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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2011 11:36:04 GMT -5
Part of my problem is this weird compulsion to collect a series of things. Like when I got Tales of Vesperia and enjoyed it, I had to buy all of the other Tales games. Now I'm on a Cave kick. Good or bad, I feel this unhealthy urge to buy every shmup they have out there.
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Post by Ike on Feb 27, 2011 11:40:02 GMT -5
I approach my games pretty casually. I just like having a huge library to select from even if it means some games will sit on my shelves for years. I'm the same way with my books, too.
I find most of the games on my shelf do get played eventually, but I have to wait til the 'mood' strikes. For example, I bought Dragon Quest 7 nearly a year ago and never touched it til last week when the mood hit and now I'm enjoying it quite a bit (especially for a DQ game.) In short, I'm not worried about being committed until I'm mentally ready to be.
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Post by Discoalucard on Feb 27, 2011 12:37:01 GMT -5
I've gotten to the point where if I'm not going to write about the game, I'm probably not going to play it. This site is pretty much by major motivation to keep playing video games. But I don't think I could give up either entirely.
MMP/Pink Sweets pack seems pretty good based on my experiences, but I haven't played nearly enough of the original PCBs to make comparisons. They didn't upgrade the graphics like the more recent ports, though, if that bothers you.
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Post by kyouki on Feb 27, 2011 20:47:13 GMT -5
Heh. Kind of interesting to hear that you ever had this kind of problem, though. You never seem to take games TOO seriously. haha, I go back and forth. Sometimes I'll pick up some game and for whatever reason it will appeal to me and before I know it I am spending hours every day playing it. Then I tend to want to get similar games and that is when the collecting comes in and then weeks later I'm staring at a pile of games, none of which I ever intend to play. I guess it's not that I don't take video games seriously, it's that gaming is my lesser of three hobbies, one of which I take extremely seriously. So gaming is my "sit down and relax" hobby. |
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Post by llj on Feb 28, 2011 16:46:31 GMT -5
I approach my games pretty casually. I just like having a huge library to select from even if it means some games will sit on my shelves for years. I'm the same way with my books, too. I find most of the games on my shelf do get played eventually, but I have to wait til the 'mood' strikes. For example, I bought Dragon Quest 7 nearly a year ago and never touched it til last week when the mood hit and now I'm enjoying it quite a bit (especially for a DQ game.) In short, I'm not worried about being committed until I'm mentally ready to be. Well, get ready to spend about 100 hours if you want to beat it. No joke. It's the longest JRPG I've ever played. Generally my non-RPG games tend to get completed much quicker. I don't know why. Some of them are as long as RPGs, but they don't seem to hang over me as much, so I can knock them off very casually but still keep coming back to them to finish. Currently I am single and have my own pad, so I have a lot of time alone from around 7:00pm-12:00am most nights, even considering I might go out for a drink withr a friend after work (5:00pm) for an hour or two. I either watch DVDs or play games at night, I really don't care for much on TV, and I don't want to go on the internet at night because I spend much of my workday at a desk with my internet browser on anyway. I imagine if I had a family and was seriously dating someone, I'd probably be playing less regularly. So life circumstance has a lot to do with it. |
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Post by steven on Feb 28, 2011 17:31:29 GMT -5
As others have stated, it helps to slow down and enjoy what you have. Everyone has their own quirks and diff things work for diff people, but the same thing happened to me at the tail-end of my Saturn peak back in 2005-ish. Then when I got back into SNES 2006, I made it a point to really sit down and play through each game as much as possible, or at least until it no longer was fun. I find it helps a lot for me because of these reasons: 1. I've long stopped buying games. That means my to-play list is at a standstill, and ONLY DECREASING by the games, rather than increasing, which is an incredibly peaceful and satisfying feeling. 2. I like to play through each game as much as possible so I can review it on my website... which is one of my burning passions and not something that can be forced. 