You know you're too old for gaming when......

Just the other day my son snatched my m/kb from me when he sat and watched me die 4 times in the same place on Dead Space. With a little too much ease and just one try he past the point i kept failing on.

He is 11. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. A few years ago i had to lower my skill level on most games to give him a chance when we play vs. Now he shouts my 14 yr old daughter as she is more of a challenge than me. My wife finds it very funny, i on the other hand do not lol.

Just wondered if any other older gamers have had similar experiences? I'm 31 btw and my 5 yr old regularly beats me on wii games lol.

Just the other day my son snatched my m/kb from me when he sat and watched me die 4 times in the same place on Dead Space. With a little too much ease and just one try he past the point i kept failing on.

He is 11. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. A few years ago i had to lower my skill level on most games to give him a chance when we play vs. Now he shouts my 14 yr old daughter as she is more of a challenge than me. My wife finds it very funny, i on the other hand do not lol.

Just wondered if any other older gamers have had similar experiences? I'm 31 btw and my 5 yr old regularly beats me on wii games lol.

Frozzik

Your never to old for gaming...

Or at least I want to believe.

Your never to old for gaming...

Or at least I want to believe.

He is 11.Frozzik

If anything, you're son is too young to be playing Dead Space. :P

my brother is 36 still playing games lol

i get my ass handed to me in halo from the next door neighbor kid hes about 11 as well and im 20 lol, makes me sad but hey thats japan for you everyones good at games here

my brother is 36 still playing games lol

i get my ass handed to me in halo from the next door neighbor kid hes about 11 as well and im 20 lol, makes me sad but hey thats japan for you everyones good at games here

Djmaster214

You're never too old for gaming, but I imagine I'll stop playing FPSs online when I'm 50yrs old or so.

The twitch reflexes just won't be there anymore :P

You're never too old for gaming, your tastes just change. I'm 31 and due to other responsibilities I don't play RTS and RPG games like I used to. I'm certainly not "casual", but I don't have the time that others do to game.Eddie5vs1

It's the opposite for me.

I used to play only a few genres. (Mainly fps and fighters)

Nowadays I'll try every genre if the game looks like fun to me.

(I must say that I do tend to do more research when it comes to games that I find interesting.)

i'm 33 btw.

[QUOTE="Djmaster214"]

my brother is 36 still playing games lol

i get my ass handed to me in halo from the next door neighbor kid hes about 11 as well and im 20 lol, makes me sad but hey thats japan for you everyones good at games here

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"][QUOTE="Djmaster214"]

my brother is 36 still playing games lol

i get my ass handed to me in halo from the next door neighbor kid hes about 11 as well and im 20 lol, makes me sad but hey thats japan for you everyones good at games here

bearbones

Those damn reflexes will let you down every time.I've been stubborn about the difficulty levels in some games and I'm just starting to get used to accepting the fact that some games are just better for me on easy (Force Unleashed I'm looking at you) I still think in my case it's more of a lack of patience than anything else though. Some games are just badly designed and bad controls just frustrate the hell out of me. When I was younger, I had an infinite amount of patience and less systems to play.

Now, I'm like "I really don't have time for this ****.... :lol:

My oldest bro is 34 yrs old and he is pro in COD: WAW, he kickass and his kill/death ratio is something between 1.2-1.6 and his son never beats him, he got the platinum trophy for COD: WAW too and he is giving me two years challenge to get the platinum trophy just like him lol ( he knows that Im not interested in COD WAW like COD 4 thats why he is confident lol ).

Im 26 yrs old and I kick ass too.

Those damn reflexes will let you down every time.I've been stubborn about the difficulty levels in some games and I'm just starting to get used to accepting the fact that some games are just better for me on easy (Force Unleashed I'm looking at you) I still think in my case it's more of a lack of patience than anything else though. Some games are just badly designed and bad controls just frustrate the hell out of me. When I was younger, I had an infinite amount of patience and less systems to play.

Now, I'm like "I really don't have time for this ****.... :lol:

heretrix

My oldest bro is 34 yrs old and he is pro in COD: WAW, he kickass and his kill/death ratio is something between 1.2-1.6 and his son never beats him, he got the platinum trophy for COD: WAW too and he is giving me two years challenge to get the platinum trophy just like him lol ( he knows that Im not interested in COD WAW like COD 4 thats why he is confident lol ).

Im 26 yrs old and I kick ass too.

