To get our minds off realignment and whatnot, I want to start a gaming thread on here. What consoles does everyone here have and what are your favorite games?? (You may include the DS, 3DS, the Vita, PSP, &/or the PC as a console :) )

I have both a PS 3 & an Xbox 360, as well as a Wii, but I hardly play my Wii at all. Favorite games include Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim, NCAA '12, Alan Wake, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and COD: Black Ops 2. I have a 3DS and PS Vita that I play at work on my lunch break. (I alternate between the two).

What about you guys??

(06-21-2013 03:34 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  To get our minds off realignment and whatnot, I want to start a gaming thread on here. What consoles does everyone here have and what are your favorite games?? (You may include the DS, 3DS, the Vita, PSP, &/or the PC as a console :) )

I have both a PS 3 & an Xbox 360, as well as a Wii, but I hardly play my Wii at all. Favorite games include Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim, NCAA '12, Alan Wake, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and COD: Black Ops 2. I have a 3DS and PS Vita that I play at work on my lunch break. (I alternate between the two).

What about you guys??

I'm an old dude and don't game. But I think you'll get some takers from some of the folks on this board. The problem has been everyone is sparse in the Summer and there really hasn't been much in the way of news to energize the board.

(06-21-2013 09:27 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm an old dude and don't game.

I resemble that remark...

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you, JRSec? I don't mind telling you that I'm 35, and I love gaming! If you're my dad's age, I can kinda see why you don't play games, but even though my dad is 65/66 (can't remember which, I do know that he was born back in 1947), he likes to play Scrabble online from time to time.

(06-22-2013 11:43 AM)DawgNBama Wrote:  If you don't mind me asking, how old are you, JRSec? I don't mind telling you that I'm 35, and I love gaming! If you're my dad's age, I can kinda see why you don't play games, but even though my dad is 65/66 (can't remember which, I do know that he was born back in 1947), he likes to play Scrabble online from time to time.

I'm not too far off from your Dad's age. I have one older than you and one just a couple of years younger. I play chess, most card games, and the only video game I ever purchased for my computer was Red Baron which I loved. I garden, take care of an aged parent and parents in law, write, try to keep up with the yard, and help out neighborhood strays. Other than that I watch politicians who are trying to steal my social security money, annuitize my 401k, and manipulate the value of my stocks and commodities.

I always felt the prime mission in my life was to try and leave a better world to my children than the one I inherited. Looks like my generation failed you and my children. I'm sorry about that. We had lots of public lakes to fish in and the power companies claim them now and have sold off the properties for lake front homes which destroyed the natural habitat of the lakes. We had thousands of acres of public land and private land to hunt on but the corporations have bought out most of them from my generation who were too greedy and lazy to work it or keep it up. So, safe places to hunt are fast dwindling. We watched as inflation ate up savings and earnings and did not hold Washington accountable. Education skyrocketed in cost and then we agreed to NAFTA. High dollar diplomas in search of good jobs is now the norm. And now following the attacks on New York and Washington we have sold out freedom for the sake of security. While I did none of the above I still stayed too quiet while it was all going on. But, in my older years I'm free to ask the tough question at the town hall, write my congressman, and still work for you guys and your future.

But hey, I'm sorry I don't game but I bet Bigblueblindness does.

Thank you JRSec, and I mean that sincerely when I say that.

(06-22-2013 08:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 09:27 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm an old dude and don't game.

I resemble that remark...

So, if you don't play video games does that mean you're old? B/C I haven't picked up a controller in about 17 years.

(06-24-2013 09:01 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(06-22-2013 08:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 09:27 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm an old dude and don't game.

I resemble that remark...

So, if you don't play video games does that mean you're old? B/C I haven't picked up a controller in about 17 years.

I started messing around with computers in 1964, on a ModComp mainframe. There were no games on it. I play chess, unless I'm with family playing Euchre, a card game. I used to shoot pool in league play, but I stopped doing that when I quit driving...

(06-24-2013 09:01 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(06-22-2013 08:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 09:27 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm an old dude and don't game.

I resemble that remark...

So, if you don't play video games does that mean you're old? B/C I haven't picked up a controller in about 17 years.

Congratulations Vandiver you have real life experience instead of virtual and yes you are on your way to being an old dude. There are advantages to that status. On most occasions you don't have to worry about what you wear, or how your hair looks. If you say what you really think and people don't like it it's due to your age. You can use truth like a topical medication for the deluded. You lay it on them and let them walk away whether they understand you or not. In time it sinks in and they almost always return to say, "Hey, I didn't catch what you meant at first...". Sometimes that is followed by a thank you and sometimes by a verbal assault. Either way you don't have to respond anymore because they have just defined their level of obtuseness and either assuring them or further correction is unnecessary. Old dudes don't have to respond to their wives, friends, or children with anything more than facial gestures and nods. Women seldom run you out of the bathroom when you are an old dude. Old dudes have the time to fish, hunt, garden, and have long since quit trying to keep up socially (which is the greatest waste of one's life and time known to humanity). Old dudes know that if you follow the herd you are always going to get slaughtered. That applies to investments, buying crap you don't need or won't use, adhering to standards you don't believe in, and putting up with the idiocy of others. Remember stupid people get you killed. Old dudes don't have many friends, but the few they have are generally true and the friendship is quite mutual when it comes to having somebody who's got your back. In short don't fear becoming an old dude, embrace it. It has been the most liberating experience of my life, other than buying my first car.

