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[Amael901]

To get a way from motherfuckers

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Doing GTA in real life is still illegal.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Kinda agree but there are still recently made movies that are pretty good, to not look far 2 very new ones i just watched(both 8/10 in their respective genre, aka maybe not timeless classics but at least u wont think u wasted ur time on them )

Yea I mean it's not like there aren't a few but overall when you look at the scope of 70s, 80s and 90s movies it's just wow the drop in quality is so bad to me. But I'll check those out for sure

 

[Nocty]

Escapism is the number one... the world can be rough at times for most people unless you are rich enough in both money and family to support a healthy life balance.

When times get hard games are the best escape for me and probably most people here. We all have those games which consume us for days on end.

 

[saintjules]

As of this very second, it's like I'm keeping up with the jones.

When I was younger, I loved diving DEEP into a narrative based gaming experience. I took the 100 hours or more to get every Aeon in FFX or defeat every boss at the Coliseum in Kingdom Hearts.

Nowadays, socially is a big aspect of the MP experience for me,which is how I spend probably 80% of my time gaming. The SP gaming experiences are few and far between.

I still care and appreciate gaming, just having a hard time trying to recapture the magic of it.

Yeah felt good back then. Now the internet has made people go berserk for some reason. I wish we went back to the 90s and 2000s. None of this 'woke' comments ever was around.

 

[ReyBrujo]

I hope by the time I vote nobody chose "social status" or reviews/ratings.

 

[John Bilbo]

Based on the current poll results NeoGAF likes to play a game that provides atmospheric escapism with interesting game mechanics.

 

[John Bilbo]

Does the option "feelings it provides" also include gooning? Because I'm almost certain, based on the rage bait posts on this website, that that is only reason gaffers play games.

Yes.

 

[Laptop1991]

Atmosphere, Vibe and escapism first, then interesting game mechanic's and in some cases graphical fidelity, like Black Flag's remake has just done for me.

 

[FF:Enhanced_Reality]

I'm not voting in the poll because there's too many options. But honestly, I think gaming is the best form of entertainment there is. Better than movies, better than TV shows or books. It takes many elements to create an experience that has all the best bits of media as a whole. Acting, music, visual fidelity and graphics, interactivity, problem solving, fun.

But I would also that that the world is an absolute fucking shit show right now. The lunatics are running the asylums and everything about life is shit. So you might as well do something good with your time.

 

[Trilobit]

To me it's audiovisual interactive experience which makes me love gaming.

 

[Minsc]

Damn, we get more poll choices than nested dialog options in classic adventure games!

 

[Northeastmonk]

Why I still game has a lot to do with the experiences I've had in the last 20 years. I've gamed for more than 30, but for whatever reason the last 20 were so much better than what I had as a child. As selfish as that sounds, my parents spent quite a bit on me. Without that heavy influence of fighting games in the arcade to various beat em up, I probably wouldn't have stayed as connected. I'd say it's been a lot better than before and I would say From Software had a huge impact on me.
I've taken the journey from the Firelink Shrine to Anor Londo, sat and listened to the majestic ambiance of Majula, felt taken away by discovering the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, discovered the cosmic secrets of the nightmare in Yharnam, and falling in love with the landscapes of Limgrave toward Leyndell.
Some days those memories feel like home. A place of comfort when life reminds you that it isn't forever. I would have also listed Capcom and Konami, but I probably said enough as is. Being a souls fan might come off like "I cried in Final Fantasy VII", but man I would be lying if I said their games didn't have a huge impact on me.

 

[Humdinger]

Good poll options, OP. Would've been easy to over-simplify.

 

[TexMex]

 

[Celcius]

If the real world sucks then what do you do? Escape to a digital world where everything always goes your way.

 

[Guilty_AI]

so i can prove my box is superior to your box

 

[Nocty]

a souls fan might come off like "I cried in Final Fantasy VII", but man I would be lying if I said their games didn't have a huge impact on me.

I agree with you strongly on the Fromsoftware glazing.

Miyazaki's team has had more of an impact on gaming as a whole than even hardcore fans realise. Their worlds and gameplay tightness is second to none, I would go as far as saying the best in the world at this point. Every single one of their games has a strong sense of place and atmosphere that is simply missing entirely from the vast majority of games.

I have the plats for all of them, close to 1000 hours in each game, with nearly 2000 in dark souls 1 alone on Steam. I knew from the very moment I played my imported Demons Souls PS3 copy for the first time that this company was going to change gaming forever. The depth and atmosphere of the game blew me away at the time. I was playing the nexus theme on my way to work daily, reading gaf at work to see who had made progress on the bosses, found new items, figured out world tendency mechanics.. it was a spiral of immersion and excitement that I had not felt since my childhood years before the internet was even a thing. The first time I got invaded by another player my mind was blown, mainly because of the unknown and shock that it was possible.

I felt they hit a crossroads with Elden Ring. The game was immense, fun, but the open world aspect was not to my taste and I hope their next games return to the roots of design.

 

[Liopleurodon]

Not gonna vote, but:

- games are fun

- games have countless interesting stories, and characters

- interactivity

- the challenge

- visuals, and sound / music / OST

- the feeling of being part of something, especially considering that there are millions of other gamers

- there is always something to talk about

- it's entertaining to even follow fan made things like emulators, CRT shaders, decompilations