I can´t get no satisfaction

[zehydra]

I was never particularly competitive at games, I was just quite good at them. I more or less still enjoy the FPS genre the same as always, but I care less about game release dates, hype and all that.

 

[lacktheknack]

As a student, I haven't played games much in the past three months. That's how I justify my game playing.

And when I DO play games, I only ever play story-driven ones. I never play multiplayer, so I never have the opportunity to flaunt my "skills" (implying I have skill). I feel satisfaction because I completed a structured narrative, sort of how I feel when I finish a book or movie.

You know what... I love games with a good story. It´s just that those games are quite sparse. But you remind me as a gamer. These days I want to play a game that tells a good story. Multiplayer's importance is so secondary. But when you look at games today... so multiplayer driven.

Indies, man. No one pays attention to the indies.

Can you recommend any really good indies? I´m a bit prejudiced towards them. Basically just because they have limited resources. Then again that´s a bit of a paradox because if it´s a big budget game they want to please the masses with a USA kills all the others story. I dont know.. I´m about to lose hope when it comes to games that really make an impact. I hope someone proves me wrong.

It depends. Which genres do you love and hate?

Hmm.. genres.. I suppose rpg. Games like Planescape: Torment. But I can not ignore games like Wing Commander 4, Heroes of might and magic, Incubation and Day of the Tentacle. I just love good games with kick-ass stories and/or something new to bring to the table.

Gee, I don't think the world has enough Geneforge. It sounds right up your alley. It's a fantasy isometric RPG epic with a sci-fi twist added later in the series, and has a pretty unique feature (summoning units out of your flesh).

<link=http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge/index.html>Try them. The demos are huge.

Also, consider The Binding of Isaac if you want a dungeon-crawler challenge. Try Bastion if you want it more actiony isometric game.

 

[Palademon]

Because I enjoy it, I'm usually only playing games when I have nothing else to do, which is all the time.
Whenever something social comes up I actually stop, people just don't notice.

 

[sarahvait]

As a student, I haven't played games much in the past three months. That's how I justify my game playing.

And when I DO play games, I only ever play story-driven ones. I never play multiplayer, so I never have the opportunity to flaunt my "skills" (implying I have skill). I feel satisfaction because I completed a structured narrative, sort of how I feel when I finish a book or movie.

You know what... I love games with a good story. It´s just that those games are quite sparse. But you remind me as a gamer. These days I want to play a game that tells a good story. Multiplayer's importance is so secondary. But when you look at games today... so multiplayer driven.

Indies, man. No one pays attention to the indies.

Can you recommend any really good indies? I´m a bit prejudiced towards them. Basically just because they have limited resources. Then again that´s a bit of a paradox because if it´s a big budget game they want to please the masses with a USA kills all the others story. I dont know.. I´m about to lose hope when it comes to games that really make an impact. I hope someone proves me wrong.

It depends. Which genres do you love and hate?

Hmm.. genres.. I suppose rpg. Games like Planescape: Torment. But I can not ignore games like Wing Commander 4, Heroes of might and magic, Incubation and Day of the Tentacle. I just love good games with kick-ass stories and/or something new to bring to the table.

Gee, I don't think the world has enough Geneforge. It sounds right up your alley. It's a fantasy isometric RPG epic with a sci-fi twist added later in the series, and has a pretty unique feature (summoning units out of your flesh).

<link=http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge/index.html>Try them. The demos are huge.

Also, consider The Binding of Isaac if you want a dungeon-crawler challenge. Try Bastion if you want it more actiony isometric game.

I hear really good things about Bastion, I'm thinking of downloading it myself since there's a sale on it this weekend. If you liked adventure games like Day of the Tentacle, did you ever try the Gabriel Knight series? It's older as opposed to indie, but it's pretty good IMO. And you can get each game for like $5.99 at Good Old Games, even less if you can catch a sale. I adored Psychonauts as well, and you can easily find PC versions of it now if you don't have an 360 or a PS2. PC version of Indigo Prophecy just came out on GOG too, which I really loved (sadly the story takes a dive in the second half, but the first half is so good I sort of forgive it) Sorry, I'm getting off the Indie topic.

I heard Braid is supposed to be pretty good, and if you have any inclination to try survival horror, definitely give Amnesia: The Dark Descent a look. There's a fun psychicy-puzzley game called World of Goo that is really quirky (there's a demo for that too, so you can try it out)

There's a couple of good on-line sales going on this weekend for a lot of what I mentioned, but I don't think I should post anymore of that sort or it might come off as advertising. XD You can PM me or whatever if you wanna know and I'll shoot you some links.

