c0c1c7 No.15489275
What are some things that have changed in terms of what appeals to you now that you're older, and more matured?
At 26, I've slowly but surely started to dive more into casual games, such as Animal Crossing and No Man's Sky (now that it's no longer complete shit). I sometimes play Rising Storm 2, and occasionally will get back into warframe. However, fast-paced anything no longer is appealing. I like something I can digest.
8e5a9f No.15489289
Stopped hating skyrim like a retard and just accepted that its my favorite game ever.
c0c1c7 No.15489293
>>15489289
No, you're still a retarded.
705c28 No.15489296
>>15489275
I stopped liking video games when I grew out of puberty.
0a3537 No.15489395
I used to enjoy life sims and always wanted a game like Rust or SCUM with extreme attention to detail. Now it just seems pointless and monotonous.
faf85b No.15489405
I've gotten more into monochrome games, and older MS-DOS games.
fac340 No.15489409
If you can't play a game and still like it then it means you never actually liked it to begin with.
8f744f No.15490326
>>15489275
Used to love CS, DOTA, BG2 & FO2.
Now (10+ yrs later) multiplayer FPS and isometric RPGs have lost all appeal. I installed DOTA 2 last year and I couldn't understand how I enjoyed the first one so much, so I uninstalled after a single practice game against bots.
Now I enjoy Minecraft co-op, Warband, Skyrim, and Guild Wars 2 with a helping of single player retro FPS games on the side.
7e6e39 No.15490445
>>15489275
My tastes haven't really changed. I still enjoy the same things today as I did when I was twelve. In fact, a lot of games seem shittier today than they did then, so I immediately gravitate towards games that seem similar to the things I enjoyed when I was a kid.
>Favorite Games at 12
>Duke Nukem 3D
>Smash TV
>Quake
>Secret of Mana
>Chrono Trigger
>FF6
>Sonic 3
>GTA1
>Doom
>Theme Park
>Diablo
I can go back to any of those games and party like it's 1996 with no loss of enjoyment. Yet I can't go back to newer games because they all seem to have aged like milk in the span of a few years. Is quality something that transcends time, or am I just an emotionally stunted manchild that's still stuck thinking that it's perpetually 1996, just with shittier stuff?
e15685 No.15490453
>>15490445
>am I just an emotionally stunted manchild that's still stuck thinking that it's perpetually 1996, just with shittier stuff?
You said it, not me.
ca927d No.15490456
>mfw learning java just to make a 2004 runescape private server just to relive the memories.
Oh A LOT has changed anon…. a lot.
06db82 No.15490468
I stopped liking video games
302ba1 No.15490489
I used to be passionate about vidya and had the time of my life trying all kinds of stuff or practicing to git gud. I don't feel that spark of joy anymore, so I just play the same few games over and over again. I get what I want out of it and it's less disappointing than trying something new that I should be loving and feeling bored/empty instead.
807ed3 No.15490506
I don't like JRPGs anymore. I think they're a gigantic waste of time with nothing of worth to say or experience. I've had better time playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 with podcasts or Hotmix radio on than any of the new JRPGs I've recently played. That said, I still genuinely enjoy Breath of Fire 3+4. It's the perfect blend of quality and quantity for me.
>>15489275
>now that it's no longer complete shit
The gameplay loop is and so is your interaction with anything in its world.
63829f No.15490508
>>15489275
It's not so much a change in taste as one of lifestyle. Now that I work the daily grind I have less time and energy to devote to games, so I usually tend to avoid games that require a big investment, like cRPGs or competitive multiplayer, because I simply don't have the time to devote to them.
edea38 No.15490515
>>15489296
so get the fuck out of here, Mr Adult
OP: 26 as well. I like all genres as I always did, just lower tolerance for bullshit.
bdf1e1 No.15490519
I learned japanese and can appreciate games better, but the "magic" is gone and I also have depression. Even though I have a lot of free time it's hard to even start a game, instead I just keep hoarding them. Guess you can't have everything.
70c1db No.15490530
Everyone I knew from school has a job now and I'm still here playing the same old games over and over.
7f9180 No.15490540
Nice blogpost thread OP, I'm sure this will get 200+ replies because the mods don't give a shit
>>15489293
>No, you're still a retarded.
>a retarded
e0b218 No.15490862
Became more privy from experience as to what makes a shit game.
f0d114 No.15490879
07bd05 No.15490880
181bdf No.15490933
>>15489275
I liked RTS and never sopped liking RTS. The genre just died on me.
e0b218 No.15490943
>>15490880
Learning that what is set on my plate isn't necessarily someone trying their best to make a good, enjoyable experience, but can be total fucking trashfire they are trying to sell me, either due to the people in charge being money grubbing retards, or otherwise mishandling the product.
