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What game are teenagers playing at the moment…great way to see where gaming is headed and I don’t like it won’t but.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
My 10 year old son and I beat Contra co-op the other day on actual NES hardware hooked up to a CRT. After the last boss went down he ran around the house yelling "Yeeeeaaaaaahhhh!! We beat Contraaaaaa!" lol He also asks Alexa to play Contra music and rocks out to it.
Fun games are still fun games, 30 years later.
Fun games are still fun games, 30 years later.
rm082e
Member
My son is currently really into:
- Gorilla Tag (VR)
- Fortnite
- Dragon Ball Fighters
- Roblox
A.Romero
Member
My10 yo just finished Demon Souls remake (Not even I did that) and just started Bloodborne and GT7. He also plays fornite.
My 8 year old plays random shit on a phone and also plays fornite, roblox and Minecraft.
They both play mortal kombat and sf6.
I got them octopath traveler but didn't really care about it.
My 8 year old plays random shit on a phone and also plays fornite, roblox and Minecraft.
They both play mortal kombat and sf6.
I got them octopath traveler but didn't really care about it.
JimboJones
Member
Honestly sounds like my nephew from you describing your kids
.Try the Spiderman games, my nephew gravitates to all those multiplayer builder games but recently Spiderman and TOTK has been his jam.
nial
Member
My 13 years old son asked me to play on my computer today, I was like sure!!! And what do install….fucking Minecraft and rocket leaguethe title of the OP should read one bit damn autocorrect
Holy shit, boomer GAF truly has no shame. One of the worst threads I've ever seen here.
unlurkified
Member
I’d say those are decent picks for his age. My 11 yo son now almost exclusively plays Brawl Stars because he, “has to play every day to keep up with his friends.” Borderline tragic in my book. I feel you bro on that feeling of disgust though.
Justin9mm
Member
Back in the day? My early teenage years were like the original OG GTA on PC back in 1997 lol
OverHeat
« generous god »
You got the worst avatar I’ve ever seen here.
fart town usa
Member
I used to get such a kick out of watching my nephew play Roblox. His tiny hands moving like a pro Korean gamer while he snipes a dude in some COD knockoff. So effing funny and entertaining.
He's big into Elden Ring now.
He's big into Elden Ring now.
nial
Member
Seriously man, who the fuck takes a pic of their kid playing a game, and then proceeds to post it on a weird niche forum, while complaining about the fact?
fart town usa
Member
Relax. Don't be a dick.
OverHeat
« generous god »
Did you see is face? No!? Step back dude.
nial
Member
I am, lol. But this part is important:
It wouldn't be really weird if the whole post was in a positive light and not trashing whatever the kid likes; especially since most people agree that those are good games, which just ends up leaving an extremely confusing impression on that part.
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Sojiro
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Honestly what do you consider wrong with those two titles? The fact that they aren't single player games, or that they aren't graphical powerhouses for the PC? And what would you want him to be playing instead? I say this as a (damn near) 42 year old parent, and I don't see anything wrong with him playing either of those games. My kids all play Minecraft and a couple play Fortnite and Overwatch, and my oldest used to play a lot of Rocket League. While I do wish they had more interest in the games I grew up with (and there are a few I can get them to play) these are the games they have interest in, and there is nothing wrong with that.
As much as I loved me some good old single player games, once I discovered online games I was hooked. Coming into PC gaming at around 1997 (my bud had a PC, I didn't get one of my own until around 2002) and when we discovered Worms 2 online I was hooked. Nothing was cooler at the time than playing someone all the way across the world in Europe, and just talking with them as we played was mind blowing.
If your kid was playing some mobile whale hunting trash I would definitely be on board with you, as I find those games are absolute garbage and deserve every bit of shit they get. But your son is likely playing those games because they are fun for him, and more importantly his friends are playing them and it's something they can do together. I did the same thing with my buddies at his age, the only difference is it was mostly local co-op with friends on a console, but that did transition to online as that world started to open up for everyone. My oldest has gotten more and more into single player games as he has gotten older, but he will always drop them to play with buddies, and I can't blame him a bit for it.
As much as I loved me some good old single player games, once I discovered online games I was hooked. Coming into PC gaming at around 1997 (my bud had a PC, I didn't get one of my own until around 2002) and when we discovered Worms 2 online I was hooked. Nothing was cooler at the time than playing someone all the way across the world in Europe, and just talking with them as we played was mind blowing.
