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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?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 08 2019, @12:15AM
Reaction time is not affected much by age. I have top spots in the casual games and even some duel won against pros and I am almost 50.
What slows down a lot after 35: the time to adapt to new games.
As for the topic, the games seems slow because they are. Get into emulation of pre 1984 games, or in the FPS indie/classic ones where no hand holding or equalizing happens. Some free FPS games for linux are available too. The ideal game has no intro, and a slightly better player will beat you every time. If you don't like that, go for the special snowflake game du jour.