i'm in the same boat, if i just had more free time, there's a ton of games out there for me to enjoy. i have a huge backlog of games that i just don't have time to complete.
i hate seeing the word bored. to me, bored = not trying hard enough.
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I am so bored. All these games suck.
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i'm in the same boat, if i just had more free time, there's a ton of games out there for me to enjoy. i have a huge backlog of games that i just don't have time to complete.
i hate seeing the word bored. to me, bored = not trying hard enough.
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Warhead feels different & plays really well IMHO.
SixtyWattMan
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Natural Selection 2 can't get finished fast enough.
Thanks. I'll make sure to keep it on my list then, instead of just a potential complete pass... (It is already installed...)
It's just that Crysis (and Bioshock) were the first games (2007) that I was excited for since 2004 and HL2. Planned to buy both on release on play 'em right away. (I even upgraded to dual 8800GTX SLI for Crysis) But then Bioshock was released without proper WS H+ support (and amazingly I still have no played it...), and Crysis ran like complete ass regardless of what system you upgraded to. So, Crysis was returned pending some patches or something. By the time the final patch was released, it was $18.
Oh, and now that I have a quad-core: Crytek stating that Crysis was quad-core optomized is such utter, utter BS... I'm glad I didn't waste money upgrading years ago to a quad just for it... Damn near came close!
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BioShock 1 & 2 are worth it after slapping on the patches, too
Don't have B2 yet, but I'll put B1 on my list, and maybe it'll cause me to quickly snag B2...
I have a backlog of like 600 games (350 games on Steam alone)... I'm considering just posting a list of what I own here on [H] and having people suggest what I need to play out of it... I just bought my new machine completely solely for gaming this time (my ol' dual-core 5870 system is now for web browsing, etc etc, so if it's not game-related, I have a machine for that, so no more excuses why I can't immediately start gaming when I wish), and if I end up not gaming, I'm probably going to finally just give up the hobby... But giving it up because I tried 20 awful games that made me go "pfft!" when real gamers here could have made a better selection of 20 first games to try, could make all the difference...
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Go for it & make a new thread. You could request that people make a list of top 20 & then you can see which ones matter the most to you.
I said 2142, not 1942.
1942 was pretty good though the experts that always grabbed the planes kinda killed it for me. Nothing like strafing runs non-stop.
You may not like BC2 but it's definitely not clunky garbage.
I said 2142, not 1942.
I never played 2142, so I compared it to 1942.
INdeed, looks pretty intrstn.
*gasp*
Get out!
TBH, if you don't like Crysis, it's your fault.
As above...
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Lately, indeed a lot of the games have been consoly and that can add discouragement to playing/trying many new games in fear of having deja vu.
OP - if you aren't getting much joy from many games, just take a break. You game because you like it, right? So if for now there is not much to like, find alternative things to try. There is not much point on forcing it.
Just a sidenote - SC: Conviction: at first I did not really get it, but a few weeks later I gave it another go and liked it. May wanna try it.
Just about sums it up for me too. lol
What games are you guys looking forward to?
Fallout New Vegas
Rage
Brink
Hunted: The Demon's Forge
Guild Wars 2
Gothic 4
Worms Reloaded
Ditto.
The new Borderlands DLC looks good too. I have always wanted to fight Ninja Clap Traps!
Bomo
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This. Mass Effect (and the sequel to an extent) is the most recent game that I've truly enjoyed and have played multiple times. The first one does a very good job of blending RPG elements with a shooter. Though as you progress in the game and really build your character some of the action can get pretty easy (like a laughable final boss), but in terms of game play, story and appearance, the Mass Effect games are some of my most recent favorites.
I will say this, if you do really enjoy the first one there are a lot of changes to the sequel. Some for the good (the best ending requires a very solid play through, possibly even requiring multiple play throughs) and some for the bad (very consolized and dumbed down on the rpg stat management, which was already pretty easy and watered down).
I lol'd pretty hard at this.
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I've become obsessed with CrimeCraft lately. It's like a UT3/CS/MMO. Very strange but it fits the bill perfectly for me. Free too.
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You're probably "game" fatigued. Try picking up another hobby and see if something else holds your interest.
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Jesus, I have the opposite problem - I have so many titles that don't suck that I don't know what to do about it. Some nights I launch steam, or open my games folder, and I just sit there looking at all the icons for all the games I own, and wonder which one I should launch.
Should I...
1) Finish Mass Effect 2.
2) Finish Bioshock 2
3) Finish Dragon Age
4) Finish Metro 2033
5) Start the Peninsular campaign in Napoleon Total War.
6) Continue my Dirt 2 campaign.
7) See if I can actually advance beyond the sword in Civ 4 (something I've never done).
8) Replay the Mafia 2 demo for the one hundredth time.
9) Race a few laps in Shift
10) Actually continue to play whichever title I bought from Steam just 5 nights ago.
The options are so overwhelming that sometimes I just sit there in a trance, like a zombie, starring at my screen.
Should I...
1) Finish Mass Effect 2.
2) Finish Bioshock 2
3) Finish Dragon Age
4) Finish Metro 2033
5) Start the Peninsular campaign in Napoleon Total War.
