5 ways to tell you're getting too old for games?

Found this article which i found interesting. 5 things that tells you are getting too old for videogames

• You think multiplayer is bs
• You think games are too long
• You miss compelling storylines
• You think originiality is dead
• You miss when games were all about having fun

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Do you guys feel that even these points are valid or may there be other things that you sometimes get sick of games?

I disagree with all points, but I do get bored of games sometimes, mostly after very long playthroughs

I agree with 2 of 5 of those points.

I have never got sick of games yet and I'm 28, dont think I ever will.

There is no such thing as "being too old for gaming". There is such a thing as "modern gaming being shit".

I know you know what cracked are so im not going to point that out.

But those points are as vaild as Tom&Jerry are a real cat and mouse.

i think i made it clear that the points aren't really factual, but i think the points were interesting

Ya they are interesting because people dont just pass it off as joke.

Its actually very interesting that a lot of people in 2014 still have a old view of games as nothing but toys and everyone know that you grow out of toys right? But as Black said there is no such thing as too old to play games, like there is no too old for movies, books, comics or eating icecream

You're missing the point, these points are mostly made by older gamers. It doesn't mean you are too old for games, nor did i say that. It's the article that claims that...

You missed my point. also I didn´t say you said it.

My point was just that making gaming out to be something young people do is stupid, i know plenty of people who game and have kids, jobs, families and are well into their 30´s since gaming is no more different then sitting down and reading a good book or watching a movie or the tv.

1 Way to tell you're too old for gaming:

• You're dead.

The last time someone told me I was too old for gaming:

I've read the article before. Regarding the points:

• You think multiplayer is bs
  • Yeah, I'm pretty anti-multiplayer. It has its place, but there have been too many examples of games that I really like getting jacked up because they shoehorned an unnecessary multiplayer mode in there. Also, if I have to listen to one more suburban, 14 year old white kid try to talk "street" to me I will murder someone.
• You think games are too long
  • I think some mediocre games use shitty lengthening mechanics like scavenger hunts, but if the game is good I want it to last forever (even if the story should have a beginning, middle and end).
• You miss compelling storylines
  • I do but they still exist.
• You think originiality is dead
  • Hell no. Yes, there's a lack of originality and innovation in AAA titles but the indie scene has this covered in spades.
• You miss when games were all about having fun
  • No. Games are like movies and TV shows. Not all of them are all about the "fun". Spec Ops wasn't fun but it was fucking compelling. Horror games are equal mix fun and anxiety inducing. I want the full range of experiences, not just "fun".

-Byshop

No, gaming can never go out of date for anyone. You can never be too old for it.

• Not a fan of it, I guess...
• Nope
• I've played plenty of games with compelling storylines
• I play a game that I feel is truly unique every once in a while, so no
• Games stopped being about fun?

Yeah, I guess I'm not "too old for gaming". I just think that many older games are just bitter. There's nothing necessarily wrong with modern games. It's just that they have more cherished memories of gaming when they were younger and will never be able to replicate that again. Most older games probably aren't nearly as good as they remember them being. Nostalgia is a powerful feeling.

It's more a matter of genres that many people were fans of, just pretty much disappeared from modern AAA gaming.

Again, nostalgia is always used by people who don't understand what made a genre/game popular or loved by the people discussing it in the first place.

Take rpgs for example....the fact is that many RPG fans have been disillusioned by how modern 'RPGs' have placed an ever-increasing emphasis on action (also happened to the horror, stealth, tac shooter genres) to increase marketability, reduced dialogue choices because of constraints of voice-acting, stripped away depth, challenge and complexity because it doesn't "appeal to a mainstream audience".

Agreed. Some people's perspective of gaming is clouded too much by nostalgia.

I disagree with the subject itself. You are never too old for games. They are entertainment, just like books, movies and music. The day you think you're too old for games is the day you need to stop giving a shit what people think of your hobbies.

@Byshop said:

The last time someone told me I was too old for gaming:

I've read the article before. Regarding the points:

• You think multiplayer is bs
  • Yeah, I'm pretty anti-multiplayer. It has its place, but there have been too many examples of games that I really like getting jacked up because they shoehorned an unnecessary multiplayer mode in there. Also, if I have to listen to one more suburban, 14 year old white kid try to talk "street" to me I will murder someone.
• You think games are too long
  • I think some mediocre games use shitty lengthening mechanics like scavenger hunts, but if the game is good I want it to last forever (even if the story should have a beginning, middle and end).
• You miss compelling storylines
  • I do but they still exist.
• You think originiality is dead
  • Hell no. Yes, there's a lack of originality and innovation in AAA titles but the indie scene has this covered in spades.
• You miss when games were all about having fun
  • No. Games are like movies and TV shows. Not all of them are all about the "fun". Spec Ops wasn't fun but it was fucking compelling. Horror games are equal mix fun and anxiety inducing. I want the full range of experiences, not just "fun".

-Byshop

good stuff, pretty much sums my thoughts on the article up too

@Byshop: good reply man

Well, anyone can game regardless of age, but I think some people eventually grow out of it. I'm kind of going through that stage right now and taking a hiatus from gaming.

