Is it just because im getting older and losing interest in games?

Ok the first game system i got was a playstation. I loved it! I had tons of games, same with my ps2. but then i got an xbox and got into halo so i got a 360. And ive begun to notice there just isnt that many franchises that interest me nemore.

i like fable, halo, gears of war, grand theft auto, guitar hero, and fight night,

halo 3 just came out last year, gta iv just came out, and all of the series have games coming out this year (excluding fight night round 4 which comes out early 2009).

now guitar hero and fight night will always keep making games for those series, but im wondering if ill even stay in interest for 2 or more years for the other series to come out with games.

is it just me getting older and bored with other games or are there just too many companies focusing on reality and graphics now so games arent fun.

oh ya im 16 btw.

You are not old.

And In my opinion, games have been in a slow fun-bleed since this generation crested. GTA 4 is the epitome of this, they've over-realized the games. I play games to escape, not to sit in my apartment and watch virtual T.V.

Although I think I might be missing your point, are you saying that there are simply too many games, or that the quality of games has gone down?

The first system you got was a PS1?

How can you possibly feel old?

You are not old.

And In my opinion, games have been in a slow fun-bleed since this generation crested. GTA 4 is the epitome of this, they've over-realized the games. I play games to escape, not to sit in my apartment and watch virtual T.V.

Although I think I might be missing your point, are you saying that there are simply too many games, or that the quality of games has gone down?

Power_Wrist

im just saying that games r not as fun as they used to be. i mean i used to just go rent i game that looked kinda cool for my ps2 and have fun with it. now i rent a game and i dont play it more than the first day. the only games i buy now r sequels to older games that i kno i will like. but i get what ur saying about gta 4. my friend told me the driving in gta 4 is realistic. idc about realistic. i dont play games for reality. i live in reality.

You're not old at all. I'm 22, still heavily addicted and I don't even consider myself old. I think you just haven't found the right games. Quit going with the hype games, and try and find some that may interest you. I'm not a huge Halo or GTA fan either...

Try Bioshock, DMC4 ... games you may not normally try.

The first system you got was a PS1?

How can you possibly feel old?

chefstubbies

lol i kno im not that old. but i mean when i was younger i didnt go out like i do now. so idk if games just dont interest me like they used to, or they r just not as fun.

i'm 21 and have lost alot of interest in games. I have all AAA titles for xbox 360, and basically i play them once and put them in the pile. I have no incentive to back and play multiplayer/another playthrough etc

could be stress related issues though, which might be ur case

i even just got my 360 back from rrod and it sitson the shelf...

The first system you got was a PS1?

How can you possibly feel old?

chefstubbies

haha i know right..the first system i owned was the sega!(not the genisis, jus sega) hes making me feel old.

Always stretch your boundaries. I thought I hated RTS games, yet I am currently addicted to Medieval II: Total War. As the poster above me says, try playing games you would not normally. Power_Wrist

I agree. Stretch your boundries. After all these years of these violent games such as Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, Halo, GTA, and every other shooter, I never thought I would get back into platformers. I recently played Mario Galaxy and I was blown away. I couldn't put the wii-mote down.

Before the violent games era, all I did was play crash bandicoot games, Gex, and other platformers...One day I borrowed FF7 from a friend at school and been into RPGs ever since.

Before that..well I think I was too small to understand, I just played on the Genesis what I got for birthday and christmas.

But today, I'm half-tempted to pick up and start playing a survival horror because I haven't played one since Resident Evil for the Gamecube. who knows? maybe I'll be hooked onto them this Gen.

I'm 34...an old man. I go through phases. Won't play much at all for a few months, then I'll get hooked on something for awhile. I don't play marathon hours anymore really, but I still probably average an hour a day give or take. My 1st system was the Atari 2600...and it was so much fun back then. Looking back, the most fun I ever had was probably on the good old nintendo and sega genesis. Graphics suck compared to todays standards, but they did seem to be more consistently fun. I don't think it's your age, you're just a young buck...it's the games.bird816

LOL ya...adding a 3rd dimension to gaming really makes the game that much harder to make it fun to play. Come to think of it, I don't even remember a Genesis game I ever owned that I didn't like. Maybe that's why.

