   As people get older do they get tired of games?
  This is something that's been stuck in my mind for years but I never got around to asking it. I always thought that people who are old now - 40+ don't care much for games because in their generation video games were not a big thing. However, in ours, 15+ it was a big thing in our childhoods. What are your thoughts on this? Are you getting tired of games because I sure am not.   
  I am much more selective than I used to be. I also don't have the patience for drawn out games (unless they are fantastic). The last statement covers lots of the modern "big" games, which often seem to contain a lot of "filler" to pad the playtime to justify the price tag. Do not want.Nowadays, I need a few credible reviews - mainly from friends but also here on gamedev. I don't read regular game reviews (except for zero punctuation, but that is for the entertainment really). Unless I hear good things from a few trusted sources, I probably won't buy a game.   ;Quote:Original post by francoispressI always thought that people who are old now - 40+ don't care much for games because in their generation video games were not a big thing. They were, just not in the same way. I'll be 43 is August and I am still a big gamer. Not as much as I would like to be because of having a family, but I'll still be up until 1 a.m. playing something when I have to get up for work at 6:00.   ;  Yes, I'm getting tired of games. My attention span for games is a lot lower, and the amount of time I'm willing to invest in a game has dropped as well. I haven't completed a JRPG in ages.   ;  I'm 31 and I've been playing games since I was about 5 and started on the 48k Speccy.I probably play more games now than I ever did but, I think this is due working in the games industry.  I also have more disposal income than when I was a kid and if I see a new console or game (or Jamma cabinet ;)  I want I can just go and buy it without having to wait till christmas / birthdays.   ;  I still play a lot of casual flash games,For mainstream games its hard to tell if my tastes have changed or just that right now most of them have more movies and loading screens that actual gameplay.   ;  This is interesting question. I was just thinking about this about myself recently. I played video games from as early as I can remember. I'm only 23 now but I can feel my interest fading. A few of the reasons I can think of: 1) The girlfriend, this is almost always a serious drain on gaming time (not always though!) 2) Work and school, I used to work and go to school full time so there wasn't much time for games, now I just work as I'm done school, so I was actually hoping this would give me more time again! 3) Lack of funds, now I know why my parents would complain about me wanting a new game every week ha!Now these are mostly just a lack of resources not interest. But I have to 'get into' the game before I can play it like crazy and with my schedule I feel I never really get the chance. Some notable recent acceptions: World of Goo, Mario Kart Wii, Tetris, and Civ 4   ;  Ok... get this...-I buy more games than I ever did.-I play fewer games than I used to (I have so many games that I bought and still haven't unwrapped).-I play about the same number of hours(but that's due to playing the game I work on repeatedly at work).I don't play much at home anymore unless a game that I was really anticipating comes out (about twice a year).I'm not tired of games, I still love them as much as ever, I just have other responsibilities and things to do.   ;  As I get older, the style of games I play changes. I think this is mainly due to less free time, so I want to play something that I can get through (or save and make some kind of progress) in a shorter amount of time. When I was younger, I'd play for hours and hours so I was all about games that had 80+ hours of gameplay.Occasionally I do play really in-depth games, it just takes me that much longer to get through them.   ;  My interest is starting to wane too, I must say.  I have also noticed my attention span slipping in many parts of my life and not just gaming, I can't really relax and just sit down and focus on something.For me now it's mostly just idle multiplayer and a spot of light campaign for achievements.  I love it how these days production budgets have gone through the roof but campaigns are mostly bland, boring and short despite feeling drawn out.  The H3:ODST hype train is beginning to speed up, but Bungie themselves said it was only going to be a ~6 hour campaign and the multiplayer is standard Halo 3 with the second half of the Mythic map pack thrown in, with a chance for Recon and achievements.  That doesn't cut it - I'm not paying for that even if it is released as a discount title like they claim it will be.The only campaigns in my recent memory that I genuinely, consistently enjoyed all the way through are the two RB6:Vegas games, GRAW2 and Prey.  The original Gears was okay but Gears 2 was just ludicrously difficult on any difficulty, they got it totally wrong plus it was highly repetitive and some parts were just plain annoying.  Halo 3's campaign wasn't too hot; the story was all over the place (I've beaten it three times and there's still bits I don't get) and it was very linear and lacking in depth, unlike Halo:CE which was epic and Halo 2 which showed you a balanced view of both sides of the conflict which, I felt, fleshed out an important extra dimension.Having said that, my 360 is booked in for repair and will hopefully ship out tomorrow if the shipping label ever actually gets e-mailed to me.   