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Paradox of Gaming
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:55 am
by Artemio
Anyone else in the same position? (And I mean, to the right of that optimal age)
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:04 pm
by Marc
That's a good observation. I guess college is a good time for gaming, if you're working and can afford to buy stuff. Right now I have the time but no money (left).
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:08 pm
by Missing
My ability to buy games and my time to play them are at equal level, which is next to nil. I think if I had more money to afford new games, I'd make more of an effort to find time to play them. But as it is, I'm tired of the ones I have (except MGS1), and I rarely buy anything anymore except for the newest releases I'm most anticipating. And yet even those I don't get around to playing right away. Right now I want to play Okami, but I probably won't even get around to buying the game until it drops to about twenty dollars.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:13 pm
by Gaff
Well, call me strange but new games aren't really appealing to me anymore. They all seem so alike, I can't explain it. That's why I'm going to focus on a collection of rare and hard-to-find stuff, like premium packs and whatnot.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:39 pm
by Marc
I know exactly how you feel. I've been spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars the last few weeks just to run PC-98 Policenauts. I could easily have bought a PS3 and been halfway to an HD TV with the money I've spent, but I couldn't care less about PS3 right now.
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:46 pm
by Gaff
Just to point out a clear, shining example of your typical generic modern video game:
Just Cause
I utterly despise that game.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:37 am
by Artemio
Gaff wrote:Just to point out a clear, shining example of your typical generic modern video game:
Just Cause
I utterly despise that game.
Well.. you selected the worst example for this week =) But I know what you mean. I rarely play new games.. but last year shadow of the colossus and guitar hero had me in. This year, Phoenix Wright and Okami are incredible good additions.
But I agree.. I end up buying more old stuff than new stuff, but even though I don't care much about having the latest, I end up buying the new consoles anyway... I am not planing on getting a PS3 on release date, but a Wii is almost a sure buy.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:56 am
by Gaff
There is a game that does interest me - Mass Effect.
Basically, you're the commander of your own ship and you can explore the galaxy. There's many different star systems you can visit, each with planets to land on and investigate. Also, there's a rather interesting third-person action part of the game, which involves you leading and directing your officers into battle, kind of like Freedom Fighters in a way.
Definitely a game I'm looking forward to and one I recommend you fellas check out.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:59 am
by Marc
Sounds like that old classic Elite.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:55 am
by Gaff
Osiris wrote:Sounds like that old classic Elite.
Aye, I own Frontier: Elite II. Delightful relic of a game.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:01 pm
by ratperson665
I usually prefer old games to new ones myself. Even the modern games made by Kojima himself (MGS2&3) don't strike me as all that great. I'm a huge fan of his work from MG1 up to MGS1 but I think MGS2 was when he jumped the shark. One old game I highly recommend to everybody is Wing Commander 3. It’s a great flight sim with a great plot and great characters. It’s a great game
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:12 pm
by Gaff
Hahaha, Wing Commander III. That game's hilarious for the wrong reasons.
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
Man, I can't believe Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell both agreed to be part of the game.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:52 pm
by ratperson665
Gaff wrote:Hahaha, Wing Commander III. That game's hilarious for the wrong reasons.
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
"He's got a point."
"What's he hiding?"
Man, I can't believe Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell both agreed to be part of the game.
In my opinion it's a very emotional experience with stunning gameplay, two very powerful endings and its characters are right up there with those of Snatcher.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:57 pm
by Jonathan Ingram
Gaff wrote:Osiris wrote:Sounds like that old classic Elite.
Aye, I own Frontier: Elite II. Delightful relic of a game.
Relic? Still holds up mate. Most absorbing game I ever played. In fact, "game" is almost an offense to its honour.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:25 am
by Gaff
Well, like a fine wine - games get better with age.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:45 am
by Jonathan Ingram
God I want to play Frontier now... No, I mustn't, nothing would get done around here.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:10 am
by Gaff
Just out of curiousity, how rare is it to find a mint condition copy of Frontier Elite II?
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:16 am
by Jonathan Ingram
Frontier: Elite II
There's one. Rarity is simply another way of saying "how much will it cost to get one" these days... And there's your answer.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:25 am
by Gaff
Ahh, thank you. There's a rather interesting story behind how I got my copy. Basically I was speaking to my mathematics teacher about video games, and when I told him about Freelancer, he mentioned an "old classic" he played years ago called Frontier Elite II.
So we pretty much talked about the game for a bit longer and the next day he brought the whole box set in, in mint condition and everything. Even found a couple of plastic pie chart scales along with a reciept in the box too. I asked him when he wanted it to be returned and to my delight he said I could keep it.
Haven't played too far into the game but from what I have played (and read), it's certainly an immersive experience. Not sure what you're gonna say in response to this, but I'd definitely say it's an underrated precursor to Freelancer.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:34 am
by Jonathan Ingram
I've heard of Freelancer, it came up in conversation about Frontier. I've never played it, but I'm sure it can't be bad if it's anything like Frontier. I had the Amiga version of Frontier first, had that all set up perfectly, keyboard, SNES style joypad for dogfights, and an Imperial Cruiser. Used to love doing the assasinations. Don't make me fire it up... Please.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:44 am
by Marc
Sorry for bringing it up.

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:16 am
by Jackafur
I dunno.. i think the best time for me was when i was in middle school.. i had plenty of free time but not so much money... now I'm a month a way from bein 21... I have a decent job and I make decent money, but i have no time.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:18 pm
by ratperson665
Gaff wrote:Just to point out a clear, shining example of your typical generic modern video game:
Just Cause
I utterly despise that game.
I like that game.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:13 am
by randomwab
I'm kind of to the left of the scale at the minute. Although I have enough cash to spend on games and consoles, I don't play games anywhere near as much as I once did. However, I do have enough time to play games, I just find that I have a complete lack of energy to be bothered with games for the most.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:35 am
by OtakupunkX
Gaff wrote:Just to point out a clear, shining example of your typical generic modern video game:
Just Cause
I utterly despise that game.
Have you played Just Cause yet? It's not really a typical generic modern videogame, it's just a game that was a victim of bad marketing. Just Cause isn't a perfect game, and it definetly is not an artistic marvel one can converse about in a way akin to the infamous Star Wars scene in the film Clerks, but it does some new and interesting things with the open-world concept.
A typical generic modern videogame would be the Scarface game, Saint's Row, anything by EA that wasn't worked on by Will Wright, most JRPGs, or those poker sims that get cranked out all the time now (I don't see why anyone would pay $60 for a poker videogame when they could just go to any store and buy a deck of cards for under $5).