Any gamers in here?

[Locut0s]

I know I'm slightly on the younger side of the demographic curve here but I know lots of people of all ages are into video games. The average age of a gamer is something like 32 last time I checked.

What do you play if so. What are you into?

I'm mainly an RPG guy myself. As far as consoles go I'm something of a Nintendo fanboy. Nice to see a new Mario and Zelda title launching this week. Won't be buying the Xbox One or PS4 for a while as there are no good launch titles on either and no job right now. If I WERE to pick up one it would be a PS4 I think though.

[loli phabay]

1. got two xboxes and two wiis in the house, great for movies and games

Like the medal of honor games and the interactive sports games.

[OriginalGeek]

2. I had an Atari 2600 in 1978ish

and have had quite a few systems since then. In my living room now I have a WiiU, Xbox360 and PS3 but some older systems have migrated to my daughter's room. (she till plays the gamecube on occasion and has the old Xbox and a PS2 in there).

I had a pretty good PC gaming rig several years ago but haven't upgraded that in a long time. My laptop can handle the piddly squat games I play in the browser and I haven't tried any real PC games for some time. I plan to build a new one in the near future - I want to get a UHD 4K monitor and a beefy GeForce card to run it. I figure that will hold me over until 4K TV's come down some.

I wore the hell out of Skyrim. My favorite games over the last several years have been Okami, Fable, Final Fantasy and all Zelda games. I also love Mario Kart as that is about the only thing I can beat my daughter at lol.

I really enjoyed the first 2 Mass Effects but haven't played 3 and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the Infamous games.

But lately I've been spending most of my free time trying to get good at working with leather so haven't played much more than Candy Crush and Angry Birds.

[Locut0s]

8. Cool, ahh yes the Atari 2600...

Nostalgic as hell and yet one of the worst consoles ever built. Almost single handedly caused the video crash of the late 70s early 80s. Personally I grew up on the New through N64. Ahh memories. I have a small collection of vintage consoles and games that I mean to grow though collecting vintage gaming stuff is becoming expensive.

If you have a 3DS you should look at picking up the new Zelda game this Friday it's very well reviewed.

[Systematic Chaos]

15. Nothing about the 2600 per se caused the 1983 crash.

It was 1977 technology which enjoyed a 10-year run, so of course the early games on it looked primitive. But then, so did the Magnavox Odyssey 2. That one was much worse, actually.

Rather, it was Atari's management which decided it would be a great idea to release two prototypes as finished games. Both Pac-Man and E.T. were nowhere near ready for release, but they got rushed out the door nonetheless.

If you've ever seen the Atari releases of Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Man Jr., you'd know that the system had more than enough power to run that sort of game. It just sucks that they nearly killed the industry before learning how to do a release properly. Oh, and the homebrew version of the original Pac-Man is rather stellar also, because it was lovingly programmed by someone who wanted to duplicate the real arcade experience and not just turn a quick buck.

[Locut0s]

19. I agree with you there...

Atari did a horrible job at quality management. Tons and tons of games were released for the 2600 that were just junk, horrible, horrible junk, because they wanted to make a quick buck in what at the time was a video game super bubble. But the glut of bad games, it wasn't JUST ET and Pac-Man, that flooded the market, spelled their downfall. Atari also tried to release beefier consoles like the 5200, 7800 etc so it's not like the 2600 (which was released in 77) was the only Atari console on the market, it just proved to continue to be the most popular. Other consoles at the time also had much better hardware like the ColecoVision and the like. What it REALLY took was a shit in how games were developed. With Mario, Zelda and other RPGs on the NES people were suddenly opened to a new type of gaming that told a story with progression, adventure, discovery and development. There were a few games that tried something similar earlier but it took Nintendo to really do it right and with good quality.

[OriginalGeek]

36. My daughter has a 3ds

but I don't play it much. She has Zelda on her list but I don't know if she plans to buy it or if she plans me to buy it for her for Christmas lol. I have a PSP and haven't used it since about 3 months after launch. It gave me cramps in my hands. I used to love playing Sonic the Hedgehog on my Sega Game Gear.

