Have you tried setting up MUGEN?

A what? *curious*

Mugen is a 2d fighting game by elecbyte that thrives on user created content. You can download other people's characters or (with the fighter factory software) make your own character. You can also add backrounds, screen packs, and music. Some people even create standalone games based on the Mugen physics engine. You can find plenty of great characters on mugenarchive, but you need an account to download a major amount of the content and your account needs to go through a review before you can download anything over 2mb. In the mean time you can browse youtube or the Mugen wiki for characters to download. Some people make 18+ characters and character edits, if you're interested in putting that into the game.

I am not interested in those edits, but I couldn't resist talking about this game when I saw this picture and it's title.

awww *hugs*

Q__Q *clings*

Convoy, Dungeon of the Endless, and FTL (all very similar, yet great games). You should try those. Even though they aren't polished triple A games, they are a wonderful ride and worth some time. If you are talking about console games... Well Devs have started to treat their fan base as one of two types. Intelligent seeking a challenge, and relaxing fun games, not much challenge but still decently fun. There is something out there for you ^.^ The biggest problem is, as you get older the more nostalgia clouds your judgement. Trying something for the very first time will always be more exciting and more enjoyable then trying it the fifth or sixth time.

Lately I've been feeling like a lot of the games are co-op or shooters. I can't remember the last time that I picked up a game and fell in love.

Like, recently- I enjoyed Undertale, I really did, but I didn't get swept off my feet like a lot of the fandom did. I've got a Frankenstien's monster of a computer that is in desperate need of a graphics card, and more upgrades, and I'm at the cross roads of weather or not I just scrap what I got, as I paid about $300 from a friend-of-a-friend, or just upgrade my parts bit by bit. I've always been a console person for this reason that I have NEVER had a decent running PC. Ever... And a lot of the console games are trash. A lot of the same stuff over and over and over again, and I'm trying to fathom how these games that in my opinion being so poor, manage to have such a huge following.

I know the most about Destiny: so I'll use it as my example here, but I was so excited for Destiny's release, all my friend's were getting it, we were all gonna play together, and I was most interested in the story aspect... You were dead and the Ghost was looking for you, and brought you back from the dead... To fight? Because you were taken before your time? These and hundreds of other questions were never answered as the moment you leave the tutorial area and head to the main hub. The plot is gone, and you have a shooter in space... that happens to be an MMO. I got tired of the game very quickly, and my friends told me that it was the social aspect that made the game fun for them... but if I wanted social aspects, I would've played a game of Face Book... It wasn't really what I was looking for in my console games.

Sorry to ramble on ya... I'm really just caught between a rock and a hard place with my love of games these days.

Well the games I mentioned don't need a monster PC to run, they are more pixel games that don't rely heavily on a nerative, more of a "create your own adventure" style game. Suitable for a few hours, nothing more. You are right though. Games in general just hold less attention then their predecessors. The only game that really got me into the story was Final Fantasy 14... and that was after the first 90 trash story quests that I found actual subsistence mixed with decent combat mechanics and gorgeous visuals. Social is definitely not what I look for in games, I'm a perfectionist in terms of mechanics. I love games with a "minute to learn lifetime to master" mentality. I'm also a sucker for RPGs, so those can go hand in hand. Definitely don't give up, I do suggest you stick with one platform though. PC will give you more bang for your buck in terms of customizing and flexibility with games. Most games that are "exclusive" to a console have a PC release somewhere down the road. Plus a PC is just a fancy console that you don't have to run out of the house to grab the latest copy game. I'm not a big "PC master race" person or a console person, I like both and plan on grabbing a wii in a few months because some of my favorite games are on the gamecube and I still have a bunch of games from back then that I refuse to let go. I left the console wars because of the lack of variety in the games they where bringing to the table. XBox and Playstation offered more shooters and a heavy focus on hype train of games. While the Wii focused more on family fun and such. I found both on the PC and have stuck with it, recently upgrading it and overhauling the entire system for about... $1,200. Steep, but I hope to not upgrade for a few years (plus I literally replaced everything except the monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Everything).

It's up to you honestly, I hope you do find a solution though ^.^

I feel the same about games sometimes, but when you play something so much it just gets old. Though what makes gaming fun is gaming with friends and having a laugh about doing simple stupid things. Like I recently spent 3 hours in Halo Forge dicking around on a block using new features and glitches with a friend. I wouldnt be a halo fanboy if I didnt have someone to play with. Heck if I dont play a game with someone I lose interest fast *cough titanfall and Destiny.*

I just feel like everything is a shooter these days. And the fun comes from 'YOU GET TO PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS!' Like that's great and fine and dandy, but a game based solely on weather my firend is online or not is poor game design...

From the list of games you mentioned it seems you been taken in by hype trains. Good sir, it's best to not follow them. Learn to be patient when it comes to some games. Trust me, the game websites are scummy and full of themselves and will literally force push people into believing everything they say about a game and to be hype about it. Come release day, they'll pretend they never said it or act like gamers are the bad guys for saying the game wasn't worth the hype when they (the press) get the game for free and are paid to spit shine the turd.

That rant aside, stick to the word of the mouth on games. It's not fully reliable but its better than the website alternative.

Trust me, I know how you feel but hang in there friend. Gaming can still be fun if you know where to look and find people who are willing to play.

You're telling me... I've been let down by the hype train so often that it's a wonder that I even own a console anymore... Like I'm not a fanboy by any means, but when a title gets me reeled in by "Look! A story! We have a world to explore!" I can't help but wanna jump. I've been so saddened by all of the games to hit the market as they're either nothing like was promised, or is such a let-down that it's not even worth finishing. And I've been so open minded. It's not like I go, "Oh gee, if this (for example) Pokemon game is nothing like Red and Blue it's utter trash!" No! Everything has been dumbed down, from Poison not effecting you outside of battle, to obtaining Experience Share(s), stupid early in game... The challenge of what made a Pokemon game fun for me isn't there anymore, and I want to be there with those who are new to the games, to nerd out with teens. I'm 26, and sometimes I feel so ancient...

My ranting aside, I agree, that I'll probably stick to word of mouth, here on out...

I hope I find something soon.