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richardhutnik on 18 September 2013
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Slimebeast said:

You are cool Richardhutnik, in how you open your heart and you're open about all your problems in life. I wish more people were like you instead of just nervously protecting their pride and integrity all the time.

Now more specifically this thread was about games and next gen in particular. I wonder, isn't there really any current gen HD games and upcoming games that you are excited about? There has to be something. I think I have seen you being excited for (or at least genuinely interested in) quite a few HD games in the past.

(by HD I mean typical PS360 core games, in contrast to traditional Arcade and Nintento games)

I have broken from the whole get hyped up cycle, due to limited funds, and have had to view it from a bit on the outside.  I factor in the costs of everything also, and ask if it is worth it.  I now have every reason to have excuses to not jump in.  For me, it is a case of getting perspective.  And for me, I get interested in Indie stuff more, because I relate to the designers.  I also do more boardgame stuff.

With myself, I don't even have a PS3 or 360 now.  And the Wii is gone.  I would have to jump in again.  I still have memories of the piles of unplayed games I had back then, and wondered if it would be worth it again.

And all this console partisan nonsense on specs, with secret sauce talk, people commenting on GTA 5 reviewer's sexuality and also dislike of some issues, and so on.  I am just fed up.  More I look into the area of modern gaming, more I see the dregs of reality.  For me, I find retro and off beat indie stuff has more niceness to it among the fans.  I mean, like chat on my CADERS Facebook group.  There isn't console wars, but looking back at old stuff and discussing and having a good time.  I need far more of that and less of sexual orientation taunts found in Call of Duty.  I also don't need more disembodied voices playing as AIs in relationship to me. I want to meet people.  It could be years of perspective on a genre makes for less being a jerk and overhyping stuff.  Also drought in a given genre for content also lends towards this.

On the integrity side, I find that being genuine is the best way to have integrity.  I don't really care if I impress at all actually.  I also try not to air everything repeatedly now.  I am just trying to get a life here.