You know, the idea of giving up video games has begun to creep into my mind

[Crickett]

Originally Posted by Human No More

Play some more Skyrim. Play indie games. Wait for Gunpoint. Just because Bioware have sold out the last vestiges of their integrity doesn't mean all gaming is ruined forever.

No it doesn't, but that is far from the only reason. In fact, I would say the reasons given are in chronological order with #4 being the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. Each reason is separate and distinct from the others. The only reason Mass Effect 3 was even mentioned in reason #3 was because DLC had been part of the discourse in another thread on this forum.




As far as the multitude of games out there, I'd like to think that up until now I've covered all of my bases. Racing games, RPG's, shooters, fighting games, sports games, dungeon crawlers, casual games and so on and so forth.

I realize I could continue to play some or many of the old games I have. Heck, I have a friend who doesn't play anything past the days of Nintendo 64 and despite the system barely working, we still play that.

However, that only lasts as long as my older consoles hold out and continue to function. I've learned over the years that eventually, they break down.

Between my three friends and I who played Nintendo 64, we have 1 barely working system.

And regarding PC games, well, one of my favorites is Command and Conquer the first decade. But the older the game is that I try to play, the less frequently it properly functions. I'm an avid Diablo 2 player, but I haven't been able to play that game without the expansion in *YEARS*. No computer I or anyone I know will run it.


With comics, at least I can bag and board the ones that aren't prestige format. And the ones that are prestige are usually pretty sturdy. With the games I have, even if I stick with the old ones, the day is going to come when I simply can't play them.