What is up with modern gaming?(message to veteran dudes)

It feels like it's not as big(gaming) as it used to be...

Now you are probably going to say that there are far bigger sale numbers than in the old times , and that is true ( see 20 m Call of duty sales with each game).

It seems to me that in the old days the gaming community was more evenly distributed between games (as far as population goes) whereas nowadays there are fewer stronger games , like call of duty , halo , gears , etc etc...

I noticed that because searching forums through the internet for very old games (like jedi knight: jedi academy , or wh 40k:soulstorm and many others) showed me that these games kept active for years and years to come.

Why is that for example , the force unleashed 2 has nowhere the amount of forums and discussion that jedi academy had despite the bigger salers?

Same with dawn of war 2 retribution , the game looks almost dead , no discussion going on at all and judging by the internet you could say dawn of war 1 is more active.

I know both of these old games have strong modding communities but i think it's not only that , i think gaming communities are starting to change.They are becoming dudes who just play the game and move on( not something bad or good) and not dudes who would take the time to discuss the game on forums and learn the ins and outs of it.

I think it has to do with the sheer amount of games coming out nowadays. People finish one and move on because it seems like if you don't, you're missing out. Me, I play games from any gen. I just bought a used Genesis and me and my kids are loving it. But certain games just have stronger communities than others. And some games just have a higher replay value than others as well, whereas some are meant for more of an 'instant consumption' if that makes sense. I don't mind either way. They can make all the games and styles they want, I can find something to play, even if it is old. And I've recently learned like I said with my kids and the Genesis, good games will hold the same appeal.

I think it has to do with the sheer amount of games coming out nowadays. People finish one and move on because it seems like if you don't, you're missing out. Me, I play games from any gen. I just bought a used Genesis and me and my kids are loving it. But certain games just have stronger communities than others. And some games just have a higher replay value than others as well, whereas some are meant for more of an 'instant consumption' if that makes sense. I don't mind either way. They can make all the games and styles they want, I can find something to play, even if it is old. And I've recently learned like I said with my kids and the Genesis, good games will hold the same appeal.

CDuG

i do miss however the old school strong communities that would know EVERYTHING about the game :D

thanks for the reply

If you want a good online community then check out Dark Souls. Everytime I had a question I would get replies on the forum within five minutes. I think it depends on the game and the following it has gotten.

in terms of strategy discussion and guides, there are still plenty of those but i think fewer people people need them nowadays. major releases are a bit easier and thats partly by intention and partly by developer ability.

in terms of general discussion, its easy to pick a classic game from generations past, ignore the mediocre games of that time, and then compare that classic game to a mediocre game from this generation. i just dont think indicative of anything.

CDuG mentioned the sheer amount of games?Actually the library of games usually gets smaller with each generation. It takes longer to make games, hence why they are actually less games. The ps2, 64 & Snes/Genesis days had far larger libraries.

Modern gaming is insane. Its verydifferent intodays world. I think its honestly has alot to do with how popular the MP mode has become. It seems gamers just like to stick with one or 2 games these days & then they run around online shooting each other over & over again. People just dont pay attention to anything else these days, or at least dont care for anything else the way they once did. Now its alll about the online shooting competition.

I think its just more & more people are becoming less of gamers. Back in the day we use to play everything but now gamers will only pay attention to a few games & those games are only big blockbusters. Usually shooters. The ADHD is everyone is starting to take over. I just think people have forgotten the gamer they once were. I always pay attention to a huge variety of gamers, big or small but others just dont have the same passion for gaming. They're too busy trying hard to be the best on the scoreboards on their favorite MP game.

I really have no idea. Just a guess, but maybe trophies / achievements have something to do with it? I know back in the PS2 era, if I loved a game I might play it 6 or 7 times just to enjoy it. Now, once I get the platinum for a game, I feel like there's nothing left to accomplish and it's time to move on.

Or maybe it's marketing. The publishers advertise the hell out of games, and the gaming sites are very complicit in hyping up the big releases to the point where you just ain't nobody unless you run out and buy this thing on release day. But then again, didn't they always advertise the hell out of games? But maybe something subtle has changed.

Or maybe it's that every game is a sequel these days. Who's going to play last year's game when there's a new one out now? I suppose multiplayer has a lot to do with that as the online community for the old game will die as soon as the new one comes out.

When you were a kid you were playing VIDEO GAMES!!!

Now, you're an adult and its just a video game.

CDuG mentioned the sheer amount of games?Actually the library of games usually gets smaller with each generation. It takes longer to make games, hence why they are actually less games. The ps2, 64 & Snes/Genesis days had far larger libraries.

Modern gaming is insane. Its verydifferent intodays world. I think its honestly has alot to do with how popular the MP mode has become. It seems gamers just like to stick with one or 2 games these days & then they run around online shooting each other over & over again. People just dont pay attention to anything else these days, or at least dont care for anything else the way they once did. Now its alll about the online shooting competition.

I think its just more & more people are becoming less of gamers. Back in the day we use to play everything but now gamers will only pay attention to a few games & those games are only big blockbusters. Usually shooters. The ADHD is everyone is starting to take over. I just think people have forgotten the gamer they once were. I always pay attention to a huge variety of gamers, big or small but others just dont have the same passion for gaming. They're too busy trying hard to be the best on the scoreboards on their favorite MP game.

brucecambell

Yes but take into consideration the life span of the PS2 and the N64. The current gens are at the halfway point of that and still pumping out games. I'm not comparing a total quantity but it seems to me that there are more games being put out overall per year let's say then there was last gen. Maybe I'm wrong but that is how it feels. I look at the PS2 library, and older than that as well, PSOne, or further back still and in my mind at least, because those games are already made I feel I have all the time in the world to get them and play them at my pace. Whereas current gen it constantly feels like if you don't play the games they're pushing now you'll miss out and get lost in a sea of games as newer and better oens will be out in a month practically. I don't fall into this belief and actualy play to it, as I've bought maybe 10 games this gen as compared to the massive PS2 library I have and am still collecting. But I feel it, a weird sort of gamers pressure to get "with the times" and be buying every new thing that hits the stores. I know I'm in the minority and I'm not judging those who do buy every new game as I'm sure many of them are good. But I like to wait for the hype to pass and judge a game on my own terms I guess, and my own time.

The sheer amount of games released now and days people have to be picky on what they buy

Since September I've bought Warhammer 40k spacemarine,Geow 3,BF3,MW3,Saints Row The Third,Batman AC,Skyrim,Uncharted 3,Dark Souls and Zelda SS.

When you were a kid you were playing VIDEO GAMES!!!

Now, you're an adult and its just a video game.

crimsonman1245

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When you were a kid you were playing VIDEO GAMES!!!

Now, you're an adult and its just a video game.

Mac8457

Unless it's Skyrim, Dark Souls, or Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Those games are really set apart from a lot of the other games to have come out this gen of gaming (ps3/360 era), and are all very grand in one way or another (often in many ways).

What is up with old people?

I blame COD,Halo,and Mario party.:)

yeah, people don't play their games as thoroughly. I try to get the most out of mine, but many people are buying 3-4 games a month and zipping through them rather than 5-6 games a year and really playing them.