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posted by martyb on Monday January 07 2019, @07:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the Figured-it-out dept.

ArsTechnica:

Gaming was like breathing. It was the biggest part of my life as a teenager, one of my priorities as a college student, and eventually one of my most expensive “hobbies” as a young professional.

Then all of a sudden, after thousands of hours spent playing across genres and platforms, boredom hit me hard for the very first time in my early thirties. Some of my favorite games soon gave me the impression of being terribly long. I couldn’t help but notice all the repeating tropes and similarities in game design between franchises.

I figured it was just a matter of time before I found the right game to stimulate my interest again, but time continued to go by and nothing changed.

Is it that games have failed to innovate, or that real life is ultimately more engaging?


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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday January 07 2019, @11:24PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Monday January 07 2019, @11:24PM (#783456) Journal

    I played Gwent first, so when I got to Hearthstone, I noticed the (I am cannon fodder.) feature, almost right away. Gwent was pretty fun and I hadn't felt the need to purchase anything. I played it to death in beta, and they changed up the formula on full release. The new full release is much more polished and fun as well. I just have lots of other games, that don't have that kind of gimmick in it to play.

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday January 08 2019, @02:40PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday January 08 2019, @02:40PM (#783663)

    Occasionally I would trade dust for a good card and push my ranking up high, I forget how it went but some Rogue special card I got allowed me to compete up many levels higher than I normally did. Still fun to play at more or less any level, but ultimately just a waste of time - as intended.

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