Is it just me ...

Or do games lately just suck?

I ask this because recently I've found myself browsing stores looking for something new to play. The problem is, nothing appeals to me. I go back home and browse my shelf and find that I'd much rather be playing games released 3 or 4 years ago than games that have come out in the past 3 or 4 months. I find it a little disheartening that there's just nothing out right now that makes me go "Man, I just HAVE to play that!"

It's funny because I was talking to a buddy of mine whom I regularly play against on Live and we both agreed that we felt the need to shoot something as opposed to our usual weekend Forza racing. After much back-and-forth about the recent shooters (Black Ops, Battlefield, Bulletstorm, Homefront, Reach, etc) we both came to realization that we'd rather play GRAW2 or Vegas2 instead. So we both hunted down copies and had a blast (pun intended.)

Now, it's no secret that we're both big Clancy fans but we both found it more than a little bothersome that there just wasn't anything, out of half a dozen shooters released in the past couple years, that we had any interest in playing. We'd rather play an old game that almost no one is playing online anymore than something we're guaranteed to get some solid multiplayer matches out of.

Is it just me? Am I just so jaded by great games (and great multiplayer experiences) that I've played in the past that I can't even bring myself to try some legitimately good current ones? Or am I not alone in thinking that the games that are currently hitting shelves just aren't worth even trying?

I asked my clan but felt the need to post in my blog too because I'd genuinely like some feedback here. I've always considered myself a gamer but I can't help but feel that my disinterest in recent releases might mean that that part of my identity is slipping away. If it is then help me out! I want it back, dammit!

-N. "Soylent" White