 

[lacktheknack]

As a student, I haven't played games much in the past three months. That's how I justify my game playing.

And when I DO play games, I only ever play story-driven ones. I never play multiplayer, so I never have the opportunity to flaunt my "skills" (implying I have skill). I feel satisfaction because I completed a structured narrative, sort of how I feel when I finish a book or movie.

You know what... I love games with a good story. It´s just that those games are quite sparse. But you remind me as a gamer. These days I want to play a game that tells a good story. Multiplayer's importance is so secondary. But when you look at games today... so multiplayer driven.

Indies, man. No one pays attention to the indies.

Can you recommend any really good indies? I´m a bit prejudiced towards them. Basically just because they have limited resources. Then again that´s a bit of a paradox because if it´s a big budget game they want to please the masses with a USA kills all the others story. I dont know.. I´m about to lose hope when it comes to games that really make an impact. I hope someone proves me wrong.

It depends. Which genres do you love and hate?

Hmm.. genres.. I suppose rpg. Games like Planescape: Torment. But I can not ignore games like Wing Commander 4, Heroes of might and magic, Incubation and Day of the Tentacle. I just love good games with kick-ass stories and/or something new to bring to the table.

Gee, I don't think the world has enough Geneforge. It sounds right up your alley. It's a fantasy isometric RPG epic with a sci-fi twist added later in the series, and has a pretty unique feature (summoning units out of your flesh).

<link=http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge/index.html>Try them. The demos are huge.

Also, consider The Binding of Isaac if you want a dungeon-crawler challenge. Try Bastion if you want it more actiony isometric game.

I hear really good things about Bastion, I'm thinking of downloading it myself since there's a sale on it this weekend. If you liked adventure games like Day of the Tentacle, did you ever try the Gabriel Knight series? It's older as opposed to indie, but it's pretty good IMO. And you can get each game for like $5.99 at Good Old Games, even less if you can catch a sale. I adored Psychonauts as well, and you can easily find PC versions of it now if you don't have an 360 or a PS2. PC version of Indigo Prophecy just came out on GOG too, which I really loved (sadly the story takes a dive in the second half, but the first half is so good I sort of forgive it) Sorry, I'm getting off the Indie topic.

I heard Braid is supposed to be pretty good, and if you have any inclination to try survival horror, definitely give Amnesia: The Dark Descent a look. There's a fun psychicy-puzzley game called World of Goo that is really quirky (there's a demo for that too, so you can try it out)

There's a couple of good on-line sales going on this weekend for a lot of what I mentioned, but I don't think I should post anymore of that sort or it might come off as advertising. XD You can PM me or whatever if you wanna know and I'll shoot you some links.

Waaaaaaaay ahead of you, man. I haven't played Gabriel Knight, but I've heard good things and have been thinking of playing during the Christmas break. I've already have all the others.

(Don't worry about posting too enthusiastically about the sales, the Escapists like GOG and Steam - there's even a dedicated Steam Sale thread.)

 

[Michael Hirst]

Videogames are pointless. They're just recreational media, their only purpose is to entertain and waste time. Of course some are more fun than others but at the end of the day they don't really accomplish anything in your life.

In short, a Vulcan or a robot wouldn't find any use for vidya because they're emotionless and don't need fun. Humans are a social and imperfect species that seek recreational fun. /existentialist BS

Now onto the serious stuff, much like you I'm not entertained by online shooters anymore. I don't feel accomplished on them even with high scores. I much prefer immersion into a good story or exciting adventure especially if the difficulty tests my abilities as a gamer and isn't just a cakewalk to complete. I just recently finished Mega Man X for the first time and it was a really fun and challenging game, story was non-existent ala the SNES generation norm.

Dark Souls has been my major game at the moment and that definitely keeps me entertained.

 

[sarahvait]

As a student, I haven't played games much in the past three months. That's how I justify my game playing.

And when I DO play games, I only ever play story-driven ones. I never play multiplayer, so I never have the opportunity to flaunt my "skills" (implying I have skill). I feel satisfaction because I completed a structured narrative, sort of how I feel when I finish a book or movie.

You know what... I love games with a good story. It´s just that those games are quite sparse. But you remind me as a gamer. These days I want to play a game that tells a good story. Multiplayer's importance is so secondary. But when you look at games today... so multiplayer driven.

Indies, man. No one pays attention to the indies.

