What Changed? | I'm a Gamer & I'm AGING

What Changed? | I'm a Gamer & I'm AGING
On today's episode of Gaming Off The Grid, we discuss our individual gaming journey and how our tastes have changed over the years. Have your gaming tastes changed w/ age? Stay tuned!
Support The Channel On Patreon:
/ gamingoffthegrid
Join this channel to get access to perks:
/ @gamingoffthegrid
GAMER HATS!!!
Use Promo Code: GOTG
(Gets you 10 percent off any order)
gamerhats.com/
Wanna drink with us in STYLE?!
Grab the Official GOTG Pint Glass Here:
www.ebay.com/s...
We have MERCH!!! Check it out here:
TeePublic
►www.teepublic....
TeeSpring
►teespring.com/...
Previous Episode:
TOP 5 Dreamcast "Couch Co-Op" Games | SEGA Dreamcast
► • TOP 5 Dreamcast "Couch...
Related Video's:
Is 4KUHD The Future Of Physical Media??? | The Next Vinyl Record
► • Is 4KUHD The Future Of...
Top 5 Moments IN The OLD Game Room | A Look Back On The Last 5 1/2 Years
► • What Changed? | I'm a ...
Goodbye Forever... | Final Game Room Tour
► • Goodbye Forever... | F...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIND US:
Facebook:
► / gaming-off-the-grid-17...
Twitter:
► Ga...
Instagram:
► / gaminoffthegrid
TikTok
► / gamingoffthegrid
CONTACT US:
[e-mail]
#retrogaming #middleage #youtubegaming #gamingoffthegrid

[@ElderGeekGamer]

I just turned 71. Gaming really changes when you get above 50/60. My reflexes are in slow motion mode but I still have fun.. I do more collecting than playing now and was sidelined last year due to progression of my Parkinson’s Disease. In September I had brain surgery that dramatically reduced my hand tremors. I can handle a joy stick again!My point is that there will always be obstacles to pursuing our gaming needs. Enjoy trashing your friends while you’re young and never give up. I really enjoy this channel and you inspire me to keep hacking away no matter the challenge. Enjoy your gaming youngsters😊

[@ranchdressing1037]

I hope you are enjoying or have enjoyed TotK with it's carefree exploration of the map. I don't game like I want to or use to, but I seem to always crank out an hour a night of TotK with fun percentage completion effort and exploring.

[@ElderGeekGamer]

@@ranchdressing1037 Good recommendation. I think sometimes I overthink my backlog. 😂

[@Hawk_Eye_Retro]

Thanks for sharing! Keep on gaming!

[@MatticusFinch1820]

HELL YEAH, that is gonna be me, im 41 and i will game until arthritis takes my hands!! HAIL!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Dude….. I love this comment! You are our type of people. Stay young & keep gaming. Cheers 🍻

[@DaveMire]

I'm an older gamer now (mid 50's) and i can remember back in the nes, snes, genesis days the challenge was to rent the games from the store and beat the game before you had to bring it back.

[@MusicStudent1]

My tastes have not changed at all. The industry changed. Microprose and Novalogic with those big military manuals, keyboard overlays…wow! Kids today won’t sit still and play those but they were (and still are) very immersive. Gunship 2000, M1 Tank Platoon, Comanche, Armored Fist. I still play them all but I’m in my late 50s now not late 30s. I can only play about 20 minutes at a time nowadays but that’s ok.

[@Mr.Canuck]

Ditto. Way way back I was immediately captivated with the Atari 2600 and was hard core until my mid 30s, 50 now, I struggle to remain captivated for more than an hour or two at best. More pick and play now, more old classics, if its too complex or exceedingly difficult I just cant be bothered. Guilt also nags me to instead spend more time with my wife and also my complex artistic endeavours, fine wood working and sculpture etc.

[@DrakusRecords]

I remember I managed to beat super metroid on a rental weekend and felt like I had accomplished they greatest thing in my life. Meanwhile my parents were rolling their eyes wishing I had spent more time outside, or getting a part time job.

[@TheToxicP]

52 & that's why I got a job at our local video rental place when I was 16 & worked there for 3 years before joining the military.

[@peterbelanger4094]

I'll be 54 next month. Started gaming in arcades & on the 2600. btw, the Atari 2600 had no pause button and I played it til my butt literally got numb. All these years, still not much of a console fan. I was always desktop, starting with C64 & Amiga. I've always had poor reflexes and hand-eye, so I have gravitated to more casual & strategic games than fast action. I have been a city sim fan since it started with sim city. Civilization was a good franchise til Civ 6 got lame and cartoony for kids. My habits haven't' changed much. I have carpal & ergonomic injury so I can't play stuff requiring too much continuous mouse & keyboard use, but I still play when I can and take a break when I hurt. I do get annoyed sometimes at too many games pandering to juvenile tastes though. So many cute cartoony things out there, makes me feel sick. But I'm old enough to be the parent of most devs these days.

[@dont_get_jealous]

Yall missed the biggest part of what I thought this video would be about: getting older and not being able to play certain games at all. Arthritis, life responsibilities, family, if the avg gamer is 40 and ppl set aside having a kid well a lot of ppl are about to come to a halt in gaming once they pair up IRL finally (plus) in another 10-20yrs you’re gonna have arthritis or other pain and simply won’t be able to play every game genre anymore. It’s gonna happen man we gotta get to those backlogs now or we never will.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LOL! Definitely

[@leeartlee915]

I think a lot of gamers haven’t reached THAT age change. Certainly some have but for the 10 years old to 50, those aren’t quite on our radar yet. But it’s a great point.

[@dont_get_jealous]

@@leeartlee915 you’re not wrong, but here’s a true story. My friends brother is 35. He got in an accident and now his hand twitches because of nerve damage. He doesn’t game but imagine if he did. Again he’s in his 30s and accidents happen. It’s not all doom and gloom but if there are those big milestones you want to reach in life just do it now and let the memory simmer rather than force it at 42 when your wife cuts your gaming sessions down to 30m a week lol. Anything can happen :/

[@leeartlee915]

@@dont_get_jealous Sure, sure. I’ve known people too who’ve had physical challenges that have developed later in life. I just kind of consider those separate from “getting older”.

[@punishedhek7495]

Lmfaooo i got arthritis on my cervical spine, and back. I was freaking out because I had a head ache and eye pain due to the arthritis and pinched nerve in my cervical spine so I went through hell, all I could think about was money and jib and not being able to play games as much. I started going to physical therapy and I'm back to hard-core gaming. But yea this comment is reality

[@SerdceDanko]

We are changing, buddy - vision is falling, favorite consoles are falling apart, nothing is eternal.