Still on the fence about getting a PSVita...haven't even looked into how it feels...

[NYC_SKP]

3. Try also posting in the DU gaming forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1211

[Locut0s]

12. Thanks NYC, will add to my list.

[Vashta Nerada]

4. I am and I'm around the average age of a gamer.

I also love RPGs. I've spent many hours in Skyrim and Oblivion. I'm currently playing Super Mario RPG on the Wii.

[NuclearDem]

6. Skyrim's in the process of sucking my life away.

"Many hours" is such an understatement.

[Locut0s]

11. I put about 50+ hours in it then quit for some reason...

I don't know why. I can put hundreds of hours into old school JRPGs grinding and levelling characters but Skyrim got boring after a while even though it REALLY captivated me at first.

[NuclearDem]

24. I did the same thing with both Skyrim and Fallout 3 for a while.

I guess they're not for everybody.

[Vashta Nerada]

18. 127 hours here.

[chknltl]

20. 274.52 hrs...

...on current character, Nord female heavy armored fighter. She has mastered the bow, one handed sword and alchemy. I used to play that game for retarded amounts of time but recently I came into some money and have dropped my gaming time to around 10hrs a week.

[NuclearDem]

25. I've got a Redguard male.

Light armor, mastered one-handed, sneak, and lockpicking (thanks to the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood).

[chknltl]

30. My fave light armor

can be purchased from one of the gals over at Joravanskr but you have to marry her first. Its an old Nordic armor, not the most effective but looks great on the wife. Yep, I got no life but my character travels around Skyrim paired up with a scantily clad archer lass and better yet, the game has no issues with same sex marriages! When I don't need the extra weight, I leave the heavy armor at our house and we travel around Skyrim dressed alike. Btw I think that Nightengail armor you get at the end of the Thieves Guild story arc looks great too.

[NuclearDem]

31. I don't wear anything other than the Dark Brotherhood armor.

Though I keep some Thieves Guild gloves and necklaces for when I need to do some pickpocketing or lockpicking.

Making a dagger inflict 30x damage in a sneak attack and making bows do double damage is invaluable.

[chknltl]

33. I am a bit of a coward in that I strongly prefer the bow.

That said, my adventurers get really good bows n arrows and use really nasty poisons with them. Death from far away is my motto!

[Chan790]

26. I've got a few thousand hours into my Bosmer assassin-type...

mastery of lockpicking, archery, sneak, one-handed weapons (dagger dual-wield), light armor...and for some reason smithing. (I just really like smithing. I'm heavy into it on all my characters, even the mages. It's a good way to make easy money.) It's kind of become absurd...I'm lethal at 2000yds., invisible at 5', invincible at close combat and a vicious decapitation machine. I had to boost the difficulty to max to increase the number of one-hit cinematic kills I take in order to still be challenged.

I haven't started the main quest yet...that's all side questlines and dungeon-crawling. Thieves guild: done. Dark Brotherhood: done. Companions: done. Daedric quests: mostly done. Most of the radiant quests in the game are done. Now I'm onto Dawnguard.

(Long term unemployment leading to the inability to go out of weekends or pursue other recreation did this. I'm now thinking I probably should have used some of the time to learn to sew or knit or book-bind or some other crafty hobby.)

[chknltl]

32. Long term unemployment aided my expertise in video gaming too

Living in Washington State was my salvation, I grew pot for a living for a lot longer than I care to admit. It paid the bills and not much else so technically I have been unemployed for the entire time. It's sorta legal now and I guess OK to be out of the closet about that. Disc Golf (Frisbee golf) is a great CHEAP source of outdoor recreation and exercise, I strongly recommend looking into it as a way to get out of the house. You will find lotsa gamers there too btw, gamers of all ages. I am almost 60 and I can guarantee you that I aint the oldest gamer out on our disc golf course.

