Are you a gamer?

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I used to be a hardcore gamer, back in the nineties. Mario, Zelda, and RPGs. Haunted the gaming forums, and hosted one myself for a while. As the games changed, I lost interest. Oh, for the good old days.

I'm a fashionista, I'm obssesed with fashion, my faves are Gucci and Versace.

No. I'm an adult.

I'll the second the preference for older games. The simpler and less realistic ones are more fun to play. Games have lost the sense of humor and satirical bent that they used to all have. I miss flash games.

Yes, World of Warcraft, on and off for the past 10 years. Currently playing TBC Classic and it's fun to relive that.

-I am an adult with a job formerly considered prestigious btw.

The more in depth a game is, the more enjoyable. A good game should have at least 120 gameplay hours required to complete and also have replay value.

The stupid old stalkers that say they don't play games because "they're adults" need to fuck someone their own age.

The only game I play is Pokemon Go.

My TikTok boyfriend has become a Twitch player so I’ve been following him there now and been exposed to this world on an advanced level for the first time. There’s a really cool group of groupies and it’s been entertaining interacting with them and him and we have lots of in jokes and running gags. I guess a lot of it can be toxic, but this is great fun with lots of community, and there’s a handful of people who drop many subs during a game, he’s usually made between $250-$300 every time he plays. So far it’s been about five different games, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. I’m e young it a lot and it’s replacing a lot of my streaming viewing.

R6 Adjunct?

R9 That's called a para social relationship. It's not healthy to fixate on someone like that.

I hold world records for two levels of Candy Crush.

When I first start WoW, I made it to Lt General on my server.

R10 Medicine, the "falling down profession"

I play a few times a week now. I want to get aPS5 . I’m replaying Saints Row the3rd right now. I love video games and I’m an adult.

I don't care for them myself. To each their own. To me they are just a waste of time. The virtual worlds they create now scare me with how realistic they are. I get the appeal, real life is scary enough, but I'd rather not get sucked into them.

R15 I play a elven druid and get to explore a beautiful world. Nothing real life about this - it is an escape from the real world.

I love RPGs. Right now, I'm playing Shin Megami Tensei V with Tales of Arise and Pokemon Brillant Diamond up next.

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Used to play Doom until my eyes turned red and all of my university reports were well overdue, but haven't played anything since the 90s.

Not in the conventional sense. I like playing retro games on an emulator and watching playthroughs on Youtube. Played occasionally during the PS2 era but have no nostalgia from that period. Haven't kept up with anything since.

I loved it back in the day. I do think about getting back into it.

Used to like the Witcher games but everything keeps crashing on my computer now. Sad.

Tales Of Arise was fun. Was a nice change from Bersaria / The-other-aria.

Right now playing Dragonball Kakerot. Isn't horrible.

R22 I was thinking of buying Witcher 3. Should I?

I have loved video games ever since I was a kid. I used to be addicted to Donkey Kong as a middle schooler. I wasted so much money on that game. In the 90s I finally bought a Nintendo 64 and enjoyed Mario 64 and a Star Wars game. Then I stopped playing for a few years and then started playing PS4. I loved the game Horizon Zero Dawn! I can’t wait for the second version to come out at the end of February.

I’m so old I used to play one of these:

Yes, currently playing "Shadow Tactics", a wonderful RTS (real-time strategy) game set in Edo-era Japan.

i used to play the Sims, but mostly just to build houses

Honestly r24, wish I knew. People seem to love it, but I can't get through Witcher 2 without endless crashes and bullshit these days. Not sure what changed. This computer seemed to be fine with most games a year ago, but now, it just won't finish most.

I'm liking Civilization V okay, and that seems to work fine, but I can't say I love it.

R28 Do you think Witcher would have the same problems if played on a PS4?

Yep. Both of us are. He's currently playing Shin Megami Tensei V that I gifted him, and Trials of Mana remake. I'm presently playing a mix of various phone games (rpg/gacha) and the shooter Outriders to zone out. But I have quite likely.. over 500...1000? valid games I could enjoy that I have entitlements towards; typically on Steam and Epic game stores. Helps that there's some sort of giveaway every couple of weeks (or days, for Epic's case this week), and there's great bundles when your eyes are open for them. I will never ever run out of games to pick out. We're also exploring a bizarre game called Paradise Killer together.

I really want to make the time for more Final Fantasy XIV.

I wasn't living in the 80s but I like a few games from then. I was all over the classic 90s games, helped by a family member gifting a hacked PS1 with dozens of burned CDs for it, and later emulator play (SNES). My owned platform order not counting handheld/mobile went: PS1 -> PS2 -> XB360 (didn't get PS3, was gifted XB) -> PC/XB360Elite (some WiiU through partner) --> PC (some Switch through partner). Partner is Nintendo through and through. I'm open to getting a PS5 but I've still seen no reason to, and Sony seems more open nowadays to eventually allowing release of any exclusive to PC.

Has anyone here played the ANNO games? I'd like to try ANNO 1800 but it's still a bit pricey with all the DLC packs.

I used to love Grand Theft Auto. Playing it really channeled my anger and frustration at the time.

You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.

Around you is a forest.

A small stream flows out of the building and down a gully.

More of that Zork shit, R33.

My family didn't have the money to buy gaming systems when I was a kid and then I was broke all through college, so I didn't grow up playing video games and though they seem like they might be a fun way to pass the time, I have no idea where to start as an adult.

R35, what genres of fiction do you gravitate towards?

Are you looking to feel wonder, or accomplishment? Or to make online friends?

I’ve been playing off and on for years. Depending on how busy I am. During Covid I picked it up again. Right now I’m attempting to play Elden Ring on PS4. I’ve never played any of these Souls games before. It’s quite a learning curve for me because I’m older and plus I have not played a melee game in a long time. Sometimes I get a little frazzled/confused when there’s so many buttons to push for different fighting combinations. I’m not as quick as I used to be that’s for sure!

R37 any way to set up hot keys?

I am a racer. Racing games only for me.

Yes, I'm a nazi. Any of you fags play Risk of Rain??

I miss Fallout 76. Now those are words I never thought I’d utter.

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I loved the first two Bioshock games and Dishonored.Can't wait for the long promised movie version.I hope they go Rapture.

I like Heroes of Might and Magic 3 on PC and also playing Octopath Traveler on Nintendo Switch

I got a Nintendo Switch on Black Friday. Got Animal Crossing New Horizons and Zelda: breath of the wild on sale for a really good deal, $29 each. Got a cute SpongeBob restaurant simulator game for $2 in the eShop. It’s been a lot of fun and something different than the usual music practice. Mario games are expensive though.

I, myself, am not.

More like "gaymer". Amirite?

What is your favorite mutli-player game?

What is your favorite multi-player game?