Demon ID said:
Machine Man 1992 said:
You know something I noticed in your post, you didn't actually mention being bored of games. I reckon you still have a genuine love and affection for gaming and it's power to make you laugh/cry/rage/love/delight/scare and any other emotion you can feel what it sounds like you're angry at is the baggage.
Perhaps not the baggage, but the greater gaming community which seems all too often to *****,moan.whine and do the wrong things because that what people like talking about. It's the same as watching the news too much and starting to think the world will end.
I suggest you take a break from that side of gaming, don't click the links that lead to shitty inflamatory articles designed to make your blood boil. Instead just choose a lovely little game and if you liked it make a thread about it on here
At least, thats what I did about a year ago when I got sick of gaming for a while. Realised it wasn't 'gaming' but this extended baggage so I took a break (this website included) for a while and just played the games that looked fun-not reading up about every little feature that might have been, is out on the other console etc.
I'm back here now, but I tend to stir clear of the more moany sounding threads.
Erm, hope that helps?
I... I might have to do this with ponies, now that you mention this. Yes, I know how off topic this is, but I've had a similar thing happen with those equines and have been in quite the slump for a very long time now, to the point where I've rarely watch the show itself for quite some time and always feel pissed about all the muck-ups of S2 and S3 as well as all the Derpygate-level bullshit (though I'm still not found of Twilicorn). Maybe a good break from the community is in order, and I might just need to binge out on the show itself as well as some fun games of mine (been playing a load of Killing Floor lately, and I do want to finish Super Meat Boy and Katawa Shoujo). Playing Turok 1 or 2 yet again as well as maybe BattleTanx: Global Assault or Tony Hawk 3 might be fun as well.
On topic time:
Machine Man 1992 said:
Akratus said:
You don't like console gaming. So switch to the pc! Ofcourse you dislike gaming if you are looking for quality games on consoles. You have to see the other side of the coin untill you dismiss the entire hobby.
And that's an entire bag of cats by itself.
PC's cost wayyyy more that I care for, and instead of firmware update and junk data, I get viruses and esoteric system requirments.
Although, maybe I just have leftover burned feelings after constantly having to pass over games because my computer was short a hundred dollar upgrade.
My laptop I got on clearance for $600 (normally $780) over a year ago, and it runs just most games fine on low to mid settings with a resolution of 1280x720 (basically 720p iirc). I'm sure you could find or even build a far better desktop than this measly laptop for less than that, and have a whole new gaming library of colossal proportions that spans decades open to you. The one thing I will recommend for PC gamers who like shooters is to get a decent mouse though, as your typical 800 dpi mouse really does feel choppy, but even those are about the price of a PS3 or 360 controller. Simply put, the price of PC gaming vs consoles isn't as extreme as you'd be led to believe.
As for the virus thing, just be careful about what sites you visit or emails you open and ask around about decent yet free antivirus programs. This is definitely a site that can help you with that.
Now about your OP - I'd say that there are two factors at play here: A) You're tired of the serious gaming debates and controversies that perpetuate the Interwebz and B) You're tired of the AAA market in it's entirety.
First off, I'd recommend that you avoid any and all gaming threads that even look like they might be serious or flame-bound. Joke threads are aplenty here (Just ask Spidermod about her wrestling victory
), and you can find threads that discuss things other than gaming or that simply aren't taking gaming too seriously. You can also make threads or even a group dedicated whatever it is you actually feel like discussing or
not discussing, whatever they may be. Lastly, it may be sites like this that you need to avoid or take a break from, rather than gaming itself, if it's really people's bullshit that's bothering you so.
Next up, you'll for the most part want to avoid the modern AAA market. Buying an old system and playing some classic games might help cheer you up a bit, especially if they're games you missed out on the first time around. There's also the indie scene, which does have entirely gameplay focused games like Minecraft (obvious), Don't Starve, Killing Floor, Super Meat Boy (phenominal if you like old school platformers), Fat Princess; the list goes on. You can even find *le gasp!* pure horror games such as Amnesia here. Granted, there are a LOT of bad indie titles out there, but they're much cheaper anyways (far less of a risk) and you could always ask around about any title you have some interest in.
This also ties back into the PC thing mentioned earlier, as mods and freeware are virtually exclusive to PC, which can give you radically different games to play (DayZ, Counterstrike, and Killing Floor were all mods originally; and the original Slender, the SCP games, and Katawa Shoujo are all popular freeware). The indie scene is also FAR bigger on PC, as well as PC having the best backwards compatibility of any system out there bar none. The consoles do have an indie scene too, however; so you're not completely out of luck if you want to stick with your console. Either way, give the indie a shot; though look up on it first to make sure it isn't a no-gameplay Journey-style game (I've only played Journey's demo, before anyone asks; but I'm pretty sure it isn't the gameplay that people like so much about it).
TL;DR - Read the wall o' text already. I didn't type all of that for nothing, ya know.
