more I think about videogames the more I realize this is just some corporate bull**** designed to keep man complacent and fixated on spending money. No wonder kids today are always bitching about mental health nowadays. You can’t live up to your true self when you spend your nights pretending to be some ****ing dwarf with a sword that casts spells.

**** this bull****. I’m quitting videogames for good. I’ll see you ****ers at the gym. Hope you join me.

Man, there are some people who play Fortnite professionally.

ancapailldorcha

o1s1n wrote: »

Poor dude, my condolences to him.

This evening I spent playing Metal Slug on one of my arcade machines while my wife played Mass Effect on her PC.

We then both played a bit of Spiritfarer on the Switch together.

Not a lot else to be doing with all these lockdowns as of late, let people do what they find fun.

Sounds like a wonderful evening. I've only ever met one woman who was into games. By games, I mean proper games and not these microtransaction-riddled cow clicker apps for phones and tablets.

My tastes have evolved. I don't really play shooters any more and never touch the online stuff. I find strategy games to be very engagning and good for the mind though.

I've never understood how Love Island or watching millionaires kick air around a field are more virtuous but we're in a pandemic so I might as well enjoy myself with hobbies and pursuits I actually like.

MOH

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

What lessons do they teach? That a dragon can be defeated by brewing a special potion? That’s a new one.

Orbital mechanics, for one.

Godeatsboogers

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I’ll be very wary of letting my kids play these “online” games when the times comes.

Far too many older men on there, and they are only going to get older, and creepier. Just doesn’t seem right to be letting children into an area where they can be “contacted” by these man-children.

Totally agree, I dont want your kids or anyone under the age of 18 to be in an arena playing video games with me, I'd actually pay a premium to play in an adult only arena where toxic underdeveloped brain little ****s arent present. I've played video games online for 15 years, with no age available for myself but plenty of interactions with other users and I've never been contacted in any context other than the content of the game we just played.

Wuff Wuff

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world class wreckin’ cru

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I’ll be very wary of letting my kids play these “online” games when the times comes.

Far too many older men on there, and they are only going to get older, and creepier. Just doesn’t seem right to be letting children into an area where they can be “contacted” by these man-children.

Careful everyone. The older you get, the creepier you'll get. It's just science.

EmmetSpiceland

I’ll be very wary of letting my kids play these “online” games when the times comes.

Far too many older men on there, and they are only going to get older, and creepier. Just doesn’t seem right to be letting children into an area where they can be “contacted” by these man-children.