[@SteveSwanson88]

DOOM is Eternal 🤣😄

[@tektight]

Nah vision is still there but greed is taking the forefront in game design decisions now. Vision is mostly in indie titles.

[@PeterMasalski93]

You can still play as a hollow.

[@Adamchevy]

We are Eternal, I'm not sure about video games.

[@Euruk1]

In my mid 30s now and i definitely lean way more into pick up and play type games. When i was younger and had more time it was a different story. Gaming has also changed a lot too as you guys know.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Great point on the landscape of video games changing as well. Cheers!

[@SuperBabyMario0C]

Nah bro you’re just busy. That’s why you play pick up and play. I am also 30. My 20’s were basically all school and work. I finished it, and took a year off. I used to think I fell off gaming, couldn’t stay focus and fell asleep. But in that free year I can confirm hard asf I was wrong. What it was is I was so busy I couldn’t have time to enjoy it, not because ei fell out of gaming. Tbh it felt weird at first lmao n guilty. 8 years of constant work and I started my education later on thsn my peers so 21… I played quick games like mk, F13, rocket league. Like I just got my first ufc and wwe game after over 10 years and that was lit I sunk 270 hours into just wwe 2k23. Then I got sonic frontiers cuz I loved sonic when I was young. Pretty lit. I did KH3 finally. Basically time. As far as reflexes I feel the same if not better, BUT I’m not as competitive or hot headed, like I’ll still smash someone like Battlefront 2 I got into that hard too, and got good but I wasn’t trying to be good if that makes sense. Good enough for ppl to message me lmao like bro idc I’m having fun. Did the tomb raiders and re played old games. You’re right on that gaming has changed there’s definally more trash n less good games the whole online live service thing n games being always broken is really annoying.

[@Travybear1989]

Idk, depends on the game I guess, played Resident Evil 4 on the Wii again recently after not touching it for a couple years and it scared the living hell out of me. If you don't aim your shots correctly or are low on ammo it's truly a battle for survival and there is no easy mode. On the other hand I replayed Fallout 4 and was bored within 4 hours. I think that as you get older the games have to be more and more engaging to keep your interest. When I was in my teens and twenties I could get into just about any game but after playing countless games over the years the experience has to be unique or I just turn it off. Played the new Spider Man game as well and found it to be an awful experience and it just felt like the Arkham games from over a decade ago but with an idiotic story and more fetch-quest elements. Red Dead Redemption 2 was solid though, that's a very good game and well designed. It reminded me of The Witcher 3 in regards to it's quality. I think the problem with modern gaming as that AAA titles are few and far between and over half of them flop like Starfield for instance, over 7 years in development from the same studio that released excellent games like Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, and Fallout 3 that are extremely open for modding so you can tailor the experience to your own wants and remove the aspects you dislike. Fallout 76 and Starfield felt bland and soulless, I gave both of them a shot and was let down. For every Red Dead Redemption 2 there are ten Starfield's because AAA developers are not willing to take chances and most just go with the Ubisoft formula because it's easy and sells well enough that they'll make a profit despite the games being mediocre. Why bother releasing a masterpiece like Baldur's Gate 3 when you can just do the bare minimum and ship it? It's not like there is much competition these days as most developers have been absorbed by larger ones and just taking into account the extremely lackluster PS5 games catalogue and minimal amount of exclusives gamers that are starving for new titles to play on their overpriced console will buy them anyways and deal with the lack of quality. I mean, compare reviews for games on Steam to those on the Playstation store or Xbox marketplace, on the consoles the mediocre or bad games get much higher aggregated scores than on Steam while the masterpieces score highly on Steam. This is because PC gamers have decades of games available to them, much of which has mods or unofficial patches to fix them after the developers abandoned them. I remember being a teenager and getting a PS2, within 3 years that console had an insanely diverse and high quality library, within 3 years the PS5 is like a barren wasteland of mediocre titles with a handful of good ones.

[@acewickhamyoshi8330]

yes i recall in 1993 ~ 1998 the amount of flashplayer games , i also was on geocities till myspace games or even facebook,, since 2023 november 21 .. they switched off facebook games , so now i deleted facebook,, and i like to watch Age of Empires gameplay on youtube ,,. very asmr ,.. also Kings Quest games on youtube ,, its like watching a movie ,,.. i always rewatch youtube gaming streams ,, its like every game is on youtube ,, current social simulation games , like Coral cove ,.. Staxel ,.. &longvinter are all entertaining for youtube too.. the current streamers are so LIT,, @@SuperBabyMario0C

[@IsThisPurgatory]

42 now. I like RPGs/JRPGs more now than who I was 10-20 years ago. Back then I was all Dude/Bro with shooters and sports games with a lil GTA and Mortal Kombat/SF. I just wanna be left alone with my own SP shit now.

[@MatticusFinch1820]

41 here and this is FACTS. I also appreciate linear games MUCH more now. I used to HATE FF13 back in the day, now i LOVE it. Im so tired of open world games that take hundreds of hours. I prefer the straight to the point of that game and others like it.

[@tengoodquestions]

I’m 33 and felt this way even years before. I never liked the idea of never ending mmorpgs too. I like games that get straight to the point, or at least doesnt overstay its welcome

[@hermitcard4494]

43 latino. I was full action during nes and star of snes. Saw some friends playing FF3(6) the game was weird, not interested. Super Mario RPG came and I thought it was an overview Mario game. IGN gave it perfect score, bought it. My FIRST rpg. I felt it weird, I kept playing, I learned I adapted, I loved it. I finished most games in 1 week, but Super Mario lasted almost 3 weeks. Amazing game, loved it. Then played FF3(6) and OMG ot took the story and game length on a whole new level. And Chrono Trigger ❤ Those games also improved my English, bilingual thanks to videogames ❤

[@fkaiba94]

I'm 38 and still great thankfully..... and I'm working 60 hours a week with 4 kids and only getting 2 hours of sleep! But us 80 babies are built differently!

[@bibleisholy7170]

Patriarchs had it much easier with extra hands to help through multiple wives. More help with the kids, cooking, cleaning, etc. Greco/roman monogamy only benefits primarily the state. King Jesus Christ’s options allow polygyny or monogamy

[@tengoodquestions]

@@bibleisholy7170 wouldn’t have dreamt I’d find such a true comment on this video

[@bibleisholy7170]

@@tengoodquestions Torah is perfection. Holy, Good, and Righteous - as Paul wrote. We are in exile living in godless nations. So of course - these nations don’t want anything to do with Torah - but they forget the Messiah is the Torah made flesh and he said it’s easier for heaven and earth to pass than even the smallest change in his Torah.

