Re: CRAP Poll: Favorite Era of Gaming

On 15/09/2024 16:33, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:00:48 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
 

On 14/09/2024 02:26, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

The things you had to do for entertainment before your had a video
game library numbering in the thousands ;-)
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I kinda miss the days when my game library was far more limited than it
is now as it just felt individual games were more important. I did watch
a video recently that was talking about physical media and why some
people still prefer it. Their idea, and I think it does have some truth
in it, is that the inconvenience of buying and using it means you're
more engaged with the content.

 But at the same time, you're also stuck with bad games. And no matter
how engaged you become with it, a bad game is still gonna be a bad
game.
 I struggled with "Terminator: Rampage"* for months trying to finish
that thing. I didn't enjoy it. I could easily recognize all its flaws.
I knew there were better games out there. But I kept playing it
because I'd paid $50 USD (or whatever the going price for games was
back then) and I didn't expect to buy another game for several months
on. But the fact that I kept playing it didn't make the game any
better.
 There are some benefits to having a smaller library... but there are
just as many disadvantages. Personally, I'm happier with my current
situation. If there's a lousy game, I can just jump to the next one.
If there's a good game, I can play that one as long as I like. The
only real downside --for me, anyway-- is trying to figure out _which_
game to play next. Paralysis of choice sets in, and instead I go out
for a hike instead. ;-)
 (and sometimes find computer hardware to scrounge on my way, so it's
all win-win ;-)
 

One of the big problems I found was that I'd be happily playing a game but then I was tempted by a 'bargain' on Steam. That often lead me to start playing the new game even though I still had lots of enjoyable playtime left in the now old game. It took me a bit of time to get out of that habit and now I pretty much ignore Steam sales until I'm getting to the position I want/need to get a new game. Even freebies I'm wary of and the ones I go for are only those that I think I will actually play.