Am I just too old for an Xbox?

[TruXta]

Awwww that's nice gweeebzzzzz hugzzzzz xxxoxx

 

[Greebo]

Awwww that's nice gweeebzzzzz hugzzzzz xxxoxx

 

[danny la rouge]

Ooh get you, daring to enjoy what you were reading to a child!

I love reading to my kids. In fact, that's a point. That must explain the 34-year-olds who appear to be video gamers. Maybe they're all playing with their kids.

 

[silverfish]

Can i just point out that the youth of today tend to go with skinny, "spray on" jeans rather then the baggy hip-hop look of the 90's. Fucking tools the lot of em.

dave

Going out to a discotech for the first time in a number of years I was suprised to see elasticasted bottom ninja pants teamed up with espadrills, negative socks, FFS it was portmouth mid winter down the guildhall, not an early Wham video

 

[Greebo]

Going out to a discotech for the first time in a number of years I was suprised to see elasticasted bottom ninja pants teamed up with espadrills, negative socks, FFS it was portmouth mid winter down the guildhall, not an early Wham video

You know you're getting noticeably older when clothes you wore as a teenager are back in.

 

[danny la rouge]

I don't suppose anoraks ever go out of fashion. For gamers.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

OP you could do worse than getting this. "Assassin's Creed II" and "Brotherhood" are excellent games

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ass...3-13-pre-owned-amazon-warehouse-deals-1132247

 

[tommers]

I play games to take me away from the horrifying stresses of my actual daily life. Why on earth do kids play them? They don't have anything to avoid.

 

[ska invita]

it's the only new artform for decades, you bleeding mummy.

Seems to me there's very little fantasy/creativity in computer games, and lots of simulation of reality, or have I got that wrong? The horror genre is exhausted too no? More craft than art maybe.

 

[TruXta]

Innovation is happening outside the big studios IME.

 

[danny la rouge]

Innovation is happening outside the big studios IME.

How would you know? You said you stopped playing video games when you grew up, 10 years ago.

 

[Greebo]

I don't suppose anoraks ever go out of fashion. For gamers.

Irrelevant, didn't have one.

 

[TruXta]

How would you know? You said you stopped playing video games when you grew up, 10 years ago.

Oh Danny, are you ill? This is most unlike you. I read stuff, I watch stuff and occasionally I even play stuff.

 

[8den]

Hmmmm The last game I played and loved was Prince of Persia Sands of Time on the PS2. Mucked about on a Wii. Then at Christmas my little brother who moved to Canada, gave me his XBox360.

Hmmmm. Spent about 2hrs playing Fable and all I could think was "fuck me they got John Cleese to do Voice work". Then I read about it and discovered how much hard work it was. Red Dead Redemption was just fucking boring. GTA 4 with horses. Then I found Half Life2 and that is suiting me nicely.

 

[kained&able]

yeah have to say i never really got into red dead redemption just not enough BIG scenes.

dave

 

[8den]

yeah have to say i never really got into red dead redemption just not enough BIG scenes.

dave

I really didn't have the energy to invest in incredibly long cut scenes and just wanted to get into the action.

When I had to do a mission which was "drive the lady into town on a horse and cart" I thought "fuck this for a game of soldiers".

 

[TruXta]

The reason I stopped playing was time. When I get into a game I really get into it. I don't know how many months I played Pirates and Civ on the trusty old Amiga, but it was a good few. Or Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - first the single-player, then the online multi-player. Not to mention racing games.... Anyway, choices had to be made, and games went out the window. And that is still the reason. The only games I play now are those that can fit into a 10-15 minute tube-ride.

 

[tommers]

They are definitely time sinks.

I realised the other day that I've played Civ V for 150 hours. And I don't even think it's very good.

 

[TruXta]

They are definitely time sinks.

I realised the other day that I've played Civ V for 150 hours. And I don't even think it's very good.

I tried Civ 4 a couple years ago. When I'd spent two hours trying to figure out the basics I realised that nope, I just cannot invest in this.

 

[danny la rouge]

Oh Danny, are you ill? This is most unlike you. I read stuff, I watch stuff and occasionally I even play stuff.

Hmmm.

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

 

[TruXta]

Hmmm.

I play Angry Birds on my phone, and have a go on my mates 360 once a year. Happy?

 

[danny la rouge]

I play Angry Birds on my phone, and have a go on my mates 360 once a year. Happy?

No. I thought you were cured.

 

[bmd]

I love gaming.

Hide and seek mainly. At 45 I've just about got the hang of it.

 

[TruXta]

No. I thought you were cured.

You're the one who's incurable, you old grouch.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[Greebo]

Danny, you know how old & world weary kabbes sounds at times, and how old I do? Take that total, double it, add on Sasaferrato's real age,and IMHO your inner age is still older than that.

 

[TruXta]

Danny, you know how old & world weary kabbes sounds at times, and how old I do? Take that total, double it, add on sasferrato's real age,and IMHO your inner age is still older than that.

kabbes is still only about 30 tho, so he wins.

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

I have children, and I see them playing video games.

correlation with causation son...

 

[danny la rouge]

It wasn't a causation I was postulating, but a correlation. So I'm confusing correlation with ...em... correlation.

 

[Citizen66]

I never did like shoot em ups unless you can see your dude!

A lot of games let you choose and toggle between views.