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Dragonslayer
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Hi there
I'm a 67 year old guy who loves playing video games. To some, maybe many, that might seem strange for someone of my age to do so, thinking it's more for the younger generation. But I love playing and have done so for years. I keep up with all the latest released games and play for hours at a time.
My wife doesn't mind and I have a designated place upstairs to play.
I was wondering if anyone else have any similar pastimes and would like to discuss thoughts on them
Thanks
Alan (Dragonslayer)
I'm a 67 year old guy who loves playing video games. To some, maybe many, that might seem strange for someone of my age to do so, thinking it's more for the younger generation. But I love playing and have done so for years. I keep up with all the latest released games and play for hours at a time.
My wife doesn't mind and I have a designated place upstairs to play.
I was wondering if anyone else have any similar pastimes and would like to discuss thoughts on them
Thanks
Alan (Dragonslayer)
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I am a 29 year old man and i am in love with rocketleague or fifa 20
My fiance turned my games room into a make up room so now i have the whole of the livingroom to game and i love it!
Decky (irishman)
The pandemic has changed so many people's lives, for us it's practically normal life, just to way to cope with our disabilities.
I hope you enjoy your games 😊
It's good to hear from others out there enjoying gaming as much as I do. I take it Irishman is an avid sports fan? Playing sports games is a great way to keep involved while we are in lockdown. You have a very understanding wife and I envy your set up. I was wondering if you play other games as well and what console you have?
I have a PS4 like Crumbled72 and love RPG's. The Assassins Creed and Tomb Raider series are my favourite. I have played them all more than once and will continue to do so. I agree will what you say about how it helps with all sorts of problems in life. I have Spinal Stenosis and playing is fun as you say, but it does help me with my condition.
Pleas stay in touch
Alan (Dragonslayer)
i have a PS4 too, id play the odd game of call of duty war zone but that's about that, i use to play battlefield alot. People hate lockdown but us gamers are loving it, getting paid to play basically, i know its hard not seeing the family etc but i am dreading going back to work. Maybe we could all add each other and play a game sometime? my PSN is xDeckyyy-_- ^^
i have really back sciatica im on morphine patches and **** load of tablets need a back operation on my L4/L5 and L5/S1.
I just want to be able to walk without pain again, someday this will happen but in the main time i will enjoy my gaming
Decky (irishman) ^^
We seem to have a few things in common. I am also on morphine patches and a good deal of other drugs as well. My back operation got cancelled because of this virus and so I have a lot of back pain while walking, or should I say, trying to walk! My PSN is Aland1953. I have tried to play battlefield once, but prefer to play the games I mentioned. I know what you mean about work. Thankfully I am now retired so I can put my gaming first and enjoy every moment while doing so. I really do hope that one day you will walk again without pain, as I hope the same for myself. Let's think about playing together, until then, keep gaming, stay safe and look after yourself.
Great to connect with you.
Stay in touch
Alan
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When time permits I'm a bit of a gamer too. But it's Xbox or PC for me I'm afraid. I've played a load of different MMOs over the years and still enjoy the occasional game of Assassin's Creed. (I've been eyeing up Odyssey for a while!)
@irishman: I'm sorry your gaming haven got turned into a makeup room! If it makes you feel any better, thanks to the presence of kids, I'm limited to the bedroom and only to games that either don't make the missus motion sick (so, no Rocket League anymore!) or are so dark they don't light up the entire room when she's trying to sleep. Football Manager on dark mode is the safest bet at the moment.
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I have noticed that some company's have put their new games due for release around summertime this year on hold? I understand this virus doesn't help. But I am thinking it could be due to the new PS5 and Xbox coming out at the end of the year and therefore wanting to release them in this format. I know the PS5 will be able to play PS4 games. But the PS4 won't be able to play the games made for PS5? I intend to buy the new PS5. But what about those that don't want to, or can't afford to? Where does it leave them?
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I also liked Call of Duty (especially the zombies) however I sold my XBOX.
I want to get a new games console but I'm worried that you need to play online these days. I prefer to put the disc in and play offline, for many reasons, but especially because the standard of my internet connection means gaming would not be fun online.
I noticed that this pandemic has made me not to want to play almost at all for some reason.. Idk why though..