(06-24-2013 10:02 AM)JRsec Wrote:  

(06-24-2013 09:01 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(06-22-2013 08:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 09:27 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm an old dude and don't game.

I resemble that remark...

So, if you don't play video games does that mean you're old? B/C I haven't picked up a controller in about 17 years.

Congratulations Vandiver you have real life experience instead of virtual and yes you are on your way to being an old dude. There are advantages to that status. On most occasions you don't have to worry about what you wear, or how your hair looks. If you say what you really think and people don't like it it's due to your age. You can use truth like a topical medication for the deluded. You lay it on them and let them walk away whether they understand you or not. In time it sinks in and they almost always return to say, "Hey, I didn't catch what you meant at first...". Sometimes that is followed by a thank you and sometimes by a verbal assault. Either way you don't have to respond anymore because they have just defined their level of obtuseness and either assuring them or further correction is unnecessary. Old dudes don't have to respond to their wives, friends, or children with anything more than facial gestures and nods. Women seldom run you out of the bathroom when you are an old dude. Old dudes have the time to fish, hunt, garden, and have long since quit trying to keep up socially (which is the greatest waste of one's life and time known to humanity). Old dudes know that if you follow the herd you are always going to get slaughtered. That applies to investments, buying crap you don't need or won't use, adhering to standards you don't believe in, and putting up with the idiocy of others. Remember stupid people get you killed. Old dudes don't have many friends, but the few they have are generally true and the friendship is quite mutual when it comes to having somebody who's got your back. In short don't fear becoming an old dude, embrace it. It has been the most liberating experience of my life, other than buying my first car.

Very rarely do I follow the herd mentality, and I make sure that I have true friends who really have my back, and don't leave at the first moment when circumstances get difficult. I've always been that way. I've never been into hunting (lethal to animals) at all, unless it's hunting down a critter that's been a real pest or a danger to me. Then I go on the hunt (again, lethal to animals). My type of hunting is hunting down wildlife with a camera. May seem anticlimatic to a lot of you guys, but that's just me. I don't put down people who do like to hunt with guns and bows though; it just doesn't really interest me that much. (my dad used to hunt some, but never really got interested in it either). I do like to fish though, especially on overcast days, but the people I like to fish with are usually too busy with other things, and there's times that I get too busy to fish myself. Unfortunately, at my point in life, it's in my best interest to try to keep up somewhat socially until I finally get some job security and/or retirement. When you've hit retirement, you can officially become an "old dude" according JRSEC's definition, IMO.

(06-24-2013 02:53 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  

(06-24-2013 10:02 AM)JRsec Wrote:  

(06-24-2013 09:01 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(06-22-2013 08:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 09:27 PM)JRsec Wrote:  I'm an old dude and don't game.

I resemble that remark...

So, if you don't play video games does that mean you're old? B/C I haven't picked up a controller in about 17 years.

Congratulations Vandiver you have real life experience instead of virtual and yes you are on your way to being an old dude. There are advantages to that status. On most occasions you don't have to worry about what you wear, or how your hair looks. If you say what you really think and people don't like it it's due to your age. You can use truth like a topical medication for the deluded. You lay it on them and let them walk away whether they understand you or not. In time it sinks in and they almost always return to say, "Hey, I didn't catch what you meant at first...". Sometimes that is followed by a thank you and sometimes by a verbal assault. Either way you don't have to respond anymore because they have just defined their level of obtuseness and either assuring them or further correction is unnecessary. Old dudes don't have to respond to their wives, friends, or children with anything more than facial gestures and nods. Women seldom run you out of the bathroom when you are an old dude. Old dudes have the time to fish, hunt, garden, and have long since quit trying to keep up socially (which is the greatest waste of one's life and time known to humanity). Old dudes know that if you follow the herd you are always going to get slaughtered. That applies to investments, buying crap you don't need or won't use, adhering to standards you don't believe in, and putting up with the idiocy of others. Remember stupid people get you killed. Old dudes don't have many friends, but the few they have are generally true and the friendship is quite mutual when it comes to having somebody who's got your back. In short don't fear becoming an old dude, embrace it. It has been the most liberating experience of my life, other than buying my first car.

Very rarely do I follow the herd mentality, and I make sure that I have true friends who really have my back, and don't leave at the first moment when circumstances get difficult. I've always been that way. I've never been into hunting (lethal to animals) at all, unless it's hunting down a critter that's been a real pest or a danger to me. Then I go on the hunt (again, lethal to animals). My type of hunting is hunting down wildlife with a camera. May seem anticlimatic to a lot of you guys, but that's just me. I don't put down people who do like to hunt with guns and bows though; it just doesn't really interest me that much. (my dad used to hunt some, but never really got interested in it either). I do like to fish though, especially on overcast days, but the people I like to fish with are usually too busy with other things, and there's times that I get too busy to fish myself. Unfortunately, at my point in life, it's in my best interest to try to keep up somewhat socially until I finally get some job security and/or retirement. When you've hit retirement, you can officially become an "old dude" according JRSEC's definition, IMO.

