Anyone else turning into a casual gamer?

So I seem to have found my self in a bad situation. Most games are just not interesting me anymore no matter how hard I try to like them. I just can't finish them and am not having too much fun with them. I would much rather play some quick multiplayer games or co op with a friend but never start up a new game by myself. Anyone having the same feelings?

During the school year I'd say that i'm very much a casual gamer. With it being summer right now I've found myself still playing casuallly. I find multiplayer interaction more engaging then single player. Unless it has a good story.

I'm not sure if casual gamer is the right way to describe myself as I do play games a lot and I am studying a degree to take me into the industry. I will admit I am a little bit annoyed at all of the trash out there in the market at the moment I'm sure a lot of you will also agree on this - you only have to look at Nintendo and how they have changed over the years. I know companies will make a lot more money by appealing to a larger audience but my god, we really don't need another Baby Sitting Party 10 and whatnot..

Also there seems to be a trend now where companies will find a game that "works" and mass produce similar titles because they kind of know it's tried and tested. It was only the other day I was looking at my gamecube games thinking to myself how awesome EVERY ONE of those I had were and how each of them were really different from eachother ... then I look at my xbox collection and some are terrible (I buy a lot of games!) and only a few true masterpieces. I honestly think that the industry is TOO big right now which can of course mean good funding, but you do not need a huge amount of money to come up with an original title. I have found myself putting down games only after an hour or 2 of playing either because they bored me to death or too generic and reminded me too much of another title..

I went through a phase like that a few years ago, now im back to gaming every day. Sometimes you just need to take a break, i pretty much stopped gaming for a year.

I go back and forth depending on how much free time I have.

I feel the same way as TC. I have a ton of games on my backlog, but the only games I will play is if I'm playing with friends. A had a moment of weakness last week and finished Mafia 2 in about two days :P but otherwise I'm reluctant to start any single player games.

I wouldn't necessarily call myself casual now, but just a lot pickier. I've got time in the summer to play games, but I always feel like I should be writing and making use of that time, so it always hangs over my head when I ever feel like starting up any game.

I am just a casual gamer these days, i have spent more hours on my gameboy color, then i ever did on my ps3 just cause pokemon yellow is a longer game then something like dead space or residents evil 5 or Metal Gear Solid 4 or final fantasy 13 and had alot more replayablity. Also I am a serious student who will be playing SWTOR on weekends and a bit of SC2 and WC3. LOL diablo 3 will prolly come around xmas so it will be awesome game after school finals.

So I seem to have found my self in a bad situation. Most games are just not interesting me anymore no matter how hard I try to like them. I just can't finish them and am not having too much fun with them. I would much rather play some quick multiplayer games or co op with a friend but never start up a new game by myself. Anyone having the same feelings?

CongressManStan

So I seem to have found my self in a bad situation. Most games are just not interesting me anymore no matter how hard I try to like them. I just can't finish them and am not having too much fun with them. I would much rather play some quick multiplayer games or co op with a friend but never start up a new game by myself. Anyone having the same feelings?

CongressManStan

I have been disapointed with many new games but with older games usually pretty cheap I just buy them. Nothing wrong or casual about multiplayer games.

Turned into one about two years ago... I rarely play games these days.

I turned casual when I left for college. Nowadays I only have time to play games during vacations.

Sometimes I think I am becoming one, but when I find the right game, it gets me back into the groove of things.

I turned casual when I left for college. Nowadays I only have time to play games during vacations.

XeroEX

I know what you're feeling TC, I am also getting bored of videogames. I guess it's time to explore other hobbies :)

How does that make you casual? it just means your taste is changing more than likely because its summer and you have less time to game? I wish we could drop these tags which are very poorly defined (hardcore and casual).

Depends on how you mean it.

At heart,i'll always be hardcore,thank you.

You love games,you read,talk,and think about them,you're hardcore.

Never,ever,ever say that vulgar word.

"Casual"

Go wash your mouth....