If your kid was playing some mobile whale hunting trash I would definitely be on board with you, as I find those games are absolute garbage and deserve every bit of shit they get. But your son is likely playing those games because they are fun for him, and more importantly his friends are playing them and it's something they can do together. I did the same thing with my buddies at his age, the only difference is it was mostly local co-op with friends on a console, but that did transition to online as that world started to open up for everyone. My oldest has gotten more and more into single player games as he has gotten older, but he will always drop them to play with buddies, and I can't blame him a bit for it.
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Woopah
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I'd say 19 years ago is long enough to count as "back in the day".
But yes you could go back to OG GTA and Spyro, or even further back to Donkey Komg Country and Street Fighter.
Complistic
Member
Minecraft and Rocket League are absolutely rock solid games. Assuming OP doing a bit of trolling.
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twilo99
Gold Member
Very few younglings are willing to learn how to use a keyboard and a mouse in order to properly enjoy FPS games.. I feel like if it wasn’t for CS no one would bother anymore and aim assisted games will completely take over.
So, good for him and good on you for providing the means.
Bernardougf
Member
My 11 year son cares very little for my Ps5... he plays Crash 4 now and then, eventually some fifa matches, but thats it, ... most of the time he prefers playing gaas mobile games
My 13 year daughter dosent care at all for games...never did.. never will
My 13 year daughter dosent care at all for games...never did.. never will
StereoVsn
Member
They weren’t into SpiderMan or either Zelda, lol. Animal Crossing, Pokémon, Mario Odyssey, and of course Mario Kart is their favorite.Honestly sounds like my nephew from you describing your kids
Try the Spiderman games, my nephew gravitates to all those multiplayer builder games but recently Spiderman and TOTK has been his jam.
And Minecraft Legends, lol.
Edit: Thread TLDR - console manufacturers and SP game publishers are f-d
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Pegasus Actual
Gold Member
Rocket League is the GOAT
Your kid needs like... a higher chair or a lower desk, that KB+M posture ain't it. Teach em young, teach em right.
Your kid needs like... a higher chair or a lower desk, that KB+M posture ain't it. Teach em young, teach em right.
Pasta la Vista
Member
Great games tbh even though I'm into mine craft personally but I see the appeal. I'm 43 btw. At least your kid isn't playing Pokemon or Kingdom Hearts.
mayham2199
Member
I don’t understand this idea that kids gaming will still game the same way as adults. My gaming habits changed a lot from 7 to 40. Hell just this last 5 years I’ve gone back and forth between pc
and console before finally deciding to stick with consoles.
I don’t know maybe I’m wrong but it wouldn’t be the first time the industry thought they knew what people wanted or where gaming was headed only to look like idiots.
and console before finally deciding to stick with consoles.
I don’t know maybe I’m wrong but it wouldn’t be the first time the industry thought they knew what people wanted or where gaming was headed only to look like idiots.
Griffon
Member
Yeah that's the worst part of it.
Those are decent games by themselves, but that shit is over ten years old, aren't kids into newer cool stuff normally?
This much stagnation is very concerning.
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MayauMiao
Member
On the bright side, you don't have to get him the most expensive gaming rig for playing minecraft and rocket league.My 13 years old son asked me to play on my computer today, I was like sure!!! And what do install….fucking Minecraft and rocket league
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
My 15 year old plays Nintendo games on her switch, shity GaaS games on her phone like Genshin impact or whatever it is.
IFireflyl
Gold Member
Who is the dude (or chick - it's hard to tell since it is blurry) in the picture on the left? Just who are you trying to dox here??
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Good coop/versus games that are more light hearted than say Apex or CS etc. My teenage son still plays Rocket League with mates often, same as Apex but he's more interested in the gym with his gym rat mate than gaming. As for Minecraft my two kids left that behind years ago, rarely they'll still play it with friends.
Nintendo games and sims etc are more my daughter's speed though.
Nintendo games and sims etc are more my daughter's speed though.
El Muerto
Gold Member
I got 2 nephews that are pre-teens and they love Metal Gear Solid 5, Hitman, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, COD, and Spiderman. But they also love Fortnite, and Minecraft. What it comes down to is they want to play games with a big open world with freedom. But i also got a nephew that likes to play stupid shit like I Am Bread, and Bendy and the ink machine. I let them play with my RG35xx and got them hooked on Donkey Kong Country, Link to the Past, and Bomberman. I introduced them to Crash Bandicoot when they were 5 or so and they started crying because it was too hard. Us older folks just need show them fun games we grew up with and pass the controller to them.
arkhamguy123
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