[@kristofferandchristine9252]

Im 40 now and been gaming since ps1 days and now have a ps5, switch ang laptop for gaming. I can still put hours of gaming per week during my day off its still my passion and hobby. i can say im lucky to still have enough time, energy and a supportive wife as a gamer.

[@JF-xm6tu]

I used to love competive shooters. Now at 28 i find myself playing story based games a lot more

[@Travybear1989]

Once you hit your mid-20's through 30's time relativity causes you to realize that one year (then the newest title comes out) goes by quite fast and when you work 40+ hours a week and have a family you don't have the time to play every day so those weekends where you get a handful of free hours fly by.

[@FeedmRice]

Same! I played them all! CoD, Halo, Battlefield, Gears, Killzone, Destiny, Titanfall, Crysis Now just give me an Uncharted or God of War type game and I’m happy

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

Single player games are for the very young starting out playing games, and the older, more mature gaymer. Competitive online multiplayer is mostly for teens and young adult men with not a lot going on in their IRL lives.

[@JF-xm6tu]

@@Mister_Phafanapolis then what games are for older?

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

@@JF-xm6tu Like I said, single player games. Adults with families and jobs and a lawn to mow can't devote every waking hour of their life to being "the best" at Call of Duty or whatever like a 15 or 22 year old can. I'm in my 30s and still love first person shooters but don't have the energy or will to play online; I'm dying and respawning more than I'm shooting and killing.

[@bryonschmidt7077]

I grew up loving JRPGs as a kid. The only genre i really ever played besides survival horror games. I turned 30 in December and can hardly stand to sit through an hour of one of them. I dont think its a lack of time but i think i have just outgrown the general tropes presented in these games. Especially in modern jrpgs. The main characters and their party members always seem to be younger and still in school. I just dont relate to that stuff anymore. They also feel like they dont respect the players time. Heck this could be said for a lot of big games nowadays. Its feels more like quantity over quality. Thankfully there are decades of video games i still havent touched. So i have no problems keeping busy.

[@ninjacape]

Did you try the Like a Dragon games? Ichiban and his party are mostly in their forties and above. I think that’s why the games resonated with me so much.

[@hermitcard4494]

Dumb tropes. Another reason I stopped watching/reading most animes/comics and comics. For me it's not "comic/manga fatigue" its overused predictable tropes fatigue. Im hard to impress and as soon as something becomes too predicable Im bored. PS: Advice, watch Jojo part 5 😮👍

[@GaggleofDoozies]

I really like these reminisce vids. I'm an older gamer now and I definitely don't game like I used to. I usually just game on the weekends now because I work during the week and I'm just too freak'n tired when I come home from work. I'm sure a lot of folks go through the same thing. It sucks getting old.

[@kevinmach730]

Keep in mind, there are trends in gaming, just like they are in music and movies, and some of them just don't suit your tastes. It doesn't mean it will stay that way forever. As an example. I'm sick of comic book/super hero movies that have dominated the Summer movie "blockbusters" for the last 2 decades. I'm not interested. Wake me when that trend is over, I might go see a movie again. Simpler, Indie games are on the rise, maybe you will find something you like again that doesn't feel like a part time job.

[@DragonLorne]

Good chat and very relatable. Im now 31 and can think of dozens of different pockets of time where my interests have changed. From back in the late 90s/early 00s playing my GB colour, to the PS1, PS2, then the casual Wii days, obviously the 360 era was the ultimate online shooter and western RPG time, now I find myself having very little time so MMOs suit my lifestyle as I don't need to immerse myself into stories, I can just chip away a little bit at a time every now and then. I miss being younger and the magic that games had back then, but I know that's mostly nostalgia.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Love hearing folks gaming journeys. Cheers!

[@tektight]

My gaming tastes have never changed. The games how they are designed and whether or not they are fun have which leads me to play other things.

[@yochrisnelson]

This was so validating. I was born in ‘94 and my older brother was born in ‘88 and so much of this (other than the profesional Madden) was similar to our journeys almost to a T. Absolutely loving this channel!

[@gohan3366]

The worst thing for me. Falling asleep while holding a controller thinking I played for a long time only to find out I didnt make any progress in game lol.

[@Mr.Canuck]

I remember dozing off and walking off cliffs while playing halo II. 😅

[@DaveB038]

One of my wife’s enduring memories is me playing Xenogears and I would fall asleep mid turn based battle and my wife would walk in the room and I would perk up a and immediately start hitting buttons and she would laugh.

[@artminusme]

My story is I was a Sega kid, PlayStation teen, Multi console adult playing catch up with Nintendo & legacy systems. My preference in video games broken down is 60% JRPG, 10% Platform, 10% Fighting, 5% Extreme Sports, 5% Kart Racer, 5% Football (Soccer), 5% Pro-Wrestling

[@tomt5482]

The biggest challenge as a gamer in my 40's is starting a long game with complicated story / mechanics and then being pulled away due to life commitments, not playing it for months and then avoiding returning to it because I can't remember what the hell was going on. Funny you mention RDR2, I've just re-started that recently. Also funny you mention FF7 remake as I got a fair way through and haven't played it in a few years, it's on the redo list.

[@kevinmach730]

I agree, that's why I play the the Quest so much more right now. They have a lot of pick-up-and-play titles where throw on a headset when I have 30 minutes. I don't have to think about where I was in the game, and can typically stop the second I feel like it- without having to finish or level or get to a save location.

[@MastaShredduh]

Man this has happened to me with so many games. The one that hurts the most was Spiderman on ps4. I was like 90% of the way through that game, ended up moving and dealing with life stuff for a while, after that I couldn't remember how to play the effing game anymore.

[@Mr.Canuck]

Agreed, at 50 it only gets worse from here. Ive stuck with less complicated pick up and play type games, very old classics like unreal or Quake. Not much is very captivating these days.

[@turokforever007]

@@Mr.CanuckAt 50+ i played some N64 remakes also Res evil 1 & 2 but free time was the issue. I really want to replay the early tomb raiders but i know they will sit half finished and forget what im doing

[@IamLegend32]

Loving this episode. You guys should do more of these. Feels like we're just all having a conversation.. I like that I can just listen to this while I'm working..

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Glad you enjoyed. It was a fun one to make for sure. Cheers!

[@Knights_Oath]

The biggest change I have noticed as I have gotten older is I can't sit and play a game for as long as I used to. When I was younger I could sit and play games for 12 plus hours. Now I can't play for over 6 hours before I have to stop. This is why RPG's are harder for me to finish.

[@DadsGameRoompodcast]

These are the videos I love to see. Relatable ones us to make us dads feel better 😂 seeing our game tastes change over the years is wild and even so now with the time crunches. Love to improv of just hopping in and keeping it simple.

