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[NeoIkaruGAF]

It's getting harder and harder.

Smartphones don't really let you immerse yourself in any activity completely, and as I get older I often feel a strange feeling of guilt when I game, like I should really be doing something else instead.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

It's getting harder and harder.

Smartphones don't really let you immerse yourself in any activity completely, and as I get older I often feel a strange feeling of guilt when I game, like I should really be doing something else instead.

Phones really changed the way we engage with games, atleast for me.

I won't lie though: NeoGAF revitalized my love for video games again.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Phones really changed the way we engage with games, atleast for me.

I won't lie though: NeoGAF revitalized my love for video games again.

Now you just need to learn to love shmups and the surgical process will be complete.

 

[Bartski]

Sometimes I wish I couldn't shut everything out as much as I do.
I take time off at work, lock myself up, start the game on release and totally binge it until it's done. During this time I'm absolutely incapable of doing anything else, no point trying.
My family understands.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Now you just need to learn to love shmups and the surgical process will be complete.

This shmup has always intrigued me ever since i've read this glowing review of it from Destructoid:

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

This shmup has always intrigued me ever since i've read this glowing review of it from Destructoid:

Ikaruga is great but is kinda like introducing someone to the fighting-game genre via Super Smash Bros. Play it and love it but move beyond it.

For instance, imagine a villain even more nihilistic than Big Boss

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Ikaruga is great but is kinda like introducing someone to the fighting-game genre via Super Smash Bros. Play it and love it but move beyond it.

For instance, imagine a villain even more nihilistic than Big Boss

I need Ikaruga as a stepping stone into the world of shmups!

 

[Shuttershy]

It's actually harder this days to just get sucked in the game, but it's not social media, it's just the thoughts of the adult responsibilities, that can't shut up for a second. But if I am sucked in. Oh boy, good bye I am lost for the world

 

[Moogle11]

No, it happens that when I play my brain just runs rampart and I think about every single responsibility I have, so I get depressed and stop.
That doesn't happen with movies though which manage to zone me off, weird stuff.

Maybe try more narrative-driven games, if that’s not already what you play.

I’m the same way as I get more locked in with movies, tv shows (fictional stuff, not sports, news etc.that I mostly have on while doing other things) than games. But I get more locked into story-driven games than gameplay focused ones for sure personally. But still not as much as movies as they still have long gameplays sections where I sometimes get bored and take a break to check GAF or whatever.

I’ve realized my hobby is more consuming stories than gaming and have embraced that. I do enjoy some non-story games, but more in shorter bursts with breaks to do other things.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I need Ikaruga as a stepping stone into the world of shmups!

It's one of the harder shmups out there, actually. Worthy of your time, for sure.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

It's one of the harder shmups out there, actually. Worthy of your time, for sure.

That picture of the game cover art......it gives serious nostalgic vibes that I'm not sure where it comes from.

Maybe from my earliest memories of gaming when we had the Sega Genesis.

 

[synchronicity]

I have no problem with this at all. I don't do any social media so that's no problem. And I really love getting lost in a (good) game, so I'm always eager for a great new experience to carry me away. I'm ready to surrender and let it all in. (or play something else that is good )

 

[Mihos]

I have to make sure everything is taken care of around the house, but then I can fall into a game no problem.

 

[Barnabot]

yes.

i'm married
with a child
and a job.

Spoiler: my secret so don't tell anyone

i wake up early to play games everyday because i know i won't be interrupted by anyone.

Spoiler

who can touch me now?

 

[EverydayBeast]

Focus isn't an issue if the game is good.

 

[Hostile_18]

One thing I found hard about PSVR is it absolutely demands your full attention. Like it's weird not glancing at my phone, getting a drink or interacting with my dog when I was on it. A front camera next gen will be a great addition.

Normal gaming it's easy to get distracted too or sometimes real world problems are on your mind. I think it all depends how carefree you are and how immersed you want to be.

 

[Kuranghi]

I don't really get Social Media, I tweeted at someone the other day for the first time, to try and have a "discussion" about politics, but it was just an argument really though. It was extremely bad for my mental and physical health, I literally decided to never do that again after about 1 hour lol.

So now I use it like I did before, for random giveaways and the like. I think I would be on anti-depressants if I used Twitter daily. My advice is to just stop, its a pile of trash and the negatives almost outweigh the benefits of it.

I understand thats difficult if you all your friends are there, I never had that problem because all my friends live locally so I just see them in person more often than not. I do use Discord but mostly but direct chats.

This is what I will say to my kids (When I get around to having them aged 50 lol): "You can use this if you want, but overall I think it will make you depressed over time", pretty intense but seems like the truth from what I've witnessed since its inception.