Can you recommend any really good indies? I´m a bit prejudiced towards them. Basically just because they have limited resources. Then again that´s a bit of a paradox because if it´s a big budget game they want to please the masses with a USA kills all the others story. I dont know.. I´m about to lose hope when it comes to games that really make an impact. I hope someone proves me wrong.

It depends. Which genres do you love and hate?

Hmm.. genres.. I suppose rpg. Games like Planescape: Torment. But I can not ignore games like Wing Commander 4, Heroes of might and magic, Incubation and Day of the Tentacle. I just love good games with kick-ass stories and/or something new to bring to the table.

Gee, I don't think the world has enough Geneforge. It sounds right up your alley. It's a fantasy isometric RPG epic with a sci-fi twist added later in the series, and has a pretty unique feature (summoning units out of your flesh).

<link=http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge/index.html>Try them. The demos are huge.

Also, consider The Binding of Isaac if you want a dungeon-crawler challenge. Try Bastion if you want it more actiony isometric game.

I hear really good things about Bastion, I'm thinking of downloading it myself since there's a sale on it this weekend. If you liked adventure games like Day of the Tentacle, did you ever try the Gabriel Knight series? It's older as opposed to indie, but it's pretty good IMO. And you can get each game for like $5.99 at Good Old Games, even less if you can catch a sale. I adored Psychonauts as well, and you can easily find PC versions of it now if you don't have an 360 or a PS2. PC version of Indigo Prophecy just came out on GOG too, which I really loved (sadly the story takes a dive in the second half, but the first half is so good I sort of forgive it) Sorry, I'm getting off the Indie topic.

I heard Braid is supposed to be pretty good, and if you have any inclination to try survival horror, definitely give Amnesia: The Dark Descent a look. There's a fun psychicy-puzzley game called World of Goo that is really quirky (there's a demo for that too, so you can try it out)

There's a couple of good on-line sales going on this weekend for a lot of what I mentioned, but I don't think I should post anymore of that sort or it might come off as advertising. XD You can PM me or whatever if you wanna know and I'll shoot you some links.

Waaaaaaaay ahead of you, man. I haven't played Gabriel Knight, but I've heard good things and have been thinking of playing during the Christmas break. I've already have all the others.

(Don't worry about posting too enthusiastically about the sales, the Escapists like GOG and Steam - there's even a dedicated Steam Sale thread.)

Actually, I'm more of a Gamersgate shopper than Steam. GOG is wonderful though. Still waiting for 7th Guest and Shivers to be added....

 

[Wonderboy-]

As a student, I haven't played games much in the past three months. That's how I justify my game playing.

And when I DO play games, I only ever play story-driven ones. I never play multiplayer, so I never have the opportunity to flaunt my "skills" (implying I have skill). I feel satisfaction because I completed a structured narrative, sort of how I feel when I finish a book or movie.

You know what... I love games with a good story. It´s just that those games are quite sparse. But you remind me as a gamer. These days I want to play a game that tells a good story. Multiplayer's importance is so secondary. But when you look at games today... so multiplayer driven.

Indies, man. No one pays attention to the indies.

Can you recommend any really good indies? I´m a bit prejudiced towards them. Basically just because they have limited resources. Then again that´s a bit of a paradox because if it´s a big budget game they want to please the masses with a USA kills all the others story. I dont know.. I´m about to lose hope when it comes to games that really make an impact. I hope someone proves me wrong.

It depends. Which genres do you love and hate?

Hmm.. genres.. I suppose rpg. Games like Planescape: Torment. But I can not ignore games like Wing Commander 4, Heroes of might and magic, Incubation and Day of the Tentacle. I just love good games with kick-ass stories and/or something new to bring to the table.

Gee, I don't think the world has enough Geneforge. It sounds right up your alley. It's a fantasy isometric RPG epic with a sci-fi twist added later in the series, and has a pretty unique feature (summoning units out of your flesh).

<link=http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge/index.html>Try them. The demos are huge.

Also, consider The Binding of Isaac if you want a dungeon-crawler challenge. Try Bastion if you want it more actiony isometric game.

I hear really good things about Bastion, I'm thinking of downloading it myself since there's a sale on it this weekend. If you liked adventure games like Day of the Tentacle, did you ever try the Gabriel Knight series? It's older as opposed to indie, but it's pretty good IMO. And you can get each game for like $5.99 at Good Old Games, even less if you can catch a sale. I adored Psychonauts as well, and you can easily find PC versions of it now if you don't have an 360 or a PS2. PC version of Indigo Prophecy just came out on GOG too, which I really loved (sadly the story takes a dive in the second half, but the first half is so good I sort of forgive it) Sorry, I'm getting off the Indie topic.