3. I find it helpful to keep a game playing journal to chronicle your thoughts. It really helps. I like to stick with a game until I've "covered" it in my journal, as I hate to see blank pages in-between games. I like to "finish" one game before starting another. I have several general game journal, an obscure Super Famicom journal and an RPG journal. Keeping these babies definitely does help motivate me to finish a game or at least, play through as much of it as possible. I am a gamer who loves to document and archive my experiences. However, I know many gamers who don't care to archive and just wanna play their games. See point #4 below for more on this   4. These 3 factors apply to me because everyone is unique and they are what works for my needs and preferences. Obviously, not everyone owns a fansite or writes reviews. So you gotta find out WHAT WORKS FOR YOU, and just do that. Don't worry about anyone else because at the end of the day, this is just a hobby and it's just you, your games and your peace. If you're trying to beat all the XBOX (or whatever) games just because you think you would be more cool or accepted by your online peers, you're just going to burn out quickly. Find out what works for you, do it and do it til it doesn't work any longer. As I've found out, this hobby is all about "being at peace with yourself and your collection." Otherwise, it's just a highway to burning out and trying to keep up with the joneses, so to speak. edit: I approach my games pretty casually. I just like having a huge library to select from even if it means some games will sit on my shelves for years. I'm the same way with my books, too. I find most of the games on my shelf do get played eventually, but I have to wait til the 'mood' strikes. For example, I bought Dragon Quest 7 nearly a year ago and never touched it til last week when the mood hit and now I'm enjoying it quite a bit (especially for a DQ game.) In short, I'm not worried about being committed until I'm mentally ready to be. I've gotten to the point where if I'm not going to write about the game, I'm probably not going to play it. This site is pretty much by major motivation to keep playing video games. But I don't think I could give up either entirely. Ike, AMEN! That's exactly how I do it, too. I have 100s of games waiting to be played still, but never force myself to play any one game. It usually comes out of nowhere where the mood will strike me, then I pull it off the shelf and make it my next game of focus. And like Disco with HG101, I feel similarly with RVGFANATIC. If I didn't have the site I would STILL play these games, but it definitely motivates me as it's a public place for me to rant and rave and share my miscellaneous ramblings. It's nice knowing at any time in the day, in any part of the world, anyone could be reading my personal gaming thoughts, and getting some degree of enjoyment out of it. It's a very cool feeling. It's also great that one can bring some exposure to super obscure unknown gems, like BS Out of Bounds Golf, which has been a HIT this past weekend as so many gamers have just become aware of the game's existence, and are now fans of the game much like me. In other words, it's great to have a voice and be able to share it publicly. Like Disco, I don't think I could give up either entirely, myself. |
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Post by kitten on Mar 3, 2011 20:19:22 GMT -5
Hey, everybody, I appreciate all your responses. I think I'm going to take a break and lightly play for a while, and focus my "gaming" onto tabletop, for a while. I used to play WH40k and WH several years ago, and now that I've got some good, local friends, I'm thinking about giving D&D a shot and have already started playing "HALO ACTIONCLIX" with a few people (which is a simple, but fun game!).
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Post by X-pert74 on Mar 4, 2011 5:24:51 GMT -5
That sounds like a good plan  D&D is awesome. I enjoy playing it with my dad and sister whenever we hang out |
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Post by Atma on Mar 4, 2011 6:17:27 GMT -5
And if you (or anyone else) needs help with tabletop online or a friend to play with, you know where to find me.
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Post by robertagilmour on Mar 4, 2011 19:54:50 GMT -5
I stopped playing games in summer 2009 because suddenly the will just went out of me, I just couldnt muster the energy to do even the easiest things. I still wanted to experience the visuals so I just watched them on youtube and see someone far better than me doing things in a decent time. I got rid of my consoles. I had so many lists of games I wanted and it was nice to get the to the point of honestly knowing I really never wanted to play them that much, it was more a curious desire that shouldnt have been dignified by actually spending money.
