Gaming has lost its spark for me

sid said:
Agree with Malc30,

BF2 was the last pro game on the pc that really had good MP with decent skill.
Cod4 was a spamfest and even though UT3 is good, no one is playing it at all.

I hope we haven't already gone past the pinnacle of gaming.

sid
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Ditto

Was playing BF2 and then bit of BF2142 which was refreshing a bit.... excellent fun but that still feels like it was 20 years ago I dunno why. Supreme Commander since then off n on.

Thats why been saying just need BF3 with Crysis + type graphics :) that will get me hooked for another year or 2 at best.... and the expansions will be what holds it for me over that year or 2....

Supreme Commander though was amazing with real time physics, watching shields in realtime just amazing, that burst last year with crysis/cod4 was lovely though but no real major decent MP to back it up meant single player was the main option... it will always take a few years before someone comes out with a killer mod and even then its just gonna be called BF3 anyhow ;)

Anyhow Pc gamings resting for now but am sure it will be boosted up again all it takes is just one fun game to arrive and everyones buzzing again.
 
COD4 is about the most fun FPS to play at the moment.
Played a lot of BF2 back in the day, that was good - then moved onto BF2142
But at the end of the day, it all still bores me - and i end up playing 1.6.. which is still by far the best FPS game ever.. Started playing that from one of the first betas. Now im going to run from all you fan boys :)
 
The last game i bought was Supreme Commander. I can see why some folk think PC gaming is getting dire recently.

Personally I've played a range of titles, some of which are over a decade old (although thats easy when you've been gaming since the 80s).

The only sub-genre I haven't spent much time on is the Silent Hill/Vampire/Resident Evil type games.
 
pc market is healthy as its ever been.... the adventure market more so (to my surprise :) ) lots of quirky and interesting titles out there.

i maintain (said it before years ago) that you lose interest in SP games if you play MMORPGS too much. Its like binging on mcdonalds constantly. Soon as you change to eating a healthy 3 course meal. You wont like it at first, you'll get bored, as you're not getting the INSTANT FIX.

You need to go cold turkey on all MMORPGS if you ever want to be interested in a SP pc game again :)
 
Surfer said:
You need to go cold turkey on all MMORPGS if you ever want to be interested in a SP pc game again :)
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I don't think thats true for a lot of people :). Myself I love a good single player game and its very, very rare for a multi-player game to hold my attention. For example I'd much rather play an immersive game like Deus Ex / Mafia than shoot random people online etc.

I play RPG's for story which I don't find very well structured in most MMORPG's. Give me Baldur's Gate 2, KOTOR, Final Fantasy any day :D
 
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I know exactly what you mean, the massive majority of games bore me now. Personally I love splitscreen games on the console-Smash Bros Brawl will be fantastic, as it is a good laugh socially.

However, most single player games fail to hold my interest. Only games with fantastic storylines tend to manage it-things like Dreamfall or Deus Ex.
 
warren_1979 said:
Get BF2 installed now and enjoy. Its amazing.
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Spent a few hours on it last night mate. Think I may have had the spark of my pc gaming stored away in a box for a few months without knowing!

great fun. So fun infact im going to have to invest in a joystick to pilot properly :D
 
I agree with what's been said about MMORPGs/Online gaming, once you've experienced it, single player games will never be the same again.

I can't even play a single play game for more than 1-2 hours anymore whereas find me a decent MMORPG and I'll be hooked.
 
sid said:
Perhaps we are approaching the limits now of the keyboard/mouse combo and most genres are exhausted.

We need something radical tbh and I dare say this but only the Wii has bought something new to table in a longtime.
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control method is just that. It doesn't make storys better, or graphics nicer or interactivity in the game more complete. Its a control method and thats it. Sure its new, but once you get used to the controls at that point there is zero difference. The same crap story won't be more interesting on different controls.

Meh, its a cliche but fairly true. TO many games are dull because of lacklustre or completely missing plot, boring characters and lack of gameplay. Every single major title I've enjoyed has an incredibly well developed plot that makes you feel like you are actually achieving something while playing. Mass Effect is probably the best recently, just a superb story. Its pretty but nothing hugely amazing graphically, its ok combat but nothing amazing again. THe thing that pulls you in and makes you want to play is the story.

The trouble is by and large, that pick up and play style console made games don't benefit from massively deep story so at the moment we are seeing a distinct lack of indepth games. Hopefully things like ALan Wake will be great and have a good story. Massive shame that the new star wars game is console only but simply by using an existing known story you kind of tap into a heck of a lot of story without needing to do much at all. Of course it could still suck, badly, but having such a detailed in depth background is often whats missing in other games with weak stories.

RAndom game you go and fight up against the "evil bad side" and thats all they tell you and it seems rather dull, are they really evil, is there any backstory is there any emotion being generated to make you want one side or the other to win. Same basic story set with a backdrop to Starwars and suddenly, with zero extra effort, you know exactly which side you want to win. You're fighting to save hero's you want to save before the game was even made. Mass Effect essentially had to pump in all that extra backstory which takes a heck of a lot of effort, writing and time and most companies just don't want to bother, but it makes all the difference.
 
Looking forward to getting the PC version of Mass Effect. From the reviews I've read, it looks like just the sort of game I've been waiting a while for.

Edit: In terms of gaming as a narrative media, I think the Wii is a real step backwards. It's great for multiplayer gaming with your mates though. I've never found online gaming as satisfying as playing in the same room as a few friends, messing around on a console. Haven't played many multiplayer PC games since I used to regularly go to a LAN cafe (now closed unfortunately).
 
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hehe youngster's bored of gaming after only playing for a few years. ;) Ive been gaming for near 25 years now and there are still games that are enjoyable. But there isnt much that is new or original these days, there are lots of games that improve a genre, improve the graphics, improve the gameplay, but the core ideas and gameplay is pretty much the same as it ever was.

Dont turn your back on consoles, they are the current cream of gaming in my oppinion bar MMO's, PC's gaming seems to be drying up to me its all MMO's and the odd shooter.

Plenty of good solid games around at the moment, far far too many to list. All depends what you like, I will play almost any genre if its well made. :)
 
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