>>1937117 You have no idea how much I miss it

>>1928264 Like this anon said, these games were aimed at kids with a ton of disposable time on their hands. If you judge them with an adult mindset, you're just gonna end up bitter. You were never the target audience to begin with. Compared to modern games that feel like a goddamn chore, packed with a million side quests and pointless objectives only there to extend the game's length to an 80+ hour slog, those old 20 to 40 hour JRPGs really aren't that bad. If you can't get into the right headspace or stay open to having fun with a game like you did as a kid, then either gaming isn't for you anymore, or JRPGs just aren't your thing On that note, I don’t think I ever finished an RPG twice as a kid. I replayed them later on, sure, but once I was done, I just moved on to the next game. No way I’d sit through another 40 hours of the same thing just for a different ending. >>1936842 Also this >>1937117 Old marketing was tied to old gaming. Both were better because they were made by talented individuals passionate about their craft.

>>1939348 how the fuck do you even have time to play video games as an adult, or have energy (as in ACTUAL energy, in Joules) to play video games?

>>1940189 Adults have all kinds of hobbies. You can do them after work to unwind and relax for a couple of hours before bed, on weekends, or on your days off. If you play 5 hours on Saturday and Sunday, you can finish a 40-hour game in a month.

>>1940189 >how the fuck do you even have time to play video games as an adult Having nothing else going on in your life. >or have energy (as in ACTUAL energy, in Joules) to play video games? Wish I knew so I could get back to playing games

>>1940251 with all the shit you have to do as an adult (job, family, chores) you barely even have an hour for games. with how long games today are, you'll be spending half a year finishing each game.

>>1940268 >you barely even have an hour for games No you just suck at time management or have a shit commute from work or both. Probably both.

>>1940268 Ask yourself this, did your father ever partake in a hobby, while raising you?

>>1940417 I literally just beat a 20-hour game in like a week, it's more a matter of how you manage your time that matters. >>1940500 Mine didn't. He was always too angry and hated everyone in the family. Maybe like twice he took me and my brother fishing, and then just gave up trying to do anything with us at all before destroying the family. I hate him.

>>1940268 I’ve got all that too. I handle the chores around the house, grocery shopping, cooking, etc, etc... I work Mon through Fri from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 3pm. If you’re always low on energy, you should really take a look at your diet and start exercising a bit more. Also, new games aren’t worth your time anyway. Those 80+ hour slogs are literally just designed to waste your time. Finish your backlog.

>>1941261 but you're still stuck with only like 30 mins a day at best. basically anything longer than an NES/SNES game cannot be beat in one sitting, and consireding how the length of a game went from 30 mins to 40 hours going from the SNES to the PS1/N64 that basically means I'm either stuck with SNES at best or have to spend half a year on one game. really isn't worth it considering this is a hobby that costs $5k every 5 years.. >start exercising a bit more that leaves even less time, as in none at all

>>1941422 How can your chores take so much of your time. Could you post an example of your schedule on a work-week and a Saturday/Sunday. Maybe we can help you optimize it. Something like: >wake up at ... >take 1 hour to .... >work from ... to ... >get back home at ... So on.

>>1941422 If you actually only have 30 minutes of leisure time each day, I feel sorry for you. I know people like that, and it’s grueling. I’ve been there, though. I used to work Monday through Monday with no days off for years.

>>1941585 I do have leisure time, just thet they are occupied with other hobbies. problem with gayming is that's it's the most time-consuming, energy-consuming and expensive one of all.

I like having choices and different routes/decisions in any game genre since it allows for interesting personalization of your playthrough, it only really blows chunks when you end up with lame "be the literal messiah giving alms to the homeless and bearing EVERYONE'S burdens" or "be a cartoonishly evil dickhead who shoots orphans for sport and teabags the coffin at funerals" kind of shit, or when the dev heavily favours one alignment and neglects the other because they want you to go all in on what THEY think people should play as.

>>1941422 I'd rather kill myself at that point holy fuck

>>1940189 By not having a wageslave job and doing proper career planning. I want to live not survive.

>>1958330 8- hours a week in front of a screen isn't living

>>1971949 *80 hours a week

>>1958330 >>1971949

>>1971949 Nothing we do nowadays is living. We are in a period of decay and rot. Stagnation is our bread and butter. What the fuck is the difference between standing 60 hours in front of a cash machine, a grill, or a desk for imaginary worthless papers vs 80 hours in front of a screen playing/watching shit trying forget or cope with this boring ass planet? Our existence is worthless, so just do whatever the fuck you want.

>>1971949 I don't spend every waking hour in front of my pc, and how is being a corporate slave living? You're just being used like a worker ant. Ever heard of being self employed?

>>1972665 As someone that is self employed, it is constant worry.

>>1974033 Everyone is employed to the banks since everyone is taxcattle.

>>1974330 You're thinking of interest not taxation one goes to the banks the other the state.

>>1974547 You are either retarded or lying if you pretend you don't know how the system works loser.

>>1974583 Okay lad.

>>1972271 take some fucking lexapro you sadnigger

>>1974693 >No argument >Aggressive answer >Light insult <Result: robot who can't reassess his programing Why don't you go and do something nice for yourself and try to come to term with this simple truth? Personally I'm going to go and play some more video games because that's fun.

>>1974693 Why would you tell anon to permenantly nuke his ability to feel by taking a drug that doesn't even treat the condition you are claiming he has?

>>1974766 Probably because he thinks it's funny.

>>1941813 How much time do you spend on your other hobbies, though? As for "time-consuming", it entirely depends on the game. As for "energy consuming"… I don’t know what kind of energy you think you’re burning while you’re sitting on a chair or couch with a controller or keyboard and mouse. And expensive? you can literally download anything you want for free >>1972271 I would listen to this part "so just do whatever the fuck you want" >>1974033 I’m self-employed too, and I just keep shit simple. I focus on the stuff that actually makes me money, and I don’t stress about franchising or scaling up to the point where I’d have to hire employees I'd have to pay.

>>1974751 Kill yourself. Everyone ITT will agree with me.

>>1979006 >As for "energy consuming"… I don’t know what kind of energy you think you’re burning while you’re sitting on a chair or couch with a controller or keyboard and mouse. Mental energy. Your brain consumes a fuckton of calories, and vidya is predominantly brainwork. Depending on the game, it can require a lot of focus and forward planning, which is taxing in the same way going for a jog is, just on different parts of your body. Have

>>1979530 <Everyone in this thread >Two (1), including this post. Did you get kicked from cuckchan and thought you could ragebait easily here as well? This guy >>1979006 got the important part, at least. Though, I must say that while you can download anything, it does come with a stigma and moral implications. It is expensive at the rate modern people consume these experiences when you don't go that route. The days of spending 200-300$ per year on games is long gone unless you're a particularly patient person or very old school.