Hi everyone
This won't be easy to explain but I hope there are people here who feel just like me and who experienced the same thing
So I'll try to be quick and on topic, let's go :
Problem(s) :
a) I just can't find a good enjoyable game that would hook me to the PC for longer than a moment
b) I'm pretty much stuck with a few games that I like, but how long can one re-play them over and over again ...
Reasons :
a) When I was growing up - I was playing on first Game-Boy, Amiga, first PC's that had like Mario, Prince of Persia and other very old yet memorable games. Then the golden age of PC gaming kicked in from like 1998 into early 2000's. My goodness I was playing games to death back then. Of course I take into consideration the fact that I was much younger and really ABSORBING anything new - also having a lot more time to do it. But the games were crazy good - GTA, Starcraft, Diablo, Unreal, Age of Empires II, Deus Ex, Rollercoaster Tycoon ..... ugh there was so much innovation back in these days and EVERY new game felt like a huge upgrade both visually and in terms of gameplay/new stuff/depth/immersion.
b) Now today we reached that point where graphics are so good it's really hard to impress anymore - but gameplay-wise and immersion-wise it has all been going downhill for quite some time now. There's too many unfinished games nowadays, too many "do this, do that, rinse and repeat" games, too many shallow un-immersive games, DUMBED DOWN games ( I blame consoles for that ) - there just isn't much that would hook me up. I'll tell you how I tried to fix it later.
c) Please keep in mind that I'm talking about single player experience. MMO's and other multiplayer games is a different story - because it's the community/friends and social aspect in general that keeps me playing them.
That's why I'm pretty much stuck with WoW ( social aspect and sentiment ), LoL ( rank up and competitive aspect ) and some other games that I like. Actually I'll tell you what else I have and WHY I like them :
a) ROME : Total War ( first one ) with RTR mod. I like it because I like RTS games and this one combines nice strategy aspect with real time battles which is fun, the battles are satisfying, the politics and moves around the tactical map are fun and deliver A LOT of tension - and I just enjoy playing it from time to time, there is nothing that would turn me off, besides some combat bugs but well, it's an old game.
b) Commandos 1/2 - i don't think it needs introduction - it's just a crazy good game, and I like returning to it even today.
c) STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl and Call of Pripyat - both with Atmosfear mods, gameplay tweak mods, graphic mods. After modding they look AMAZING, the gameplay is smooth, atmosphere is out of this world, IMMERSION is just incredible, the world feels alive, it's scary as hell too, just everything about this game is what I expect from a first person thriller.
d) Jagged Alliance 2 - HUGE sentiment for this game - and with patch 1.13 this game became perfect. Creating my own mercenaries the way I want them to be, no hand-holding, free to explore the island, perfect tactical turn based combat, graphics just perfectly clear to be able to see everything, immersion enhanced by creating your own mercs, RPG elements, just <3.
And umm ... add WoW and LoL to this and it's pretty much it .....
So to sum up I like RTS/RPG/first person/thriller/horror games the most. But I like other genres too. What I NEED from games is immersion ( created by gameplay+graphics+connection with the character ), atmosphere, good story, no dumbed down combat, no hand holding, no perk/achievement unlocking, and again immersion immersion immersion and good gameplay.
What I TRIED and hated/disliked ( just examples ):
1. From RPG genre :
a) Skyrim - I liked it at first but then it turned me off just like Oblivion and Morrowind, because the world didn't feel really alive, the story wasn't interesting, and it just got tedious and boring.
b) Dragon Age Origins - that closed world divided into claustrophobic regions really turned me off - also the combat is meh, I don't really like D&D type of combat, I like real time block/parry/attack combat.
c) Witcher 2/3 - pretty much just like DA:Origins - not really open world, plus I don't like games when I can't CREATE my character, also combat in Witcher 2 made me uninstall the game within an hour. I felt like playing freaking Batman - mashing one button and still winning, ugh.
d) Fallout 3/New Vegas - same like Skyrim - they seem too tedious to me, with wooden animations and generally I couldn't convince myself to play them more. I have high hopes for Fallout 4 though - might get it soon.
