How your gaming changes over the years
Posted: February 22nd, 2015, 9:03 am
How has your gaming changed as you've gotten older? Here are some comments from other threads to kick start it.
[QUOTE=FinalLapTwinkie]Funny thing being mentioned a lot in other threads is time to play. This generation of consoles and handhelds look very impressive but what happens when gamers run out of time to play? Is it really a great time for gamers when you have so much selection but no time? ... I mean, we all get older with more responsibilities ... So maybe consoles are becoming a thing for singles?
I try to look for games now that are more relaxing and come with less frustration to play. Do they exist? Maybe? But most require more time then I am able to give. That is a factor of why I enjoy the 8/16 bit games. Most are easy to jump right in and play. The best part of my gaming choice is I can walk away at anytime.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Atarifever][QUOTE=ptdebate]
Not only are games cheap (remember $100 cartridges? Compare that to $15 for Shovel Knight)
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I don't remember $100 cartridges that well. I remember $3 rentals and having one person on your street getting a game meaning everyone eventually got to have a few weeks with it. I own a lot more games now, but I probably played just as many as a kid for real, real cheap. Looking at how many I finish (or ever end up installing) I think I was easily as well off then. [/QUOTE]
As a kid, I did get to play much more than I owned do to the social circles (and games were expensive and there were no used or rental game markets for a time). However, when I had lots of free time and more money after college (job but no family), I still only played some video games because I had other things I preferred doing (some required large blocks of time). With a family, I don't have large blocks of time for gaming, but I do have some free time and money. Would I rather play one immersive game for a long time, or sample lots of games, each for a few hours? Or do you mix and match periods of shallow swimming and the next deep dive?
I guess its like books, movies, and television shows except video games are a larger commitment of money. (then add in the cost of the console, and we can see why deciding which console or no console is such a big decision).
Its likely some mix of free time, free money, age, other interests, inclination between depth vs variety, and other personality and lifestyle factors.
How has your gaming changed over the years? How is it now, and where do you see it going?
[QUOTE=FinalLapTwinkie]Funny thing being mentioned a lot in other threads is time to play. This generation of consoles and handhelds look very impressive but what happens when gamers run out of time to play? Is it really a great time for gamers when you have so much selection but no time? ... I mean, we all get older with more responsibilities ... So maybe consoles are becoming a thing for singles?
I try to look for games now that are more relaxing and come with less frustration to play. Do they exist? Maybe? But most require more time then I am able to give. That is a factor of why I enjoy the 8/16 bit games. Most are easy to jump right in and play. The best part of my gaming choice is I can walk away at anytime.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Atarifever][QUOTE=ptdebate]
Not only are games cheap (remember $100 cartridges? Compare that to $15 for Shovel Knight)
[/QUOTE]
I don't remember $100 cartridges that well. I remember $3 rentals and having one person on your street getting a game meaning everyone eventually got to have a few weeks with it. I own a lot more games now, but I probably played just as many as a kid for real, real cheap. Looking at how many I finish (or ever end up installing) I think I was easily as well off then. [/QUOTE]
As a kid, I did get to play much more than I owned do to the social circles (and games were expensive and there were no used or rental game markets for a time). However, when I had lots of free time and more money after college (job but no family), I still only played some video games because I had other things I preferred doing (some required large blocks of time). With a family, I don't have large blocks of time for gaming, but I do have some free time and money. Would I rather play one immersive game for a long time, or sample lots of games, each for a few hours? Or do you mix and match periods of shallow swimming and the next deep dive?
I guess its like books, movies, and television shows except video games are a larger commitment of money. (then add in the cost of the console, and we can see why deciding which console or no console is such a big decision).
Its likely some mix of free time, free money, age, other interests, inclination between depth vs variety, and other personality and lifestyle factors.
How has your gaming changed over the years? How is it now, and where do you see it going?