Why I no longer buy modern Games.. - by Vipersan
Malf on 3/8/2019 at 08:06
Good to see some fellow ebook enthusiasts here :)
I've been reading ebooks pretty much exclusively for over ten years now, having started with a Sony Reader PRS505, with my current device being a Kobo Aura H2O, same as Starker.
Space, convenience and portability are the key benefits for me, while offering an immediate reading experience identical to reading a paper book.
By the way, for you ebook enthusiasts out there, I'm assuming you already know about these essentials, but just in case:
I use (
https://calibre-ebook.com/) Calibre to manage my eBook library, which I keep on my Google Drive so I have access to it everywhere.
And I use the (
https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/) DeDrm plugin for Calibre to strip DRM from any eBooks I buy (and I buy all of my eBooks, apart from any free ones I may get from places like (
https://www.gutenberg.org/) Project Gutenberg).
demagogue on 3/8/2019 at 10:07
I like real books, but as a practical matter I read books on my phone (a 1+) because the best time I have to read is on my train commute and it's easiest to just pull out my phone and read a few pages and maybe throw in a game of chess or some casual/retro game.
Nameless Voice on 3/8/2019 at 12:01
Yes, I also read books exclusively on my phone.
The screen isn't as good as dedicated e-reader would be, but I turned the text size up and don't read all that much anyway.
icemann on 3/8/2019 at 14:49
In the case of books, I prize my Lone Wolf and Fighting Fantasy gamebooks in physical form. In the case of Lone Wolf ones, those are worth QUITE a bit ($150+ each, and I have all 30). Though that said, nowadays if I was going to play / read a Lone Wolf gamebook I'd likely do it via (
https://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/WhatsNew) Project Aon's HTML versions as they have in-built combat generators which is far faster than doing it the traditional way. Those have revisions by the books author as well, which in book form would be impossible to have unless you bought a newer release of it.
Twist on 3/8/2019 at 17:31
I still have a fondness for the look, feel -- and even scent -- of good hardcover books, but most of my reading over the last decade has been with ebooks.
Our local library has tight integration with audio/apps/eReaders, so I can read on my e-reader at home, listen to the book in my car or while walking, and even read a bit from my phone if it's all I have access to in a waiting room or whatever. And it all stays synchronized. Plus being a public library, I have access to almost every book ever at the tip of my fingers -- for free.
Although I still buy ebooks, too. Like Malf I also use Calibre for various tasks, like to rip books so I can easily quote and note passages on my computer.
But I have several really old hardcover books with short, thoughtful notes in the front, back or in the margins of favorite books, handwritten by multiple generations of my family (or in some cases friends, old professors). These include things like loving, personal notes from my grandma and my mom, or sincere encouraging comments from a favorite old teacher.
I'm afraid this is something that will be lost as we transition to all ebooks.
Starker on 3/8/2019 at 17:44
I played Steve Jackson's Sorcery! on my phone and it definitely made it less of a hassle. One of the better gamebooks too. Or at least more gamey and less trial and error than what you usually get.
Audiobooks I've never been able to get into. I'll just fall asleep.
icemann on 4/8/2019 at 04:27
Books has a similar effect on me, which apparently has something to do with it making your eyes tired. Still enjoy reading regardless. If you ever find yourself nodding off whilst reading, that's why.
Harvester on 5/8/2019 at 08:12
I also have a Kobo H2O! I read mostly e-books, because in the Netherlands they're almost always cheaper and I have limited shelf space.
But in some cases I read books on paper:
1) when the books have color photos in them
2) when it's my birthday or Christmas and I want a book I'll ask for it on paper
3) when it's a book that I think someone else would like and I want to lend it to them
4) when I borrow books from other people
FE_Mark on 14/8/2019 at 14:29
This is an understandable feeling towards modern AAA games I feel. I generally tend to buy indie now unless its something by Arkane.
Shadowcat on 17/8/2019 at 04:04
One way I know that I don't buy very many modern games is that I'm out of the hardware race. I think the last game I played with fancy graphics was the "Shadow Warrior" reboot (which was really great!). I played that with a GeForce 8600 GTS video card. It coped, but only just -- by the end of the game I think I had most (if not all) settings on minimum, including the screen resolution.
I really enjoyed the game though, and decided I'd like to play it again -- but being able to take advantage of the fancy graphics. So it was time to buy a new video card at last. I purchased a new video card in November 2015, for that purpose. Yesterday, I installed it!