I think I'm getting too old for computer games

[Dis]

I just haven't had time to play.

I have a few spare hours tonight. It's either catch up on the happenings at poly or play a game. And I really don't have time for a full game of civ4 anyways.

[DrSpike]

You realise you don't have to play it all in one sitting right?

[Sarxis]

I still like to play them. But honestly: I have been far too busy with real life these days. And? The games haven't been keeping up with my age group. I don't want to play more remakes of the games I played when I was a child.

[General Ludd]

If I'm going to lose myself in imaginarey worlds, I would like those worlds to by of my own creation, and not have to play by other people's rules.

[Dis]

Originally posted by DrSpike
You realise you don't have to play it all in one sitting right?

funny thing is I don't seem to have the attention span I used to. I have so many unifinished civ3 and civ4 games on my hard drive. If I don't finish in one sitting, I'll probably never finish.

The exception being RPG's. But if the rpg story isn't good enough, I won't finish that either. NWN2 comes to mind- though I had some computer issues with that game- I keep meaning to go back to it. Same with Oblivion.

[ískallin]

32 to years to go and thats a N O for me.

Now a days I play only Football Manager 2007 occasionally and once every 5-6 months I do a game of EU2.

But straight afterwards I regret the time I just wasted on nothing, I could have read a book or gone out for a run. Or maybe do my homework

The thing I regret the most about my life until now is all the time I spent on stupid computer games at the age of 14-16 instead of being with my real friends.
Alas it is too late now...

[Dis]

computer games were a great for me when I had no friends. I'm not sure how I'd survive without them. I almost have too many friends now, and don't have time for them. But I do have some time on my weekend. But I usually blow it posting here.

Civ2, Civ3, SMAC, and Xcom got me through some lonely times.

[General Ludd]

Or did they create lonely times?

[Jon Miller]

I think get you through, but extend is the correct answer.

JM

[lord of the mark]

All things in moderation, I say. If all youre doing is gaming, thats probably a bad thing. Almost as bad as if all you do is watch TV. Balance is the key.

[DrSpike]

Yes, when it comes to gaming, balance is everything.

[:) Smiley]

Originally posted by General Ludd


I don't think they do, really. They foster creativity within the confines of the game, but expending creativity into a virtual world that is going to be deleted is what I call a blackhole. Why spend my time building a virtual empire, or constructing something within the gameworld, when I could be creating something that is actually tangible and real?

on the flip side, gaming has a very light environmental impact compared to other forms of recreation or creative activity.

[Ninot]

28 years to go for me. I'm slowing down, but i still enjoy starting a new game of civ once a week. My Xbox360 is getting attention too. Depends what I'm in the mood for really. Can't get a good deep strategy for the console, so I think I'll always have a computer, and a game on it.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Smiley


on the flip side, gaming has a very light environmental impact compared to other forms of recreation or creative activity.

No it doesn't. Unless you're only alternative idea of recreation is to careen around the backwoods in an ATV or something.

[lord of the mark]

Ludd, didnt you start playing elect games at a very young age, ISTR you posting? And played an awful lot? Like I said, balance is everything.