...when you're deadst1ka

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

Those damn reflexes will let you down every time.I've been stubborn about the difficulty levels in some games and I'm just starting to get used to accepting the fact that some games are just better for me on easy (Force Unleashed I'm looking at you) I still think in my case it's more of a lack of patience than anything else though. Some games are just badly designed and bad controls just frustrate the hell out of me. When I was younger, I had an infinite amount of patience and less systems to play.

Now, I'm like "I really don't have time for this ****.... :lol:

HAZE-Unit

My oldest bro is 34 yrs old and he is pro in COD: WAW, he kickass and his kill/death ratio is something between 1.2-1.6 and his son never beats him, he got the platinum trophy for COD: WAW too and he is giving me two years challenge to get the platinum trophy just like him lol ( he knows that Im not interested in COD WAW like COD 4 thats why he is confident lol ).

Im 26 yrs old and I kick ass too.

Those damn reflexes will let you down every time.I've been stubborn about the difficulty levels in some games and I'm just starting to get used to accepting the fact that some games are just better for me on easy (Force Unleashed I'm looking at you) I still think in my case it's more of a lack of patience than anything else though. Some games are just badly designed and bad controls just frustrate the hell out of me. When I was younger, I had an infinite amount of patience and less systems to play.

Now, I'm like "I really don't have time for this ****.... :lol:

My oldest bro is 34 yrs old and he is pro in COD: WAW, he kickass and his kill/death ratio is something between 1.2-1.6 and his son never beats him, he got the platinum trophy for COD: WAW too and he is giving me two years challenge to get the platinum trophy just like him lol ( he knows that Im not interested in COD WAW like COD 4 thats why he is confident lol ).

Im 26 yrs old and I kick ass too.

[QUOTE="HAZE-Unit"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] you're 26 :? is your sister older or younger?jg4xchamp

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="HAZE-Unit"] my sis is younger and whats wrong with being 26? :cry:HAZE-Unit

[QUOTE="HAZE-Unit"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] nothing i just didn't think you were that old....and well thats good to hear your sister being younger :)Gh0st_Of_0nyx

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="HAZE-Unit"] my sis is younger and whats wrong with being 26? :cry:HAZE-Unit

[QUOTE="HAZE-Unit"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] nothing i just didn't think you were that old....and well thats good to hear your sister being younger :)jg4xchamp

I'm gaming until life and money will let me no longer.carljohnson3456

I agree that you are never too old for gaming. I have been playing games since the Atari 2600, with a substantial gaming hiatus during my high school/college years.

In terms of turning down the difficulty, I haven't reached that point yet, but I am sure I will. I guess that I have been playing for so long now that my experiences make it easier for me to do well with regards to single player games. I still struggle at MP, though. However, that is probably more of a reflection of not playing as much MP, so my skills against human opponents tends to twindle rather quickly. Although, I certainly wouldn't rule out my age as a factor.

Just the other day my son snatched my m/kb from me when he sat and watched me die 4 times in the same place on Dead Space. With a little too much ease and just one try he past the point i kept failing on.

He is 11. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. A few years ago i had to lower my skill level on most games to give him a chance when we play vs. Now he shouts my 14 yr old daughter as she is more of a challenge than me. My wife finds it very funny, i on the other hand do not lol.

Just wondered if any other older gamers have had similar experiences? I'm 31 btw and my 5 yr old regularly beats me on wii games lol.

Just the other day my son snatched my m/kb from me when he sat and watched me die 4 times in the same place on Dead Space. With a little too much ease and just one try he past the point i kept failing on.

He is 11. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. A few years ago i had to lower my skill level on most games to give him a chance when we play vs. Now he shouts my 14 yr old daughter as she is more of a challenge than me. My wife finds it very funny, i on the other hand do not lol.

Just wondered if any other older gamers have had similar experiences? I'm 31 btw and my 5 yr old regularly beats me on wii games lol.

Frozzik

Never too old for gaming...but since you set up your for someone to complete the joke.

...when Street Fighter II (during its hayday) looked as graphically impressive as SFIV (today)

Game On...

Nope. Im 30 years old and to be honest im probably better at games now than i was when i was little. Case in point. Iv'e been playing the original castlevania scince i was 9 years old. Could never beat it, untill last year when i finally (after about 50 tries of trying to beat dracula) beat the game.

Sorry man, my guess is that you don't play enough games to keep you're skill level up.