Jaime_EX

When I was in college I used to take Adderrall and play Skyrim.

I was real productive too.

Ironically enough, I never used Adderrall as a study aid. I should have though. I could really sense the boost in focus when I was playing Skyrim.

"LISTEN, DO NOT MOVE, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS"

I pressed A every time. I rented this game from blockbuster for two weeks and returned it because I couldn't get past this cutsene.

Wow, very glad to hear that I'm not the only one! And @zevvion yeah it definitely seems like we have less time and thus try to spend it playing games we know we'll love. Regardless of the actual time investment required.

Curiously enough, for me it's both gameplay and narrative that can engage me nowadays. The last two games that I found really engaging was Dark Souls games, and Bioshock Infinite. The souls game fits into the gameplay category. It's odd, with Dark Souls I feel immersed in the actual mechanics of the game with a fitting world/narrative layered on top. Whereas the Infinite is more of an engrossing narrative with layered with the appropriate mechanics. The odd thing is that I spent way more time on Souls (didn't even finish it though LOL) than I did on Infinite, but it doesn't seem less or more valuable than the time I spent on infinite.

Another thing I found interesting is that completionism is a big topic too, you all seem fine with dropping a game, has anyone ever felt guilt over this? Also, I've noticed this with a lot of aspects in my life - I can start a TV show or book, get really into it, lose interest, drop it, and NEVER look back. This makes me appreciate super focused content (i.e, games/movies/TV that have no fluff for the sake of fluff, I think Infinite is a good example of this). Wondering if that applies to any of you as well.

Hi All,

First of all, I'm not that old, 20's - but I've found that the older I get the less games stick with me. I used to fall into them for hours and hours at a time.

Now I find that if I play for more than two hours I lose interest.

I'm not sure if it's a function of time. Full time job + responsibilities + whatever else means less time to play. When I do play, I feel like I should be doing something else. Or it could just be a function of the content itself, the price of development causing the actual game-time to stretch and become less dense as a result.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same thing. I'm still very interested in video games, but I spend much less time actually playing them and the experience doesn't hit quite like it used to. I'm very curious for this board's opinion on it.

I agree with @belegorm. If you enjoy the mechanics of the game enough to actively try and get better at them, then you should buy it now. This is arguably the best time to learn SFV. Join shoryuken.com and start getting more active in the community. You will learn A TON from poking your nose into the right places and you'll be up to date with the meta.

Also why are you hesitant to play online? It's the best place to learn the game, and learning the game is loving the game. There is a ton of joy to be found not by being better at the game, but by getting better at the game.