Do you play with passion?

[FireCat]

How much do you love video games? Do they play a big role in your life?

 

[Accname]

I see them as the major form of media for the 21st century.
Way in the past it was pictures drawn on the walls of a cave, then books written by hand, poems, prose, radio, video and now its games. Its evolution of entertainment.
A video game has the potential to offer great music, stunning visuals and pictures, a deep and interesting storyline you can follow and feel and additionally, what is unique to games, it gives you the possibility to play your role in it and do something actively.

Of course not all video games are like this, but some are, and they are great.

Today i rarely play any games, and if i do its either very old games out of nostalgia or its sc2 because i like RTS games in general and i like the sc franchise.
But i have played alot when i was younger.

 

[FireCat]

Today i rarely play any games, and if i do its either very old games out of nostalgia or its sc2 because i like RTS games in general and i like the sc franchise.
But i have played alot when i was younger.

So you almost lost the passion for video games. Why?

 

[Accname]

So you almost lost the passion for video games. Why?

I make my own games, i have no reason to play other games.

 

[FireCat]

I make my own games, i have no reason to play other games.

Well, that's a pretty good reason.

 

[Varine]

I play video games for like three hours a week maybe.

 

[Fatmankev]

I get on kicks. If I get into a game I'll overplay it 'til it's beat or 'til I'm just plain sick of it, and then I'll go off 'em for a while, kinda wake back up or what have you.

 

[FireCat]

or 'til I'm just plain sick of it.

Don't you mean.. You can't beat the game?

 

[Varine]

Go play Doom 3 for 36 hours straight, realize you're on like the third level. It gets old.

 

[FireCat]

It gets old.

Sure but I Wouldn't play 36 hours straight.

 

[Varine]

Because it gets old. Our point exactly.

 

[FireCat]

But I don't think it's always the case. You Just can't beat the game.
Well, other might have done that!

 

[Fatmankev]

For instance, I got on a Skyrim kick recently. I wanted to make the strongest possible character through use of Alchemy/Enchanting/Smithing. Got my dude to level 45 and all those skills to 100 and started making the best weapon possible, only to find out that there's an exploit I didn't know about with alchemy that allows you to get thousands and thousands of damage on your weapon, something that anyone can do from any level; thus, my goal could not be met, and my interest waned at a ridiculous rate. Coulda beat it, but lost interest.

 

[Zakyath]

I have fond memories of many games, and have played many games whole-heartedly. But these days I seldom play. When I do, it's mostly to kill some time. Actually I think I play more parlour games, than computer games these days. Which I really don't play that much either.

 

[Varine]

I've been really into Gears of War and Fable recently.

 

[iPeez]

I've been a MMO fanatic. But latley I grew tired of that genre. Instead I pick up old games, i.e. Age of Mythology which I installed a few weeks ago, and then I play the old game a little and get insipred to play another old game. And so on. I play too many games and never manage to settle with one.

I dont play all games with passion. But dedicate myself to get better in games such as WoW Arena and League of Legends. The competitive ones.

But as said about, the games that really stuck with me as an experience, are the old games (Final Fantasy Series, Square games, Warcraft 3, Diablo, N64 games, Playstation.. jesus it's too much.. too many... and a few new ones (i.e. Portal series, Half Life, Rain,...).

HOLY CRAP EDIT: Shadow of the Colossus.. omg, best game ever. IMO. So epic. soo magnificent.. I want more games by that developer, but heard they got stuck with no cash flow..

And Mirrors Edge.. DAMN I want a second game.. a follow up.. Half Life 2: Part 3... fuck you.

 

[Varine]

I didn't like Mirror's Edge. Shadow of Colossus was cool though, as was Ico. They're making The Last Guardian right now, but I don't know if that has a release date or not.

 

[briangriffin]

Well, that's a pretty good reason.

I make my own games, i have no reason to play other games.

Good Answer

 

[Varine]

What's this? A new FireCat? He's doing weird Cheshire things with the quotes and capitals. And the smiley. It's a Cheshire thread, not a Miss America speech, only a Cheshire would act like it's one. As evident with the aforementioned quote things. And really I think it's worth mentioning how amazingly this didn't stray that far after some 15 posts. It's a milestone. And I just ruined it kinda.

OR, new kid is a suck up, and may have figured out what we've all been trying to do, which is effectively imitate FireCat. In all cases I think we need to have a meeting before we decide how to proceed with our response. Because I don't know what to do.

And, for the achievement, I recently played the new Black Ops. Not a fan. Very confused, I liked the Vietnam thing, this makes no fucking sense now. I liked it when it could tie in realistically, like BO and MW did. BO2? No, no they fucked it up to some alternate reality bullshit and I do not appreciate it.

 

[Accname]

Just ignore varyne, he is "crazy".