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Am I just too old for an Xbox?

Sweet FA

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After quite a lot of whining, ("everyone else has got one", "I won't be on it all the time", "the kinect thing makes it a joyful family experience" etc), Mrs FA has bought me an Xbox Kinect.

So the Kinect games (sport/adventure/dance gen) are alright in a sort of meh way & Lil'FA loves them, so tick the 'joyful family experience'.

It also came with Brink which I had a go at last night. Not a fucking clue what was going on :D. Dials, bars, icons all over the screen, people shouting at me, messages popping up left right and centre, no idea who's on my side, primary objectives, secondary objectives, dying but not dying aaaaagh. I lasted an hour (20 minutes of which was spent experimenting with different facial tattoos for my character (who you can't actually see in the game)). Then I went and read a book.

Aaaaanyway. I used to love the Call of Duty series on my PS2. Sneaking about, completing fairly straightforward missions, (one at a bastard time), picking up different weapons, reloading at the click of a button etc. I also liked driving games where you get to drift and jump and crash and that (I think Driver was one and maybe the 1st Need for Speed). Games with a fairly shallow learning curve but with enough depth to keep you interested til the end.

So is my tired, confused old mind no longer a match for the latest gen of games? Is it Brink's fault or mine? Are there games that offer the same kind of experience that I used to have on the PS2?

And policemen look really young, and why do the youngsters wear their trousers so you can see their pants for god's sake, and turn that bloody music down, you can't dance to it you know, and what's he saying?
 
Wouldn't say you're too old, would say you have to find the right game :) Can't help you on that coz son took his xbox when he moved out so no idea what's good/shite. I never did like shoot em ups unless you can see your dude!
 
Wouldn't say you're too old, would say you have to find the right game :) <snip>
Agreed. I'd also say that some console games have so many control options that it takes a few goes just to get the hang of walking around, picking something up and using what you picked up without taking ages to remember how the fuck you do it in this game. Sometimes you have to put up with playing really badly just to get the practice. :facepalm:
 
You're just rusty and things move on. There are loads of gaming conventions that evolve over time and you're just a bit behind.

And brink is shit.

Try a cod game or battlefield 3 if you liked previous cod games.
 
Ta for the replies :)

(Glad to know Brink is shit, tommers).

Been looking at reviews of Fallout 3 and Skyrim on IGN (is that a decent site for objective reviews?) and they both look beautiful. Will maybe rent for a weekend to check them out before buying. Have also been looking at Forza 4 which again looks fantastic - though not sure I can be arsed with the kind of detail that involves checking tyre pressures to improve times...
 
if you want a good driving game I reckon you'd love need for speed: hot pursuit - great single player and online multiplayer arcadey racing fun
 
Oh god, don't go online if you're already worried about your abilities. Endless 13 year olds with the reactions of astronauts and unlimited practice time. It's brutal. :D
 
Ta for the replies :)

(Glad to know Brink is shit, tommers).

Been looking at reviews of Fallout 3 and Skyrim on IGN (is that a decent site for objective reviews?) and they both look beautiful. Will maybe rent for a weekend to check them out before buying. Have also been looking at Forza 4 which again looks fantastic - though not sure I can be arsed with the kind of detail that involves checking tyre pressures to improve
times...

Metacritic is a good place to find a reviewer you like. I usually play a game then find a reviewer on there that I agree with then check out other games they like.
 
Dis-ap-point. I thought this was about getting an Xbox, as in the original Xbox, not this new-fangled shite.
 
That would make sense if it made sense.

Too meta for you too grandad? You're still living in the 20th century, mentally, cuz only kids played video-games back then (and fucking weirdos, but we'll leave them aside for now). These days all those kids are in their 30s and 40s, still playing games, not because they're childish, but because it's fun and it's the only new artform for decades, you bleeding mummy.

For the record I don't really play them at all these days, and haven't since the early 2000s.
 
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