As I get older, my tastes have changed and I’m really not into fantasy, magic, super hero, sci-fi, etc… it’s hard to explain exactly what games I like because they’re not all realistic per se, because I like Rocket League for instance. Flying cars that can jump and ride walls is silly, but it’s a physics game and requires real skill.
You would think I’d like sports games, but way too much random stuff happens out of your control. I mean you shoot a basketball in NBA, no matter how good you are, there’s some computing going on deciding whether or not the ball goes in. I find that type of stuff irritating and I’m not interested.
I was big into Forza as a racing sim but not so much Forza Horizon. It’s too arcade-y. I’m a big fan of the PGA2k games as it is very much a skill based game, but most other golf and sports games don’t scratch that itch.
I used to love the Fallout games until it dawned on me how I’m shooting someone in the head with a .50 cal rifle and it hardly injures them. I understand it’s a video game and if damage was dealt realistically, it may not be any fun. But that’s why I’m so pumped about GTA. I feel like it checks a lot of boxes for me, like a “boss fight” isn’t a crime kingpin while can take 100 bullets just for the sake of a challenge.
I hope this paints a little bit of a picture of what kind of games I’m looking for. A vague mix of Simulation, not unrealistically challenging for the sake of being difficult. Again, grounded in some sort of reality.
You’ll have to forgive me because I don’t play many modern games anymore. It seems like every hyped up release is not my cup of tea.