Mine would be my reflexes slowing down over time as I mostly play competitive shooters.
What’s some of the hardest things you’ve had to accept being a gamer as you get older?
Feeling "overplayed", like you've tried everything and new things don't excite you as much anymore. When the very first 3D open world games came out, it felt like something out of a different world, it was amazing and special. Now practically every new game is just a remix of what you've probably already seen or experienced and they don't feel as special anymore.
Nothing can surpass GTA vicy city for me. It was so good that I can play it even with lags. These lights, music, cars... Godlike experience. No game can repeat this. Now they improve models, increase map size, but all that does not make sense. you can't step into the same water twice(
I also have a special memory of GTA Vice City! I played a lot of GTA 1 and 2 before that (GTA 3 kinda missed me for some reason) and I loved those games, but I remember after Vice City came out, me and my cousin were visiting this computer club in our area and the son of the owner there had his own computer and one day was playing Vice City on it, and all of us with all the other kids would gather around to watch him play and be super jealous haha. Then when we finally got to play it ourselves it was a blast!
First gta I played and the first open world game I played, I can still remember getting into that boxy white car when you come out the lawyers office and MJs Billie Jean is on the radio, while driving round in just awe of the 3d game world. Went back and played 3 and loved that to but found it way more depressing than VC.
I remember the build up to GTA:SA coming out, i was so excited, I Qued with my mum for 2 hrs to get a copy. It was as amazing as VC again.
GTA6 is coming soon, everyone around me is tryna hype me up but, i feel nothing, actually I'm kinda dreading it I don't even see most games as something to be excited anymore, just as cash traps I have to avoid (or if its a game I really do want to play) to resist.
I'm actually going back to more old school games, 90s/00s ones ya know where you actually owned the game and it was released as a Complete enjoyable storyline and additional dlcs were reasonably priced and added extra elements to the story not finished it or the game.