I heard Braid is supposed to be pretty good, and if you have any inclination to try survival horror, definitely give Amnesia: The Dark Descent a look. There's a fun psychicy-puzzley game called World of Goo that is really quirky (there's a demo for that too, so you can try it out)

There's a couple of good on-line sales going on this weekend for a lot of what I mentioned, but I don't think I should post anymore of that sort or it might come off as advertising. XD You can PM me or whatever if you wanna know and I'll shoot you some links.

Sorry I actually forgot to mention Gabriel Knight.. 2 especially. What a great game! And Indigo Prophecy.. loved it! I want more games like that! I almost bought a PS 3 just to play Heavy rain. Haven´t done that up to date and don´t know if I should.
Gabriel Knight 2 was one of the reasons I still believe in gaming today.. even with that buffoon actor. It was one of the games I´ll remember to the grave.

 

[sarahvait]

As a student, I haven't played games much in the past three months. That's how I justify my game playing.

And when I DO play games, I only ever play story-driven ones. I never play multiplayer, so I never have the opportunity to flaunt my "skills" (implying I have skill). I feel satisfaction because I completed a structured narrative, sort of how I feel when I finish a book or movie.

You know what... I love games with a good story. It´s just that those games are quite sparse. But you remind me as a gamer. These days I want to play a game that tells a good story. Multiplayer's importance is so secondary. But when you look at games today... so multiplayer driven.

Indies, man. No one pays attention to the indies.

Can you recommend any really good indies? I´m a bit prejudiced towards them. Basically just because they have limited resources. Then again that´s a bit of a paradox because if it´s a big budget game they want to please the masses with a USA kills all the others story. I dont know.. I´m about to lose hope when it comes to games that really make an impact. I hope someone proves me wrong.

It depends. Which genres do you love and hate?

Hmm.. genres.. I suppose rpg. Games like Planescape: Torment. But I can not ignore games like Wing Commander 4, Heroes of might and magic, Incubation and Day of the Tentacle. I just love good games with kick-ass stories and/or something new to bring to the table.

Gee, I don't think the world has enough Geneforge. It sounds right up your alley. It's a fantasy isometric RPG epic with a sci-fi twist added later in the series, and has a pretty unique feature (summoning units out of your flesh).

<link=http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge/index.html>Try them. The demos are huge.

Also, consider The Binding of Isaac if you want a dungeon-crawler challenge. Try Bastion if you want it more actiony isometric game.

I hear really good things about Bastion, I'm thinking of downloading it myself since there's a sale on it this weekend. If you liked adventure games like Day of the Tentacle, did you ever try the Gabriel Knight series? It's older as opposed to indie, but it's pretty good IMO. And you can get each game for like $5.99 at Good Old Games, even less if you can catch a sale. I adored Psychonauts as well, and you can easily find PC versions of it now if you don't have an 360 or a PS2. PC version of Indigo Prophecy just came out on GOG too, which I really loved (sadly the story takes a dive in the second half, but the first half is so good I sort of forgive it) Sorry, I'm getting off the Indie topic.

I heard Braid is supposed to be pretty good, and if you have any inclination to try survival horror, definitely give Amnesia: The Dark Descent a look. There's a fun psychicy-puzzley game called World of Goo that is really quirky (there's a demo for that too, so you can try it out)

There's a couple of good on-line sales going on this weekend for a lot of what I mentioned, but I don't think I should post anymore of that sort or it might come off as advertising. XD You can PM me or whatever if you wanna know and I'll shoot you some links.

Sorry I actually forgot to mention Gabriel Knight.. 2 especially. What a great game! And Indigo Prophecy.. loved it! I want more games like that! I almost bought a PS 3 just to play Heavy rain. Haven´t done that up to date and don´t know if I should.
Gabriel Knight 2 was one of the reasons I still believe in gaming today.. even with that buffoon actor. It was one of the games I´ll remember to the grave.

Actually, the lady who wrote Gabriel Knight did a new game a while back called Gray Matter. The reviews have been mostly positive too. I'm just waiting for a sale or a price drop. I keep missing my chance to buy it for $15.

 

[dimensional]

Well I have been in the same situation but I solved it by thinking of games as cream (also this analogy dosent work for me because I hate cream but hopefully you get the point)
Games are a nice treat they can be fulfilling, luxurious and meaningful and make you feel good but if you focus too much on them they will make you sick and not fill you up properly leaving a hollow feeling inside so you get no satisfaction out of this luxury.