8c14ca No.15490964
I've realized how much effort used to go into older games and how a lot of newer devs have absolutely no idea what they are doing, or have no faith in their customers having enough braincells to accommodate slightly more advanced topics. This is incredibly obvious with TPS and TBT games.
07bd05 No.15490966
>>15490933
that's because when it comes to strategy games turn based is king
>>15490943
no i meant 'explain' as in,'give some examples'
071ca3 No.15490998
>>15489275
I haven't played games for years because of school and life opportunities and most of the games I liked as a kid turn out to be shit like shitterwind. Not only that, now I know that most games are developed by SJWs so I don't want to play mental poison.
7f9180 No.15491007
>>15490998
>morrowind
>shit
kys
071ca3 No.15491024
>>15491007
go back to cuckchan where they will coddle you to your hugbox
0e8f0e No.15491028
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Zombie survival MOBA battle royale gook grinding has always been my naughty little treat
7f9180 No.15491043
>>15491024
morrowind is good and you're shit
e0b218 No.15491051
>>15490966
>learning that filler/trash levels in NES/Genesis games were purposefully put in in order to make the game force someone to re-rent the game in order to beat it (lion king, Ecco the dolphin)
>learning how some games were going to be glorious but due to time and budget cuts from retards higher up, delivers a sub par game (many of the modern sonic titles that are panned)
>learning that just because a shitload of work is done on a game doesn't mean the game will be a good product (metroid other m)
>learning that many/most/all AAA devs don't give two shits about the final product, just that they advertise the fuck out of it and get it to sell on that alone. (everything EA has done)
>learned that sometimes, a more linear game that can be played over and over again is much more enjoyable than a large "open world" game that you can only really play through once and experience everything (Any platinum game vs 99% of games like skyrim)
Should help explain it.
071ca3 No.15491054
>>15491043
>announcing your shit taste
i bet you thought skyrim was GOTY as well
fba701 No.15491061
>>15489275
I loved The Sims as a kid, but now I have no idea why I'd put so many hours into such a game.
7f9180 No.15491062
>>15491054
it was alright but not goty
75d541 No.15491315
>>15489275
For the past couple of months I've only played EVE Online and JRPGs….
48b2d3 No.15492003
I plyaed and liked a lot of western games as a kid but growing up I realised that good western games just don't exist and I just didn't know better.
e16cf4 No.15492075
Sub-4 hour games > giant slugfest games that take 3 weeks to finish.
Well-made singleplayer campaign > good coop > multiplayer.
Linear gameplay > open world emptiness.
Stressful competitiveness, high scores, achievements, grinding and speedrunning and "skill" are meaningless.
Games that don't require as much free time and effort as I had when I was a kid with no job, bills and life problems to worry about (i.e. casual) >>> Games that require autism-tier level of time and dedication.
Story and graphics are just as important as gameplay.
Old games will always be better.
5120e6 No.15492097
When I was young, I always stereotyped FPS games as surface level dude bro nonsense. I didn't realize how good they can be until I played DOOM and especially Unreal Gold.
1430eb No.15492155
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Used to hate puzzle, strategy (not realtime) and turnbased games, love them now, especially tb tactics.
Used to love football sims (champ manager) but something clicked were it just feels like a total waste of time, which it is i suppose.
96b918 No.15493918
>>15492075
>Story and graphics are just as important as gameplay.
nah
3e1bc5 No.15494210
In general, my tastes haven't changed, but in terms of which favorite genres I prefer to play over others, it's changed from mostly JRPGs and fighting games to RTS/Tactics games with some classic games thrown in between. I don't have the time to get good at fighting games or invest in a JRPG (especially if it turns out to have mostly cutscenes) as I used to, but if it's got a good balance of gameplay and story, I may try it out. I've also given up on online multiplayer games (seeing as any of the ones I was interested in have died out).
744f7e No.15494221
I find excessive gore childish and distasteful now.
0970a1 No.15494406
Mine didn't change much, I had the opportunity to play everything good in the golden era that was 1998 to 2006 as a child and the games I liked then still appeal to me.
The only thing that changed is that I grew considerably less tolerant of games with grinding in it, when the core gameplay isn't fun and I absolutely detest turnbased JRPGs when back then I was merely ambivalent about them. I really have no idea how adults stomach that garbage.
The only thing I am looking forward to is DMC5, but even that is mixed since I hate the artstyle/character design changes from 3/4 and the music doesn't work for me either.
I just want shit on the level of Alpha Centauri, the original FEAR and fun shit like the Warcraft 3 custom map scene back in the day.
Instead the industry is swarmed with low effort irredeemable garbage like Skyrim, Battle Royale No. 5321 with maybe two decent titles a year, but still written by retards.