It seems that I am less and less interested in new games and am happier playing older games on emulators. I still game a decent amount, but I don’t even watch gaming news for new stuff.

I loved Skyrim, but I am not even interested in reading about starfield. It just seems that it’s going to be an extremely involved game. But at the same time I’d have no problem playing through Skyrim again and to be fair I just played through tears of the kingdom.

Anyone else have this problem as they are getting older? I’m in my mid 30s btw.

  • Gravelsack@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Totally normal with the current state of gaming. Hard to get excited about a game when in all likelihood it will release as a broken unplayable mess, missing promised features and rife with microtransactions. How many times can a person be disappointed before they learn to stop being excited in the first place? I know I have adopted a wait-and-see attitude about modern AAA games.

    I will say I’m cautiously optimistic about the new Armored Core game, because Fromsoft is good people and the gameplay trailers I have seen look absolutely sick

    • patchw3rk@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I’m a wait-and-see guy but the problem is by the time I’ve noticed I just don’t care about the game anymore. As an example: Cyberpunk 2077.

  • tombuben@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, IMO that’s just what getting old is.

    “Older games” will always have an advantage, their releases span over decades and you’ll only remember the truly standout titles. There’s very few years where a single game can beat all of the older games that were released up to that point.

    • worfamerryman@beehaw.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      That is true, I’ve heard about this when people romanticize 80’s music. They are just remember the best songs.

      • patchw3rk@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        There is some confirmation bias, that’s likely true. However, I think they’re also looking at the old games through rose-tinted goggles. Those games were played when they were literally the best the market had to offer. The mechanics were fresh and the story was new.

        I tried playing some olders games that I loved, and honestly I just couldn’t care less about them. As much as they were amazing back then, they’re nothing exciting by today’s standards.