I’m not interested unless I see “First transmitted via telegraph by the US Government, 1883.” in the about section of the game store.
I cannot play unless Ben Franklin himself has endorsed it.
haha he couldn’t have known about the internet
Yeah, this is a misquote. In reality he was talking about television.
Growing horns by farting on citizens in Fable
Don’t forget to find one of those citizens that are temporarily immortal to punch and kick their shit for maximum physical experience. I loved doing that on that first city, after finishing the quest where the dude convinces you to change your hair and beard “for his daughter”.
Me and my RuneScape account are plenty offended, thank you
No no, he said 10 years, not 20
Does dwarf fortress count as a modern game or a 20 year old game?
Yes.
Both and a game 20 years from the future when Toady finally finishes it.
Nah we’re going to transfer his consciousness into a robit so he can keep working forever
Similarly, I play a game called Clan Lord that came out in the 90s, but still gets updated regularly.
I guess you could technically play one of the older versions
Haha how weird and quirky! A game from 2013? No one’s ever played those before! You must be so special and unique! But not as special and unique as me, playing games from the 80s! Oh wait. There’s nothing special and unique about any of this.
Oof. You made a conscious decision to be like this.
I am totally going to borrow this reply, though usually it’s not true; the choice to be cruel and bitter typically a subconscious need to lash out.
Encouraging people to be themselves and not determine their worth based on the age of the games they play? Yes. People are more than this. It’s sad as hell to put yourself down just because the game is old.
It’s a joke. I chuckled. I don’t think anyone is putting themselves down due to seeing it. The joke works even if you take out the age of the game.
You’ve come across aggressive and with the intent to put the poster down. So… That’s not very nice of you?
But I’m here saying that the age of the game doesn’t matter and that it doesn’t make them a loser like they imply
Where does it imply loser? It’s a light self deprecating joke. I recall making the same digs at myself because my Sims 3 character was doing really well and I felt like I was living vicariously through them. The age of the game is a fraction of the joke. Do you get this agitated when people joke in real life around you?
Not agitated, just think it’s sad for people to feel guilty about gaming
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Let people enjoy things smh
But I AM! Enjoy things! Just don’t expect to be called special because you do.
??? Who is expecting that here exactly?
They’re presenting themselves as something “different” from other gamers… How is that not presenting yourself as unique and special? It gives “I’m not like other girls” energy.
Last I checked the meme is saying the accomplishments are less impressive than they may seem at first, and I’m not seeing “Im not as impressive as I first look” as being “special”.
How does the game being old make the accomplisments less impressive though?
My point exactly.
I’ll admit the age part isn’t really necessary on it, I was just explaining how I was seeing it, if I had made the meme it wouldn’t have been there.
“Im not as impressive as I first look”
It’s not impressive either way, so why are they bringing status into it whatsoever? Older games are not “less impressive” to play, and that mindset should not exist in the first place.
You’re the only one here interpreting this that way. Like I can’t tell if you’re an actual human or if you’re a bot powered by ChatGPT that didn’t correctly process the content of the image.
Sure, buddy. Nice try.
I find it curious to see people having this sort of insecurity (in some cases, some sort of aversion) with playing older games, while they don’t have it with other media, like books or music.
Exactly! You never see someone saying “haha, watching a 50 year old film, oh crazy me!” when watching Star Wars.
I was ten when it came out in the theaters. It was glorious.
I’m so fucking old.
They probably posted it here specifically because they knew people would find it relatable, actually.
I think it was more about the getting goals done in a game instead of real life, and the 10 years was tacked on because some people do like to keep up on the newer games.
I fail to see the issue
Exactly, why is that a … negative?
I would say this is all about Skyrim, but I do think that game still is very popular today
My top two games played this year are over 10 years old each.
My 3rd most played is Baldur’s Gate 3, weighing in at 250 hours, so I’ve got that going for me.
Mine were 7 and 14, respectively, and then I had Diablo 4, so I understand.
I’m still not sure how much I like BG3, but I have sunk 90h into it at this point, so it can’t be that bad.
My game of the year for 2023 was probably the Q2 remaster, overall.
*while ignoring any real-life counterpart of any of those. (except goals, kinda, since your goal at the moment is doing those things in that game).
The real-life mission system is totally broken. I’ve accomplished tons of goals and the rewards usually don’t even trigger, at all.
Plus the classes are ridiculously unbalanced! “Billionaire” and “loud religious idiot” need to be nerfed yesterday! Don’t even get me started on how game breaking playing a hybrid of those is!
Billionaire ain’t a class, it’s just an unpatched exploit. It’s really easy to pull if you already have at least some millions lying around.
My goal is to ignore irl goals for in-game ones 😤
Steam sales, yo!
I started playing Project Zomboid this year. Its about a decade old but they’re still adding features.
Why does it matter how old the game is?
Gran Turismo 4 is 20 years old…
And DOOM hit 25 this year.
Edit: I’m stupid at math, it’s actually 30 lol
Half Life is 25; I’ve been slowly working my way through the anniversary edition
It turned 30 this December! So much rip & tear !
HUGE GUTS
You think Doom came out in 1998?
ah, I mistyped, it’s 30 lol
And I’m just over here constructing additional pylons.
There’s only a few games I played before release, RimWorld and Stone Shard.
Currently I’m playing Beneath a Steel Sky from 1994, and Fallout 4 is next.
And I will celebrate with you each time you recover the Amulet of Yendor
