Is The Excitement of Gaming Gone?

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CrowDog

CrowDog

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Ive been Gaming constantly since the begining of PS1. I gamed alot with the Atari thru SNES and also ALOT of Arcade trips, but although I gamed ALOT then I wouldent have considered myself "Hardcore" (gaming everyday or two) until the Playstation.

For some reason I cant find anygames that provide that "WOW" feeling anymore. The last game that I was truly awed by would have to be Halflife and more so Counter Strike, although my Counter Strike days have been over for about 7 months now. I cant seem to find "that game" that provides the addictive and "Wow" feeling I got with late nights in Counter Strike or my gameing days before it (Street Fighter, Gran Turismo, Mario Bros and so on). I guess my question would be, Am I gamed out? Is it just me? Or have video games lost thier punch for other people also? Is it that game developers have ran out of new ideas?

I currently own: Xbox, Gamecube, GBA, PS1, Gaming PC. I have owned: Atari, NES, PS2, Sega Genesis, Sega DC, N64, Gameboy...have I overdone it? And if so, have other people over done it too?


Hmmm:)
 
CrowDog

CrowDog

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I have BF 1942 and played UT2003 Demo. UT 2003 is cool but wasent different enough for me to spend $50. BF 1942 was cool but the scope of it is too big fdor most people to play as a team...smack tards tking and fighting over airplanes got lame...along with god awful load times....
 
Imaginer

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I tried the demo of UT2003 and sure the graphics were better than the original, it seemed that the game became more quakeish in my opinion.
 
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HappyPuppy

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LiekOMG

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Get into an MMORPG. They are like crack :)
I played Everquest for over 3 years before I finally quit. And although I no longer enjoy the game, I don't regret playing it. I had a lot of fun times, and made a lot of friends. Just make sure you have the time to play them (some require more time than others).
I'm currently playing AO and really enjoying it. Highly recommended!
 
Maleficus

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MMORPG's suck definitely dont do that if u want fun in gaming.

gaming seems to be in a perma slump.
 
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Marauder-

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Well - if you want a drugged out gaming addiction, you could always join the Everquest crowd... Those visual MUDs are pretty much as addictive as you can get.
 
johnjohn320

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Originally posted by: CrowDog
Ive been Gaming constantly since the begining of PS1. I gamed alot with the Atari thru SNES and also ALOT of Arcade trips, but although I gamed ALOT then I wouldent have considered myself "Hardcore" (gaming everyday or two) until the Playstation.

For some reason I cant find anygames that provide that "WOW" feeling anymore. The last game that I was truly awed by would have to be Halflife and more so Counter Strike, although my Counter Strike days have been over for about 7 months now. I cant seem to find "that game" that provides the addictive and "Wow" feeling I got with late nights in Counter Strike or my gameing days before it (Street Fighter, Gran Turismo, Mario Bros and so on). I guess my question would be, Am I gamed out? Is it just me? Or have video games lost thier punch for other people also? Is it that game developers have ran out of new ideas?

I currently own: Xbox, Gamecube, GBA, PS1, Gaming PC. I have owned: Atari, NES, PS2, Sega Genesis, Sega DC, N64, Gameboy...have I overdone it? And if so, have other people over done it too?


Hmmm:)
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Yeah, I was a big-time gamer in middle school, was interested not only in playing the games themselves, but in the industry and creation of these games. I was awe-inspired by lots of things like that too, but I sort of grew out of it I guess. I still play every once in awhile, but it's not really that important to me anymore.

Don't worry, (and I don't mean this in a condescending fashion at all), but there are things more important in life than videogames, and you'll have plenty of oppertunities to be in awe away from the glow of the screen.

EDIT: God, when I started typing this there were no replies...
 
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Yzzim

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Halo got just about the same "wow" I gave to half-life when I first played it however many years ago.

How about Vice City?
 
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MercenaryForHire

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Go download Natural Selection and play as a Marine.

You will jump when I drop down from the ceiling and bite your head clean off.
Aliens rule.

- M4H
 
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fatbaby

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i still play tfc (halflife mod) and cs (more popular hl mod)...

to me, they seem more enjoyable than gta3, rtcw, ut2003, and bf1942
 
CrowDog

CrowDog

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i still play tfc (halflife mod) and cs (more popular hl mod)...

to me, they seem more enjoyable than gta3, rtcw, ut2003, and bf1942
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I agree...but after putting so much time into that game I became an Elite player.....then after taking a break and only playing once in awhile I cant handle getting whooped again:)
 
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nitsuj3580

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stopped gaming here. Only really played Half Life and Half Life mods in school cuz 10-12 of us would play on the dorm LAN. Can't do that anymore :(

Internet games just aren't that fun as opposed to yelling at your friend across the hall :)
 
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