e) KOTOR - I hate Star Wars
f) Mass Effect - again, I'm not really into sci-fi. I LOVE astronomy, but not really sci-fi.
g) Kingdoms of Amalur - it's WoW single player, meh
2. Other than RPG :
a) Batman series - horrible combat, couldn't stand more than 15 minutes in the game
b) I like racing games but every new Need for Speed is arcade, every new rally game is arcade, after playing Richard Burns Rally nothing seems to be satisfactory.
c) Alan Wake - got bored after a while, rinse and repeat blind them with a flashlight, shoot them - gameplay boring -> immersion crushed
d) Other horror games like Outlast, Alien Isolation - they're all one-trick-pony, something really scares you for the first time, after that it's just rinse and repeat same scheme, get's boring and annoying.
e) I would try some RTS games but nothing can beat out Total War, Starcraft, AoE and Settlers for me - so that's a dead end too
f) I don't like adventure-type games, don't like platform games so that's out of the question
g) For multiplayer I tried many survival games with my friends but they are all HORRIBLE, unfinished early-access crap. We had amazing times in Rust BEFORE the overhaul - now it's just bullshit.
There are probably a lot more that I didn't mention - but see, the general problems are :
- today's games are developed for consoles and are boring, dumbed down, hand-holding, awful combat, just not for me
- yesterday's games weren't like that - but time passes by and I can't really get over how some games aged
- immersion, atmosphere, good gameplay, something to hook me in is what I'm looking for, also individual character creation
I guess there aren't many games for me, and maybe I just have to wait until such game arises You know my perfect game would be character creation based open world RPG with challenging combat, inhabited world that feels ALIVE, story and events in the world adapting to our actions, good atmosphere.
I have high hopes for Kingdom Come : Deliverance, but given that it's early access I doubt it's going to get finished anytime soon ...
I don't want to give up gaming because I like it. I'm just starved .... please if you have any ideas, let me know
This won't be easy to explain but I hope there are people here who feel just like me and who experienced the same thing
So I'll try to be quick and on topic, let's go :Problem(s) :
a) I just can't find a good enjoyable game that would hook me to the PC for longer than a moment
b) I'm pretty much stuck with a few games that I like, but how long can one re-play them over and over again ...
Reasons :
a) When I was growing up - I was playing on first Game-Boy, Amiga, first PC's that had like Mario, Prince of Persia and other very old yet memorable games. Then the golden age of PC gaming kicked in from like 1998 into early 2000's. My goodness I was playing games to death back then. Of course I take into consideration the fact that I was much younger and really ABSORBING anything new - also having a lot more time to do it. But the games were crazy good - GTA, Starcraft, Diablo, Unreal, Age of Empires II, Deus Ex, Rollercoaster Tycoon ..... ugh there was so much innovation back in these days and EVERY new game felt like a huge upgrade both visually and in terms of gameplay/new stuff/depth/immersion.
b) Now today we reached that point where graphics are so good it's really hard to impress anymore - but gameplay-wise and immersion-wise it has all been going downhill for quite some time now. There's too many unfinished games nowadays, too many "do this, do that, rinse and repeat" games, too many shallow un-immersive games, DUMBED DOWN games ( I blame consoles for that ) - there just isn't much that would hook me up. I'll tell you how I tried to fix it later.
c) Please keep in mind that I'm talking about single player experience. MMO's and other multiplayer games is a different story - because it's the community/friends and social aspect in general that keeps me playing them.
