Finding it hard to get into games

nyarlothothep

I agree OP, I find with games like ME that I'm kind of tuning out during the cut scenes because I don't really care about the plot lines for the missions. I think where such narrative games work is when you can empathize with the characters and this normally depends in part on having really good character development to begin with. That isn't to say the characters in ME aren't good, they are to a certain extent, but I just find them too conventional and boring.

I think that games could be vastly more fun with an emphasis on creative playing whether through unique combinations of tactics or player determined character development, rather than just going through the motions of a pre ordained script.

DanTheMan91

I often go through times when I lose interest to play games, you should just take a break for a couple of weeks, then you will slowly start to crave Xbox again. Sometimes buying a new game is not the solution, I prefer to go back and play old games that I loved to play.

corcaigh07

sometimes i feel that Xbox Live Arcade have the best, most interesting games out there. full retail games can get very boring and play themselves whereas games like shadow complex, trials HD, plants vs zombies, bejeweled blitz, worms, full house poker etc are all a bit different, simpler games that can hold your attention better for the length of time the game lasts for you.

EmatoelDiablo

corcaigh07 wrote: »

sometimes i feel that Xbox Live Arcade have the best, most interesting games out there. full retail games can get very boring and play themselves whereas games like shadow complex, trials HD, plants vs zombies, bejeweled blitz, worms, full house poker etc are all a bit different, simpler games that can hold your attention better for the length of time the game lasts for you.

Which reminds me Plants vs Zombie is only 600msp this week!

Slippin Jimmy

The only game that I love playing is cod nazi zombies, im not really mad into cod multiplayer. But there is something about nazi zombies that I love. Im trying to get a few people on the cod forum to add me for a few games. Im getting plants vs zombies in a week's time and might start playing fable again. I miss the xbox already, and it's not even been a week.

That_Guy

LA Noire is a bloody nightmare to play. It looks impressive and the amount of work that went into it is great but it doesn't even feel like a game.

When I finish work I want to relax and chill out with a game to escape for a while.

I don't want to come home from work and basically go to my other job as a detective especially if I'm not getting paid for it.

bastados

I like fallout3 and the vegas spinoff but not enough to actually play them for any real period of time and I know thats sounds weird but if I stick on fallout3 am at the point where the giant robot is headed into war and I just dont care to play it , so i can understand where you coming from.

I was going to recommend getting the new XBLA castle defense game Trenched but it appears its delayed in the EUzone,it came out yesterday in the US :mad:

the reviews looks good and it seems to sort of game to lose a lot of hours tinkering about in.

Jaffusmaximus

I was delighted to see someone else feels the same regarding to "whats the point" I got fed up playing GTAIV after my tenth escort mission!

On the other hand I found myself drawn to games like Assassins Creed with its architecture of Italy to explore also Half Life 2 which was so varied plus the setting and mood of the game sucked me in.

I find at 30+ I like to finish a game and feel like I either learned something new or a the mood of the game rubbed off on me, I just can't stand preforming tedious gaming tasks like escort missions.

Slippin Jimmy

Jaffusmaximus wrote: »

I just can't stand preforming tedious gaming tasks like escort missions.

I think thats what ruins games. I never bothered doing these type of missions in GTA. Fable on the other hand is an amazing game. I literally spent hours playing that going around finding the hidden items. That was probably one of my most played and favourite games of all time. I didn't get bored half way through it either.

ronoc 1

all the games im looking forward to seem to be coming at the same time,such as mass effect 3,arkham city,and assasins creed revelations.i got dragon age 2 recently and could not get into the game at all,it just seemed too complex with the different magic spells and changing to different characters during a battle.its a shame because im a huge fan of the mass effect games.As for la noire, it started off well enough but after doing so many missions it does get incredibly repetitive.i mean i understand its like a point and click adventure but why build a huge city when there is nothing to do in it.

muppetkiller

Yup another 30+ gamer here in the same boat. Thought LA Noire was woeful , didn't like Fallout Vegas ( I mean come on it's nothing to do with the Vault Dweller and riddled with some serious bugs).
Games I'm really looking forward too are Battlefield 3, Aliens Colonial Marines (if they ever release it) and The new Oblivion.

In the mean time I'm going spend some time on il2 Cliffs of Dover , Rise of Flight.
If you have access to a good gaming PC get Amnesia Dark descent it's brilliant.

Makaveli

LA Noire I think is probably a game better suited to a couple of cases a week otherwise you burn out. The fact you can't skip certain cut scenes was awfully irritating too. While I can appreciate the detail put into recreating LA, having to drive across the city for missions was an unbelievable chore. I mean I don't hate it, I did like it but I felt like I was playing it just for the sake of it.

20 Times 20 Times

muppetkiller wrote: »

Yup another 30+ gamer here in the same boat. Thought LA Noire was woeful , didn't like Fallout Vegas ( I mean come on it's nothing to do with the Vault Dweller and riddled with some serious bugs).
Games I'm really looking forward too are Battlefield 3, Aliens Colonial Marines (if they ever release it) and The new Oblivion.

In the mean time I'm going spend some time on il2 Cliffs of Dover , Rise of Flight.
If you have access to a good gaming PC get Amnesia Dark descent it's brilliant.

I watched that clip for Amnesia Dark and it looks amazing to say the least :-) omg ****e my pants

-=al=-

Makaveli wrote: »

LA Noire I think is probably a game better suited to a couple of cases a week otherwise you burn out. The fact you can't skip certain cut scenes was awfully irritating too. While I can appreciate the detail put into recreating LA, having to drive across the city for missions was an unbelievable chore. I mean I don't hate it, I did like it but I felt like I was playing it just for the sake of it.

you know if you hold "Y" in a car you get magically teleported to the location on the map right!?

can't wait till L.A Noire is over so I can trade it in, almost done! ...seems like a chore to play tbh


There is not a hope I'll play that amnesia game, looks f'cking terrifying

I can't play scary games any more since Resident evil on the ps1 scared me for life

Makaveli

-=al=- wrote: »

you know if you hold "Y" in a car you get magically teleported to the location on the map right!?

Yeah but at the same time I wanted that poxy achievement for driving 194.7 miles or whatever it was.

-=al=-

Makaveli wrote: »

Yeah but at the same time I wanted that poxy achievement for driving 194.7 miles or whatever it was.

ahhh makes sense, I didn't even check the achievement list for it, I do drive everywhere myself though, must check the distance traveled