Video games
Considering I've been playing games since the day I found my thumbs I find this rather difficult to write, but I've gone right off playing games lately. I bought a few from the latest Steam summer sale and I've got a fairly expensive Xbox library, it's just there isn't anything particularly original anywhere in there. There's loads I haven't even finished. The few shining examples of games I enjoyed were Gunpoint and Papers Please; both indie developed games and both rather quite good.
It's the big budget games that promise brand new innovations and expansive multiplayer experiences and grand sweeping storylines that I feel so let down by these days.
Assassins Creed 3, for example. I thought it was going to be awesome, an opinion based on teaser trailers and such, yet the story turned out to be shite, the gameplay very samey and super glitchy, and the dlc addons that SHOULD HAVE BEEN available to anyone who paid for a preorder package and yet WEREN'T. Games these days are full on shite.

Mind you, I'll always have time for Just Cause 2 and Prototype 2. Them's the tits
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:38, 25 replies)

assassin's creed 3 was dreadful
have a blast at the bioshock games, i thought they were alright
( The Doveston haunted by the memory of his own amnesia, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:41, closed)

aye good example
first two were a great playthrough, been waiting for some free funds to get Infinite
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:44, closed)

I know what you mean
I'm really bored with WII sports resort now.
(username failed moderation, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:47, closed)

I never got round to it
I found that the only reason I was keeping my Wii was Smash Brothers, and after I'd built a substantial trophy library and watched Sonic become even crapper than he has been in recent years I decided to let it go
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:50, closed)

At first I read that as World War II sports resort and now I'm bitterly disappointed.

( Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:57, closed)

Get MAME and all the ROMS you can find.
Relive the good old days.
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:49, closed)

you can't even get past eugene's lair, granddad

(alright alright, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:51, closed)

It's true
It's all true.
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:55, closed)

I've never once tried MAME roms
Arcades should stay in a massively overpriced tellybox in laserquest
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 16:55, closed)

You just need to stop playing run around and kill things games.
Start playing interesting games like Sid Myers Civilization or Kerbal Space Program.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 18:11, closed)

I've got a few different genres like that
Sim City 4 deluxe, Black & White 2, Fallouts 1 2 and tactics, I even got Dear Esther from a friend. Fine games all, but modern versions of them continue to suck donkey quim.
New Vegas for example, I like many suffered the inhumanity of having my 70 something hour gamesave deleted because of a glitch in game that basically told my treasured me time to go fuck itself
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 18:29, closed)

I think this is what they call "growing up".

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 20:42, closed)

growing up is crap
I want toys!
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 20:44, closed)

You don't.
Growing up let's you realise how crap most toys really are!
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 0:31, closed)

Know what you mean.
Been playing games for over 30 years, and was getting a little indifferent towards them.

Then Red Dead Redemption came along. Everything since is filling a gap until its sequel arrives. Although I did enjoy Dishonored a lot.
( sir_spicious2000 Crap I've watched: www.filmplop.blogspot.com/, Thu 15 Aug 2013, 23:29, closed)

Fair doos
RDR single player was pretty boss, but the multiplayer makes me weep. So many cunts with huge levels blasting you from across the fucking map it seems. Meh.
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 10:56, closed)

I too have been struck by this malaise.
I got into Borderlands a while ago on the suggestion of a friend. At about lvl 50 sniper-dude with a pearlescent sniper rifle, clocked the game and working thru the dlc pack (what a fucking gip - we'll sell you the whole game in dribs and drabs rather than one fell swoop). I went to log in one day and Wahey! my profile was corrupted. Never to be seen again.

Tanglet and gbrainy aren't action packed but they are good at keeping your brain awake during long typing/coding sessions.
(s0ckpuppet logging out to reply to you if you're not careful, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 5:38, closed)

if only you'd been hit by a bus

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 7:20, closed)

I was just going through this on my PC too
then Windows 8 had a boner for crashing and I lost my save too
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 10:56, closed)

I bought 'Black Ops 2' when it first came out...

Haven't even taken it out of the wrapper yet.

I agree with MM above - I think I've grown up. Because for some stupid reason I seem to be too busy to twat about on games anymore.

*sads*
(Mr Twisty Cheeky The worst kept secret in B3ta..., Fri 16 Aug 2013, 10:16, closed)

I was given MW3 a while back for Christmas.

Played it for about two hours and gave it back to the kind family member who gave it to me in the first place.
(iamdoingapooasisignup, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 16:48, closed)

Thanks for the Papers Please tip.
Give your nostalgia an airing with these:
www.ssega.com/
snesbox.com/letter
( Pig Bodine., Fri 16 Aug 2013, 10:29, closed)

Papers Please is great fun
and I've managed to get a nice little emulator for my DS so nostalgia games are well catered for
( Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 10:58, closed)

I have just downloaded Papers Please...if the reviews are anything to go by I will enjoy it.

(iamdoingapooasisignup, Fri 16 Aug 2013, 16:49, closed)

Sensible Soccer

(Cancer Joy was short lived, Sat 17 Aug 2013, 1:20, closed)