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It feels really weird saying this, but I have NO interest in videos games now. I used to be SO into them, but I sold my 360 and my Wii last year and I don't miss them even slightly. I have a DS, but the only games I ever play are Picross and other little puzzley brain games like that! I do not class these as video games. I spend WAY more time playing interesting little flash games online than I do anything else.
I guess it's largely to do with a huge lifestyle change - I moved away from home and realised that there's pretty much no time for things like that, between leaving home at 7:30 in the morning and getting back at 6:30, then eating, cleaning, playing with bunnies, doing freelance. Has anyone else had this (obviously not you, Davey, Leo or Haly!!)? It just feels a bit weird to not be interested in games anymore where I used to be like "omgomg, new releases!!!"
/Largely pointless thread on a slow day!
If anything I've found the reverse - I game more now than when I did at my folks. Might help that we're both into our games though - me more than Dee admittedly. It also can be something we do together - and not necessarily multiplayer, I'll sit and help her with some Zelda puzzles (on the very rare occasions she needs it!).
Gaming's just one of the things that we do. I imagine we game like some people settle down and watch TV.
Yep, I'm a lot more apathetic towards gaming these days. My mate bought me Call Of Duty 4 and it's still in the cellophane. I play CSS and a few Half Life games now and again, usually if the missus is working late and I'll kill some time before heading off to bring her home, but apart from that, I barely play anything.
Marmoset
19-02-2008, 12:45
I have phases where I want to play games all the time and then I'll think "meh" and not bother for a while. Usually the release of something excellent like CoD4 rekindles my interest; I'll remember how much I love games and play loads of them for a while.
Each to their own I guess.
/weirdo
;)
I game much more now than I used to. I used to have a few of the older consoles but gradually stopped playing them. I only picked up playing again when I got the first Xbox and then a 360 last year. I don't play a massive amount...I tend to play for an hour here and there as and when it suits. Piggy doesn't play at all but is usually on her laptop or down the gym when I'm playing so it doesn't really cause any problems.
Yeah, I don't think it's really to do with living with Charlotte, although subconsciously it might be because we only have one TV! It's quite strange for me that a mate brought his Wii down at the weekend and I had absolutely no interest in it at all!
I'd forgotten about Counterstrike, though - I think I'll always play that game a little bit!
Last time I fired up the Wii was about 3 weeks ago :(
will add you later this aft when i've finished working Sam
*poke*
Stan_Lite
19-02-2008, 13:30
I seem to go through phases. Sometimes I'll play every night for 2-3 hours for weeks on end and then I'll suddenly stop and do no gaming for weeks. I'm going through a stop phase just now, I hardly played at all when I was home last time and haven't touched a game at all since I came on the rig (bit of a bummer really as gaming is the sole reason I lugged the M1710 out here :(). I might force myself to play a little for a couple of nights, see if I can rekindle the interest.
Del Lardo
19-02-2008, 13:53
I find that games nowadays just don't hold my attention for very long. I'll buy a game, play it for 3-4 hours straight on the first day and then have no interest in ever playing it again. I'm hoping that COD4 is different but I only sent my 360 off for repair yesterday after it's been dead for 3 months.
The only real exception has been Forza 2 which managed to hold my attention for a whole week! I'm hoping that GT5 will hold my attention (if they ever ****ing release it) as I'm probably going to buy a PS3 just to play it ;D
LeperousDust
19-02-2008, 13:55
I've all but given up gaming atm, i just can't seem to justify them time i'd probably waste playing them! I can't play games "a little bit" really... Granted we've got the wii now but thats perfect a real pick up put down console, which is great if i want to fart around. But "real" gaming, well i haven't really done that in... i don't really know a long time i guess...
I must admit I tend to stick to games and play them solidly. When I got Forza2 I couldn't put it down....then COD4 came along and I play that all the time. I've recently gone back to some Forza races but now have PGR4 so that will probably replace Forza for a while.
So currently, I'm swapping between PGR4 and COD4. Keeps me happy :D
I generally feel guilty if I game too much - the sorts of games I play (sims 2, AOE, etc) I can lose days to so I avoid starting playing them unless I know I have nothing else to do (which is very very rare).
LeperousDust
19-02-2008, 16:48
Agreed with lozza and tak i do exactly the same!
I'm pretty similar to Jasper, I must admit. I'm more often playing stuff on Kongregate than main stream games these days. Ocassionally I'll play a mainstream game for a bit, bioshock, HL2, crysis, but thats about it and once completed I have no huge desire to go and replay them again. Stuff like Desktop Tower Defence I keep going back to.
I need more time and I need to not feel guilty doing that when there's housework to be done ;D
That explains why Daz is on the Xbox all night, every night ;)
I'm not that bad! I pack lunches and everything.
Davey_Pitch
19-02-2008, 18:38
Stuff like Desktop Tower Defence I keep going back to.
I used to play that all the time till I managed to beat the 10K gold fun mode, then it kinda lost it's appeal. I still need to go back and try to complete hard mode though.
It's stress relief for me, an escape and pretty much my only hobby most of the time so I can't see me changing any time soon. My ex and i used to spend a lot of time gaming and tbh I can't picture myself with someone that wouldn't appreciate it's my 'thing'. So I reckon I'll be an OAP gamer :p
I guess it's part of my identity now, same as with avid sports fans, soap fans, readers, movie fans etc.
I used to play that all the time till I managed to beat the 10K gold fun mode, then it kinda lost it's appeal. I still need to go back and try to complete hard mode though.
Have you tried it since the introduced the Dark ones? I used to be able to manage 90 odd levels of the 100 challenge until these sods came along.
I was exactly the same until I got my own place. Then things just got in the way. And still do.
I'll just point at Davey as my example :D
Heh if I was single and living by myself I'd have probably more time then ;D
Like Daz said earlier in the thread, some people watch TV while others play games. :)
Heh if I was single and living by myself I'd have probably more time then ;D
Yup, I became a singleton recently and immediately invested a tonne of time in games that I bought and hardly played when I was with her. Turns out most of them weren't really worth the wait sadly... :angry:
Davey_Pitch
19-02-2008, 21:03
Have you tried it since the introduced the Dark ones? I used to be able to manage 90 odd levels of the 100 challenge until these sods came along.
Yup, they're a right pain I find, but a few freeze towers and a well placed "bash corner" certainly deals with them well enough for the most part :)
Davey_Pitch
19-02-2008, 21:03
I'll just point at Davey as my example :D
Wooo, never knew I could be an example to someone :D
Davey_Pitch
19-02-2008, 21:33
It's not a good thing David. You're her excuse to be a hermit for the rest of her life! :p
I'm not a bloody hermit :p
*looks outside and cowers in fear*
Wooo, never knew I could be an example to someone :D
It's not a good thing David. You're her excuse to be a hermit for the rest of her life! :p
;D
I'm not a hermit :p...........ish.......ok I see your point ;D
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