Same with Films and Music, all things in moderation overindulgence blunts even the sharpest edge.

 

[Alexnader]

Hello gamers!

I used to be a hard core gamer I suppose. I used to put my gaming skills in front of my social or academic skills. My main game was Team Fortess 1. Clan matches were much more important than school exams for example. I used to get "high" from getting the game winning capture. Those were good times. But thinking about it now... it seems stupid.
Why waste time on something that doesn't actually accomplish anything concrete? I used to love "fragging" on public servers just to show my skills. It was important, gaining respect. I can´t even believe my words which are coming from describing my past life. It just seems so.. illogical.
My reason for writing this topic is that I'd like to hear from people like me in the past days, to tell me, why are you doing what you are doing? How do you rationalize spending hours upon hours honing your skills in killing online? I just spent about 30 minutes playing TF 2 and got a bit more kills than deaths and I consider that to be a good result with this training. I just didn´t get ANY satisfaction. It seemed pointless. And I wish it didn´t feel like that because it used to feel so good to get some frags in the past.
I suppose I might be growing up. In a way it feels good, but wistful at the same time. Any thoughts?

Well what is a concrete achievement? Nothing is permanent and even if you could do something that would persist forever you sure aren't going to be around to appreciate it forever. Furthermore is it possible to think "If I look back at this in 10 years will I be satisfied with what I've done?". Can we predict how we will feel a decade into the future? Is it worth trying to? These are questions that I don't believe there are solid, generally applicable answers to.

The way I see it, one should tend to his or her own responsibilities and seek self-improvement. Any down time you get between that is time that should be spent doing something enjoyable, like repeatedly top fragging on a random pub server

 

[Wonderboy-]

I will have to look in to that Gray Matter thing.... Now this has nothing to do with any of this, but look at this clip, and try to prove Sylvester wrong.. you can´t:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfXw-E7HUq8
Sleepy time for me.. It was nice to communicate with you ppl all over the world.

 

[Valiance]

I´m so with you on that the meaning of life is to have fun. It´s just such a different path for everyone. That´s basically what I´m trying to tell here. I used to think that gaming excellence was the path to happiness. These days.. not so much. But I can´t argue with anyone who says that winning in COD, WOW, or TF makes you happy as you can be. People are different. I was hoping to hear the reasoning behind that, or the lack of it. In the end, I suppose we are all trying to figure out what it is that we should do with our lives. For some people it might be gaming.. I just think that for the majority it might not be the best possible solution.

Alright, well, I'll bite:

I was, am, will be, I don't know which, a "hardcore" gamer, the label alone I despise. I've done a lot. I've played Starcraft (The first one), TrackMania Nations Forever, Starsiege: Tribes, Quake 3 Arena, Unreal Tournament 2004, Quake Live, and plenty of other games in a competitive fashion. Clans, guilds, whatever the fuck, I was in 'em. I was only sponsored for Quake Live though, played in several online tournaments but only went to a couple LAN events. That's just for the multiplayer competition - I also hold top 5 world record runs in several games, some specifics I'll omit, but here's a few - Crazy Taxi for the Dreamcast (2nd highest scoring Arcade Classic run, SSX Tricky (4th highest scoring Garibaldi run, no-death one-credit Ikaruga high-scoring runs, Supaplex fastest time speed runs, etc.

Suffice to say that these required lots of time, effort, practice, work, and I don't do it anymore because it was satisfying at times, but quite draining.

I was damn good - not Fatal1ty good, not SlayerS_'BoxeR' good, but definitely skilled, talented, and well-practiced. Let me tell you - it can be satisfying, it can be thrilling, adrenaline-pumping, exhilarating - but it can also be extremely frustrating, depressing and most of all, time-consuming.

I don't need to tell you my life story, but the way that games have changed over the past few years, there isn't much room for me. COD, TF2, WoW, all of these have incredibly low skill-caps, or do not translate skill into success very well. In all of these games, there are random elements or deterministic elements that put the player in a situation of "Well, that was due to luck" or "Nothing I could do there" instead of a strategical or positional decision. Even at the highest level of play, there are inherent problems with the game mechanics that make the game unappealing to a player looking for a strategical and skillful challenge. For example, WoW has percentage-based critical strikes dealing extra damage when they trigger. Even if you have the opportunity to maximize your chance to critically strike from, say, 10% to 30% each attack, you never know exactly "when" it would happen, and a string of "lucky crits" can make a player character effectively deal twice as much damage during a span of time which normally and logically would not happen.