6) Continue my Dirt 2 campaign.
7) See if I can actually advance beyond the sword in Civ 4 (something I've never done).
8) Replay the Mafia 2 demo for the one hundredth time.
9) Race a few laps in Shift
10) Actually continue to play whichever title I bought from Steam just 5 nights ago.
The options are so overwhelming that sometimes I just sit there in a trance, like a zombie, starring at my screen.
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BC2 can be a lot of fun as long as you are on a good team . I find that playing on a team full of snipers makes me want to log out. it is pretty much the only FPS out that has any realism to it, to an extent.
Dirt McGirt
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LMAO, do you actually end up playing a game?
I feel your pain. I like to play one game at a time to completion. It helps with immersion factor in the story lines, and also serves to make your choice easier once that one is off the list.
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ROFL I do the same thing...just click at random things then sit there and think for a while and then meh time to go to bed for work in the morning.
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What I want out of a game:
1. Less grind.
2. More story.
I'm done jumping through the same hoops 234972 times. The hamster wheel is now in the trash.
GW2 is pretty much my last gaming hope about now.
1. Less grind.
2. More story.
I'm done jumping through the same hoops 234972 times. The hamster wheel is now in the trash.
GW2 is pretty much my last gaming hope about now.
PrincessFrosty
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I'm like that sometimes, i have a list at least that long. I tend to only install a few games at a time and force myself to either complete or abandon each game in turn, theres no point in trying to play 10 games at the same time you end up 1/3rd through all of them and overwhelmed.
Just focus on 1-2 of them for a while and shorten your list first, that will help.
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I have the same problems so many great games to play and so little time. And that doesn;t even include backlog of classics from time where i was doing mmos 24/7
Good games have been declining since like 2004-2005. After that the quality and addictiveness of games started to decline big time. Companies are just getting greedier now. They want more money faster so they think they can do that by pumping out more titles faster but crappier. I don't think there will be another counter strike popular game for along time. If only they improved the games from before. They always have to start over and not include the original games features. Usually the sequels of games today have less features than the original games that made it to the big time. We are in a dead period right now where nothing that interesting has came out except starcraft 2. I'm still playing older games because of their game play. Graphics get you in the door mostly. Without good game play the game will suck and you will lose interest quick. A lot of my recent games collect dust because of that.
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Hardcore gaming is not dead any more than hardcore automobiling died out when we got electric starters and AC installed. Games are different now and we, as a community, have to understand that.
Yea but electric starters and air conditioners actually work.
That said, I really want to play Red Dead Redemption even though it has some bugs. Single player is not really what I am interested in.
Is there going to be a PC version of RDR? They said there was, but I haven't heard anything about it. It took them forever for GTA4. I wasn't very impressed with it, but if RDR is just GTA4 in the West then I'm good to go. I really like the multiplayer videos I have seen of it.
EDIT: Nevermind. WTF Rockstar?
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/109/1096617p1.html
true, everything feels like a filler. i've bought several games this year and i bore me after 10 minutes.
Michaelius
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They have done the same thing with GTA IV.
They simply don't want to reduce sales of inferior console version
They have done the same thing with GTA IV.
They simply don't want to reduce sales of inferior console version
Yeah, I bet we see some announcement in October or November. Probably a release at the end of the Q1 in 2011.
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I'm looking forward to COD: Black ops, postal 3 and red orchestra: heroes of stalingrad.
Did you play Dragon Age?
Currently I'm working on
Plants vs Zombies
GTA IV
Starcraft 2
Mass Effect 2
Looking forward to..
COD : Black Ops
Diablo 3
Guild Wars 2
Torchlight 2
Civ 5
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Honestly, RDR is my game of the generation. No if's ands or buts.
I wanted so bad to play it I bought the 360 version and no regrets. Its utterly fantastic, GTA in the wild west with none of the bad that the GTA series has been plagued with. Some of the best story telling and character development I have ever encountered in a video game. Moreso than the Mass Effect series IMO.
The day RDR comes to PC is the day I double dip but I'll be honest here from 1 gamer to a community of gamers. This game is worth owning on even the consoles, don't neglect yourself such a rich experience because its not coming to the PC (for now).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgogah1INcY
I cannot think of the last time a video game was so close to perfect on so many levels.
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The OP lists like a dozen FPS games and says "I'm bored". Hello. Try playing some different kind of game! I like RPGs, but heck, if all I did was play RPGs, I'd get pretty bored, pretty quickly. Try mixing it up a little, geez.
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looking forward to Civ 5 next month....
what we need:
Jedi Knight sequel
Quake 5 (done right)
X-wing/Tie Fighter sequel
Syndicate sequel
*just Moar Space Combat in general!!!*
Mechwarrior 5!!! (and done *right*... meaning no console version!)
probably others i've missed....
what we need:
Jedi Knight sequel
Quake 5 (done right)
X-wing/Tie Fighter sequel
Syndicate sequel
*just Moar Space Combat in general!!!*
Mechwarrior 5!!! (and done *right*... meaning no console version!)
probably others i've missed....