I have a confession to make: I don't finish games..
I have a confession to make. I don't finish games. Or not very often anyways. I often buy games and don't play them enough to get my moneys worth. I'd like to think it all balances out but it probably doesn't. But that's just how I roll. And since I got married my wife has gotten me a LOT better about not spending a lot of money on games I won't finish. I went from probably 15-20 games per year to about 8-10 per year. The rest I rent. And yes sometimes I keep them way longer than I should as I just sometimes am not "in the mood" to play a game and I simply let it sit there, unopened.
I asked myself why I am so bad at finishing games and there's a few reasons for that.
First, and probably most importantly, I have gamers ADD. I don't have the commitment usually to finish one thing before moving on to something else. If a game doesn't really hook me in the first couple of times playing it chances are I may never play it again unless it is to just show it to a buddy. Game that hook me, like Diablo, The Division, Gran Turismo, Ryse, Forza (the main games not the Horizon ones) etc usually get a huge amount of play time for me.
I used to be able to say that about football, when NCAA was out, but now that its just Madden I play it usually some during the football season and thats about it. I think I play FIFA more than Madden. I used to wonder, what is wrong with Madden? Well not so sure there's anything wrong with it, when I play it I really enjoy it, but nothing really compels me to play it so it doesn't get played often.
Second, I'll make a startling confession that will only startle those who don't know me. Despite being a long time gamer I'm just not very good at games. Oh sure I can blame it on my propensity to imbibe adult beverages or my eyesight and hearing, or even my age (I am 46 now) but I must confess, in the spirit of confessing, that its really none of that. They all probably serve to make me a shade worse but even when I was young I was turning the controller over to a friend asking me to "get me through this level" so yeah...
And lastly, and this is also very important. I lack patience to get through the "boring" parts. Or in many cases I lack patience to simply get through a game where I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do to advance. You see I'm not a mind reader and sometimes it is not quite obvious that I should move the third rock from the left, then drain some water and climb up to the third floor to access the next level. If I was stuck in a cave in that situation for real I'd be the guy whose skeletal remains were found 47 years later.
Thankfully game developers have started making these sequences a bit easier with clues showing up on where you're supposed to go, or outright hints that are told to you. I hear a lot of gamers getting all angry about those things and saying it makes the game too easy but I say buzz off! If you don't like the feature then show some damned self control and don't use it.
I realize I don't finish a lot of the games that I play but I'm still in love with gaming. And it makes it better for me and those like me that many games are "dumbing down" their games, or as the developers like to say "making them more accessible" to those who work for a living and don't have the time, patience or commitment to really dedicate to a game.
So the next time you think a game is too easy, think of me. The next time you think a game is too short, think of me. I'm the guy who the rewind button in Forza was invented for. And I'm not afraid to admit it!
#gamer4LIFE
I asked myself why I am so bad at finishing games and there's a few reasons for that.
First, and probably most importantly, I have gamers ADD. I don't have the commitment usually to finish one thing before moving on to something else. If a game doesn't really hook me in the first couple of times playing it chances are I may never play it again unless it is to just show it to a buddy. Game that hook me, like Diablo, The Division, Gran Turismo, Ryse, Forza (the main games not the Horizon ones) etc usually get a huge amount of play time for me.
I used to be able to say that about football, when NCAA was out, but now that its just Madden I play it usually some during the football season and thats about it. I think I play FIFA more than Madden. I used to wonder, what is wrong with Madden? Well not so sure there's anything wrong with it, when I play it I really enjoy it, but nothing really compels me to play it so it doesn't get played often.
Second, I'll make a startling confession that will only startle those who don't know me. Despite being a long time gamer I'm just not very good at games. Oh sure I can blame it on my propensity to imbibe adult beverages or my eyesight and hearing, or even my age (I am 46 now) but I must confess, in the spirit of confessing, that its really none of that. They all probably serve to make me a shade worse but even when I was young I was turning the controller over to a friend asking me to "get me through this level" so yeah...
And lastly, and this is also very important. I lack patience to get through the "boring" parts. Or in many cases I lack patience to simply get through a game where I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do to advance. You see I'm not a mind reader and sometimes it is not quite obvious that I should move the third rock from the left, then drain some water and climb up to the third floor to access the next level. If I was stuck in a cave in that situation for real I'd be the guy whose skeletal remains were found 47 years later.
Thankfully game developers have started making these sequences a bit easier with clues showing up on where you're supposed to go, or outright hints that are told to you. I hear a lot of gamers getting all angry about those things and saying it makes the game too easy but I say buzz off! If you don't like the feature then show some damned self control and don't use it.
I realize I don't finish a lot of the games that I play but I'm still in love with gaming. And it makes it better for me and those like me that many games are "dumbing down" their games, or as the developers like to say "making them more accessible" to those who work for a living and don't have the time, patience or commitment to really dedicate to a game.
So the next time you think a game is too easy, think of me. The next time you think a game is too short, think of me. I'm the guy who the rewind button in Forza was invented for. And I'm not afraid to admit it!
#gamer4LIFE
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