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Posted June 15, 2019
In the last ten years or so, I've become more lenient towards and more interested in shooters. I've always been a fan of RPGs, adventure games and platformers, in that regard nothing has changed, but apart from a little Doom and the Tomb Raider games I hardly ever touched FPS and TPS games, partially for a lack of interest in gameplay, themes and settings, partially even for ideological reasons, disliking what I thought a glorification of brutality, gun violence, armed conflict and weapon fetishism. In part, I still think that's the case but I'm also more relaxed about it and I've learnt that the gameplay can actually be rather enjoyable and even the settings can be fun as pure fantasy. I still prefer fantasy/sci-fi/horror/western/adventure shooters over military shooters, and often I still have mixed feelings, some shooters still disgust me, others disgust and please me at the same time, and it's interesting to observe and learn about myself as well. So during the last decade or so, I've tried to catch up a bit and become more familiar with the genre, playing through lots of titles that I probably wouldn't have played before, and also enjoying them.

Other than that, I can't think of anything right now. Of course, back in the days, when I had less choice, I would occasionally spend longer time playing stuff that's not in my main genres, like football manager, sims, sport games etc., which I don't really do anymore nowadays because I have too many more interesting games to play. And I tried new (sub-)genres like HOGs, Visual Novels, JRPGs, learning that I can enjoy them too if they're well done, but ultimately they're still not my favorites. I also found out that I like open world games a lot, but they weren't really around back in the days (at least not in this form). Same as Walking Simulators and FP Puzzlers.
Post edited June 15, 2019 by Leroux
Posted June 15, 2019
Nope
Posted June 15, 2019
I'd say my taste in games hasn't changed significantly. But I do notice that I prefer games that provide a new experience. I barely buy shooters anymore for example because I find they are pretty much always the same thing in a different jacket. Nowadays I tend to pick up more slow paced games as well such as What Remains of Edith Finch. Yet after two decades I can still enjoy games I used to love such as Warcraft II. I definetely find it more difficult to finish very long games though, I think in part this has to do with me looking for new experiences. Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a game I could get back to for months in a row because it provides you with so much freedom. The same with something like Minecraft. Games with a fair challenge have always interested me and still do (Starcraft 2, Dark Souls/Bloodborne and many more).

Overall what I've learned over the years is that I like being able to express myself in a game and being able to pick something up and put it down without needing to prepare 1 hour or more at a time of no interruptions. I'm also not very tolerant of pointless grinding anymore, I once gave up on finishing Final Fantasy 13 literally right before the end boss because there was a miniboss in the way that I couldn't beat unless I grinded a few more levels. That was the first time I watched a video of the ending because I had already burned out of grinding for levels earlier in that game.

As for those talking about Pokémon, I've experienced the same issue and for me it is related to the games being too easy for me now, the games changing quite a bit in terms of setting and presentation and that I simply can't be bothered to grind through them anymore. Those games take A TON of grind to get through and when it's all new the experience sort of masks that from you. With X/Y I got the most unique Pokémon in my bank at a time ever.. almost 600. I think the experience of trying to get them all burned me out. With Sun/Moon came the first time I didn't finish a mainline Pokémon game. I don't think I can get back into those games as I've just seen all it has to offer.
Post edited June 15, 2019 by Lethalvriend
Posted June 15, 2019
I have been playing games for a really long time now and I like to play a bit of everything but there was always this period were I was focusing on one genre / game.

At some point I was always playing online FPS like Unreal Tournament or Counter Strike.
Then it was RTS games like Warcraft 3 and Dawn of War.
Then it was MMORPG with Guild Wars and World Of Warcraft.
Then it was Rythm games, I was crazy in love with the Guitar Hero series.
Then it was Monster Hunter 3 and many more...

But honestly I haven't been "addicted" to anything for a while and I don't know if it will ever happen again. Nowadays I'm playing the solo games I've missed during my online gaming frenzy xD
Post edited June 15, 2019 by Sildring
Posted June 15, 2019
Yes, almost diametrically. As a kid, outside of platformers and whatever else was on 8-bit systems, on PC I favored adventure games, and purely for the story. I'd often use guides to get through them if I got stuck. Now, I can't enjoy a game that doesn't have engaging/challenging gameplay. I've also developed a distaste for RTS, at least the fiddly micromanagey type. That said, I've never liked sports, puzzle or racing games and that hasn't changed.
Posted June 15, 2019
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Lethalvriend: I'd say my taste in games hasn't changed significantly. But I do notice that I prefer games that provide a new experience.
I think you hit the nail on the head.
Posted June 15, 2019
I've lost interest in some genres which I used to enjoy back in the early 90's, like:
-Driving / racing games. I don't care much for cars outside the computer, so it's no wonder I lost interest in these games.
-Sport games, as they became more and more realistic I liked them less and less.
-First person shooters, I only enjoyed Wolfenstein 3D in this genre and Doom to a lesser degree, I generally dislike first person perspective in games.