I think I've had most AC games since about 2007. Was gutted they didn't bring out a new one at the end of last year...could really have done with it during lockdown too lol! They have announced the new one will come out later this year with a Viking theme...
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TR is a!so top of the list. I am once again playing Rise of the tomb raider. I prefer playing on disc rather than online and also prefer to play single player third person.
I do urge you to look on the PS shop, I found Rise of TR on there for 7£.99p. On disc to buy new from a game supplier it was 37£.
I was also wondering how often do you all play? How many hours? I can play all day! And these days every day. Whereas I hear it should be no more than 2hrs? But don't you find it helps with concentration and hand to eye coordination? If also keeps my mind off these terrible time we find ourselves in.
Dragonslayer.
Play pretty much everyday, probably an hour or two per day on average. I can't play for too long myself as it causes problems with vision, headaches and hand aches so try to restrict it to an hour at a time. I used to take a walk to break it up but during lockdown even watching TV seems to help so I guess I must be concentrating too hard on the games ha!
Has anyone with a PS4 had any experience with using a usb stick to store games on? I'm thinking, that if the new PS5 will be able to play PS4 games, is this, or could it be a way to keep old games to play again instead of keeping disc's. I'm thinking of the downloaded games I have on my PS4 now.
Dragonslayer
I get bored quite easily but I play maybe 30 mins at a time, a few times a day.
I can't comment for other areas of the body but as for your eyes, my optician said you can use screens all day long if you want, just be sure to look away from the screen and into the distance every 15 mins to refocus your eyes.
I am also looking forward to the PS5 coming out at the end of the year, especially as it will play PS4 games as well, which will mean I can keep my games library.
I don't think playing affects my vision but I understand how it might for some. For those people who are affected looking away from time to time seems to be a good idea.
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Was there anything announced for the PS5 that has got anybody excited?
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I will review the last of us 2. I'm looking forward to it.
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I've seen claims that it will load games 100 times as fast as the PS4 and can load 2GB in a quarter of a second, so I guess we'll have to wait and see how the touted hardware performance translates to the real world. Exciting times though!
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Some turn out to be a huge imposition on time or require a feed of money to remain competitive.
at conquerclub.com you can play a version of the old risk game with many different maps and it doesn't cost a penny unless you want to be able to play unlimited games for a small membership.
I also pay a shoot em up style game called Grand Tanks where there isn't a huge disadvantage for players who don't pay big bucks to be ahead of the competition. Both these games you can comfortably play for 5 minutes or 5 hours a day.
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I don't really play anything online anymore, but I'd love to find something I could pick up and play for five minutes at a time and not get destroyed.
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I have been playing The Last of us 2 on PS4 for a little while now and it is brilliant. The cinematography, artwork, design and gameplay is outstanding. There is something on here for eveyone. It is full of puzzles to solve, things to find and collect, lots to discover and for those that like shooters it is also full of that. I think it will become on of the best games of the year and even at the download cost of £54.99 well worth the cost for there will be between 30-40hrs of gameplay within it. I would highly recommend it to everyone.
Dragonslayer.
Naughty Dog made some pretty big impressions with the accessibility features in Uncharted 4, but I think this game could be, excuse the pun but, a game changer. It's the easiest I've gotten used to a new game in such a long time.
Not too far in yet so can't comment on the story, wouldn't want to spoil anything anyway
I moved from discs to online purchasing a couple of years ago with Steam. Yes I do have to go through steam to verify I own the game but also found it comes with benefits. I don't have a collection of discs that can deteriorate over time and use, Or lose an old favourite that I fancy playing again. Updates are automatically applied. The only downside I can see, like my collection of books on Kindle, is if the company goes down I lose everything I own with them.
As an individual I stood alone.
As a member of a group I did things.
As part of a community I helped to create change!
I like playing pro evolution soccer game on my PS4 and I like playing streets of rage which is a fighting game
I am planning to create my own gaming channel on YouTube as a young man with cerebral palsy
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Streets of Rage is an absolute classic.
Do you play Pro Evo online @Globster?