That's why I'm pretty much stuck with WoW ( social aspect and sentiment ), LoL ( rank up and competitive aspect ) and some other games that I like. Actually I'll tell you what else I have and WHY I like them :
a) ROME : Total War ( first one ) with RTR mod. I like it because I like RTS games and this one combines nice strategy aspect with real time battles which is fun, the battles are satisfying, the politics and moves around the tactical map are fun and deliver A LOT of tension - and I just enjoy playing it from time to time, there is nothing that would turn me off, besides some combat bugs but well, it's an old game.
b) Commandos 1/2 - i don't think it needs introduction - it's just a crazy good game, and I like returning to it even today.
c) STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl and Call of Pripyat - both with Atmosfear mods, gameplay tweak mods, graphic mods. After modding they look AMAZING, the gameplay is smooth, atmosphere is out of this world, IMMERSION is just incredible, the world feels alive, it's scary as hell too, just everything about this game is what I expect from a first person thriller.
d) Jagged Alliance 2 - HUGE sentiment for this game - and with patch 1.13 this game became perfect. Creating my own mercenaries the way I want them to be, no hand-holding, free to explore the island, perfect tactical turn based combat, graphics just perfectly clear to be able to see everything, immersion enhanced by creating your own mercs, RPG elements, just <3.
And umm ... add WoW and LoL to this and it's pretty much it .....
So to sum up I like RTS/RPG/first person/thriller/horror games the most. But I like other genres too. What I NEED from games is immersion ( created by gameplay+graphics+connection with the character ), atmosphere, good story, no dumbed down combat, no hand holding, no perk/achievement unlocking, and again immersion immersion immersion and good gameplay.
What I TRIED and hated/disliked ( just examples ):
1. From RPG genre :
a) Skyrim - I liked it at first but then it turned me off just like Oblivion and Morrowind, because the world didn't feel really alive, the story wasn't interesting, and it just got tedious and boring.
b) Dragon Age Origins - that closed world divided into claustrophobic regions really turned me off - also the combat is meh, I don't really like D&D type of combat, I like real time block/parry/attack combat.
c) Witcher 2/3 - pretty much just like DA:Origins - not really open world, plus I don't like games when I can't CREATE my character, also combat in Witcher 2 made me uninstall the game within an hour. I felt like playing freaking Batman - mashing one button and still winning, ugh.
d) Fallout 3/New Vegas - same like Skyrim - they seem too tedious to me, with wooden animations and generally I couldn't convince myself to play them more. I have high hopes for Fallout 4 though - might get it soon.
e) KOTOR - I hate Star Wars
f) Mass Effect - again, I'm not really into sci-fi. I LOVE astronomy, but not really sci-fi.
g) Kingdoms of Amalur - it's WoW single player, meh
2. Other than RPG :
a) Batman series - horrible combat, couldn't stand more than 15 minutes in the game
b) I like racing games but every new Need for Speed is arcade, every new rally game is arcade, after playing Richard Burns Rally nothing seems to be satisfactory.
c) Alan Wake - got bored after a while, rinse and repeat blind them with a flashlight, shoot them - gameplay boring -> immersion crushed
d) Other horror games like Outlast, Alien Isolation - they're all one-trick-pony, something really scares you for the first time, after that it's just rinse and repeat same scheme, get's boring and annoying.
e) I would try some RTS games but nothing can beat out Total War, Starcraft, AoE and Settlers for me - so that's a dead end too
f) I don't like adventure-type games, don't like platform games so that's out of the question
g) For multiplayer I tried many survival games with my friends but they are all HORRIBLE, unfinished early-access crap. We had amazing times in Rust BEFORE the overhaul - now it's just bullshit.
There are probably a lot more that I didn't mention - but see, the general problems are :
- today's games are developed for consoles and are boring, dumbed down, hand-holding, awful combat, just not for me
- yesterday's games weren't like that - but time passes by and I can't really get over how some games aged
- immersion, atmosphere, good gameplay, something to hook me in is what I'm looking for, also individual character creation
I guess there aren't many games for me, and maybe I just have to wait until such game arises
You know my perfect game would be character creation based open world RPG with challenging combat, inhabited world that feels ALIVE, story and events in the world adapting to our actions, good atmosphere.I have high hopes for Kingdom Come : Deliverance, but given that it's early access I doubt it's going to get finished anytime soon ...
I don't want to give up gaming because I like it. I'm just starved .... please if you have any ideas, let me know
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