Even if I wanted to be a "hardcore" player again, there aren't any real "Hardcore" games for me to do it with, short of Bloodline Champions before the 2.0 update. Perhaps the reason that TF2 isn't sparking the fire within you as a competitor is because it's full of too much silly bullshit compared to the classic, original TF. For example, I was deeply saddened when they decided to not include flag-throwing like in the original. Then again, CTF isn't even the main gamemode in TF2 anyway, but I don't want to get into a tangent.

What I'm trying to say is that maybe you aren't competitive anymore, which is fine/great/good. Maybe you still are, but the games just don't/won't cater to you because of a variety of reasons. Even games that would cater to my 'demographic' I find neigh-unplayable due to certain design decisions promoting slow movement or skill-less, tactic-lacking play. Most new games are not designed for the "niche market" and are linear hand-holding "press X to win" experiences. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ZtBCpo0eU

Either way, I don't have much time to play games these days, so I literally can't be "practicing" for tournaments or anything like that. I have 5 days off total this month, two of which I had to show up at the office just for meetings anyway. Again, I'm not complaining, just saying that I don't have the time to be playing, say, Battlefield 3 at a competitive level because I would need to invest 60+ hours into it just to level my soldier up and have the weapons/gadgets/attachments unlocked. That's not to say I don't enjoy BF3, because I do. I just pop on for 1 or 2 games every couple of nights and have fun without worrying about winning, losing, K/D ratio, whatever. Most games I play I just hop on, play for 30 minutes, enjoy, and hop off. Lots of games are suitable for this, but many aren't. If I had the time, I would be playing newer, more involved RPGs and such, but as it stands now, I do enjoy gaming, just in a different way, a different light.

I've gotten more into indies, puzzle-platformers, and more arcade-esque titles. I think everyone who's a PC gamer should treat themselves to Bastion, and owe it to themselves to play through Portal. I love Braid, I love Trine, hell, I even loved Puzzle Quest Galactrix. I miss Fallout 1, 2, Baldur's Gate, Wing Commander 3, the old Command and Conquers, Wacky Wheels, Skyroads, Descent II, Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri, and plenty more old DOS games that I played and loved when I was a kid. Most of them are not really playable at this point, but I have to admit I do get excited when I hear about a new X-Com, a new Syndicate, a new Mechwarrior, etc...But then when I look and see that X-Com is no longer a turn-based strategy, but a FPS, and the new Syndicate is being marketed as some "Edgy" cyberpunk FPS like a poor man's Deus Ex, I do feel somewhat betrayed. Maybe it will be pulled off and be mostly great, like Fallout 3, or maybe it will be a total failure of a resurrection/reboot. Either way, I am no longer their target demographic and while I understand and respect it, it does make me sad.

I gotta say though - for a long time, gaming didn't interest me at all, I went several years without really doing much gaming wise, and even now, I hardly have the time. I recommend searching for satisfaction in other hobbies or activities that you might value more than being good at a video game. Perhaps you'd enjoy learning an instrument, creative writing, artistry, etc. I do love working in Photoshop and composing/arranging/writing music, and both feel much more satisfying than most (not all) of the kills I've gotten in multiplayer FPS games. Mid-Air Spinfusor kills in Tribes feel almost as good as rockin' a Mixolydian solo.

Either way, the bottom line is: To each his own. Except for the truly "Hardcore" as almost no games are designed for them so to speak. But over time, the "Hardcore" will slow down a little bit. I was able to enjoy FFX and Kingdom Hearts 2, but I'll still beat my friends 30 frags to -2 frags in Quake 3 Arena (Push them into the lava or down a pit with the Lightning Gun a couple times) due to how it rewards fast movement, masterful map knowledge, and item-collection (timing armors <3). I'll love Braid, and I'll play through and enjoy Fallout 3 and Bioshock, but I'll still mourn the loss of my Baldur's Gate 2 discs and the shut-down of Fury's servers.

I'm a varied gamer, and Supreme Commander is one of the greatest spiritual successors of all time, but nothing will "wow" me the way games did 12 years ago. I can't expect anything to seem new and different after that much time, but we'll see. Maybe another game like Mechwarrior 2 or GTA 3 or Duke Nukem 3D will happen and change the face of gaming forever.

 

[Vault101]

cant say Ive had this..since Ive always been a single player..I prefer the story and specticle I guess

though I imagine Ill become jaded sooner or later