Anyone else feel like they are growing out of games?

I haven't upgraded my PC in ages, and my next one will be a laptop for convenience.

The only thing I play on my consoles anymore are sports games, and even those only online with friends.

Either the industry has been ruined by cookie cutter game design, or I'm just growing out of it.

I was, but then i got a Wii. It's all good now.travt-down

I have the same problem. I'm having trouble beating games lately, and it's not because they are too hard. I just sort of get tired of it. Sometimes I think I'm growing out of gaming, but I still think that games are actually getting worse. GunSmith1_basic

Yeah. Platformers of all kinds get old for me within 30 minutes. I can play FPSers as long as the online is good, I don't even touch singleplayer.

Maybe its just singleplayer games that I am getting tired of. Seems almost like they are obsolete.

I don't feel that way, but gaming also isn't my main hobby. I like fishing, snake hunting (catch and release), camping, hiking, and bike riding more. But I don't do much of any of that during the colder months.l-_-l

Me too. I probably won't touch my gaming systems once spring spawn starts where I live. My roadbike is calling for more money to be sacrificed to the carbon fiber gods too.

Yeah I have been gaming since most of you were in diapers so I have had my ups and downs but 360 has made me a gaming addict again.

[QUOTE="l-_-l"]I don't feel that way, but gaming also isn't my main hobby. I like fishing, snake hunting (catch and release), camping, hiking, and bike riding more. But I don't do much of any of that during the colder months.Catpee

Me too. I probably won't touch my gaming systems once spring spawn starts where I live. My roadbike is calling for more money to be sacrificed to the carbon fiber gods too.

I haven't upgraded my PC in ages, and my next one will be a laptop for convenience.

The only thing I play on my consoles anymore are sports games, and even those only online with friends.

Either the industry has been ruined by cookie cutter game design, or I'm just growing out of it.

Catpee

Hey. I felt the same way a few years ago. But I found joy in gaming again from consoles. So I sold my old PC for scraps and got me a laptop. Console + laptop = convinience to the max.

Maybe but I just picked up Phantom Hourglass for the DS and that makes me think no.

I am out growing this forum though, maturity and intelligence System Wars does no good.

I haven't upgraded my PC in ages, and my next one will be a laptop for convenience.

The only thing I play on my consoles anymore are sports games, and even those only online with friends.

Either the industry has been ruined by cookie cutter game design, or I'm just growing out of it.

Catpee

It's both for me. I'm just out with friends and living the college life.

yup...didnt play games for almost 5 months...most games now are all the same and boring...

Im playing all the Sam and Max games now...games mad fun...such a great change of pace from all these brainless FPS games..

The fun factor is slowly diminishing for me. And yes I have to admit, I've lately considered completely dumping my hobby altogether.

I've experienced pretty much all kind of games so far this generation on all 3 systems. All sort of different genres also.

I can't say I have been impressed much. Either the games I've played aren't next-gen worthy or my standards or expectations are simply set too high.

I was then I played condemned and cod4.MadExponent

Same here.

Yes, and it has nothing to do with my system either.

When you have more important things to do you don't give a fart.

Q: Anyone else feel like they are growing out of games?

A: Yes.

I don't feel that way, but gaming also isn't my main hobby. I like fishing, snake hunting (catch and release), camping, hiking, and bike riding more. But I don't do much of any of that during the colder months.l-_-l

I agree! For me gaming is much more of a Winter activity. Spring-Autumn I spend most of my time outside biking, kayaking, hiking, going to the beach etc. My game time diminishes greatly during that time. I've already put in a few bike rides this year and am planning a bunch more :). By the time Winter comes around there are usually a handful of games I want to play. I also regularly go back to the older systems and play games that I missed. Keeps things interesting!

I think I am. Key word is "THINK" though.

I just posted a thread about it in GUFU about 2 minutes ago

Yea I'm starting to feel burnt out, thats why ive been playing a ton of old rpgs for some variety. I think gta will be the game to rejuvenate me back into gaming again.Lemmywinks_360

Oddly enough, it seems that casual games have been my main source of entertainment this gen

I have a wii, and wiisports probably was the best experience I had on it. Warioware was also great.

I played guitar hero on the 360 and loved it

Most of my ps3 time was spent on sports games this far. Not all, but still, most.

What I need are more really great hardcore games, games that are essentially simple at their core though. Mario Galaxy was great for that, but even that game didn't quite satisfy me as much as wiisports did. Yes, I'm pretty much hyped for wiisports 2 whenever it comes out. I'm thinking I will be more cow than sheep by the end of the year though, considering the upcoming lineup

I was, but then i got a Wii. It's all good now.travt-down

[QUOTE="Lemmywinks_360"]Yea I'm starting to feel burnt out, thats why ive been playing a ton of old rpgs for some variety. I think gta will be the game to rejuvenate me back into gaming again.GunSmith1_basic

It just seems like a beckon of light instead of fps rehash #745.

Wow, I'm surprised by all of the replies. I've been playing videogames since the NES (I was about 5) and I just wind up enjoying games more and more with each generation, this one included. I'm more into it now than ever before. With games like Gears of War, Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Call of Duty 4, I just can't get enough. Not to mention I am having a lot of fun with Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on the Gamecube.

Besides, my uncle is about 50 and he still games like crazy. In fact, he set up computers for his kids so they can all play together (yeah, he started having kids late).

i started to lose interest in games up until GTA 4 was announced

I felt like this for about 6 months. The game industry is kind of my career so I'm really stuck with it though. Creating games is a completely different passion than playing games for the most part. I feel like the technology is just trying to catch up right now. Games are getting seriously hard to program for, so the programmers are stuck in these set ways of doing things because no one wants to take the risk, or they just don't have the funds to put the time into something completely new. A risk in this industry right now means pretty much your company is going to go down if you don't pull it off. Things are getting better though, with Live Arcade, PSN, Wii, and PC gaming. Those are markets where you can try risky things and later apply them to bigger projects.

In all seriousness, I think a lot of people that have held games of old dearest in their hearts are all feelling this. People say its nastalgia and all that crap, but in reality if something truly amazing came along a new memory of nastalgia would be created. I'm not feeling the nastalgia this gen.

If the wii werent out this gen I probably would gave gameing a break until something new came along.

But the wii did come along and playig videgames on it feels like the SNES and N64 all over again :D