[@Webhedgaming]

My problem with most games nowadays is that they’re all open world with 80 hours of story. I work 50 to 60 hours a week and have 3 kids.. I don’t have time for all that mess! Give me a 10 to 20 hour somewhat linear game, like Dead Space or Resident Evil and I’m set. Maybe throw in a 12 pack too 🤘

[@GamingSasquatch334]

I use to play nothing but big franchises until I discovered RPG’s, JRPG’s, and Indy games. Big change as I’m giving other things more of a chance now.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Indy stuff has been really fun to jump into for sure. Cheers!

[@timp8826]

Some of my favorite games are indies that I took a chance on. Likewise, many AAA titles from big publishers can be very disappointing thus are no guarantee of quality entertainment.

[@raskolnikov6443]

@@timp8826most Indies are abysmal. There are just way more coming out.

[@sasquatch8923]

53 year old. VR actually brought me back to gaming. I was blown away by it and it made gaming new again. At my age I'm pretty much doing simulators now. Mostly DCS and ACC along with MSFS and IL2. I can afford the gear now which helps. Wheels, HOTAS, driving rig etc. it helps having a 4090 and an I9 :)

[@jadedbreadncircus9159]

This is more obvious to me since I started deep diving into fighting games instead of being casual. I have not stopped a Drive Impact in Street Fighter 6 once since launch.

[@TheMasterceasar]

how is that possible 🤔 u must of done it by accident

[@jadedbreadncircus9159]

@@TheMasterceasaryes. But, even with an easy read, I start a poke into normal combo every time.

[@WavesNGames]

I recently bought Cruisin' Blast and shared my pick up in a Discord. The first reaction some one had was "oh, from Raw Thrills. So it's a lame arcade ticket." I responded, "Yeah, exactly what I'm looking for." I'm a husband, a dad, I have my main job, my side jobs, and to get some gaming in I'm looking for a pick up and play game right now. I don't have 100 hrs to get through a huge story let alone remember what the story was when I don't get back to it within 2 weeks.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Well said. Crusin Blast is a blast for sure.

[@anogredoctor]

Time and money. I'm 37 now and forever I just stuck with the games I knew or were familiar to me. For a long time it was just World of Warcraft every day, then it was Europa Universalis IV for an obscene amount of hours. I came to the realization that I needed to tackle my bucket list but had no inspiration to do so. I actually started streaming as a way for me to do it and have accountability. Not going to lie, it's brought back a lot of that love I used to have for new games I would get as a kid.

[@wvu2475]

I went from nothing but sports games on n64 and ps2, to getting into finding games I missed out on as a kid like rpgs. Love beer reviews!!

[@Daniel-it1dp]

You hit the nail on the head regarding changing tastes and focus on games. There are so many games I missed out on picking up because they just weren't my focus at the time and I either just wasn't aware of them or put off picking them up ignorantly thinking I could get them cheap later (X360 Shmups *cough*)

[@FrappMocha]

9:40 You made a great point there. Most of times, I don't have time to sit infront of the tv and play an rpg that requires 100+ hours. That's why I appreciate games like Metal Gear Solid & Resident Evil games, because you can finish them with roughly 20 hours. But I am fortunate that where I work, I am able to play a lot of handheld games. So I have a chance to play rpgs. Recently just finished (not 100% mind you) Star Ocean Second Story R for the Switch. Beautiful game. Was able to plow through just under 30 hours. Did not know you both were in a band. We learn new things everyday. Keep up the great work gentlemen!

[@Opendataport]

My gaming habits changed when I had a hemorrhagic stroke back in 2009 at a Lan party at Va tech. 48 now I tend play more story driven games and retro. I play very little FPSers because my reflexes are shot. But I will continue to game until I die. Lol

[@krazycharlie]

Racing games are my jam, have always been. What has changed for me over time is that I like sim-racing more now than I did in the past. I mean, I liked both arcade-style games and simulation games alike but I have never been a competitive guy and I'm a slow learner when it comes to anything simulation. About two years ago, I saw a Logitech G29 racing wheel for a nice discount and I thought it was a good opportunity to get into sim-racing. As I mentioned, I am taking it slowly because this genre is like a new world to me and I tend to make mistakes very easily. Nevertheless, it's been quite a fun ride. Thanks for the video, guys!

[@branmuffin411]

I’m 35. When I was in my early twenties I used to play Call of Duty online a lot. Now I haven’t touched a call of duty game in like 10 years, I mostly play action adventure games like Ninja Gaiden and Dark Souls.

[@johnboyle3552]

Battlefield Bad Company 2 was the absolute best at that time. That was when they came out with destructable enviros, a good party with a good sniper made that game a blast. Modern Warfare ruined the whole shooter with the idiots that did the spawn kills. You aint a bad ass if you wait for someone to spawn and shoot em in the back of the head.

[@bigbossentertainment]

😂 y’all had me laughing at the end.🤘🏻😡🤘🏻PIG DESTROYAAAA! Great topic in this video guys. All of us with family and jobs relate to this one

[@stashmerkin9576]

I'm 60 years old. The 1st arcade I ever stepped foot in was a large room of pinball machines. This will shock you; I've never played a Pokémon game! When the series started I was in my 30s. I really wasn't the intended audience. Not dumping on Pokémon, I like SMT and Persona, I was just too old for Pokémon. I just viewed it as a JRPG for a younger crowd.

[@MatticusFinch1820]

God i miss the arcades, im 41 and ill be gaming till i cant see!

[@HollowRick]

My dad is the same age as you And the only reason he played a Pokémon game was to help me get through it Is an 8 year in 99 lol

[@stashmerkin9576]

@@HollowRick you have a great dad! If I had kids I would've likely done the same.

[@ElderGeekGamer]

@@MatticusFinch1820 Space invaders and moon patrol were some of earliest arcades I remember playing soon followed by space harrier, Galaxian, gauntlet, joust, outrun. Great memories of playing those games and more in the arcade with my son. I’m right there with you. I really miss the arcades. Every mall had one and now it’s getting harder to even find a mall let alone an arcade. I like the gaming tech and consoles I have today but they can’t replace the arcade.

[@paxhumana2015]

​@@stashmerkin9576, to be fair, some of the Pokémon Gym Leaders, as well as the garden variety Pokémon Trainers, are older people as well.

[@TheMasterceasar]

I'm pushing 40 and all I play now is VR I would say it rejuvenated my love for games after years of boredom from copy paste fps games. Also now I like to play quick arcade games. Pick up & play stuff

[@kevinmach730]

10 years older than you and I feel pretty much the same. VR tends to have more pick up and play games, and I also can't justify the cost of a 1200-1500 dollar PC right now-that, over the course of the next 5 years, will probably only result in a handful of titles that appeal to me.

