@bahadur9: Yeah, it sucks not having fun with gaming. It's been four years, and that's just too damn long. If I can't find it with modern games (at least the AAA stuff), hopefully I can find it in the games I missed in the past. It's been working for me with movies and music... why not this?

@SecretPolice: It's definitely in consideration. Plus it would give us a backup Xbox for our occasional halo LANs.

@R4gn4r0k: Yeah, that's a good point. What handheld did you get?

@Jag85: haha, sounds legit 😁

As much as I love the original, it's pretty light. It deserves love for basically being the start of survival horror, but it's definitely without flaws. Still, I really like how some of the puzzles require reading books, and paying attention. It's got some cool piratey lore, mingled with Cthulhu, all set in a southern gothic backdrop. Come to think of it, it's got a lot going for it.

Honestly, I think it should be mandatory playing for kids. It teaches problem solving, perseverance, how to deal with frustration, not to mess with ghosts minding their own business. You know, life lessons 😁

@jaydan: Well, I want both. There are tons of games from the past that I haven't played, but I also would like to see what people love now. I'm open to anything that's good.

@mrbojangles25: Currently I have a PS4 and a 12 year old PC 😁. Cutting edge. I just sent some stuff to @R4gn4r0K: about this. Historically I'm mostly a console player, but I've played a lot of PC stuff as well. Building a new PC seems like it's probably the better option; albeit more expensive. And if I wanna do something gross like streaming🤮, it seems like a must. The vast majority of what I really want to play wouldn't require a powerhouse, but if I'm gonna go through the trouble, I might as well build something that's capable of playing anything I want.

I pretty much play every game on the hardest difficulty I can handle, but I'm definitely not as hardcore as others. I love Diablo 2, but I care more about how cool it feels to walk around the desert ruins of Lut Gholein than getting a shako. I get bored doing the same loop before I find anything of the good stuff. So I replay the first act every few years, and I'm good.

@jaydan: Yeah, that's what I keep hearing. Probably oughta give em a shot.

@uninspiredcup: Haha, I haven't played a new Nintendo game since my buddy bought a WiiU, and we played the pack-in games. Before that was bowling on another buddy's Wii. And before that was when Perfect Dark came out. Maybe it's time 🤔

@R4gn4r0k: haha, I think your "weaver" method is a solid plan. Try some unknown stuff, but palette cleanse with the tried and true.

I've contemplated getting a Series X (I don't have any modern consoles) and gamepass(the thought makes my skin crawl 😜), then just barrel through some classic titles. But couldn't I do that with a PC as well? I built my last PC in 2012, and it's barely still limping along. I feel like any day it's just not gonna turn on. As much as I don't use it, building a new one seems like a waste, but it is also part of my refocusing strategy, where I'm trying to will myself up to going back to a dumb phone, and get away from the smartphone addiction. And having a new PC would (I hope) push me towards being more direct with how I spend my time. At least, that's my thought process. Is there anything on Xbox that couldn't be played in PC?