Hunting with a camera still requires everything that hunting with a gun does. One of my daughters does quite a bit of it in Alaska. I'd prefer she had a gun when in bear country, as they hunt back. My hunting in recent years has been confined to wild hogs, which do qualify as a nuisance and a danger. They can hunt back too.

Be careful about wanting security. It's a good thing but very elusive as life itself is uncertain. Many years ago one of my mentors cautioned me when I said that I sought security. He pointed out that the correct thing to hunt for in life is opportunity, because with it we acquire the best means to fulfillment and what little security we will ever truly feel. He said that those looking for security too frequently miss opportunities which appear to them to be needless risks. Life has proven his observations to be true. Otherwise I'd say you were on track at 35 to be happy at 65.

(06-21-2013 03:34 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  To get our minds off realignment and whatnot, I want to start a gaming thread on here. What consoles does everyone here have and what are your favorite games?? (You may include the DS, 3DS, the Vita, PSP, &/or the PC as a console :) )

I have both a PS 3 & an Xbox 360, as well as a Wii, but I hardly play my Wii at all. Favorite games include Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim, NCAA '12, Alan Wake, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and COD: Black Ops 2. I have a 3DS and PS Vita that I play at work on my lunch break. (I alternate between the two).

What about you guys??

Well, Dawg, I have an XBox 360, but it is mainly to play Halo with my college buddies about once every couple of months when we can get a night away from the girlfriends and wives. It's great! I usually get absorbed in one game each winter when the weather is crummy. I really like the single player mission games but don't do the online gaming. I played Red Dead Redemption this past winter and loved it! It is amazing how realistic they can make movements now on these games. It is fun to get lost in a story when you have some down time.

The COD games are also intense and very well made. I am always a year or two late on games because I refuse to pay the full price when stuff first comes out, but I've played COD 2 and 4 recently. I've thought about playing the Assassin's Creed games. Have you done those, and are they worth the time investment?

(06-25-2013 10:22 AM)bigblueblindness Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 03:34 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  To get our minds off realignment and whatnot, I want to start a gaming thread on here. What consoles does everyone here have and what are your favorite games?? (You may include the DS, 3DS, the Vita, PSP, &/or the PC as a console :) )

I have both a PS 3 & an Xbox 360, as well as a Wii, but I hardly play my Wii at all. Favorite games include Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim, NCAA '12, Alan Wake, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and COD: Black Ops 2. I have a 3DS and PS Vita that I play at work on my lunch break. (I alternate between the two).

What about you guys??

Well, Dawg, I have an XBox 360, but it is mainly to play Halo with my college buddies about once every couple of months when we can get a night away from the girlfriends and wives. It's great! I usually get absorbed in one game each winter when the weather is crummy. I really like the single player mission games but don't do the online gaming. I played Red Dead Redemption this past winter and loved it! It is amazing how realistic they can make movements now on these games. It is fun to get lost in a story when you have some down time.

The COD games are also intense and very well made. I am always a year or two late on games because I refuse to pay the full price when stuff first comes out, but I've played COD 2 and 4 recently. I've thought about playing the Assassin's Creed games. Have you done those, and are they worth the time investment?

I got a PS3 for Christmas from the kids. They it a lot, but I just play Tiger Woods Golf and watch Netflix on it...lol

As Medic mentioned, those systems can be used for all kinds of good uses outside of shoot 'em up gaming. I have seen several stories on the news where nursing homes have been using them to keep their patients moving and engaged, especially with the Wii. Going through the motions of bowling, throwing, swinging, jogging, etc. is a great way for them to exercise in a controlled environment.

(06-25-2013 10:22 AM)bigblueblindness Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 03:34 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  To get our minds off realignment and whatnot, I want to start a gaming thread on here. What consoles does everyone here have and what are your favorite games?? (You may include the DS, 3DS, the Vita, PSP, &/or the PC as a console :) )

I have both a PS 3 & an Xbox 360, as well as a Wii, but I hardly play my Wii at all. Favorite games include Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim, NCAA '12, Alan Wake, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and COD: Black Ops 2. I have a 3DS and PS Vita that I play at work on my lunch break. (I alternate between the two).

What about you guys??

Well, Dawg, I have an XBox 360, but it is mainly to play Halo with my college buddies about once every couple of months when we can get a night away from the girlfriends and wives. It's great! I usually get absorbed in one game each winter when the weather is crummy. I really like the single player mission games but don't do the online gaming. I played Red Dead Redemption this past winter and loved it! It is amazing how realistic they can make movements now on these games. It is fun to get lost in a story when you have some down time.

The COD games are also intense and very well made. I am always a year or two late on games because I refuse to pay the full price when stuff first comes out, but I've played COD 2 and 4 recently. I've thought about playing the Assassin's Creed games. Have you done those, and are they worth the time investment?

Assassin's Creed 3 seems pretty good. Also, I'd try out Dishonored too.