I don't know about casual, but I've found myself drifiting towards more indie games and smaller scale titles. All the big budget titles just started to feel the same. With millions of dollars on the line with each release the large studios just can't afford to take the risks that indie devs can, thus less and less innovations in big name titles.

I wouldn't say I've turned into a 'casual' gamer but I've hardly played any games over the past few months. The break has been nice but I'm ready to start playing again once the big releases start rolling out in the coming months.

Sometimes I think I am becoming one, but when I find the right game, it gets me back into the groove of things.

soulless4now

Sometimes I think I am becoming one, but when I find the right game, it gets me back into the groove of things.

soulless4now

becoming old and hating stuff newer kids like lol...but yea i know what you mean...I had a son in july and got a job and go to school and what lil time I do have I dont spend gaming hardly...if i do its a quick GB or splitscreen with a friend

No. I don't get to play much anymore, but I sure would love to and would if I could. I guess if you based it on hours I play, then I would be casual...

My game buying has slowed way down, and I'm finding myself playing alot less, or just playing mindless games.

It's all good, don't need to be hardcore RPG guy all the time.

My daughter was born last weekend, and I think she's gonna turn me into a casual gamer...

I stopped gaming after Resident Evil 4 dropped... I was strictly playing my old games from whatever year that was to January 2008, when I got a 360 soley for GTA IV & Resident Evil 5(boy did that let me down).

A good break is what you need. I've been playing Red Dead ever since it dropped and love it so much and with the resurgence of the fighting game genre, I have alot on my plate to play.

I'm just waiting for the great single player games to release because I've been mostly playing multiplayer(Reach, RDR, MK9) games.. mostly.

So I seem to have found my self in a bad situation. Most games are just not interesting me anymore no matter how hard I try to like them. I just can't finish them and am not having too much fun with them. I would much rather play some quick multiplayer games or co op with a friend but never start up a new game by myself. Anyone having the same feelings?

CongressManStan

I started feeling this way in april. then L.a noire came out, loved it and beat it. then in june went back to being uninterested!!!

I usually get this way in the summer though cause theres barely any games coming out, and no sports on so im usually doing other stuff. but once fall hits im usually back to gaming.

But today i have a feeling ill be out of my slumop when i go get Deus Ex: HR and maybe pick up a cheap copy of FarCry2(never played) :D

Not a casual gamer per se, but I've definitely fallen out of favor with mainstream hardcore gaming.

Practically all the games I can find the motivation for these days are Nintendo 1st party games and indie games.

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The same with TV.

I'm a grown adult, but I find myself watching more cartoons than rehashed dramas.

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I guess it's an issue with seriousness... I'm sick and tired of media that takes itself too seriously.

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I play games to have FUN and relax after a hard day at work.

In my opinion, that's what all video games should prioritize.

I would say so, I feel I am.

An example not restricted to just this genre but I have hardly been playing rts games this year, the genre has been stagnant for a while and don't feel I can dedicate anymore time/focus into it or am as interested as before in those games. Don't intend to buy any new ones simply because my attentions lie elsewhere, got more things going on in life and don't have a lot of free time.

In general plaing games a lot less and currently feeling a bit disillusioned with gaming also, from recent games to the direction of some other stuff.

There is more quantity than quality out there.

I feel ya.

Now instead just playing games that I can relax to, more about fun than anything and less consuming. Having said that I'll still enjoy a deep game and have Deus Ex Human Revolution pre-ordered so not completely done with gaming just a lot less than before.

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devs focus on multiplayer instead of singleplayer. Even games that do not need multiplayer have it :|

CongressManStan

Totally agree with this.

I play games to have FUN and relax after a hard day at work.

In my opinion, that's what all video games should prioritize.

peterw007

My game buying has slowed way down, and I'm finding myself playing alot less, or just playing mindless games.

It's all good, don't need to be hardcore RPG guy all the time.

ZombieKiller7

This is where I feel I am at the moment.

I hardly have much time for video games, so I can be classified as casual. Especially during the school year.

the girlfriend bought me Deus Ex: human revolution. annnnnnd i cant stop playing that game now....