Right, this is a question i feel inclined to bring up, since it seems to be hitting harder recently than ever.

    Recently, ive been finding game releases are getting worse and worse. I always anticipate the newest release, as i always have done beforehand, thinking 'This is something that will keep me occupied. I love the wait as i install a game, because it always reminds me that in just a few minutes, my money will be rewarding me with a good solid 10 hours of enjoyment.

     And then, i load it up. Im 20 minutes into a game, and thinking 'hmm, what have i bought. Im bored. Already'. Attention span is at an all time low (or so i think at this point). Im no longer a gamer, i can't sit through these games. I find the quality of even most better releases is just lacklustre. Sure, there are a few games that catch my eye. Battle For Middle Earth is still widely played (occasionally, i admit, with a trainer because sometimes you need a fudge off huge army). Audiosurf is still a stroke of genius. Portal is still retaining it humor (if slowly being drained my subsequent replays) and still retaining its enjoyment factor (far from defunkt). Team Fortress 2 is an occasional treat when i have access to it, a computer with the internet, and a GPU from before the middle ages.

    And yet, so many games fall far short of my boundaries. I don't believe them to be high, and so once again, i arrive at the conclusion that i am to blame; that games are fine, and i am wrong

    Then, i load up Dungeon Keeper. 6 hours later, and 3/4 of the campaign complete, i realised how long id been playing. An example of a game which meets my apparently extremely high standards, despite being only average good according to a general concensus. But if i load up my newer games, once again im bored. My PSP currently has on Grandia, MGS, FFIX, FFVII,FFVIII, Abes Oddessy and Kula World. and i love them.


tl;dr. Are games the issue, or are Gamers. Do you think that the quality standard for games has fallen as the desire for graphics has grown, or am i just past my gaming.