2017/05/07 15:21:03
bayoubill
I quit pc games when I had to go online just to play. It became an ad to sell more os I stopped and haven't looked back. I still play Zelda wii and Metroid trilogy
2017/05/07 17:23:08
eph221
I was totally hooked early on with the sierra rpg and zork stuff.  Then it got way violent, shooting  all the time.  I just took a pass.  
2017/05/07 19:12:42
sharke
On the whole I dislike the worlds that many modern video games are set in. Never been into the whole fantasy genre - wizards and dragons don't really do it for me. Then you have the sci-fi themed worlds where you're clanking over metal walkways in dark underground locations with pipes shooting steam everywhere. These kinds of games just left me wishing that I was outside in a bright sunny world with a blue sky. Super Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64 was one of the best 3D games I ever played. The gameplay was outstanding and it was so colorful and cheerful. 
2017/05/07 19:44:07
craigb
Have you played the Myst series of games?  Awesome worlds there!  Plus they have a new one meant for 4k virtual reality - can't wait until I have the horsepower to play that!
2017/05/07 20:55:44
KenB123
The Myst series were great. I was able to still play a couple of them under Win-7. Not sure they still work with Win-10. I was hoping they would continue the series. VR mode might be good, but I will be hesitant due to possible motion sickness.

For current games, World of Tanks is good. Free game with options to add premium add-ons for $$$, but game is totally playable in free mode playing with online teammates and opponents. World of Warships is a sister game, only played on the sea. War Thunder is another tank battle games that is good. No spacemen or monsters.
2017/05/07 20:55:44
KenB123
(Oops. Double post)
2017/05/07 21:17:26
backwoods
bayoubill
I quit pc games when I had to go online just to play. It became an ad to sell more os I stopped and haven't looked back. I still play Zelda wii and Metroid trilogy




Metroid Trilogy is tremendous! Maybe my favorite all time game. Nowadays I like quick pick up and play games like pinball (Zen Pinball and Pinball Arcade are both good), and Arcade style shoot 'em ups (Geometry Wars and Ikaruga)
2017/05/08 07:58:41
Rain
sharke
I stopped liking video games around 1995 when the emphasis started shifting toward 3D modeling instead of gameplay. I loved many of the old 8-bit games previous to this and much prefered bouncing around a surreal 2D world full of floating penguins and pieces of fruit. 
 
I don't play games on my phone much but when I do, I always gravitate toward the simple puzzlers and suchlike. Never felt the urge to download a fully featured 3D action game. To date, the most enjoyable phone game I've ever played is Blendoku. It's an amazing challenge (unless you're color blind in which case it's downright impossible) and the sense of satisfaction you get from completing a level is infinitely better than anything I've played on a modern console. 




My parents didn't have much money so I didn't really have access to video games until finances got better and my younger brother got his first Nintendo - I must have been 15 or 16 by then - so I never was a big gamer.  
 
For me, video games really were kid stuff in which I'd indulge every now and then. There were a couple go games I really liked, such as the whole Castlevania series, but I'd only play late at night after my brother went to bed when I had nothing better to do and he'd rented a game that I liked.
 
The shift to 3D meant the end of my gaming career. I never could play those games because I can't even watch without feeling dizzy - I am hyper sensitive to those things and I can give myself vertigo just thinking about it. One time I thought I was cured because it didn't immediately make me feel dizzy, so I watched a 3D game my girlfriend was playing for a while. I suffered from severe vertigo for 2 days afterwards.
 
All the better - the time I'd waste on game I spend reading books and learning things. Granted, people look at you kind of strange when you're sitting at the bar by yourself drinking diet cola and reading a big book before a rock show, but, CandyCrush really isn't my thing...
2017/05/08 12:37:15
Mesh
Back in 2013, I actually built my PC for DAW use & gaming since much of the hardware was quite similar (except for the graphics card). Over the years, I've got a pretty good selection from all the Steam sales events of the best games (GOTY), and my graphics card handles them all quite well even at max settings. Of course, I'm not looking to keep up with the latest/greatest, but very happy with how my system is responding.
 
With all these excellent games I have, my favourite is still a free game.......Team Fortress 2.
 
2017/05/09 03:53:27
ampfixer
Right now I could really get into an old school text based game. They were very rewarding to play. Today's version could be audio based. Same premise, except the PC verbally describes the situation and you just say what you want to do. No typing, just cut scenes based on the story line.
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