Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-5641163-20150522174501/@comment-5641163-20150522210036

I was much like you, albeit about fifteen years ago. I collected every scrap of Doom, Quake, Hexen/Heretic and Descent content I could lay my hands on, and quite happily pushed it at absolutely anyone I could find. We'd have LAN parties playing nothing but Quake and Doom 2 maps I'd unearthed, for entire weekends. Happy days.

Nowadays I've only got a couple of "gaming" friends, and they're all busy with their lives so the interaction is minimal, mostly just comparing notes about games we have in common. I get my "shared" gaming enjoyment vicariously through YouTube these days. No TV either (I use my PC for everything, having 10TB of storage helps).

In terms of "current" games, you're not missing out on that much, though there are some series that are worth visiting. Arkham Asylum, Bioshock, Wolfenstein TNO, Serious Sam 3, Shadow of Mordor, DXHR, Far Cry,  some (but not all) of the Assassin's Creed titles (if that's your thing), Dishonored, XCOM and the new Tomb Raider are all worth a look, if you fancy dipping your toe in more modern offerings. I'm sure there's something in there that'll take your fancy!

There are also more recent "classics" like Singularity, Painkiller, Half-Life 2, Max Payne, Metro 2033, The Saboteur (if you can get it to work), Mafia, Freedom Fighters, Dark Sector.. The list goes on. All great games.

Gaming music is a massive thing for me. I've even painstakingly made a couple of compilation albums over the years (complete with artwork etc), including one I'm casually assembling at the moment, although these days there's only about four people left to send it to. Many of my most beloved games are as much about the music as the game itself, going right back to my 8-bit days (showing my age, here!).

Heh, your last line is genius. It's a sad state of affairs, alright.

Incidentally, I just read your hilarious Duke3D blog. I detected some sarcasm. ;-)

P.S. OCD sure can be a pain-in-the-ass sometimes. I've edited this post five times already.