Video games?

[chopsaw]

@smokeymose Dan , you got me goin through some boxes . I still have the original 8 bit Sega console with a few games .
I have all kinds of PC stuff down there . From full working machines to a bunch of parts and games .
My Son has his game cube and an N64 with a bunch of games . Has a PS3 and 4 set up in his room .
Might get some of it set back up .

 

[normanaj]

I have all kinds of PC stuff down there . From full working machines to a bunch of parts and games .

I still have an old Tandy 286 machine with both a 5.25" and 3.5" disk drives.Had to add the 10MB hard drive myself.Still have tons of games with original boxes and content.

 

[chopsaw]

old Tandy 286

Man that's an old one . They're fun to mess with .

 

[RiversideSm0ker]

Video games are my second obsession next to barbecue. I spend way too many hours playing RPGs on my Xbox One. Mass Effect trilogy, Dragon Age trilogy, Skyrim, Witcher III have eaten up the better part of my last 5 years or so. My wife is so understanding that I need an outlet. She has her own thing that she does while I am gaming but I really do need to dial back my time in front of the screen on these games. That being said, I love the huge open world games that appear from time to time these days. Most of the first person shooter games can't hold my attention for long. I love the games with complex plots and stories that can branch for replayability. I'm happy to see that I'm not the only game addict here on the forum.

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[jcam222]

Video games are my second obsession next to barbecue. I spend way too many hours playing RPGs on my Xbox One. Mass Effect trilogy, Dragon Age trilogy, Skyrim, Witcher III have eaten up the better part of my last 5 years or so. My wife is so understanding that I need an outlet. She has her own thing that she does while I am gaming but I really do need to dial back my time in front of the screen on these games. That being said, I love the huge open world games that appear from time to time these days. Most of the first person shooter games can't hold my attention for long. I love the games with complex plots and stories that can branch for replayability. I'm happy to see that I'm not the only game addict here on the forum.

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You and I play the same type games. Ever play Dragon Dogma ? Another great standalone RPG is Shadow of Mordor. I tend to find these type games somewhat manageable for time sink. Add in the MMO element and I play way to much. My favorite thing to do in most MMO's is to become fabulously wealthy buying and selling on the auction houses lol. I enjoy quests and leveling etc. but I LOVE buying and selling to earn gold. That's why I now avoid MMO's lol. If it weren;t for that i would like try Amazons new release New World. I also have Greedfall in my Steam library to try at some point. If you like Witcher 3 you would love the newer Assassins Creed games as well. Anything from Origin on. They changed that from straight action to an action RPG much like Witcher. I loved Origin.

 

[SmokyMose]

@smokeymose Dan , you got me goin through some boxes . I still have the original 8 bit Sega console with a few games .
I have all kinds of PC stuff down there . From full working machines to a bunch of parts and games .
My Son has his game cube and an N64 with a bunch of games . Has a PS3 and 4 set up in his room .
Might get some of it set back up .

It's going to be a long, cold winter, Rich, and you can't cook ALL the time. Hey it's better than sitting on the couch like a bump on a log watching TV

 

[SmokyMose]

Video games are my second obsession next to barbecue. I spend way too many hours playing RPGs on my Xbox One. Mass Effect trilogy, Dragon Age trilogy, Skyrim, Witcher III have eaten up the better part of my last 5 years or so. My wife is so understanding that I need an outlet. She has her own thing that she does while I am gaming but I really do need to dial back my time in front of the screen on these games. That being said, I love the huge open world games that appear from time to time these days. Most of the first person shooter games can't hold my attention for long. I love the games with complex plots and stories that can branch for replayability. I'm happy to see that I'm not the only game addict here on the forum.

G

I'm partial to the open world adventure games as well. I also like being able to see your character instead of just a gun in front of you.
Assassins Creed Odyssey is huge and there's a bit of interesting Greek history.
I normally don't play every day and then maybe an hour or so total, but I picked up Witcher "Wild Hunt" the other day and think I spent off and on around 3 hours with it yesterday LOL! The graphics these days are so much better and a console is definitely cheaper than dropping $1500 or more for parts to build a gaming PC.

 

[mcokevin]

Who can forget "You have died of dysentery".

For me it was always "From the animals you shot, you have 1,250 lbs of meat but can only carry 200 of it back to your wagon".

 

[uncle eddie]

I actually bought an XBox and a headset. I play PubG with my youngest son, who is 5 hours and 1 state away.
With the headset, we can do game strategy or chat about college football, or whatever. It is a nice way to keep in touch with him without doing a phone call.