These were never my favorite video game genres anyway, so it's not like I stopped caring for something that I really was passionate about. My favorite genres back then remain my favorite genres today... and then there's some genres that I enjoy now that didn't exist back then, like tower defense games.
Posted June 15, 2019
Not Very Much!
Posted June 15, 2019
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krugos2: I've lost interest in some genres which I used to enjoy back in the early 90's, like:
-Driving / racing games. I don't care much for cars outside the computer, so it's no wonder I lost interest in these games.
-Sport games, as they became more and more realistic I liked them less and less.
-First person shooters, I only enjoyed Wolfenstein 3D in this genre and Doom to a lesser degree, I generally dislike first person perspective in games.

These were never my favorite video game genres anyway, so it's not like I stopped caring for something that I really was passionate about. My favorite genres back then remain my favorite genres today... and then there's some genres that I enjoy now that didn't exist back then, like tower defense games.
Yeah, I tend to dislike first person perspective in all genres, but... strangely really enjoyed Wolfenstein The Old Blood a lot. I thought I was long over that genre -- especially the "fantasy shooter" (I tend to enjoy more "realistic" and tactical shooters) -- but the mechanics of that game worked so well that I couldn't stop playing.
Posted June 16, 2019
Ha, knew this was asked before. Wonder if some will find differences between their current answers and those from that thread. Or maybe this newer one too. Don't think mine would change, it's mainly still been RPGs and a few TBSs since then after all. There were a few odd ones out though.
Post edited June 16, 2019 by Cavalary
Posted June 16, 2019
Indeed, I have lived through several stages. When I started gaming it was platform games. Then I moved onto point & click, after that strategy almost exclusively for over a decade. Then I discovered RPGs (a bit late in life for your average gamer), and now with GOG it's a mix of everything.
Posted October 15, 2019
I've been playing through Spiders' Greedfall and my current interest in games became clear...

From Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen to Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway, I'm interested primarily in single player games with allies -- solitary games with the feeling of playing alongside others. Now, I admit that I have played a lot of single player games in the past -- and some are indeed great experiences and favorites -- but right now I seem to value most the illusion of playing alongside others.

It's become painfully clear why I stopped playing Nioh, Dark Souls III, and even Outward -- I enjoy high difficulty but tend to hate feeling isolated and alone.
Posted October 15, 2019
I used to play a lot of RTS games like Starcraft, Supreme Commander, Total Annihilation, TA: Kingdoms, but recently, for what reason I don't exactly know they've stopped being fun for me. I think its because of how crazy Supreme Commander got. I was playing the UEF Campaign and muddling through when I realized I wasn't enjoying myself nearly as much as when I play The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, or Stories: The Path of Destinies. To hazard another guess, I think the controlled chaos element where you have to build a base, reinforce it with defensive structures and figure out how to take down a heavily shielded base with just tech two units, hopping from one fire to the next, got to be a little too stressful for me. Or maybe a lot, LOL. Or to put it a different way, I like games where you don't have to be constantly, highly focused, where you can relax in a puzzle, or enjoy a side-quest, or do a little exploring with no pressure to be on your guard at all times.

Also, I found out that I don't at all enjoy platforming much these days(although I'll still play games with this element if they have other things to hold my interest), even though when I was a teenager I didn't find it very off-putting.
Post edited October 15, 2019 by oldgamebuff42
Posted October 15, 2019
used to like shooters and twitchy games with challenge, now i cant be arsed and would rather laze around with point and clicks and easy to play games
Posted October 15, 2019
Of course. It's inevitable for majority of us.

Can't play games that drag for far too long (cause I need to beat them and scratch from backlog) or endless mode with no ending beside those set by player.

Got patience for genres like strategies and RPGs but got affected by Internet that damaged my focus on anything so there's that.

Can appreciate most old game with passing years fueled by disappointment with modern games (and death of handheld gaming for me, one dungeon crawler and tactical game per generation is not enough, not counting soap operas-things like Fire Emblem).
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