[@swittersanggraini1780]

I'm in my 40s and I feel exactly the same way. Vr has been refreshing for me.

[@steviecomebacks5541]

Man, we're in lockstep. I was born in 85 so my bread and butter was the NES. I dabbled in RPGs but they never really grabbed me until high school when a friend of mine convinced me to try Pokemon which was my gateway into the genre. From there I got into FFVII and then FFX. Of course my love for the N64 wrestling games in high school was everything to me. Like you I got really into Madden. Senior year in HS is when Xbox Live came out and I dove right in with Rainbow Six 3, the Madden Games and eventually NFL 2K5 when I was in college. Very similar path as you.

[@dionvandenberg]

I've been a gamer for close to 35 years now. I was a Sega kid back in 91, and the ps1 was my last console (not counting the Switch). Then I switched to PC gaming and I really enjoy the tinkering. Now that I'm in my 40s, I'm all about slow, semi realistic or full on sim open world PC gaming and messing about with high end gaming hardware. I like to be able to graphically push those big, sprawling worlds to just walk around in and enjoy both the artistry and technical prowess these games require. Anything super linear, I've really no interest in anymore. I do like to play 'indie' titles on my Switch as well. Since 2020 I really got back into retro gaming, mainly 16 bit and 8 bit emulation stuff on pc, retro mini consoles and emulation handhelds. Recently I've also set my mind to rescuing as many Mega Drives from certain doom as I can. I've been gaming a lot less lately (owning a business will do that for ya), but still, even at work we'll have gaming afternoons and have us some good old off the grid gaming sessions 😊

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hell ya! Gotta fit gaming in when we can to keep the hobby alive. Love it. Cheers!

[@ChipMunkGuerrilla]

I went through a less involved phase as a gamer were I played mostly pinball video games, golf video games but now im back to home base playing platformers.

[@zusk8556]

As I get older, I find myself enjoying simple one-screen arcade games a lot. Many of them you can play with just one hand casually, simple D-pad movement with an action button. Table games are similar -- mahjong, shogi, shanghai, chess, poker, etc. When I'm at my laziest or I'm tired, I like to find games that have a demo mode so I can sit and watch two CPUs fight it out. These are usually fighting games, turn-based strategy, sports and wrestling. I also play a ton of shmups nowadays, but I suspect those will become more difficult as age really sets in.

[@Mr.Canuck]

Love MAME and some emulators for ancient consoles. After 20 years I finally found the Data East "Cobra Command" (et al) along with the laser disc emulator on 'Internet Archives'. 👍

[@Canadian_Gamer]

Dudes wearing a Frogstomp shirt!! When I was 12-14 years of age, I remember loving RPG’s and point and click adventures. These days, I am all about first person shooters and racing games. I also really like shorter games. 10-12 hour experiences are perfect. I recently played through The Saboteur and loved it.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Frogstomp!!!!!

[@robzo87]

Been gaming for over 35 years and I can say it’s drastically changed over the last 10 years as I March through my 30’s. Every once in awhile I can actually get back into a day of just strictly gaming, but time has been considerably less for the love of this hobby. I will say it’s good to keep gaming in rotation on a weekly basis. Long live all generation consoles and gaming. I will be locked back in on 02/29 for rebirth.

[@ValenceFlux]

Just over forty now and my vision just blurs more on some days even with glasses. Can't compete in Quake anymore but I can play for fun. Burns me a bit because my hand eye coordination was very exceptional. Always had my guitar with me as well. Can't play that well either anymore since I got nerve damage I am still treating. And I thought starting a gaming channel on YT may be worthwhile. Been too sick to make videos last couple months. Still adjusting to increased treatments that saved my life so far. I find myself enjoying turned based games again so I can just take my time as needed and do other things.

[@nathanharsh2590]

I love this video. Hearing peoples gaming journeys is always awesome

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Going through the comments has been fun on this one. A lot of passion behind peoples stories. Cheers!

[@VideoGameXDomain]

I'm a pick up and play for an hour kinda guy now. Sports, Super Monkey Ball, FPS multiplayer. stuff like that.

[@fentazen2677]

I never beat games as a kid, but I always try to finish the story now. My attitude about challenge is the same, where I don’t want things to be too easy, but real life’s challenging enough so I just want to have fun playing games.

[@NodakSavage]

Last RPG I played to completion was Skies of Arcadia about 4 years ago. I just do not have time to play longer, story based games anymore. Full time job, I’m in two bands, have kids, man it’s tough haha. Indie pro wrestling prior to the band stuff. I’m a busy adult haha

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hell ya! Bands and Pro Wrestling. I'm sure you have some great stories :). Cheers!

[@scrittle]

2 generations ago, I loved video-games. I mostly played co-op with my family. Today, I'm still playing the same console, but everyone's moved on. I still have fun playing new-found old titles but without a co-op player I can't find the same enjoyment from my youth. I might just be stubborn.

[@Terron29]

LOVE this. Subbed. Can absolutely relate to a lot of what you guys are saying. I am 35 and especially relate to the needing a challenge thing. I grew up on snes and many games were tough there and I like the rush you get when you overcome challenge. Even the recent remasters of the old tomb raiders have been an absolute JOY for me. I love em. Old school. No handholding. No guidance. Tough puzzles. Yes please. Alundra on ps1? yes please. Tougher new jrpgs like shin megami tensi 5 yes please. Souls series, tactics ogre, hollow knight. Theres so many great modern challenging games.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hell ya! Appreciate the support!

[@zclary923]

I've found as I've gotten older I don't care as much for competitive gaming. I find myself playing a lot more single player or cooperative games that are story driven. Survival horror is still my bread and butter. I like games where you can progress through a story versus multiplayer games, my skills in multiplayer have diminished quite a bit since High School. I don't have the time that I used to between work and having a kid so it's tougher to just hop on to an online match and have any kind of success. It's more rewarding to play something together, than it is playing against another person. I still like competition here and there, for sure, but it's less of a focus for me nowadays. It's interesting how our tastes change as we get older. I can't wait til my little dude is old enough to play though, I am so excited to share this hobby with him.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

You still like competition…..like LAN parties 🎉 lol! Dude we’re going to try getting one in this year

[@zclary923]

​@@GamingOffTheGridthis is true! I am always down for a good ole LAN party!

[@RetroGuy1977]

I’m 46 and love RPG’s. However, Time is my issue. I’m a truck driver and work 6 days a week. It took me forever to beat Octopath Traveler. But, my kids are grown and out of house so I have been diving back into these games. Also, I enjoy your guys channel. Keep up the great content.