 

[WaterRat]

For me it was always "From the animals you shot, you have 1,250 lbs of meat but can only carry 200 of it back to your wagon".

I always felt bad about that, so wasteful

 

[jcam222]

I always felt bad about that, so wasteful

Cook it all and gorge haha

 

[TNJAKE]

I always felt bad about that, so wasteful

Look at it this way.......you are on a wagon in the middle of nowhere in the 1800s.....the meats gonna kill you anyways lol

 

[WaterRat]

Look at it this way.......you are on a wagon in the middle of nowhere in the 1800s.....the meats gonna kill you anyways lol

But i could trade the meat for 3 wheels and a wagon tounge....

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I playing WatchDogs Legion for a while now. Really enjoying this and it goes on forever.

 

[idahopz]

I play video games like I do just about everything in my life - feast or famine, with times that I play non-stop and then not at all for a while. Although I started with the original Wolfenstein back in the old DOS days, I left video games until 2009 when I discovered Far Cry 2 which is still my favorite - primitive, but kind of like reading a good book - leaves much to the imagination.

I continued with the Far Cry franchise which is excellent, but then discovered the Assassin's Creed series - I've played most of them. Some are better than others, and some I play repeatedly especially since Ubisoft started offering Games +.

My latest favorite is AC: Valhalla - it is a huge game that gives interested gamers hundreds of play hours. You can literally explore anywhere, do just about anything and have a great time experimenting.

However, with all that said, video games are a personal preference. I've a group of gaming friends (all old guys like me) and we all have our personal favorites - not all the same.

 

[jcam222]

Well after a couple year hiatus I got the itch to do some gaming again. Decided while I was at it I’d treat myself to a bday gift of a new system. I used to flip them every 2 years to get plenty back to apply to the new. Waited a bit too long but will still get a few bucks back of of them gaming laptop I’m retiring. So tomorrow the new one arrives , I don’t travel as much anymore so went desktop. Alienware liquid cooled Ryzen 7 5600x , Nvidia RTX3800, 32g 3400 dual channel ram, 2g SSD , killer wireless. Way more than needed but I like to make sure I’m good for a few years. Piddled with a few games I’ve bought and not played last the last couple years and have settled into Greedfall currently.

 

[mcokevin]

Well after a couple year hiatus I got the itch to do some gaming again. Decided while I was at it I’d treat myself to a bday gift of a new system. I used to flip them every 2 years to get plenty back to apply to the new. Waited a bit too long but will still get a few bucks back of of them gaming laptop I’m retiring. So tomorrow the new one arrives , I don’t travel as much anymore so went desktop. Alienware liquid cooled Ryzen 7 5600x , Nvidia RTX3800, 32g 3400 dual channel ram, 2g SSD , killer wireless. Way more than needed but I like to make sure I’m good for a few years. Piddled with a few games I’ve bought and not played last the last couple years and have settled into Greedfall currently.

Nice, enjoy! I used to try and keep on on PC gaming but console is my go to now. Managed to pick up an XBox Series X in Dec of 2020 and have been enjoying that since.

 

[Garagebondit]

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[jcam222]

I play video games like I do just about everything in my life - feast or famine, with times that I play non-stop and then not at all for a while. Although I started with the original Wolfenstein back in the old DOS days, I left video games until 2009 when I discovered Far Cry 2 which is still my favorite - primitive, but kind of like reading a good book - leaves much to the imagination.

I continued with the Far Cry franchise which is excellent, but then discovered the Assassin's Creed series - I've played most of them. Some are better than others, and some I play repeatedly especially since Ubisoft started offering Games +.

My latest favorite is AC: Valhalla - it is a huge game that gives interested gamers hundreds of play hours. You can literally explore anywhere, do just about anything and have a great time experimenting.

However, with all that said, video games are a personal preference. I've a group of gaming friends (all old guys like me) and we all have our personal favorites - not all the same.

I’ve games for years as well with my first game on a floppy disk. I didn’t like the original few AC games but they have retooled it into more of an action RPG. Loved Origins and have Valhalla on the HD ready to roll. Currently playing Néw World until it bores me then will flip a quarter on a Valhalla and Red Dead II both of which are ready to roll on my PC. Like you I’m a feast or famine guy lol.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I about done with Sleeping Dogs. Mostly hand combat which I normally don't care for to much. I going to need a good RPG after this. Play Far Cry New Dawn and Cycber Punk before this. They where pretty good.