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Some of the games scheduled for it look truly amazing. The new AC about Vikings will I'm sure be a best seller and it will still play all the PS4 games.
yes I do play pro evolution soccer 2020 online
Level 12 is on easy mode is bugging me now on streets of rage but my never give up attitude will get past the level. I play this game with my older brother we use to play the game on the megadrive
Are there any classic games you would see brought to the Ps4 platform?
Regarding classic games, I'm not currently playing any, but I'd love to get the remastered Crash Bandicooot.
I would absolutely LOVE to see Simpsons Hit and Run remastered by EA, hopefully it happens one day.
Hello Ross
I used to play FIFA on the on PS4 but I have found it was very expensive just to play the FIFA game on the PS4. I have been playing pro evolution soccer on the PS4 for the last years you can do everything you can do on FIFA on the PS4
I got the latest version of pro evolution soccer game on PS4 cheap on the PS4 store because I pay for PlayStation membership so I only had to pay only £4.00 for the latest version of the pro evolution soccer game their deal on the PS4 store during lockdown
I would also recommend you also would YouTube videos to see what you think about pro evolution soccer game on PS4 @ross2503
I'll have to give it a go at some point!
that’s a typical message from my mum. She lives in France and that’s her playing No Mans Sky. She doesn’t believe age should be defiant. She tells me she still feels 16 inside.I say good for you mum
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what your favourite PS4 game you ever played?
PlayStation is much better than Xbox in most departments in my opinion, especially in the key category, the games themselves.
I was playing mainly Call of Duty. It was in the days of the XBOX 360 / PS3 - I haven't owned a console since then. It seemed the only reason someone would talk on there was to insult someone else! No talk of co-operation/tactics or just a friendly chat.
Nowadays I just play a couple of multiplayer games on the computer (World of Warcraft and RuneScape) and while there is a little bit of discussion in the general chat channels, again most people seem to only speak when it is to say something negative or to insult someone.
Maybe it is just my choice of game! It is a shame because games can be really good fun but I think the community can make a game experience.
Unfortunately I think that's just how it is normally these days. If people are using voice chat they're generally in a private chat room with friends.
At the moment I'm playing The Last Of Us 2, occasionally GTA, Rocket League among others.
I don't engage in any online community chat on PS4 nor do play online. Tried it once and found it to be nothing like playing games as they where meant to be played. I know online playing is the way gaming is fast heading, but it's a sorry fact that there are those out there that use the net to abuse others for "Fun", as they call it while they hide behind anonymity. Better to just ignore them.
@Adrian_Scope
It's hard to say which is the best game I have ever played. AC games are for me the best. Black Flag is high up there, along with Odessey. But I have to say TLous2 is easily for me being added to the list.
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Maybe you might think about waiting until the end of the year and get a PS5? That will play TLOus2, and they will release it on the new console.
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I haven't been impressed with the XBOX One exclusives for quite some time, so it might be time to switch sides (again).
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The exclusives on PlayStation have always been fantastic, ever since the PS3 days. Games like Resistance, Uncharted, Little Big Planet and TLOU are all outstanding series, I don't think I'll ever switch sides.
@emilyanner
I hope you are doing well also!
@t0nkys
Quite an achievement, well done
I've never played No Man's Sky but it looks like a beautiful game
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Hopefully they release a panther game at some point for you then, so that dream can come true
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I would appreciate what tic Tock is all about because heard about what is?
I appreciate what hear you do on ticktock you Emillyanner you do have craft or talent your share there?
What you please tell what your videos were about?
It certainly seems like a great outlet for that sort of thing.
As the poster above me asked, what are your videos that you put on there about? I'm interested
I find video games helps me get over writer's block
I just wanted to know what ticktock is about because I heard about but I appreciate explain what about?
It's not the kind of game I usually play but I find it rather cool, I will get into it a bit better soon.
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Well I have to say the Ghost of Tusharmi is a great game. For those of you familiar with the AC games it is very much on the same lines. The scenery and the artwork is fabulous and the gameplay is full of everything you would expect from the same team that made the AC games. If you like those kind of games then I would urge you to get it.
I have also tried no man's sky. It isn't my kind of game but I can see the appeal, I would have to spend a long day on it to get the full impact but at the moment other games have my attention.
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I've not played that game, what is it about? Is it on PlayStation?
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