snyps said: It was all diminishing returns once titties stRted bouncing, |
Sadly, most people don't watch far enough to know what you're talking about lol
Cobretti2 said: I don't think it is stubbornness but rather how we as a society have evolved and also because we are now adults . |
While I know exactly what you're talking about, it's a little off-topic from my video. Not that I expect everyone to watch them entirely as I know many people drop off pretty early on (once they see the cowboy), but I closed on the point that this is more about people who just mock modern gaming and dismiss it based on (uninformed) opinions about what modern gaming entails. There's a reply after yours that also touches upon it, but not having the time to invest is quite a bit different than "all games care about these days is graphics" or "games now are just filled with microtransactions". If not having time RESULTS in saying those things, I'd feel more like we're talking about two different people that are both in the same subset of being "old" lol
OdinHades said:
This is one of the best posts I have seen around here. It describes exactly how I fell about video games nowadays. I have plenty of money, I bought the Steam Deck just for the lulz. I buy games that I barely play afterwards, but what I don't have anymore is time. Every now and then I manage to get myself 1-2 hours for playing some games. And I always try very hard to get the most out of it. So I begin to really think about what to play. And in the end I'm almost always frustrated. Back in the day I had to save up money for months just to get a new game. I always wanted to get a dreamcast but couldn't afford it. For the longest time in my youth, I played only on Nintendo consoles as that was that my older brother had. There was no chance in hell that I could ever afford my own console. But reading your post I realize that I still had way more fun than today and just now I begin to understand that it won't ever be that way again. Not only do I lack the time to really enjoy new games. My friends also don't share my passion for video games anymore, most have moved on to other hobbies or they just gave up all their hobbies altogether because family and work and stuff, lol. Because of that, gaming also feels a lot more isolated and less social for me, as I never got into all that online gaming stuff. For me the best times always were with me and my buddies chilling on the sofa, playing single player games with one person playing and the others just watching and giving silly comments and stuff. In the last months I more and more understood that those times will never come back, which makes me a little sad. But whatever, times are changing, ain't nothing you can do about it. So I just look forward to find other hobbies that I can enjoy in the future. I won't give up on gaming, but I also don't try so hard anymore to find new games that I can enjoy and follow new releases and all that. I kinda just stick to the stuff I like, playing old SNES or GBA games when I get the chance and just enjoy the little time I still have with the medium. So I kinda mutated into a retro gamer, but I wouldn't say because of nostalgia. I know very well that there are countless great games today, I just don't have the time or the energy to get into them anymore. |
Per above, I think the fact that you even buy or purchase newer games but just have little time to invest in them is different than the topic I'm on about. Naturally, I know not old people are stubborn and disgruntled, negative shits lmfao... If you just can't get into games these days, whether it's due to higher complexity or a different time investment, you're probably not running around shitting on modern gaming and I don't think either of you are anyway based on your replies.
CaptainExplosion said: Sometimes it can be stubbornness. I long for the days of my childhood in the 90s, but I appreciate being old enough to vote, drive, and stay up later than I probably should. |
I think as kids, we all have a more open sense of fun. I talked about this before in a video, but that is actually WHY I continued to play videogames. It's a part of my childhood I simply don't wish to give up. Videogames are what REMIND me of being a kid lol