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Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by vagab0nd »

karpierz wrote: post #22

This reads like someone who only watches Marvel movies complaining about how they've lost interest in movies because they all feel the same. If you don't branch out and expand beyond the bog-standard, yeah, eventually it'll all feel the same. Edit: Some recommendations below. These aren't even wild experimental/arthouse games, just slightly more creative. - Outer Wilds - Disco Elysium - Rhythm Doctor - Return of the…

Actually, this reads like someone who watches Marvel movies over and over for thousands of hours.

Games to me are like books. I play them once, and move on. Occasionally I find a great game, and after a few years I might pick it back up and re-play it.

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by vlunkr »

kaladin-jasnah wrote: post #23

I think that only storyline-driven games are interesting since I have a thing for appreciating good stories. As a result, I find that most games are boring since they heavily depend on lore or don't directly present a clear story (eg. Elden Ring or BoTW). I'm not really sure what the last two paragraphs of this post are trying to get at, but I also fail to see the enjoyment of multiplayer games, since I only find vid…

You and the author are both making the mistake of generalizing games as boring based on your specific tastes.

Unlike the author, I dislike online games, I want a more controlled experience. Unlike you, I dislike plot-driven games. I can't imagine anything more boring than watching a cutscene or reading dialog. The exception is something like Portal where the story is told seamlessly in-game.

"Games I don't like are boring" is hardly a subject worth writing a blog post about.

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by greiskul »

kaladin-jasnah wrote: post #23

I think that only storyline-driven games are interesting since I have a thing for appreciating good stories. As a result, I find that most games are boring since they heavily depend on lore or don't directly present a clear story (eg. Elden Ring or BoTW). I'm not really sure what the last two paragraphs of this post are trying to get at, but I also fail to see the enjoyment of multiplayer games, since I only find vid…

I suggest for you Outer Wilds. It's an exploration game, with a cool mechanic that I won't spoil and a story that is just great, never had a game experience quite like it.

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by smitty1e »

Thank you!

I'm just not interested in pouring vast amounts of time into building game skills that have zero applicability elsewhere. Life is too short. In this sense, video games in general are a unitasker[1].

Now, if there are games with some pedagogical value, e.g. puzzle games where we need to apply/develop knowledge of chemistry to solve problems, I could warm to the idea.

[1] https://lifehacker.com/watch-alton-brown-demonstrate-why-uni...

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by zaptheimpaler »

I quit gaming when I went to college too, started again only recently. All the complaints about games having no purpose and feeling the same are valid for the mainstream titles IMO, but the good games are out there.

I really enjoyed Red Dead Redemption 2, Outer Wilds, INSIDE, Disco Elysium, Twelve Minutes recently. Basically games that actually have a story or feel like art instead of a grindy competition.

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by Aerroon »

strken wrote: post #7

I used to think I wanted a higher purpose in games, but what I really wanted was a community with some kind of large-scale competition. The MMOFPS Planetside 2 gives me that, but I get the impression you can also get it from Eve, from competitive gaming scenes, from traditional MMOs, or even from older things like MUDs. Friendly competition with and against thousands of other people is like a higher purpose, but it's…

Planetside 2 is probably the one PC game everyone even remotely into gaming should try.

The massive battles are pretty much unlike anything else I've experienced in online games. The scale makes it different.

It's quite something to be a part of a 40-man platoon doing a Max-crash on a base to retake the points with just a few seconds to spare. Even better when this gives your team the overall victory on the continent.

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by BookPage »

kbenson wrote: post #21
bloodyplonker22 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Play Rust, it will destroy your faith in humanity.

Play Tarkov, it will destroy your faith in the concept of faith.

As someone who played Rust and had to remove it from my steam account because of how much I loved it - can you elaborate?

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by kaladin-jasnah »

vlunkr wrote: post #32
kaladin-jasnah wrote: post #23

I think that only storyline-driven games are interesting since I have a thing for appreciating good stories. As a result, I find that most games are boring since they heavily depend on lore or don't directly present a clear story (eg. Elden Ring or BoTW). I'm not really sure what the last two paragraphs of this post are trying to get at, but I also fail to see the enjoyment of multiplayer games, since I only find vid…

You and the author are both making the mistake of generalizing games as boring based on your specific tastes. Unlike the author, I dislike online games, I want a more controlled experience. Unlike you, I dislike plot-driven games. I can't imagine anything more boring than watching a cutscene or reading dialog. The exception is something like Portal where the story is told seamlessly in-game. "Games I don't like are b…

> "Games I don't like are boring" is hardly a subject worth writing a blog post about.

I believe that expressing an opinion is a perfectly merit-worthy reason to write a blog post, unless I misunderstand something.

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by MonaroVXR »

smitty1e wrote: post #34

Thank you! I'm just not interested in pouring vast amounts of time into building game skills that have zero applicability elsewhere. Life is too short. In this sense, video games in general are a unitasker[1]. Now, if there are games with some pedagogical value, e.g. puzzle games where we need to apply/develop knowledge of chemistry to solve problems, I could warm to the idea. [1] https://lifehacker.com/watch-alton-b…

>I'm just not interested in pouring vast amounts of time into building game skills that have zero applicability elsewhere. Life is too short. In this sense, video games in general are a unitasker[1].

From my perspective you are doing something wrong. I need to make nlogpost about this or I already made one.

Re: Video games are kinda boring

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Post by slackfan »

maerF0x0 wrote: post #2

I too have found video games boring. I want something like a MMORTS with automation and no hella long timers, on a multi faction map (4?) where you wage war and the game is intended to have an eventual total winner (maybe across 3 months?) Where wins create real consequences like buffs, resources, strategic locations etc. Then it can reset and we can play again. I could see roles and interactions playing out a lot li…

You're looking for a seasonal EvE online.

Except in EvE online your units are drunk and don't know how to fight.

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