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game quality is increasing, you're just getting older. same thing happens to me; i just can't play like i used to anymore. when you're younger it's easier to l

by stefs 14y ago

game quality is increasing, you're just getting older. same thing happens to me; i just can't play like i used to anymore. when you're younger it's easier to lose yourself in the game, no matter how bad (and actually boring) it is.

claudius 14y ago
But I’m still able to lose myself in, say, Patrician II or Pharao or FreeCiv. Maybe I don’t like modern graphics? :P
- stefs 14y ago
  they're great games, you already know them and know that you like them and how they work. and. they're still triggering your dopamine release like when you were young. i remember reading an article about why every older person seems to hear the music from his youth. the reason for this is that when we're in our teens, the brain releases dopamines more readily and we're losing that ability when we grow older - except for the already ingrained pavlovian triggers. i can't cite any sources right now. i think i ... uh, saw it on cracked (yeah, shame on me). here it is: #7: Your Brain Will Stop Getting Pleasure from New Music http://www.cracked.com/article_19722_7-scientific-reasons-youll-turn-out-just-like-your-parents.html http://www.cracked.com/article_19722_7-scientific-reasons-yo... don't worry, it's natural.
  - claudius 14y ago
    Hm – I actually only started playing Patrician last summer, when I would consider myself as old as I am now. But then I mostly played sandbox strategy games when I was young, and Patrician is basically that, so you might have a point there. /me goes off to feel old.
- DanBC 14y ago
  There are probably some indie games that come near to what you like. Prison Architect (http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/ http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/) with a video Lets Play here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXiJHJ2_Hwg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXiJHJ2_Hwg) Towns (http://www.townsgame.com/ http://www.townsgame.com/) with a Lets Play here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5tbKITBT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5tbKITBT4) and probably a bunch of others. But then again, it's okay to not like games apart from the few you play. I love Total Annihilation, and haven't tried the various later 'versions'.

by stefs 14y ago

claudius 14y ago

But I’m still able to lose myself in, say, Patrician II or Pharao or FreeCiv. Maybe I don’t like modern graphics? :P

stefs 14y ago
they're great games, you already know them and know that you like them and how they work. and. they're still triggering your dopamine release like when you were young. i remember reading an article about why every older person seems to hear the music from his youth. the reason for this is that when we're in our teens, the brain releases dopamines more readily and we're losing that ability when we grow older - except for the already ingrained pavlovian triggers. i can't cite any sources right now. i think i ... uh, saw it on cracked (yeah, shame on me). here it is: #7: Your Brain Will Stop Getting Pleasure from New Music http://www.cracked.com/article_19722_7-scientific-reasons-youll-turn-out-just-like-your-parents.html http://www.cracked.com/article_19722_7-scientific-reasons-yo... don't worry, it's natural.
- claudius 14y ago
  Hm – I actually only started playing Patrician last summer, when I would consider myself as old as I am now. But then I mostly played sandbox strategy games when I was young, and Patrician is basically that, so you might have a point there. /me goes off to feel old.
DanBC 14y ago
There are probably some indie games that come near to what you like. Prison Architect (http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/ http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/) with a video Lets Play here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXiJHJ2_Hwg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXiJHJ2_Hwg) Towns (http://www.townsgame.com/ http://www.townsgame.com/) with a Lets Play here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5tbKITBT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5tbKITBT4) and probably a bunch of others. But then again, it's okay to not like games apart from the few you play. I love Total Annihilation, and haven't tried the various later 'versions'.