As of recent I have been finding myself more and more displeased with recent video game releases. I am 28 and have been big into gaming ever since I was probably 5 or 6. I remember having a Atari towards the end of its success. I of course as a kid went nuts over the NES, and of course the SNES/Genesis etc etc.
Anyways I have been finding just about every game I play anymore unbearable. I mean I enjoyed pretty much all the older Call of Duties, most every GTA game, even before they became 3D. Every Final Fantasy from FF6 to FFX2 I was able to enjoy all the way to the end.
However as of recent I have rented several popular games that apparently the rest of the world has loved. I personally have absolutely hated them! Final Fantasy 12 sucked for me. I tried my best to enjoy this game as I have always gotten alot of play time out of Final Fantasy games. I got about 10 to 12 hours into this game and got to yet another boss that was insanely difficult and said F-it. Pretty much the story bored me, and the battle system was too difficult for me to enjoy.
I rented Halo 3. After enjoying the first 2 I jumped on the bandwagon expecting a great game. I found a dull game that felt like the first one all over again only with updated graphics. I hated it as well. I didn't find it to be too hard, but just too boring.
I really enjoyed the first 3 Call of Duty games. I rented the 4th one and once again I couldn't stand it. Difficulty wise it wasn't really any different then the previous games, but this one just bored me to death.
Not long ago I rushed out and waited in line at midnight to buy my copy of GTA4. As I said before I loved pretty much every other GTA ever made (including London for those who remember it). I once again tried my best to like this game but the changes just turned me away. The new cop meter, crappy controls, etc. I got about 5 hours into the game and once again said F-it and sold it. I found it to be too difficult between navigating the city, the new controls, and the added features such as flying our your car window if you crash going fast.
Even more recent was my purchase of Lego Indiana Jones. Yea pretty Casual title. I enjoyed the previous Lego Star Wars games quite abit. Once again this game just seems annoying difficult with puzzles around every corner, and the unavoidable gunfire from the constantly respawning enemies.
Am I just getting to that age where I just don't like Video Games anymore, or have there just been alot of crappy games released recently? I mean it seems like most of the games I have talked about have done well sales wise and alot of people seem to enjoy them. I will be the first to admit that if a game is overly difficult I can't stand to play it (FF12 for example). I would guess the last 2 games I really enjoyed to the point I could beat them would be Mario Galaxy and Final Fantasy CC My Life as King. I have played alot of demos on Xbox Live, as well as trials for Xbox Live games and they all either seem too hard, or too boring.
Oh and it still amazes me to this day how many people I find saying Mega Man 2 was one of the hardest games ever! I can go through that game on hard mode in about an hour or so. Amazes me that people who laugh at me for sucking at modern games can't beat MM2.