The Blackangel Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) I think I'm a culprit here of this though process. What I mean by this, is when you get to a point that you have certain games in your library, mainly your favorite ones that you play and replay all the time, that you lose interest in trying new games unless it's a part of a favorite series. But lets forget buying new editions to favorite series' for the moment. Does else anyone feel that they're in that situation? I have tons of games that have some of the best gamer reviews that I haven't played because I don't know if I want to get involved in something new. I think I have a stick-with-what-you-know attitude. For example, I have Skyrim. I've never once even put it in the machine. I've played maybe 10 minutes of The WItcher 3. These are all the games I have on PS3: Assassins Creed 1,2,3 Bound By Flame Castlevania Lords Of Shadows 1,2 Dantes Inferno Dark Kingdom Darksiders 1,2 Dark Souls 1,2 Demons Souls Devil May Cry 1,2,3,4 Dishonored (2 Copies) Dragon Age II Dragon Age Inquisition Deluxe Edition Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition (DA Origins, DA Origins Awakening) Dragons Dogma Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Fallen Angel Sacred II Family Guy Back To The Multiverse Final Fantasy X, X2 God Of War 1,2,3, Chains Of Olympus, Ghost Of Sparta, Ascension Heavenly Sword Hunted: The Demons Forge Infamous Collection (Infamous, Infamous2, Infamous: Festival Of Blood) Lair Ninja Gaiden 3 Razors Edge Reckoning Kingdom Of Amalur Rise Of The Argonauts Risen 2 Dark Waters Risen 3 Titan Lords South Park The Stick Of Truth Thief Two Worlds Have I played any of them? A couple. Most of them I've never even played once. I had full intentions of playing them when I bought them. The same goes for the Xbox One and PS4 games I have. But I've never touched them. I don't know why. I think it's more of a fear of the unknown thing for me. Like I'm scared of trying something new. I spent the first 18 years of my life being beaten daily by my drunk bastard sperm donor (aka father), and told to the extreme how worthless I am by my narcissistic egg donor (aka mother). When that's your life you end up afraid of new things. So I don't know if I'm just being close minded, or if I'm truly afraid of trying something new. Or maybe I'm afraid of liking it if I do. Anyone else feel this way? Edited January 13, 2020 by The Blackangel DC and Executor Akamia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyPastaTho Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 South park the stick of truth, and thief. The rest I never played but heard of some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I can relate to this but these days I am getting into reviews and all, so I tend to try new games for their graphics and gameplay features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executor Akamia Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I do have this attitude now and then, yeah. I don't touch most of the games I have on my Xbox because I'm usually too busy playing Stellaris or some other strategy game on my computer. I do have days where I play something else by my own will – the other day I finally got around to playing DOOM (2016) for the first time – but otherwise the only time I end up playing something else outside of my norm is when I literally can't play the games I normally play anymore, at least in the manner I want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, The Blackangel said: The same goes for the Xbox One and PS4 games I have. But I've never touched them. I don't know why. I think it's more of a fear of the unknown thing for me. Like I'm scared of trying something new. I spent the first 18 years of my life being beaten daily by my drunk bastard sperm donor (aka father), and told to the extreme how worthless I am by my narcissistic egg donor (aka mother). When that's your life you end up afraid of new things. I can kind of relate. I also have ended up with a “fear of trying new things” related to my childhood, but also a compulsive urge to “do it anyway.” Trying something new was always risky in our household growing up. There was nothing more unpleasant than loving something, whether it was music, a game, a book, a show, a fashion, or a friend, only to have our narrow-minded, narcissistic mother bring down the ban hammer on that thing or person whilst hardcore shaming us for liking whatever it was. So anytime I want to try something new, there’s always this knee-jerk urge to do it in secret or not at all, because someone might judge and condemn me. Then I’m like, “Wait, I’m an adult, I can do what I want.” For whatever reason, gaming has felt like my own “safe zone” where I can try anything new I want without worrying about it. I have zero clue why this is. So I have had no problem trying new things there. But I still struggle with it in every other area of life. Want to listen to a new band? Wait until no one else is home. Need to watch a video someone sent? Put on headphones and watch it in private, etc. Over the past couple years, I've made serious efforts to push outside my comfort zone and try things I want to do though, and it's been reassuring how there have been almost no "consequences." So, it does seem to be getting (slowly) easier. I think this is an area where it is possible to at least partly retrain the brain. Edited January 14, 2020 by StaceyPowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I think as we move more towards Kojima like depth gaming. It becomes harder to ride on the trendy games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Yeah, that's a problem with many - and it's not only gaming - but with music, shows, or movies. I mean, a lot of people like what's familiar. However, though, venturing out can be very rewarding, but sometimes, not - lol. Well, I think some may have tried new things - and it was so bad - it discouraged future tries? Anyone think so? O.K., well, from business - we know that recommendations can help something new - as in If people seem to like it, then people are more apt to try it. Anyway, though, the OP noted a list of games - which obviously had good reviews. Edited February 17, 2020 by Jayson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 1:42 AM, Jayson said: Yeah, that's a problem with many - and it's not only gaming - but with music, shows, or movies. I mean, a lot of people like what's familiar. However, though, venturing out can be very rewarding, but sometimes, not - lol. Well, I think some may have tried new things - and it was so bad - it discouraged future tries? Anyone think so? O.K., well, from business - we know that recommendations can help something new - as in If people seem to like it, then people are more apt to try it. Anyway, though, the OP noted a list of games - which obviously had good reviews. I think there is a specific cognitive bias which causes people to be prone to liking that which is familiar--i.e. if a person hears a pop song on the radio enough times, they may lean toward liking it by default over time, even if they originally did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