I'm 34...an old man. I go through phases. Won't play much at all for a few months, then I'll get hooked on something for awhile. I don't play marathon hours anymore really, but I still probably average an hour a day give or take. My 1st system was the Atari 2600...and it was so much fun back then. Looking back, the most fun I ever had was probably on the good old nintendo and sega genesis. Graphics suck compared to todays standards, but they did seem to be more consistently fun. I don't think it's your age, you're just a young buck...it's the games.bird816

I'm a lot like you. I go through periods where I won't play games much at all, then I'll get hooked on something (GTA IV) and I'll play every day. My longest session in the last few months has been 3 hours.

my first system was the super nintendo(i'm 16 right now lol) gaming since i was 4. i think you should take a break. i'm not making fun of anyone when i say this but i realize how much free time without videogames in my life. but i play now because i can prioritize my time. its like this to me:

video games

my first system was the super nintendo(i'm 16 right now lol) gaming since i was 4. i think you should take a break. i'm not making fun of anyone when i say this but i realize how much free time without videogames in my life. but i play now because i can prioritize my time. its like this to me:

video gamesjericoY2J

messed up lol sorry..priorities are video games last then money, sports, school then first is girlfriend( i know bad =) it should be school but i love this girl)

Always stretch your boundaries. I thought I hated RTS games, yet I am currently addicted to Medieval II: Total War. As the poster above me says, try playing games you would not normally. Power_Wrist

Total war is not RTS: C&C/AOE is RTS.

The older I get the less games I want. Right now the only games I want for the rest of the year are Madden 2009, Fable 2, Gears 2 and maybe Saints Row 2. Come to think of it 4 in 6 months sounds about right for me.

You're not old at all. I'm 22, still heavily addicted and I don't even consider myself old. I think you just haven't found the right games. Quit going with the hype games, and try and find some that may interest you. I'm not a huge Halo or GTA fan either...

Try Bioshock, DMC4 ... games you may not normally try.

Mau-Justice

like Mau-Justice said, try something new. you seemed to have gotten the idea that the franchises you play are the only good ones out

and im 17, only one year gap, and i would be just as bored if i never tried anything new

not all games are going for realism either, the only games that really are are shooters and sports games

try games like: mass effect or bioshock, or if u want a real new experience there are games like Prototype or Too Human coming out that you might wanna to, just try stuff; dont be close minded

[QUOTE="Power_Wrist"]Always stretch your boundaries. I thought I hated RTS games, yet I am currently addicted to Medieval II: Total War. As the poster above me says, try playing games you would not normally. limpbizkit818

Total war is not RTS: C&C/AOE is RTS.

It is indeed RTS

Sigh...I know what you mean....games have just changed to much...I swear nowadays I spend more time reading about them then I do actually playing them...which is pretty pathetic....

It's because you said you got out and now have a social life, i got one to as i wen't into highschool you realize games don't intrest you unless your alone.DivinitySkate

finally! lol the one person who got what i was saying.

when i was all litle like 11, i didnt go out as much. now i do and it seems like games bore me. its not that i game too much, its just me being dissapointed and cant find a game a LOVE nemore. ive tried bishock and dmc 4 and a lot games too.

my fav game is still final fantasy 7 for ps1. greates game ever. im hopin fable 2 will beat it cuz i already got it reserved =p

As said before, I don't know how you could feel old if your first console was a PS1. Mine was a NES and I'm still into gaming, although I'm starting to lose interest in current-gen games. I just got Super Mario RPG and I absolutely love it.Trickshot771

ahh im not saying im not that old. i kno. im just a teenager. im saying im getting older than i was when i was really into games.

A litte while back I had to take a step away from gaming for a few months. It was just getting to me. Most of the games there were (are) coming out are all just clones of each other. I was getting very jaded towards gaming and instead of going the drastic route, like I was planning. I just ignored gaming in general.

I Stopped reading previews and reviews. Stopped watching trailers and looking at screenshots. Stopped following news stories. Basically stopped anything that had to do with gaming. Good thing I didn't sell my stuff, because I started playing again about a month after that.

Best bet. Just unplug your stuff, pack your games up and put them in a closet until you're ready to play again.

oh ya im 16 btw.

str8_messy

Dude I hate to say it but you may be losing interest in games. I am 21 years old and still can recall the very first Nintendo game I played in 1992. As you grow older it true that you may not have enough time to play games, but enjoying the times you eventually do is a very solid goal to achieve.

Ok the first game system i got was a playstation. I loved it! I had tons of games, same with my ps2. but then i got an xbox and got into halo so i got a 360. And ive begun to notice there just isnt that many franchises that interest me nemore.

i like fable, halo, gears of war, grand theft auto, guitar hero, and fight night,

halo 3 just came out last year, gta iv just came out, and all of the series have games coming out this year (excluding fight night round 4 which comes out early 2009).

now guitar hero and fight night will always keep making games for those series, but im wondering if ill even stay in interest for 2 or more years for the other series to come out with games.

is it just me getting older and bored with other games or are there just too many companies focusing on reality and graphics now so games arent fun.

oh ya im 16 btw.

str8_messy

I've been gaming non-stop since 1983. Never for a day have I ever thought about leaving gaming for something different due to feeling "older". I have known many who just get sick of video gaming and need to take a long break, maybe you are one of these people? Try a different hobby for awhile, then come back after a long break from gaming. You might be shocked and amazed to find out how much you missed it.