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[goofyinthehead]

How quickly to you get bored of a game? I find myself hardly ever finishing a game no matter the style rather quickly. I have yet to finish an entire game outside of a few rpg's. It's not that they get too hard but more of the same thing over and over after awhile. Maybe I'm just outgrowing this stuff.

[SMELTN]

Same. I am bored now trying to find something to play. I have been trying a bunch of F2P MMo's but nothing, but yeah I have played most of the big AAA titles, not just MMO's but FPS games and such and NEVER finish them. 99% of the time I just play a day or 2 in single player, get bored and jump right in Multiplayer mode.

[+Lingwo]

Yeah sounds like you're getting fed up with gaming or just not found the right game to play or you just prefer the shorter games.

Me personally while i may not have the time to play games like i did when i was younger, i still enjoy the games and play and finish the majority of them. I find Minecraft and A Valley Without Wind taking up most of my gaming time lately.

[insomniac9]

It depends on the game and whether I can get into it properly, if I get too bored then I fire up my dreamcast, saturn or ps1 to play on some classic games that focused on gameplay instead of gimmicks or multiplayer modes.

[goofyinthehead]

I'm playing Legends of Grimrock right now and I'm already pretty bored with it. Gave up on Skyrim about a month ago although I may go back to it at some point. Clash of heroes is another that I'm just bored of. Batman, Dagger Dale abd a few others. Not a big fan of MMO type or FPS as I tend to enjoy single player games. All in all I am a little excited to play Diablo but not crazy about it being a "always connected" based game. I did enjoy the Serious Sam games and did finish them. Looking forward to the new one but all in all, nothing keeps my interest.

[MillionVoltss]

I agree, i felt the same for a while. Recently though, Bf3 is a great online game. Skyrim is Amazing and im going to back to Deus Ex After i finish Skyrim.

[Quick Shot]

The only game I'm able to play and finish is Fallout and Diablo. Everything is just a waste of time and money for me.

[ZakO]

Same as you really. Most recent games are too easy (Demon Souls / Dark Souls excluded ), so unless they have particularly enjoyable gameplay or a decent story I quickly get bored / lose interest. Probably only finish about 15-20% of games I start.

[goofyinthehead]

That's why whenever (recently) I have been looking for games to purchase I look for games at about $20.00 or less since I know I won't finish it. Kinda bums me out.

[protocol7]

I tend to steer away from games with multiplayer as they usually seem to be the most disappointing for single player. I've had Just Cause 2 installed since it came out and still play it. I've also finished The Saboteur and Alpha Protocol twice.

[n_K]

I get bored quickly. Minecraft WAS GREAT, one week later I couldn't play it because it bored me.
Terraria was GREAT! 3 days later I couldn't play because it bored me. .

I get bored of coding easily too which is why it takes ages for things to get done on the site I'm coding...

[SMELTN]

So do we think its just because we are getting older? Or do you think its because games are really changing and are getting so dumbed down now a days that its just not holding our attention anymore? Or is it something else?

[lunamonkey]

I too find some newer games boring for actually having too much to do. Like Skyrim, it seems odd, but the massive size of the world I am daunted or bored of having to explore.

I have actually returned to playing my old games, like SWAT3 / MoH:AA / HL2 because they tend to be mid-length or stand-alone missions and levels. The modern CoD / MoH titles are too forced and I can't take my time mucking around taking pot-shots at people, however epic some of the staged battles may well be I don't find much replay in them.

[simplezz]

Skyrim is definitely fun. There's so much content it can be intimidating at first If you've never played an elder scrolls game before. And graphically, it's just stunning. Turn the settings to the max and enjoy the scenery while you explore the northern province of Tamriel.

[cropcircles]

Good post. I've ran into getting bored on games allot. I'll switch back and forth between games and it might takes months before I finish. I have to finish a game before I can buy a new one. Right now I'm getting a bit edgy as Commander Shepard going up and down the elevator on the Normandy trying to find people to engage in conversations with and then jetting off to some world to gain alliances with aliens to fight the Reapers. I've been to the Purgatory bar so many times to have shots and dance with the crazy chick up on the rail hoping that would take the edge off but it just makes things worse. Its an awesome game but I just want to kick some Reaper butt and get it over with.