Problem with future games... Is my age?

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
Don't you play Civ3, Adagio? Or is that game not to your liking?

I've played it with all expansions, but it didn't get me addicted

[DarkCloud]

I agree with you XarXo... The last game I was truly addicted to was Icewind Dale II (2001??)... nothing newer than that has piqued my interest in the same way...

Only Heroes of Might and Magic III (2001), ID2, Civ II (1996), Baldurs Gate (1997)? can actually immerse me any more.

All that designers can do nowadays seems to be to add graphics and flash. Well, frankly I prefer topdown 2d and actually enjoy the statistical text games (but not adventure-text games- by gawd those were awful) but I enjoy(ed) baseball mogul (1999), and some of the old financial trading freeware games... as well as commander keen, duke nukem, etc.

I suppose we've seen everything... all the innovations that can be done... and we just aren't dazzled by graphics. I guess that's our problem XarXo...

[Paddy]

You eat too much bananas.

[Shogun Gunner]

24 bananas at the latest count.

I was just talking to a co-worker at my company who is very close to retirement. I asked him what he would be doing with his time once he gets the Monday through Friday back.

He told me that he's been playing XBOX online for a year now and loves it!!! In fact, he has several buddies around the same age that like playing the XBOX also.

I mentioned this little game "civ" that he might be interested in...

[DrSpike]

Tell him about Halo2.

[Shogun Gunner]

I will mention Halo2 -- he'll have plenty of time to get deep into that

I forgot to mention that the complaint about those handheld devices really excerbating his arthritis. Probably not a complaint that the console makers field on a regular basis.

[DarkCloud]

Actually, I enjoy Xbox games and MarioKart more than most recent computer games. Maybe, as was discussed in a similar thread on this, by DrSpike and me, I have changed- but I still doubt that since I can still put in a few good hours of HOMM or Civ.

[Theseus]

Drop that banana and put your hand on the damn mouse!!

[DrSpike]

This is a family site.

[Odin]

Originally posted by XarXo
Atlantis Underwater Tycoon...

What in the HELL is THAT? All this game could be included in Sim City 4 as an alone building!

Or Mall of America tycoon.

[Nikolai]

You bumped an old thread for that?

[DrSpike]

Indeed 'twas bumptastic.

[Nikolai]

The fun thing is that this has happened earlier too, if you look at the dates, you'll see that Shogun did the same thing a loooong time ago...!

[AeonOfTime]

Yup, thread necromancy seems to be all the rage right now

The original post has not quite lost its touch, however... There are few games that really get me addicted, and even less so recent ones. But then again, there are some (even if it is a wild mix of genres):

Civ3, that game really built up my Civ addiction to insane levels.

Morrowind, such depth in a game is just insane. I am still playing it today with my third character and still discovering new things (!) ...see The Elder Scrolls

Oblivion, can't wait for that one to hit the stores (right after Civ4 on my list) - the follow-up to Morrowind which promises to be grand from what I read in the forums. ...see The Elder Scrolls

Galactic Civilizations, hours and hours of fun and trying to make a score in the Metaverse. Liked the Excaliburs a lot, and eagerly awaiting GalCiv 2. ...see Galactic Civilizations 2

Etherlords, now you tell me about addiction and I'll show you the Ether Planes, my fansite for El1 and El2...

...well finally that's more than I first thought

[Addled Platypus]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner


I mentioned this little game "civ" that he might be interested in...

all us Apolytoners should be recruiting like that

I tell 2 friends and they tell 2 freinds and so on and so on



one for recruitment