Being at home a lot, I got into video gaming. I mastered all things HALO, which is still my fave game series but I confess to spending even more time in the Elder Scrolls series. I created countless characters in Oblivion, ran a few of them all the way up to where the game glitches out and you have to abandon them as unplayable, (I think that happens around the 500 hour mark.) You have likely seen a similar glitch in Skyrim too, after so many hours there are places you just can not go but at least you can still play them in most places which is an improvement over Oblivion.

I also max out the difficulty, had to after the first time I got bad-assed enough to take out a dragon with a single arrow dipped in poison. Like you I also like to do everything but the main quest. I generally do the main quest long enough to open up the shout ability and then I do anything other than the main quest that strikes my fancy. I early on found the gift that keeps on giving up in Dawnstar, its a buried chest that replenishes on a somewhat regular schedule so I take my young characters there straight-off. This means gold coinage is never an issue. I could not tell you how many characters I have ran through this game but more than a few. My current character hasn't tackled Dawnguard yet but her and her wife are busy hanging out on that dreary Dunmer island close to Morrowind.

[Vashta Nerada]

28. I'm playing as a female Nord Thief.

She has also mastered the bow, most of the mage perks, and all of the thief perks.

And she's also the High King of Skyrim. Thank you mods!

[Broken_Hero]

49. I've got an Orc

I've put just a hair over 400 hrs into him, and he is level 163 and has mastered Locking picking, one handed, sneak, pickpocket, alchemy, blacksmithing, bow, heavy/light armor, and destruction.

I have some other perks in other area's but not many, for example I only have a few perks in Restoration so I could unlock the perk of "magic regenerates 50% faster" and there was one in Alteration where I could resist Magic for an additional 30%.

I've pretty much destroyed the game....but its fun playing. I got the Legendary edition and have exhausted those DLC's, but its fun to run around and kick ass. I'm on the hardest level setting and I still get humbled by Mage's(no matter how much I can resist their attacks, its crazy!).

[Locut0s]

9. Which Mario RPG are you referring too?...

I love the whole Mario RPG franchise but the first "Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars" originally on the SNES is the best. That is such an amazing game!!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars

[Vashta Nerada]

17. I thought "Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars" was the only Mario RPG.

But yes, it's an amazing game!

[Locut0s]

22. Latter on Nintendo branched out and released the "Paper Mario" series...

It's technically part of the Mario RPG franchise but really in name only as the spirit of those games is entirely different. There is also the Mario and Luigi RPG series on the (3)DS handhelds which I quit enjoy but again they don't have the amazing feel of the original. *snif* such great memories from that game. And the music!

[HipChick]

5. Female gamer here..

Xbox,PS3 are my game choice..

[Locut0s]

10. Sweet. Female gamers are hot ;)...

Actually I mean that, not in a creepy way. When I get a GF one of the things we will have to share in common is at least some nerdy interests

[chknltl]

7. Yesireebob... older gamer here.

I love RPGs, especially those made by Bethesda for X-Box. Fable and Dragon Quest were not bad either but if I had to choose one it would be Elder Scrolls Skyrim. I am also a fanatic of HALO, having mastered all but one of the games in that series on Legendary. HALO: REACH would be my favorite from that series. I would say that I average about 10 hrs a week on my X-Box. BTW, I agree with you Locut0s that there is a lack of good launch titles for the new X-Box One. I'll be waiting for something new that I want to play (HALO) to come out before investing in that gaming platform.

[Locut0s]

13. Do you know about Destiny?

New title from the makers of Halo that's set to release.

[chknltl]

16. Do Tell!

No, this is the first time I have heard the name Destiny related to Halo. The name 'Destiny' holds a VERY special meaning to me for an entirely non-gamer reason so I am especially interested Locut0s, please tell me more.

