Poll: At what age does liking video games become sad?

[JaysonM]

Hi,

It occurred to me the other day, that out of all my friends, I am the only one who likes to play video games alot. I am 23 years old, and so are all my friends, yet I am the only one who will look forward to a LAN party.

I must admit, I've had 2 girlfriends in my life thus far, I know what sex feels like, and it hasn't deterred me from liking video games. If anything, it has made me like them more since I don't have the distraction of wondering if I am missing out on anything..

Kind of makes me sad really.. I really gotta find a social group to hang out with which are into video games.

 

[Vault101]

Hi,

It occurred to me the other day, that out of all my friends, I am the only one who likes to play video games alot. I am 23 years old, and so are all my friends, yet I am the only one who will look forward to a LAN party.

I must admit, I've had 2 girlfriends in my life thus far, I know what sex feels like, and it hasn't deterred me from liking video games. If anything, it has made me like them more since I don't have the distraction of wondering if I am missing out on anything..

Kind of makes me sad really.. I really gotta find a social group to hang out with which are into video games.

ok here the answer

IT DOSNT EVER GET SAD TO ENJOY THIS MEDIUM

anyone who tells you otherwise is an insecure idiot who is only saying that to validate their own opionion/veiw of themsleves

seriously dont ever let it bother you, if you are comfortable enough with yourself and not insecure then it shouldnt screw them seriously

 

[somonels]

The age I am, minus a few years.

 

[bloob]

why should it become sad at a certain age? You can like sports, films, music, books etc at any age why should games be any different?

 

[MercurySteam]

The only thing I notice when playing with gamers who are 35+ is that they talk about Ecsatcy a bit more often than normal. Weird huh?

Gamers never age, they just get hairier (or in the case of female gamers, play a lot less up to the point of no return).

 

[Irriduccibilli]

why should it become sad at a certain age? You can like sports, films, music, books etc at any age why should games be any different?

True

 

[Sp3ratus]

IT DOESN'T EVER GET SAD TO ENJOY THIS MEDIUM

Well said, I completely agree with this. Video games aren't made only for kids anymore(if they ever were, anyway) and they're here to stay. Just because video games are a younger media than say films doesn't make them any less legitimate, it'll just take some time before they will be recognized as such.

I don't see myself quitting on games anytime soon, they've been with me the last 17 years and will hopefully be for a long time to come.

 

[badgersprite]

The same age it becomes sad and losery to have fun and have your own personality.

 

[willofbob]

i'm pretty sure John Cleese likes videogames and he's got to be in his 60's by now. he's still awesome.

so, in answer, 700 years older than John Cleese

 

[Sonicron]

As long as you enjoy a hobby and it doesn't hurt anyone, it is by its very nature not a bad thing. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise should politely be told to fuck off.

 

[leady129]

About the same age that it becomes sad to like movies and read books.

It's a form of entertainment. The only sad thing about it are the people who obsess over demonizing it.

"Child rape increases due to video-games?!?" Now THAT is sad.

Oh... and I suppose those select few who do suffer serious obsession. Everything in moderation.

 

[VanQ]

Does it really matter if the people around you aren't interested in games? If it's a part of who you are then there's not a damn thing wrong about it. It only becomes sad if you try to force it onto others.

 

[Some Fella1]

It doesn't. It never will. Perhaps liking a certain genre becomes sad (I don't play my baby sisters games, because THAT would be sad), but if you never lose the passion for smashing some bug-eyed alien's head in, why let what other people say stop you?

I get the impression that the only reason most people drop games at some point in their life is that there just isn't enough time for them any more. Jobs get in the way. Study gets in the way. Money gets in the way. A serious relationship gets in the way (ie. one involving marriage). Something will just get in the way for such a long period of time, that when you go back to them, it's like the first time you picked up the controller. The only difference: you're mature; you'll take it from a mature perspective.

You'll start to truly look at the games you played, and decide that they just scratching the right place because of something you weren't seeing without experience of some kind. My step-father used to be a cop. He hates watching cop movies and TV shows. He hates how unrealistic they are. I bet that before he became a cop, in his days as a trainee, he watched cop shows. One day, the same thing happens to us all.

We gain some slither of experience, we go to play our favourite game and realize that the developers just didn't quite get it right. They messed up how some guy would handle bookkeeping for some mega-corporation. That lawyer defending his client happened to miss a crucial piece of evidence that would prove his clients innocence. There's no way that building could be standing that high. That spaceship design is completely unrealistic. That power plant can't produce enough energy to power that. There's too much presure for us to survive there.

Something happens, and we learn to let go. Never at a certain age. But it happens to everyone eventually.

 

[Unia]

The day a person is too old to play is the day they are too old to live a meaningful life. Just to clarify, I'm not talking about just videogames. Anything done for just it's own sake counts as playing.

 

[Gigano]

Never.

The only thing that's sad is if the quality and thematics of every game you play never improve. Use your experience to find better experiences.

Grown up men have long passionately watched a ball being kicked into a net by other grown up men. Why they couldn't play a game like Bioshock or Portal without being labeled losers by some baffles me.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

Does liking music ever become sad?
No.
Does liking reading books ever become sad?
No.
Does liking movies ever become sad?
No.
So should playing video games ever become sad?
NO.

 

[i7omahawki]

Hi,

It occurred to me the other day, that out of all my friends, I am the only one who likes to play video games alot. I am 23 years old, and so are all my friends, yet I am the only one who will look forward to a LAN party.

I must admit, I've had 2 girlfriends in my life thus far, I know what sex feels like, and it hasn't deterred me from liking video games. If anything, it has made me like them more since I don't have the distraction of wondering if I am missing out on anything..

Kind of makes me sad really.. I really gotta find a social group to hang out with which are into video games.

I think having an active interest in video games, whilst also maintaining a social functionality, is in a weird way a sign of maturity.

If you can function well in the adult world, but also make sure you can enjoy yourself for a few hours a week, it shows a good balance of character really.

As mentioned, what makes Films/Music/Sports any different from Video Games?

 

[Corporal Yakob]

Doing something you like is never sad and to hell with anyone who says otherwise!