But then I started watching Bayonetta on youtube and then I thought "I gotta play this", and in summer 2010 I bought a couple of consoles, I bought 35 games and I had a great time for a couple of months and then the magic completely gone away again and I'm reluctant to play them any time soon. I barely touched most of the games and it quickly became obvious I went overboard buying and overestimated how much I would enjoy this again.
I'm actually kind of dreading wanting to play a game again because I cant be bothered with putting in the effort. The thing I dislike most about gaming now is the whole pride in being good at them stops developers making an absurdly easy mode for people like me who really just wants to experience the contents and couldnt give a fuck about bragging. I would play games all the time of there was an insultingly easy mode in every game. I recognise that the friction of a challenging difficulty is essential to some people, but not me. I have a list of 2000 books I want to read and 4000 albums I want to buy, I dont have time for challenging games.
N'gai Croal wrote a really good article onced saying how much more games would sell if it was guaranteed anyone could complete any game if they had a better selection of difficulties.
Being someone who champions new IPs and inventing new genres, I feel a bit silly admitting that the next games I am likely to play are all familiar genres and franchises.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2011 20:01:51 GMT -5
I thought one of the biggest complaints of today's generation is that games are, on the whole, too easy?
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Post by justjustin on Mar 4, 2011 20:23:08 GMT -5
Yeah I think in general they're definitely too easy for people who regularly play and love games. Not to say easy games can't be great, but the challenge contributes greatly to the immersion and makes for a very high emotional experience. Stories and great visual presentation can help get me into the game, but nothing quite gets me "in the zone" like a tough situation.
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Post by Bobinator on Mar 5, 2011 1:25:56 GMT -5
Lately, I've been having a really big problem with the fact that I've just got a HUGE collection of games on consoles and PC, and I can't seem to stick to any of them long enough to beat them at all. It's not that I don't want to play them, but it's usually that I'll get a new game, play it for a few hours, and then drop it for months. It's either that I end up having other games I want to play, or that I just end up doing other things and forgetting about the game entirely.
Games that require a lot of involvement required tend to be pretty bad for me, too, since lately I tend to lose focus of those pretty quick. Which is why I traded in New Vegas for Splatterhouse at GameFly.
...Any advice?
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Post by robertagilmour on Mar 5, 2011 6:45:17 GMT -5
I very well understand the appeal of difficulty, it is the friction that gives way to a real feeling of triumph, but some people just dont have time for this, I realise how important it is to some people, but a wider set of difficulties would be better for everyone. I'm sure you'd miss out on some of the fun on "insultingly easy mode", but you cant have everything. I am more likely to think of what else I could be doing when I'm beaten over and over.
I'm in a minority, but I'm sure a lot more people feel like this who have drifted away or have been put off from coming into the world of games because being beaten over and over is really tedious when you dont really want to commit real energy. I want to have fun and commitment is no longer fun for me.
Comedian Dara o'Brien even talked on tv about how he was crap at games and didnt mind admitting it, but he felt he should atleast be allowed to have a difficulty that let him see the whole of Gears of War because he paid for the whole game.
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Post by Pixel_Crusher on Mar 5, 2011 10:50:58 GMT -5
I've been experiencing this problem as well.
Back in the days of old, I could just pick up a game, immerse myself in it, master it and overcome the most brutal of challenges they had in store for me.
Now don't get me wrong, the Backloggery is a fantastic way of keeping track of the games that we still have to play, yet thanks to it, I now feel this stupid obligation of getting a "completed" status in every single game I own. Add achievements/trophies, side-quests, monster/item encyclopedias, real life, and ridiculous amounts of unlockable content, and I give up immediately on games with all that stuff.
As if it weren't enough, now days I can't play a single retro game without resorting to rewinding, I just can't find the time to pour dedication on them and their challenge curve, no matter how much I like them.
I really want to get out of this phase and go back to enjoying games for what they where, trouble is, I just don't know how to do it or where to start. Any suggestions?
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D&D is awesome. I enjoy playing it with my dad and sister whenever we hang out