[@VicariouslyRetro]

Solid discussion. I’m 38 with kids so I don’t really have time to play these 80 hour RPG’s that are jam packed across multiple consoles/generations. The way I look at it, if I’m going to play a game for 100 hours, it’s going to be an epic Zelda/Diablo game. I don’t hate RPG’s, they’re just “too much” at this point in our lives.

[@Travybear1989]

I have a wife and two kids and the Wii is definitely our most played console because a lot of the games on it are 4 players so we all can play together and gaming sessions can get pretty wild lol. Mario Kart, Super Smash brothers, Wii Sports, Mario Tennis, Mario Party, Winter Games, Super Mario Bros Wii, and Kirby Dream Land are all a blast and nobody gets left out.

[@AzRetroGamer1]

Just discovered this channel...loving it!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hell ya! Glad you found us. Cheers!

[@Rockhead84]

Spot on with getting the most gaming out of the time we have. I've opted to play RPGs on handhelds because TV time is usually taken up by the wife.

[@DaveB038]

Great conversation fellas, this is why Dreamcast has become my console of choice. Tons of pick up and play arcade games that are still fast, great looking, quick to play and aren’t a big time drain but if you fancy something that takes longer it’s there.

[@whiskeygamer9402]

60 year old gamer here I switched to console gaming 12 years ago because it's more comfortable and relaxing than a PC.

[@ElderGeekGamer]

I did the same when the og Xbox came out. LAN parties were so much easier with system link.

[@whiskeygamer9402]

@@ElderGeekGamer LAN was much easier but physically messy 🤣

[@2528drevas]

To me it was just the opposite. I'm 64 and I like a mouse and keyboard much better.

[@ElderGeekGamer]

@@2528drevas As we old folks like to say "Different strokes for different folks." Or "Whatever works for you!" 😄

[@TumoFiji]

RPGs have changed in that my wife and I used to be completionists (platinum trophy in most Assassin'c Creed games) and do every mission, quest, trinket, unlockable, etc. but now we have 3 kids, different roles in our careers, and no time for that anymore. We play more Co-op / multiplayer / party games now with family and friends. I still power through linear level, hack-n-slash, and metroid-vanias such as Halo 3, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and The Messenger. I also am looking into my retro collection to beat games on NES, Genesis, Dreamcast, N64, etc. For modern gaming, anything online, MMO, etc. has little to no appeal. Still lagging behind a generation and will likely be years before I pickup a PS5. Great talk boys. Cheers

[@benlastname6667]

Ive been gaming 37yrs and ive always played rpgs. Its expanded to other genre's but ive never stopped having rpgs be my favorite genre.

[@franklinnash]

These days I just don't have the time for story driven games. So now I mostly play driving games, fighting games and shmups.

[@audiohazard1203nut]

Couch co-op is the most exciting. The game needs to be quick to start and get into the action. Then having options of what you're doing so you don't get bored of it being too repetitive.

[@SleepingDragon3]

I started collecting 360 and ps3 games due to your channel. I bought some rpgs but I’m honestly not sure im going to have time to play them due to life my backlog and other hobbies. I think when you get older you can still have fun with rpgs but you shouldn’t have the expectation of beating them all the time.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Great time to be in on the 360 and PS3. I really think the prices will get pretty wild in the coming years. Thanks for watching. Cheers!

[@Hexxecutioner]

As I get older, I find I don't have the patience or interest to make a huge mental investment in a game. There's a high learning curve involved with a lot of games now. I miss simpler, more straightforward games. Also, I miss games that only take 10-20 hrs for a single playthrough. Modern games may provide 200 hrs of play. . . .but 180 of those hours feel like filler and hollow grinding.

[@christophera5055]

I’m 45 y/o & I work night shift 5 days a week plus I have a family. I don’t have the time or $$$ to devote to gaming like I did when I was a kid, or even into my 20’s. I enjoy finding small indie titles & retro styled games that I can jump on & off when I find a few hours of me time & I’ll occasionally splurge on a big budget game like Spider-Man or Uncharted when they are available. But at this point the idea of gaming beats actually gaming.

[@chrisr529]

Oh shit you guys have 40k subs hell yeah last i remember it was just over 20k

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

It's growing some how lol! Cheers!

[@Wheels8504]

When the Wii came out, it got me out of gaming when I was 21. At the time, I wondered what games I missed out on growing up because I never knew about them. Once I started collecting copies of childhood games 12 years ago, I checked out games I never knew about. Since the pandemic I got bored and I realized I was getting more than I needed. So now at the age of 38 I'm back to just playing copies of games I had growing up. They're games I know so I'm going to enjoy them. For other games, I have a NES and SNES classic I've modded.

[@scottskerl3072]

So the biggest change in my gaming habits isn't actually the kind of game it's the way I play them. When I was younger with what felt like infinite time I would be more inclined to play games on hard difficulty or sometimes normal. Now unless there is a real reason I play EVERY game on easy Soni can beat it quicker because I just don't have the time I used to.

[@avarria5872]

I grew up with an NES. I was born in 1986. When I was young, I liked fast-paced games. Now, they hurt my wrist. I prefer something slow with plenty of chances to pause. Strategy games are my favorite.

[@That1PissedOffBoomer]

I figured this conversation on how gaming has changed was going to be how it shifted from the fans to the shareholders and that's why everything is so messed up. I pretty much started gaming in 1986 with my neighbors NES and the first games I played are Super Mario Bros, Karnov and Ghosts and Goblins and I've seen many different phases of growth when it comes to this industry. I think with the way things are going right now the future is going to be very much fueled by Retro Gaming because many people like myself are not going to put up with the state of the industry much longer

[@hrthrhs]

I'm mid 30s. Been gaming since the late 90s, and I can't see how my gaming taste has changed. I play almost no strategy games like Red Alert 2, but that's mostly because that genre has pretty much dies. Although every few years I find myself getting into the Total War series. But yeah back then I played GTA, racing games, FPS and I still do now.

[@RikyoZERO]

As a 42 yr old gamer, I still love my JRPGs. I just don't have the time for them like i used to. I definitely don't have the patience to "Git Gud" at competitive online shooters anymore. But give me a nice 6-8 hour game cozy/chill game I can beat in a weekend, and I'm good to go.

[@ScorpioCesarcade]

I remember during the 6th and 7th generation I would always scoff at games that had a review score under 7 and/or were only around 8 hours long. I wanted everything to be open world and have hours of content. Fast forward to now and those

[@ChaosCabin]

I'm in my mid 60's and retired. I've been playing since I was a teenager, about the time the atari came out. I still have all the systems I've ever bought - Genesis with CD and 32X, PS1, PS2, PS4, PSP handheld, XboxOne, Jaguar, Dreamcast, most of the Gameboys, )Panasonic 3DO. Literally hundreds of games (I worked retail and could get them at a deep discount back in the day). Built a stand up arcade style cabinet many years ago to mount an extra Genesis system in for the patio. Arthritis is starting to set in in my wrist and thumb. Its hard to run pressing down on the left thumbstick, but I'll keep going as long as I can! I've even started a channel to create tutorials for my friends after I got them started on 7DtD. We don't quit playing because we get old, we old because we stop playing.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Love this comment!