Tch.. it isn't logical! the logical 5 reasons are this :-

1) You hands don't work anymore

2) Your eyes don't work anymore

3) Your brain doesn't work anymore

4) You are a christian who believes that video gaming is the work of satan

5) You are a woman

@The_Last_Ride: Saying you're tooold for games is like saying you're too old for books, and then assuming books are all for children and have immature themes. I'd say a 13 year old is too young for a game like the Witcher, but then once he's old enough to play it, is he already too old for video games?

We haven't fully gotten around to accepting that video games are another form of media just like films or books or TV shows; unless you dislike the media as a whole, there's probably always going to be at least one game/film/book that is to your liking.

Those five points don't describe you when you're too old for gaming, they describe you when you're old enough to feel nostalgia.

Well said. I feel very similar. Apart from the murdering someone part, of course. I would never do that. ;-P

I'm 43 years old and I don't game as much as I did when I was in my 20's.

The 2nd one of "Games are too long" is the most relevant for an older gamer. Responsibilities just creep in, you potentially have more income to spend on more games you want to play and you just no longer have the time you used to when you were in school - where you had the whole afternoon to play a game that you got for Christmas months ago.

The rest are just well, either ignorance or just the industry progressing past people with such opinions (3, 4 and 5 being incredibly false as modern games have those in spades). The first point is just preference. While I'd like certain subgenres to come back strong (Arena FPS in particular), I think Multiplayer experiences are still more diverse and competitive than ever before.

Yeah i am not disagreeing with you, i just thought it was a curious article for Cracked to make. I don't personally think anyone can get too old for games

@The_Last_Ride: @loafofgame: @Macutchi Thanks.

-Byshop

and that's precisely what we call 'getting too old for video games'.

I highly doubt i ever will get to old for gaming :) im 34 now and it`s still my nr 1 hobby since i was like 4 years old

originality was always rare but its getting worse since ps2 era, i agree with that part, others, not so much

No, that's what we call having decent taste.

Nope. That's what we humans on earth call 'being a hipster'.

Depends on the game. If you've been gaming a while the "cinematic" experience dries up the fastest I find. Games with solid mechanics and depth (i.e. playing Icewind Dale ATM) tend to stand the test of time and have such high replay value and ways to play it that it almost does feel like a fresh experience when you return to it a few years on.

You spelled "our crap internet generation" wrong.

I'll never get too old for gaming. I've been avid gamer for 35+ years now and I'm probably enjoying it more now then ever before.

I'm 38 and I starting to think maybe I am too old for games. I think the internet is ruining my gaming experience. I hate multiplayer and dlc. I miss the days when you bought a game and you got a complete finished product in the box. I can't stand the fact that developers strip content from development time to sell at a later date. I have a game collection that spans 30 years. I'm seriously thinking about selling it and putting the money into other hobbies I could use a new fishing boat.

I guess I am nearly all the way to being "too old". I do miss stories, I do hate MP and still play games for "fun" whatever the hell that is these days (**** you Destiny).

But I don't think games can be too long as long as the game is fun. Can't wait for Witcher 3 for example and will most definitely love playing all 100 odd hours of that beast.

I also think there are plenty of original games. You can't just look at COD, or Assassin's Creed with their stupid yearly releases and say gaming is not original. Borderlands is fantastic, Bioshock Infinite is so good in so many ways. Dark Souls was sublime. As was Rogue Legacy and Meat Boy and Super Hexagon, not all Indies suck (even if MOST do).

I am really looking forward to Driveclub on Friday when it comes out in the UK, probably will get Horizon 2, loved that P.T. demo, The Evil Within looks like it could be a belter.

Plenty to look forward to.

Not sure why an old person would dislike multiplayer. That's been around since the olden days.

Heck, I'm not sure why an old person would believe any of those 5 points. None of them really make sense as something you'd think only if you're an old gamer.

Tacked on multiplayer IS indeed bullshit. With all the DLC and season pass crap, the least devs could do is give us a compelling story line. One sure way to tell you're getting too old for games is writing an article titled '5 ways to tell you're getting too old for games'.

Lol, remember when games actually included, thick, colored, gloss print manuals?

I guess I hit 3 of the 5.

You spelled 'I'm getting too old for this shit' horrendously wrong.

Shit is right. Destiny and Titanfall, that's modern gaming in a nutshell. It's not being old, it's them being barely relevant as videogames.

destiny and titanfall aren't the only ones. If those games define this gen for you then I have to say you're looking at the wrong thing. In other words, you really are getting old.

It's where gaming is going: online-only deathmatches and grindfests. If you can't see that you are blind.

there's the bright side too my old friend. Gamers have been crying out about that. The tides will turn. Be optimistic and stay tuned!

Yeah its not like you can just completely ignore it and play games that do fit your niche >_>

Well duh. Hopefully that will still be an option in a few years.

I think this list does not really have any valid reasons on it,

the first point is just preference, some people prefer gaming as quiet relaxtion time, others prefer to be social, age has nothing to do with it at all.

the last 4 points are just things old people say, and you can take all 4 of those and apply them to any form of entertainment, how many older people complain that all of our music sounds the same? Or that movies today are all flash and no substance?

I do think that it is possible for someone to outgrow games, but when they do, it is usually because of other responsibilities, not because of the reasons the article talked about.

good for you, and it should never go out of date. It's for everyone for all ages