Becoming less interested in gaming as time goes on?

[rabidmoose171]

I havn't been hardcore into gaming since... Oblivion or FEAR. A few months ago I went through a CSS binge however, but that is now over and I havn't touched a game in a month or two.

except on the 360

[JDC]

my 360 has been relegated to movie watching

[imayoda]

Lately, I find I'm entertained by internet flash games as much as I ever was by games like Battlefield 2.

[The_Great_YODA]

i used to play hours and hours of games a day. all my friends did to, so even when we would hang out we would game. either laning it up or goldeneye or what not. now everyone has jobs and stuff and im about to get married so i don't play as often as i did. i still play gta or cs when i can, cause i can start it up play for 20 mins and be done. occasionally ill get a good game and play it like crazy for 3 days till i beat it then go back to my normal routine.

i do miss the good ole days of setting up 2 ps1's and seeing who could beat re2 or ff7 the fastest with my friend. or playing goldeneye for 10 hours straight.

[Snakespy]

I was never too much of a gamer unti GoW came out and I got my 360. But I am only 18. All I do now is go to school, go to work, go home and play on the 360 or have Madden tournaments with my coworkers. Thats nearly all I do nowadays its strange.

[Boneycat]

Out of all the games out there, there have only been a few that have caught my attention. Plus as you get older there are other things that require your time and attention.

[Kung_Fu_Fighter]

I do it too. I kind of cycle through interests or hobbies.

I am a cycler also. Literally as well as figurativley. MX and Enduro.

[nails]

i really honestly never played games seriously. thats why ive even given up on buying them. i really just dont care. i like computers in the tech sense, hardware interests me alot, but games just seem weird to me in that they're not worth the effort. in retrospect, i wish i kind of did take them more seriously, as rpg/strategy games do develop you mentally to a small extent, really just helping to focus better, but ive just never seen the value in spending considerable periods of time that doesnt really accomplish anything... not saying all my time has been invested wisely, far from it, but games with me have always taken a backseat to sports/tv/reading/socializing, and even web surfing, lol... if a really good game comes along though, cant say i wont spend a while playing it. it just happens about once a year...

[Snakespy]

^try gears of war, at a friends house or something if you dont have a 360. seriously. I hate being the fanboy but this game just blows my mind

[Kung_Fu_Fighter]

I was never too much of a gamer unti GoW came out and I got my 360. But I am only 18.

Ha! Who played the heck out of my Playstation Command and Conquer game? I bet you still have it somewhere.

[hu flung dung]

I wish I could play all those games... It feels like everyday I get up in the morning, go to college, come home, study, and go to bed.

[monroeski]

I wish I could play all those games... It feels like everyday I get up in the morning, go to college, come home, study, and go to bed.

There's your problem. Sleep is for the weak when you're in college.

[hu flung dung]

There's your problem. Sleep is for the weak when you're in college.

That is so true

[Spaceman Spiff]

I agree with whomever mentioned simulation games. I used to be hardcore into quite tedious, intricate sims and strategy games as a younger kid. I lived for hex-based 2d strategy games like Napoleon in Russia or sims like Falcon 3.0. Now, I'm finding I'm alot more impatient with games than I was as a 12 year old. If a game doesn't hook me within the first 5-15 minutes, I usually give up on it. I know it sounds pathetic and wasteful, but I just can't get into mediocre games anymore.
I think some of it has to do with the greater number of games out there to start with. As a kid, without an income, I pretty much relied on my parents' good graces to get a game every few months, so each one was special, and I really took my time with it. Sometimes playing through several times.
Now, I only usually buy the games that seem like a sure bet, and if they aren't very good within the first few minutes, I generally just give up.

[Snakespy]

Ha! Who played the heck out of my Playstation Command and Conquer game? I bet you still have it somewhere.

i actually have no idea where that game is but i do remember loving that game to death But that wasnt all i did back then, now its seriously what i do for fun and its almost all i do for fun.