[@MoviesVsRealLife]

Turning 34 in March. Gaming has been a ride. Started watching my dad play the NES. Then played the Sega Genesis/Playstation with anything i can get my hands on like demo disks. Jet Moto was my favorite and Vector Man. I didnt love the N64 I played smash and mario kart but thats about it. PS2 i played alot of sports games god of war. the 360 really turned me into a true gamer i think.

[@TheMasterceasar]

Get into vr it's a game changer

[@willywampa84]

I when i was a kid my gaming was split between pc gaming and consoles. The biggest change for me was since having kids, i stopped playing games like GTA or games with a lot of violence, plus not having a ton of time to sit down and immerse myself, with full time job and wanting to spend time with family. Now my kids are older and we do a lot of family gaming. I also find myself looking for a lot more indie games by smaller studios as there are a ton of quality hidden in there. Ive also been wanting to dive more into the homebrew scene, there is so much awesome stuuf to discover. Most recently i have an increased interest in Famicom and discovering cool games I can import that are English friendly. Another fun video, keep up the good work!

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

Born in '82. I played everything except sports games. My fave genres are JRPGs, action RPGs, strategy, point and click adventures on PC. I'm 42 this year and I still play everything, except I play golf games now.

[@SignorFurio]

When I was a kid it was gbc,gba,n64,ps1,ps2 then high school thru college it was "WoW" then now as an older person I like my Pokémon and other games "I grew up with" on my little sf2000 XD I really enjoy pick up and play over sit down and grind/farm for a whole night/week. I feel as we age we learn to mange our time way better.

[@Biomass1]

Mid 50s and had an Atari 2600. Now PS1,PS2,PS3,PS4,Dreamcast,Xbox. Don't play as much because responsibilities but my gaming tastes haven't really changed. Playing Dead Island 2 now. I'm a hardcore outdoorsman and like doing that stuff way more.

[@sambeezy007]

I'm 30 years old. I went full circle and playing a good amount of PS2 games like NBA Street Vol. 2. New gashes are fun mostly being single player

[@dvdknight1]

100% bros, for years now I have no time for RPG’s even though some of them are amazing. Really enjoyed hearing more of your gaming history.

[@DrakusRecords]

I'm an older gamer (44) who used to be really into RPGs, especially SNES ones (FF2, FF3, CT, SoM & Zelda aLttP in particular). This continued into the PS1/N64 days. I was also a pc gamer who loved sierra and lucas arts adventure games and later RTS games like C&C, Warcraft, Starcraft and RPGs like Diablo and Baldur's Gate. In college I got more into shooters starting with Golden Eye and later Halo when Xbox came out. After college I started playing FFXI which introduced me to MMOs, I played the hell out of that game until WoW came out in 2004 and for years I poured tons of my free time into that game until about 2009. I probably have thousands of hours of play time in WoW, definitely the game i put the most time into. I still played the occoasional Halo, Zelda, GTA and maybe a few other games during that period, but didn't have much time for any other game than WoW in those years. I did play Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim when they first came out but always found myself messing around more with the mods than playing the actual games. I turned 30 in 2009 and realized I was spending way too much time gaming and not enough time focusing on my career and life goals so I quit WoW. Nevertheless, curiosity got the better of me and I tried a few other MMOs (Guild Wars, Elder Scrolls Online, Black Desert) but found that I just couldn't get into them. In fact, I found I didn't have the patience for most story driven games anymore even though it used to be my favorite genre. Other than RDR, GTA and Zelda the only games I would play during this period were multiplayer shooters that I could play with my cousins. Namely Overwatch, CoD, Battlefield, Fortnite, Destiny, Hell Divers, etc. But when covid hit I got back into gaming hard. I was hooked on completing gamepass quests and would always try and get my daily achievement for the day on xbox. I could perpetually pay for gamepass using the points I earned and even buy a few games with those points. Those quests got me into playing a lot of different games I never would have otherwise played. A lot of great indy games like What Remains of Edith Finch, I am Fish, The Untitled Goose Game, 12 minutes, Inside, Tangled, Spiritfarer, the list goes on and on (I played a a lot of games during covid). This got me back into more story driven games and I even played some older games I missed (Mass Effect, the Bioshock games, the witcher 3 to name a few), But when Elden Ring came out that became my new obsession. I poured 360 hours into that game. Probably the game I put the most time into since WoW. I put nearly as much time into ToTK when it came out but by this point I realized I needed to step away from gaming so didn't 100% it. You see I had gained a lot of weight during this period and I decided to re-direct my gamepass quest obssession into something healthier, like closing my fitness rings on my apple watch. I started playing skyrim again on VR, but only because I can track it as a workout on my watch and close my rings. I may actually finally beat this game since it's part of my daily exercise routine. I still play Elden Ring from time to time because I want to get all the endings before the expansion comes out and it's a great game to play while listening to a podcast or having youtube on in the background, but I find that I spend very little time sitting in a chair playing games nowadays. There's still a lot of games I want to play but I don't have the time for them for this reason. For example, I bought BG3 last autumn but I'm not sure I'll ever beat it. I love the game, but find it too be a bit too demanding of my time and attention and I would rather focus on physical activities instead of sedentary ones. As for multiplayer games lately I've been playing Hell Divers 2 with my cousins. That's a great pick up and play game that I try to make time for if only to still keep in touch with my cousins.

[@IowaRetroGamerDad]

Bro. Frog stomp was a great album! I love RPGs but the problem nowadays is I don't have the time to dedicate to them! They take a lot!

[@ReinMixTape]

Ya, once you have a family, job, etc there's little time left for them.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Yes it is my dude. I still have my original cassette :)

[@brianwrightsman9609]

Silverchair?

[@SDVGUY]

My Gaming (PC) experience... 1995-2000 Command & Conquer, Doom, Quake, Age of Empires, Duke Nukem, Diablo just to name a few. 2000 & beyond where do I start! At 50plus now & slowing down & ramping up my gaming again I have to say I'm looking forward to it well into my twilight years... Our kids have grown up. the mortgage is paid up. money in the bank, the wife's happy (I think) & living the dream! Just not in America, but little New Zealand away from the chaos that is the world.

[@OrbitGametv]

as you age your taste will change but because we are adults and we have reponsibilties we have less time to play. we want to play games that can done in like 12 hrs. there is too much massive open world games

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

100% Agree!

