No Gamer Is An Island. Or: Why I didn't like Half-Life 2

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Angrist

But again.... do you guys think my little theory makes any sense, apart from Half-Life 2??
Have gamers and most games become more social? Do we feel lonely when playing older games?

I think it depends on the game. Some games still emerge me and I completely forget about the real world. And, the "lone hero" is an age-old gaming thing that is not going to go away.

Social gaming = online gaming = TF2. nuff said.

Otherwise...games like Zelda with very active environment probably would work for you. But, sometimes you just have to roll with the post-Apocalyptic world.

Do yourself a favor, Angrist, and check out No One Lives Forever.