Are You Even Having Fun?

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Just a question to gamers in general...

Like between the industry being an emotional mess of greed, corruption, and layoff woes, is this affecting you gaming wise? Like, are you forcing yourself to get through games or taking your time to embrace the moment?

I noticed that the gaming industry became this wild, cynical place of misery. From streamers preaching doom and gloom on the web, gamers getting tired of getting fukked over by broken games, talking heads like IGN finding the next argument to thrive over.

In the midst of all of this chaos, are you enjoying the year of gaming in 2024? Despite the issues, I'm appreciating my backlog and taking my complete time with Watch Dogs Legion and getting ready for Undisputed (despite the Early Access being a bit rough).

Are you having fun?

 

[Rekkapryde]

 

[Hood Critic]

Yes, because I ignore the game media and opinions. I buy and play what I want, when I want.

I'm letting go of the guilt of a back log and forgiving myself ahead of time if I don't circle back around and finish something.

 

[Alvin]

yeah, some games are grinds but at least your are grinding for something that equates to fun. Games that are on a limited timetable (COD BP) can be full of shyt though, so now you have to make a job or you get FOMO but that's only for certain games.

 

[Alvin]

Yes, because I ignore the game media and opinions. I buy and play what I want, when I want.

I'm letting go of the guilt of a back log and forgiving myself ahead of time if I don't circle back around and finish something.

you could also finish it whenever so who really cares unless it's a game that is based on MP and the amount of people playing it.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

yeah, some games are grinds but at least your are grinding for something that equates to fun. Games that are on a limited timetable (COD BP) can be full of shyt though, so now you have to make a job or you get FOMO but that's only for certain games.

Yeah that's why I can't enjoy BDO, despite it being one of the main MMOs nowadays. Log in and get greeted by a bunch of shyt behind a stop watch

 

[rabbid]

I'm not bothered by these internet dudes that barely play games anyway. The layoff stuff is unfortunate but the gaming industry needs to correct itself financially. I support indie games and I don't need AAA like that.

I will say alot of games overstay their welcome these days. Always some mid to late game nonsense they throw on you once you're invested. But that's just something I gotta stop, playing long ass games.

 

[rdj]

2024 has been great to me

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Anyone who says gaming is bad now aren’t real gamers or they’re sheep that live and die by discourse.

 

[gurf]

I feel like there’s more to play than ever before. Between PC and PS5 I can always find something to play when I have time.

 

[Illuminatos]

Yeah but I will acknowledge that a lot of it is nostalgia based. These last few years I’ve found myself playing older games in between major releases. For instance I’ve been playing FF9 to pass the time until Silent Hill 2 and Sparking Zero drops which is ironic because Silent Hill 2 is a remake of an older game and I’m only buying Sparking Zero because of the nostalgia of the older Tenkaichi games.

The only games I’m really hyped for is GTA V and FF7 Remake Part 3 (which is again a remake of an older game).

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Yeah, enjoying myself immensely actually. My only gripe is other obligations and lack of time overall. I probably still game more hours than most adults my age and play a variety of games and a lot of games within quick succession, as I tend to play 4-8 games within a week rotation. I do this simply because of how much I enjoy gaming.

The media for everything doesn't really affect me at all or what I do. I do think for those that it does need to take a social media detox. I don't ever feel the need to do so tho it cuz any of the stuff I disagree don't even provoke me much to even engage with more often than not. I just laugh or shrug it off and keep gaming.

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

Yea. I’m having hella fun, but I'm playing things at my own pace. I might not play Black Myth or Blade of Tsushima till a couple years from now.

It’s not the games themselves are bad, when they do things right. Its just either greed or incompetence that messes things up

 

[SupaHotIce]

Yeah but we're in desperate need of some real co-op games. Every time we wanna play with our friends we gotta tryhard in shooters

We need more army of two, little big planet, overcooked, resident evil 5, a way out type games

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Trying to grind in a mp game to rank up or compete a huge backlog before the next game comes out is not fun

The key is to play without pressure or commitments then you will enjoy yourself