(August 11, 2015 at 9:38 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: I used to host halo LAN parties in my basement (even wired it with 8 ports in different parts of basement so we could spread out) but the FPS rage has really dwindled for me. I prefer to get lost in games like Skyrim that can hold my attention for months.

That's where I'm at as well. Since Halo was released for Xbox One I've been playing it online to relive my tournament days and its just not for me. I mean, I'm still playing it, but I just don't have the nerves anymore.

Hey Beccs, have you ever heard of a game called Surgeon for the Commodore Amiga? It was a surgical simulation and very educational. You had to repair an anuerism in a major blood vessel in the patients trunk area. You had all these drugs at your disposal and descriptions of what they did, scalpels, hemostats and other things I don't remember now. It was mostly trial and error because the game didn't offer a lot of guidance for the layman and this was long prior to the internet. Me and a group of friends never did fix him up but we managed to open him up, clamp off the bleeding and manage his blood pressure up to that point but then all his vitals would tank and he died. We were never able to figure out why. We got frustrated after awhile and tried to cut his dick off but alas, you could only wield the scalpel in the area of the arterial defect you were supposed to repair. I guess they didn't want to encourage sickos.

(August 11, 2015 at 9:53 pm)Exian Wrote:

(August 11, 2015 at 9:38 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: I used to host halo LAN parties in my basement (even wired it with 8 ports in different parts of basement so we could spread out) but the FPS rage has really dwindled for me. I prefer to get lost in games like Skyrim that can hold my attention for months.

That's where I'm at as well. Since Halo was released for Xbox One I've been playing it online to relive my tournament days and its just not for me. I mean, I'm still playing it, but I just don't have the nerves anymore.

I have yet to find a game that captivates me as much as Skyrim. The replay value is off the chart and with all of the mods and DLC, I have literally been playing it for nearly two years and beat multiple times.

I do kind of go back to games like Diablo 3 for some mindless button mashing demon slaying with friends.

(August 11, 2015 at 10:10 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: Hey Beccs, have you ever heard of a game called Surgeon for the Commodore Amiga? It was a surgical simulation and very educational. You had to repair an anuerism in a major blood vessel in the patients trunk area. You had all these drugs at your disposal and descriptions of what they did, scalpels, hemostats and other things I don't remember now. It was mostly trial and error because the game didn't offer a lot of guidance for the layman and this was long prior to the internet. Me and a group of friends never did fix him up but we managed to open him up, clamp off the bleeding and manage his blood pressure up to that point but then all his vitals would tank and he died. We were never able to figure out why. We got frustrated after awhile and tried to cut his dick off but alas, you could only wield the scalpel in the area of the arterial defect you were supposed to repair. I guess they didn't want to encourage sickos.

Never heard of it, though it sounds fascinating.

On a personal note, I know from experience what it's like to be on the receiving end of surgery for an aneurism.  I have a tiny amount of platinum wire in my brain.

Well good thing it wasn't me and my buds doing it, lol. Is it just a capillary or something more major?

(August 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm)ComradeMeow Wrote: For the record I am 21 and am not promoting any Sarkeesian ideology or feminism here. 

I have enjoyed video games for a long time and until recent years have not been able to stand them that much. What I loved about games were their entertainment value and their illusion of being in another world. All of that has become erased thanks to FPS games and the increase in creating sensational pseudo militaristic shooters. 
The genres I mist enjoyed growing up were stealth games and of course I am an avid Metal Gear Solid and Tenchu fan. I liked the games for their difficulty and sense of choice they provided. Now video games are about pitting the player against swarms of enemies and killing as many as possible, giving him the sense of being a "badass" or "hero." This shtick is entirely annoying and also boring as it does not make me enjoy the game since their is no immersion or point of interest. 
I do not connect to killing people or taking lives. I prefer to solve things in the best solution possible, I enjoy challenges and a sense of choice. I guess this is why RPGs have the biggest allure to me over any genre of game. 

How do you guys feel about excessive violence ruining games? Or do you enjoy it as many others do?

For me it has almost killed my gaming interest.

I think since the late 90s video games were as violent as they are now but just more pixelated, and you still have a choice to pick less violent games if you want them.

I only have 2 games for my ps4 and they're both fairly violent, GTA 5 and COD but I do want Mortal Kombat too.

The thing that shocked me the most for some reason is that you can kick a cat to death in GTA 5, I felt so bad after I did that, murdering prostitutes and random members of the public wasn't that shocking to me though.

I remember some games from my teenage years were GTA1, thrill kill, doom, goldeneye so my tastes haven't changed much towards violent games but I don't pick them because of the violence they're all quite strategical in some ways.  I like metal gear solid and RPGs aswell but some of those involve constant killing to gain XP.

(August 11, 2015 at 11:17 pm)paulpablo Wrote:

(August 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm)ComradeMeow Wrote: For the record I am 21 and am not promoting any Sarkeesian ideology or feminism here. 

I have enjoyed video games for a long time and until recent years have not been able to stand them that much. What I loved about games were their entertainment value and their illusion of being in another world. All of that has become erased thanks to FPS games and the increase in creating sensational pseudo militaristic shooters. 
The genres I mist enjoyed growing up were stealth games and of course I am an avid Metal Gear Solid and Tenchu fan. I liked the games for their difficulty and sense of choice they provided. Now video games are about pitting the player against swarms of enemies and killing as many as possible, giving him the sense of being a "badass" or "hero." This shtick is entirely annoying and also boring as it does not make me enjoy the game since their is no immersion or point of interest. 
I do not connect to killing people or taking lives. I prefer to solve things in the best solution possible, I enjoy challenges and a sense of choice. I guess this is why RPGs have the biggest allure to me over any genre of game. 

How do you guys feel about excessive violence ruining games? Or do you enjoy it as many others do?

For me it has almost killed my gaming interest.

I think since the late 90s video games were as violent as they are now but just more pixelated, and you still have a choice to pick less violent games if you want them.

I only have 2 games for my ps4 and they're both fairly violent, GTA 5 and COD but I do want Mortal Kombat too.

The thing that shocked me the most for some reason is that you can kick a cat to death in GTA 5, I felt so bad after I did that, murdering prostitutes and random members of the public wasn't that shocking to me though.

I remember some games from my teenage years were GTA1, thrill kill, doom, goldeneye so my tastes haven't changed much towards violent games but I don't pick them because of the violence they're all quite strategical in some ways.  I like metal gear solid and RPGs aswell but some of those involve constant killing to gain XP.

GTA is an incredible game, because it is one of the least violent. If you consider it a violent game then you are mistaken. It is nothing like COD which has violence as the sole aspect of the game. GTA you can just go into free mode and do as you please, no pressure or worry. It is one of my favorite games.

An online MMO/RPG might be just what you need, then.

I play competitive TF2.

*puts on hipster glasses*

But seriously though, I think you're overgeneralising. FPS have become really popular in the last few years, but some of them are really not just about "mindless violence" and "slaughtering hordes of enemies". Maybe I'm a bit biased, but games like TF2 or CS:GO seem to me more about communication and strategy than anything else.

Also, MOBAs are way bigger than FPSs right now. Just look at twitch's front page. But I really find them boring lol

The most important thing to me is whether the game is fun or not, which comes down to the core design. I lost interest in FPS games a long time ago due to them all being essentially extremely similar.

I love me some violence, I really do. But I don't want to just shoot mindless AI soldiers who all walk around a corner after seeing 20 of their mates die the exact same way. I want to outwit or overpower the enemies. Or, I want to harass and eventually kill innocent people when I feel like it! Hahaha!

I can appreciate most game types, I've played them all in my 33 year playing career.