[Locut0s]

21. Here is the last E3 trailer...

And here is some gameplay footage, gameplay starts about 1:19

Wiki on Destiny:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_(video_game)

[chknltl]

23. OK I'm in!

Last edited Thu Nov 21, 2013, 07:09 AM - Edit history (1)

I will play Destiny when it comes out. It looks to be a hoot, thanks Locut0s, you rock for doing the research just now. Btw, my personal link to the name 'Destiny' is due to a music project I was honored to be a part of. Back in the late '90s we produced a CD for a local band and that CD got the band a fat gig with a guy named Joe Satriani. The band's name was Destiny and that CD is one of my more cherished personal treasures.

Here on edit is a link to the Destiny I was a part of, I was their photographer. http://julimorgan.com/the-destiny-days/ Midway down the page are three song samples. Play the first one: "Passing Over" and yeah, that young lass you see in my photos is the one you hear on guitar. She was 21 then and had only been playing guitar for 4 years when she wrote and performed that song.

[Xyzse]

14. I used to game.

I mean, I bought most of the systems.
My Genesis, SNES are still in working order.
Same goes for my PS1 and Dreamcast, though I skipped the N64
I then got an XBox and PS2, where the PS2 got a ton of use. I barely touched the Xbox. I even got to play foreign games with all these systems except the XBox.

Then, the 360 came out, which I got twice... Both times, it just failed on me, and I just gave up on the XBox altogether.
I have a PS3, which I use daily for watching Netflix. Yes, my PS3 is a glorified Netflix and VUDU device.

I haven't really played anything for a long time.

I once got in to WoW, but gave up early with the Cataclysm expansion. I haven't really touched it much after WotLK and the massive shift in skills. I played Cataclysm for about a month before completely giving up on WoW.

I haven't really touched a game much since.
I used to play the Squaresoft games, and they were events to me back then.

I do buy some fighting games. The Capcom, Namco, Team Ninja, SNK and whomever does guilty gear. I have those, in case old friends come by and we want to just hang and talk trash. So, I have become mostly a social gamer, which is very rare nowadays.

[Demo_Chris]

27. Used to be more than I am now...

Invested too much time into old Ultima Online.

Played MMOs basically ever since (though I am not currently playing anything). The last MMO I played was Eve Online, and I played as a low sec Pirate in that for a while.

[Wait Wut]

29. Yes, and I'm a 49 year old woman.

To shoot down another stereotype, I'm not ugly nor obese. I do, however, like Cheetos, but prefer Bugles. You couldn't get me to eat a Hot Pocket if you held a knife to my throat.

I've been gaming since Pong. Graduated to Nintendo when it first came out then moved up to the PS and haven't looked back. Been a PS fan ever since. The husband just bought me a PS3, so right now I only have a few games. GTA5, which I love and a few freebies that aren't bad. I'm hoping to add Silent Hill series and Assassin's Creed. Still roaming around the internet looking for others. It's been about 6 years since I've had a Playstation. Oh, and I want the rest of the Bioshock series.

However, I've been computer gaming for years. Been on WoW (on and off) for about 7, Bioshock, some other random RPGs, etc.

I'm a big supporter of studies that say gaming is good for you. Especially the ones that say it could help prevent or deter Alzheimer's, since it runs on both sides of the family.

[OriginalGeek]

37. Yes Bioshock!

I almost forgot that one. I finished Infinite a couple months ago - loved it. And the older ones too.

lol, I am also 49 and I remember the day our local Pizza Inn got a pong table - you could eat pizza and play pong right at your table. I fed that thing enough quarters to buy the owner a house. Maybe a small house. Between me and my friends we probably bought him a boat too.


I don't think I'll get an Xbox One or a PS4 any time soon BUT if Sony announced that they were going to make a real sequel to Okami I would buy that the day it came out and a PS4 to play it on.

Originally a PS2 title it was released for Wii as well and now looks like they upgraded the graphics to HD and released it for PS3.

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Your character is the goddess Amaterasu in wolf form and your main weapon is your paint brush. One of my all time favorite games.

[Wait Wut]

38. Okami is on my list!!!

It looks absolutely gorgeous! I have Shadow of the Colossus, another Japanese game, but having a hard time figuring it out. The music alone put me in a trance. It's a lot different than any other games I've played. I may have to bump Okami towards the top of the list. Hearing too many good things about it.

