Mar1217 said:
We just can't wait for those 10 hours sessions during the weekends, can't we :P |
Yup. I work in Saturdays but in Sunday I will absolutely have a 15th hour session playing Bravely Default. That's how it goes for me with new games, usually.
| curl-6 said: It's weird, in the past I used to be able to endlessly play the same games over and over, but nowadays replaying older games just doesn't bring much joy any more, I feel like I have to play something I haven't before to get my endorphin rush. I mean, if I go back to a game I absolutely love but haven't touched in like 5+ years I still enjoy it, but it's just not the same. I wonder if it's like how people say sex in marriage gets stale and you search for ways to keep it spicy to stop the temptation of cheating just to feel "alive again", that innate need humans seem to have for novelty. |
It's definitely something like that. As you get older, the magic that playing games bring slowly wanes, your imagination and receptiveness aren't the same anymore, and it gets to a point where only the new stuff can sufficiently stimulate your senses. As a child I could play old games in different ways than intended. For example, I used to play Age of Empires II as a city builder, and I frequently did "mini-documentaries" with Pikmin 2, exploring wildlife, and I also experimented with the idea that the Pikmin "built empires". Some people manage to keep that spark alive and create works, like game developers, but as a consumer it's not so easy to maintain that childlike vision.
My bet with The_Liquid_Laser: I think the Switch won't surpass the PS2 as the best selling system of all time. If it does, I'll play a game of a list that The_Liquid_Laser will provide, I will have to play it for 50 hours or complete it, whatever comes first.
