You know what really grinds my gears?

[EUBlink]

I bought two pounds of fried chicken livers to share with my grandfather while we are repairing our fishing pier [after a tornado damaged it]. They gave me less than a pound of fried gizzards instead. Didn’t catch the weight difference until I was at the house because the bag had drinks in it also. Blah.

For those that don’t know the difference, gizzards are tougher and taste more gamey. I usually soak them in Sprite then milk before I cook them, same as how I prepare deer, elk or moose. Livers are much more tender and rich in flavor. Gizzards are also much cheaper and not as packed with nutrients, as they are muscle. Oh, first world problems, ha.

[Ghost Of The Year]

I love chicken livers but you cant pay me enough to eat a gizzard ever again. I'd rather eat a mouthful of dirt first.

[Blzer]

Ribeye is $18.99/lb at my Costco right now. Good Lord.

EDIT: And this was Choice grade.

[l3ulvl]

Idunno if anyone else is dealing with this, but I've been noticing more and more I only game for rewards/accomplishments/triumphs, like instead of playing for fun, I play for leveling up and completing quests or activities for rewards

it drives me nuts, like I should game for fun, not completing tasks in activities I don't enjoy just for the possibility of rewards

[Blzer]

Idunno if anyone else is dealing with this, but I've been noticing more and more I only game for rewards/accomplishments/triumphs, like instead of playing for fun, I play for leveling up and completing quests or activities for rewards

it drives me nuts, like I should game for fun, not completing tasks in activities I don't enjoy just for the possibility of rewards

Not the same thing, but as a kid my sports games were like 100-0 wins against the CPU, and I had fun doing that. When sliders became a big thing (around 2002 or so), my outlook totally changed, and all of my game playing went from "fun" to "realism." It wasn't until Super Mega Baseball again that I learned how "fun" can be experienced against the CPU again, but on a competitive level.

I do like trophies and such on games, but I only really "chase" them if I've exhausted my personal needs for the game besides that. If they happen to occur without my knowledge or alongside a conquest, then so be it. In fact, it actually sometimes miffs me when I don't get recognized for some things.

One of my favorite things is when games track time played in-game. Somehow RDR 2 didn't have this, but past GTA games did, and I love that ESPN NFL 2K5 had it in the Crib as well. I believe Xbox Live and Steam track these on their own, but I wish the developers themselves took the time to put that in.

I'm with you as a whole, though. Games shouldn't be tasks to compete, they should be entertainment to play. Some of them are so difficult, ridiculous, or irrelevant that they really make you ask: "For why?" Maybe it's just me getting older and not really gaming much anymore, though.