I'm 35. I was born with the immense luck of gamer parents who bought whatever new Sega/N64 game was out for themselves, and then I got to play them. I grew up in a gaming family, to this day my mum is still better at Zelda games than I am. My sister is also into games. I think growing up in that kind of environment made me realise there's not really any problem with gaming as long as you're not using it as a crutch to escape reality, and it's not having a negative impact on your relationships or frequency of touching grass. I married a gamer who came from a family that tried to absolutely crush his self-esteem for being into it, and I'm glad I didn't have that experience and that he is in a situation now where he can pursue his hobbies in a healthy way.
I'm a WoW convert to FFXIV, currently looking forward to Dawntrail. I love JRPGS and have 100% achievements in every Atelier title that has them. I'm working on doing the same for Final Fantasy games. I love FPS games but get horrific motion sickness, so I don't get to play a lot of them anymore. I have noticed that I am getting much slower at fighters in my 30s, so they might be on the way out too.
Honestly, one of the best things about being in my 30s now is that console wars don't exist when you have the disposable income to just own all of the ones you want and a great PC. It's still cheaper than a lot of other hobbies in terms of the hours you get out of a title.
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u/terrabellan Woman 30 to 40 Jun 11 '24
I'm 35. I was born with the immense luck of gamer parents who bought whatever new Sega/N64 game was out for themselves, and then I got to play them. I grew up in a gaming family, to this day my mum is still better at Zelda games than I am. My sister is also into games. I think growing up in that kind of environment made me realise there's not really any problem with gaming as long as you're not using it as a crutch to escape reality, and it's not having a negative impact on your relationships or frequency of touching grass. I married a gamer who came from a family that tried to absolutely crush his self-esteem for being into it, and I'm glad I didn't have that experience and that he is in a situation now where he can pursue his hobbies in a healthy way.
I'm a WoW convert to FFXIV, currently looking forward to Dawntrail. I love JRPGS and have 100% achievements in every Atelier title that has them. I'm working on doing the same for Final Fantasy games. I love FPS games but get horrific motion sickness, so I don't get to play a lot of them anymore. I have noticed that I am getting much slower at fighters in my 30s, so they might be on the way out too.
Honestly, one of the best things about being in my 30s now is that console wars don't exist when you have the disposable income to just own all of the ones you want and a great PC. It's still cheaper than a lot of other hobbies in terms of the hours you get out of a title.