Old man yells at cloud.
Hello, fellow gamers. I am getting old. This upsets me. But what upsets me more than the acute awareness of my impending mortality, is the fact that my gaming habits are changing. I find games I used to love frustrating, and genres I used to love alien and scary. Games I like seem to be less and less profitable, as studios seek an ever-increasing slice of the freemium service model, popularized by Fortnite, et al.
What to do, other than yell about it into the void? And realize that I am succumbing to uncoolness. Fellow older gamers, are you experiencing the same?
Changing times
Throughout the years, I`ve flipped from primarily Nintendo, to primarily PlayStation, to primarily PC, then to primarily Xbox. As of today, I sit somewhere between Xbox and PC, seeking out a dwindling number of games that I feel are designed specifically for me. And hey, that`s fine too. This isn`t about `woe is me, gaming was better back in my day,` and I appreciate the opportu...
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