Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted February 8, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2015 Bi Dad - i cant fault it at all. Its light weight and i suppose if your rough with consoles (chuck them in bags, hap-hazard with inserting/removing carts) then it might be more fragile that the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'd say we're all just getting older and losing interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted February 8, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'd say we're all just getting older and losing interestI don't think it's just that. For our generation, games were just pure fun, whereas a lot of games now - and "gaming" - is serious business. I can still spend 90 minutes playing Tron: Deadly Discs on my Intellivision. It's a simple premise, easy to grasp what you're to do, and has that "I shouldn't have died so soon, I'll try again" addictivity that made games like Manic Miner and Space Invaders so successful.  There were so many great games out there that got by with just one or two fire buttons. The learning curve and progression was in the game itself, not in learning how to control your character. As great as I think Splinter Cell is, I know that I couldn't load it up now and slip straight back into it without sacrificing a few lives to remind myself what button does what. I got a Game Stick for Christmas, and so far my favourite game on it is the Smoggy one where you only have one button to press and it's all about timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMPACt! Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I was just looking at the upcoming PS4 games this year and had been thinking how unappealing it all was to me as it seemed to be just shooters etc. I'm seriously thinking of just going back to my ps3 and Wii U for a while and the PS4 can just be used for blu rays and streaming. Games have just got to the point where the fun has been taken out of them. Take WWE 2k15. More realistic than ever but more boring than ever. Give me Smackdown 2 Know Your Role any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted February 8, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2015 Smackdown!2 had it spot on. It was faster and smoother, but they kept the "universal control system" instead of the button combo styles of other wrestling games so that players could just jump straight in and not be at a massive disadvantage to the guy that's spent all yesterday learning the formula for power moves. Â I've lamented the reduction in backstage shenanigans on the Smackdown games because it reduces the opportunity to get creative or just plain daft. Sometimes you just want to go to the WWF New York kitchen and smack Bob Holly about with a melon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 As stale as the AAA scene is at times there is plenty of quality games out there if you look. Granted the current gen is very meh right now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 That's the thing, you have to actively look and I doubt many lapsed gamers care enough to trawl through indie titles on Steam (many are fucking awful) even though some of them are spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I played one of the old Smackdown PS1 games over Christmas. Absolute rubbish. The modern games are much better, nostalgia aside. It just takes ages to learn to play them if you haven't before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted February 8, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2015 No way. This button is punchy kicky moves. This button is proper wrestling moves. This button is run. You can pick the rest up as you go along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted February 8, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2015 I was a dab hand at SF2 as a young lad on the SNES and MD. Always remember wanting wrestling games there after to have the same control system. Â Shit idea in retrospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted February 8, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2015 I had the new WWE 2K15 for less than a week before getting shot. Awfully boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 8, 2015 Moderators Share Posted February 8, 2015 Games just seem smug to me now. "Look how good this long cut scene is, We've done well here! it's like a film isn't it. And pressing start won't allow you to skip it either". Â If I want to watch a film I'll watch a film. When I play a computer game it's because I want something to do for 10-30 minutes. Not watch a load of FMV which I can't interact with. Long loading times and mashing start for ages to skip stuff really takes fun away for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew "the ref" coyne Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Games just seem smug to me now. "Look how good this long cut scene is, We've done well here! it's like a film isn't it. And pressing start won't allow you to skip it either". Â If I want to watch a film I'll watch a film. When I play a computer game it's because I want something to do for 10-30 minutes. Not watch a load of FMV which I can't interact with. Long loading times and mashing start for ages to skip stuff really takes fun away for me. Â Pretty much how I felt about Metal Gear Solid of the Playstation. Turn it on... play about 5 mins... cut scenes lasting for best part of an hour in total... play first significant bit of gameplay... die.... turned it off. And I'm somebody who LIKES having engrossing stories in their games too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think its a combination of different things. Back when we were kids or young teens we had so much time on our hands to play these games, as a grown up to those not on the dole many work, have family and other things going on.  Games seem to be so blockbuster these days that a lot of game makers play safe and stick to the same winning (or selling) formula where as back then you had so many different games which usually would produce a classic.  Also I remember growing up buying the games magazines, reading all the previews, reviews and even playing demos but as a grown up I don't buy magazines, don't even read much on games so unless its a big game such as GTA then I won't know much about it, I know demos are online now and downloadable but I am much more likely to try a demo disc than to download a game to try.  The only positives for me is online gaming but again lots of games are aimed towards multiplayer (which sells) and not so much single player (in actual fact are there ever single player games anymore?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Add me to the lapsed gamer pile. I havent really bothered since PS2 and dont even play that now. I enjoy retro events and fire up some games via emulation. I'm selling my entire retro collection to go travelling as it's gathering dust and my interest in the new generation aside from Acecombat esque games, Global Defence Force and GTA V is minimal. I prefer games that were fun. I saw the unreal demo the other week about the flat and people fapping furiously because of the photo realism, Give me Wheelie or something that is genuinely a laugh to play or keeps me coming back for more, rather than trying total immersion. It's age  in part, but pick up and play for AAA titles is very much a thing of the past. It's about the experience rather than skill or you know having a laugh. Was on my mates Xbox 4 one whatever it's called before Xmas, bored playing Fifa so busted out the Sega Megadrive Collection and had a riot.. That can't be right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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