[@DoomhauerBTC]

Dreamcast had a lot of 4p games. Many people were drawn to games that they otherwise would not have played, like Tennis.

[@markanderson3740]

Lol, been playing video games since tape drives and typing in code from magazines. So 40+ years or so. Played mostly on computers, starting with the Tandy TRS80 Model III, the Apple IIe, the TI 99/4A. Went to university to play on XT/AT pcs, my first Hercules graphics cards (hgcibm/e) and eventually full VGA. Been a wild ride. Still have more games than productivity software. My CS1.6 skills have steadily improved over the 2 decades, and my reflexes are still full twitch. I have programmed, I have worked in IT travelling around the US, worked in several computer shops over the years. I was born to compute. Never became a car guy, a sports guy, a hunting/fishing guy, never had the time.

[@iRnMaIdEn90]

I find myself and going back and playing older games. They just bring me back. I love going back and popping in the original gears games, or halo 1-3. For sports I whip out the old ps2. I put in my PES games or play NBA/FIFA street. The classic maddens and MVP baseballs still hold up on ps2 too.

[@theoaktownhellbilly]

You guys made some great points. Especially the time factor. If you stop playing for a week or more the controls become foreign when returning to it. I’ve been playing since ‘87. I still love many of those old NES, SNES, PS1 games. Yes, you should pick up Final Fantasy VII again. I’m playing through it for the first time since 1999. Oh the memories. All that being said, you should be drinking *only MALT LIQUOR and/or Ballantine ALE on camera. So run down to your local cut-rate and get you a 40oz of delicious and refreshing MALT LIQUOR.

[@xlerb2286]

Early 60's gamer here. Your interests do change. I don't care about "beating" a game. Been there, done that, bought the collector's edition helmet. Mainly I like to see what a game has to offer, is it telling a good story, are there interesting challenges to overcome? What is the discovery process for progressing through the game, does the game have more to offer in being "challenging" than throwing a mess of bad guys at you and giving you crappy weapons (anyone can do that)? And we also don't care to much about in game collectibles, micro transactions, achievements, and that type of rot. We've figured out that's just a space filling money grab.

[@doctorgames101b]

As a gamer in my 30s, I am still gaming because of recording gameplay on my channel(s) for entertainment purposes to anyone willing to follow my work here on KZbin. Plus, online gaming tournaments can help make some money for myself as well that I have been doing since 2022 of Z League. Good video.

[@audiohazard1203nut]

Same here. I used to play a lot of RPGs. I just don't have the time anymore. I preaches take dedicated uninterrupted time. If you have a family uninterrupted is really difficult to achieve.

[@travisclark8626]

I started on the marios, crash, sonic and then transitioned to pretty much only nba live, ncaa football. Now I need games that i can get in and out with the busy lifestyle.

[@averagejackmedia609]

The steam deck really revived my gaming time. Playing persona 5 on breaks at work and in the car when running errands.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Persona 5 is a dandy for sure. Enjoy

[@hooptyhoop7862]

Born in 89. I’ve seen a lot of the gaming landscape change throughout my lifetime. I played both the NES and SNES first. How it used to be scrollers to a bunch of top down views. When PlayStation and N64 came around, just seeing that leap to 3D and everything was going 3D, that kind of stayed like that since. Now I see games attempting to be like NES and SNES games, side scrollers are popular again, which is all good, which brings that nice balance of the old and new. But I used to be into FPS games and fell out of playing them only for a very limited ones I like are the Metroid Prime games and the Doom games.

[@earendurvoneinzbern7585]

I don't think I changed that much, I played plenty of RPGs and, still do.

[@gropatapouf5998]

I'm 46 years old. Favourite rpg ever : Final Fantasy 6 (SNES) Favourite action rpg ever : Zelda 3 (SNES) tied with Tera online (PC) Favourite racing game : Mario Kart Wii online against hackers (Wii) Favourite Sport game: Fifa 99 Favourite platform game: Mario Galaxy 1 (Wii, the storyline with Harmony was unique, never felt involved in the game like that before) Favourite 1st person shooting game: Doom 3 (pc) Favourite shoot them up: Gynoug (Mega Drive) Favourite Kombat game: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES) tied with Soulcalibur 2 (game cube)

[@mr.dilanger]

What I have noticed as I have gotten older. The older you get the more hated you are for defeating younger people in fighting games. Anime fanatics are awful people, dont you dare have an unpopular opinion around younger gamers. As an older gamer you will be made fun of for being old.

[@21rc-37]

As a kid I was all about realistic shooters or simulation racing games . The new forza actually made me realize I have changed as a gamer . I have a blast just mobbing around on forza horizon and really dislike the lack of customization on sim racing games compared to nfs or horizon . And now I’ve opened up where I just like shooters in general , starfield or fallout you name it in just valuing my gaming time and don’t wanna waste it doing laps and laps on a endurance race

[@darksavior1187]

Certainly as a gamer, or anything you undertake, where you begin as a beginner will be different than later when you know more, refine your tastes, etc. At the beginning, you are trying everything, learning. After some time and experience, you determine what you like, and what you don't. That's with anything. I know over the years, I have become more sensitive in gaming about design and mechanics that seem like they don't respect my time, so I no longer mess with MMOs that much, or any other game, that uses an artificially slow grind to pad its content. I've also learned the difference between challenge, and tedium, which far too many games don't seem to distinguish. I have come to sense difficulty derived from legitimately challenging content, vs cheap difficulty or time wasting. These things help me determine faster which games will be worth my time, and which will not. We all learn, and once we become experienced, we learn as much if not more about what we do not like and won't tolerate, as that which we do.

[@kayc7442]

I don't have hours to play this long 80 hour games nor do I have any desire to engage in PVP. I started getting into more Roguelikes/lites because I can solo play for 30 minutes then get back to whatever important task I was procrastinating

[@Camp_MTG]

Im 36, only ever played retro (nes and snes). Picked up a wii u to play party games with my kids 7 years ago, and finally at 33 or so i got into modern-ish games myself! My non gamer wife even joined me, weve been playing black ops 2 every night lately! ❤ i dont know if ill ever go back to retro!

[@SlaytanicSuperstarr]

At 44 Im into single player RPG Fallout series, Skyrim, now Im knee deep in No Mans Sky. I did the online FPS with Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Halo series, and COD Black ops. Im not burnt out but the online gaming thing got kinda toxic and micro transactions killed any drive I had to play those kinda games. NMS has an amazing online experience because you still in a single player feel but you have these little community moments during expeditions, I also dont have the feeling of having to keep up with other players, I can put it down for a few days and get back to it like nothing happened. Gaming had changed so much some for good and bad, but finding something that brings you back it always a great feeling,