I only have the first Bioshock on my Mac (on my third time round). Can't wait to get the rest for my PS3!

Remember the first arcades? Space Invaders, Centipede, Pac Man, etc. I'd spend hours and lots of quarters in arcades. We had a huge one not too far from where I lived that had a restaurant.

[OriginalGeek]

39. You won't regret Okami

Gorgeous and insanely fun.

I remember having a big arcade at the Mall near my house - when I was in high school i worked at a shoe store at the mall and spent many break hours in the arcade. I think at first they even separated the pinball machines from the video games and you had to be 18 to play pinball but somewhere along the line that restriction got lifted.

[Initech]

34. I'm more of a strategy gamer. Love me some Civilization 5!

[Vashta Nerada]

46. I love that game.

I've been spending my time on Age of Empires 2 HD, though.

I should get back to Civ 5 soon.

[Jamaal510]

35. As some can probably tell by my avatar,

I am a Pokemon fanatic, and have been so since 2000. I'll probably end up buying X & Y, even though I was sort of weirded out by the addition of the so-called "Fairy-type". But aside from Pokemon, I also play Mario sometimes, as well as Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Diddy Kong Racing DS, Madden, and Forza Motorsport.
I also tried getting into FPS games like Call of Duty and Halo, but those weren't my thing. There was too much button-mashing for my taste and needing to memorize how all the weapons function.

[Broken_Hero]

40. I really like RPG's

that are like Skyrim, but also enjoy the whole God of War series, and the Arkham Asylum/City/Origin titles. I really am trying to like Assasins Creed titles but I'm pretty ho-hum about them.

Lately I've been putting time into Arkham Origins.

For card/table top games, I'm all about MTG.

[Archae]

41. I'm a Spyro freak.

I have almost all the Spyro console games, and still play the Insomniac trilogy on my PS2 with a PS1 memory cartridge.

I am going to get the "Skylanders: Swap Force" in the next few weeks.

[Ahpook]

42. Anarchy Online

Yes, its a bit dated but still a great game Quite a few friends still play so its good enough if the need arises.


I also tried the Bethesda game Skyrim. Pretty cool but prefer multi player

[Savannahmann]

43. I used to play Everquest

I am now on Everquest II. I've got my namesake maxed out at 89, procrastinating taking him over the hump to the big boy land. I don't play as often anymore, but still manage to get some in now and then.

[Blue_Tires]

44. I've been around since the early days

Most recently I've been on PC and PS3, but I'm getting to that point in my life where I'm about to walk away from it all...There won't be any PS4 in my future...

[Populist_Prole]

45. WW2 combat flight sims

Favorite is the latest iteration of the venrable 'IL-2 Sturmovik' game, 1946.

[taterguy]

48. I love those

Just wish they'd put more out for consoles.

[Populist_Prole]

50. I dunno

I like whatever immersion/realism comes with using traditional separate joystick/throttle/rudder controls. Makes it feel more like a sim and less like a game. Some really go all out and fashion cockpit mock-ups with several monitors.

[A HERETIC I AM]

47. I play the occasional round of Cribbage. n/t

[CrawlingChaos]

51. I'm a middle aged woman and I love survival horror games

My obsession is Silent Hill. I love, love, love, love, love those games - well, the ones by the original Japanese design team, that is. I still like the others, but the originals were beyond awesome. Also Fatal Frame 1&2 - sublimely spooky and so much fun.

I'm also a big Zelda fan, and I had tons of fun playing the various God of War games, but the button mashing got to be a bit much. I wish game manufacturers would just go ahead and add a "senior" setting already, darn it. Trust me, the day will come when your reaction time slows just a hair, and you'll find yourself wishing you had a teenager on hand to get you through those tricky parts of a game.

Oh, and Resident Evil 4 - talk about fun and impossible to quit playing. I loved those spikey regenerators - scary buggers! My consoles are gathering dust now, which is sad.