I feel the same way about film. These feelings are not unique to games.

Well, I definitely don’t agree with you there.

The problem is what I’m seeing isn’t even enough to generate interest in trying it. I was so excited for what games could become a few years ago. I was mostly excited by the concept of RPG decision-making being more and more blended into non-RPG games. Yeah...that didn’t really happen. I have zero interest in most indie games, which seem as stale and bland as can be (I am sooooo not interested in platforming stuff). Horror games should be exciting, but developers just keep repeating the same agonizing mechanics that distance me from the experience (no more fucking puzzle-solving, oh my god). Not into hack-n-slash stuff at all. And the kind of games that get lauded as leaps forward (*COUGH*the last of us*COUGH*) are almost always dull as fuck to me. Even the aesthetics of most games seem homogenous now, which probably has a lot to do with many games being built on the same engine.

VR does look cool, but I don’t really wanna pony up the coin to get into it.

I dunno. I used to get excited about games as an artform. But I just don’t see anything attractive being done with it these days.

Of course. How is that different from any other medium? I want things I respond to.

Why not a gaming subforum?

So back on the new GoW. What do you think the chances are of an expansion DLC pack being released for this? Normally I'd say a very high chance given the purported size of the game's world, I just found it odd that there was no season pass or inclusion in the digital deluxe of a future DLC story/expansion pack. The makers have already indicated that the next game will take place in Norse universe again, figured given all the development and marketing put into this game that we'll likely see an expansion announced later this year.

I'm open to suggesting a new sub forum to our mod team - if there is enough call for it.

However, I'm not advocating for it this time though (ala the failed Health and Fitness subforum). The Star Wars subforum does well so it's a reeaaal possibility.

Alternatively, we could look at the option of allowing multiple threads (within reason) within A & E. I would suggest having a flair/flag used on each video game related thread at the start though, such as [VG] or [Video Game]. This way the movie-buff game-haters can easily avoid those threads.

Thanks for undermining me, Sarge

Thanks Sarge. Can we run a poll please?

There really wouldn't be many video game threads. As LV pointed out earlier, there aren't many games worth discussing. If the thread is stupid and taking up prescious space, lock it up.