Destiny Was Not My Type of Video Game: I was Disappointed

Maybe I am to old or just don't think like the rest. I only have 10 games in my game collection. That is. because of money, and when I pick a game I have to stress about it for weeks before I make up my mind. Destiny was a impulse buy, because many people I trust was telling me I had to get this game, it's great and wonderful, you can do this and that. They did not lie, there are tons of options in the game. But I still like the one shooters like Call of Duty, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Need for Speed and a good Zombie Game.

While Destiny is awesome for most people I hope that type of game format don't take over like reality TV programs did on network TV did for a while. The big money thing can burn out and lose interest and destroy the fun for all.

I tried to get in to Destiny, but I just got bored and went back to playing my type of games. For me it was just to much and no central goal except to up your level. There is never a end to the game, it just goes on and on. For most of my friends, they love that, I did not. I did enjoy some of the hard battles, that was awesome and the public events where fun also.

Bottom line is that I could not keep up. If I had to go away for a few days and then come back to the game I was lost and I never advanced. It might be because of my life style that I never got into the game. Destiny is more for the hard core gamer and not the recreational gamer like myself.

Destiny is a world of it's own.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warefare: For me, This is a great Thrill Ride.

Back in August I wrote a blog post that I had questions about how well the new Call of Duty game Advanced Warfare would be in game play. Again let me say that I am 51, and I am not a teenager, but for me I like the game. It has the same grit if not more in the new game as it did in the old games. I am really impressed with the campaign game play. Kevin Spacey is the voice of the games villain Jonathan Irons and is represented in a very recognizable CGI character. I really like the story line that is put forth in campaign mode. However the on-line game play is very different, in some ways it reminds me of Halo, but the feel for Halo on X-Box is not over whelming. It just seems to me that the online game play experience is more wide open. Now while I do enjoy online game play , I suck at it. If I get 20 kills my deaths are always higher. while I do try to improve, it's a game and not life and death like it is for some players.

So over all I am very impressed,and the new game has delivered and answered my questions from my August 30th post

One Year Ago Forbes Magazine Said that X-BOX and Playstation Could be Coming to a End

On June 9th 2013 Forbes Magazine predicted the end of console video games. I am not attacking Forbes but using them as a example because they where not the only publication that predicted the end is near for video game systems. But Forbes has a excellent reputation for making business predictions. And it's not about proving anyone wrong or right, OK, maybe it is. But I don't think you can predict the gaming industry with any type of consistency unless Sony and Microsoft would stop making the games system consoles.

 The problem with analyst that make predictions is that they are business analyst and not people that play games. In the past few years two games have dominated the market Halo and Modern Warfare and sometimes that is all you hear about and gamers get board. There has not been a lot to stretch that vivid imagination. I have read some of the reasons they think the end is near. I mean come on, while Facebook games like Candy Crush and Farmville can be addicting they are stupid and irritating. I have tried them and they did have a addictive quality, but they do not come close to Video console game play, The vivid graphics and role play that the X-Box and Playstation gives us. I don't like playing games on 2 inch or 8 by 10 screen. I want my 32 inch HD full sound experience. However, I think the counsel gaming industry heard the call and struck back with a vengeance.

ComputerandVideoGames.com reported

Developers in the UK are becoming increasingly interested on working on Xbox One and PS4 games in the near future, with development on mobile and PC set to drop, according to a new report.

Gamesradar.com had this report

The last half of the decade in particular have seen multiple industry giants cease to exist, including former heavyweights like Midway, Clover, and Factor 5. But not every one-prominent name stays buried forever--some press start and continue on with a new lease on corporate life. 

The past 7 months the Playstation 4 has had booming sales and X-Box has been playing catch up. To me this proves that people want to play games. That is what they are interested in. X-Box is pushing the whole entertainment control thing with the X-Box One voice media control system they have. It's about the games, not what my game system can do for me. it's about how I can interact with my game system and be entertained in a virtual world. Do not get me wrong, X-Box is a awesome games system and will make a comeback and Playstation needs to know that.
 Motley Fool web site gave a positive but yet cautious outlook for console game systems In a interview

Tim Beyers had this to say


 I think the message for me is, consoles are under threat. They're doing very well right now -- the Xbox One and the Sony's PS4 are both very good consoles -- but I don't think it's an accident that the Xbox One is much more than a gaming device, because you have these other platforms that are starting to crop up and threaten the hegemony of a console. 

It is still more simple, it's about the game and where it can take you. Keep it simple but not so simple or complicated that you lose interest.