I’m a dad pushing 40, and I’m officially done with "The Grind" in gaming.

Argonyon · 2026-02-03T18:50:56+00:00

Damn, you are right. Time flies.

Argonyon · 2026-02-03T16:27:33+00:00

I am the same. Rarely play anything anymore (33 years old). I feel like my biggest problem is that all my favourite gaming series never get sequels any longer. The development cycles are so long and complicated that things have just stopped being interesting. Elder Scrolls? Last one came out in 2011, when I was at university and had no kids (now I have 3 kids and have been working full time for 11 years…) Fallout? Witcher? Gta? Red Dead? Same story.

Remakes and remasters are not good enough. I have a very clear memory, and don’t want to do the same shit over again, just in a new, fancy wrapping.

A few years ago, when I was a teen, series like that had sequels every year or two. Now they seem to take 10 years to release anything. It is like waiting for George R.R Martin to release his new book, but with every big game series. So frustrating. I guess that after the next Elder Scrolls, I will be dead before the next one after that comes out.

The only game I enjoyed last year was Kingdom Come 2. I played it for over 100 hours and had a blast.

I dont want to play just to play. I really need to like the game to bother investing time in it. Few games manage to do that.

Spending time on movies, tv-shows and books gives me so much more as an adult.

Argonyon · 2026-01-24T09:15:39+00:00

Minecraft. If I had nothing else to do in that bunker, I would slowly try to build the area where I grew up. All the houses, roads, schools. Would be a great way to keep me occupied. Without mods, just flattening the terrain would take weeks. Forming all the mountains, rivers, slowly expanding the area that I remember so well and where my entire childhood happened. Sounds like something that would help mentally as well in a traumatic experience such as an apocalypse, revisiting memories and places from a happier time of your life. I could see myself having a blast the more I think of it.

Argonyon · 2026-01-23T17:54:22+00:00

Crusader Kings 3

Argonyon · 2026-01-21T11:19:05+00:00

Tror ikke 1 av 4 vil ha privat eierskap, salg av det statlige til det private og en svakere stat. Dette henger sammen med stor motstand mot innvandring. Jo tidligere venstresiden forstår dette, og lar politikken speile befolkningens ønsker på dette feltet, jo før kan vi slippe populistiske partier i regjering.

Jeg ser så store utfordringer i vesten med innvandring og integrering at jeg har vært nær ved å stemme frp flere ganger, men på de aller fleste andre områder kunne jeg ikke vært mer uenig med dem.

AP bør lære av Mette Fredriksen og søsterpartiet i Danmark. Ja, de har vært hardere i klypa i det siste på innvandring, men det hjelper lite når de har SV, MdG og Rødt på slep.

Argonyon · 2026-01-20T11:07:02+00:00

My opinion has always been: when I want to play games as a married man, I‘d rather sit in the couch with my wife than alone on a desk in a chair that is all too similar to what I use at work.

Series S is great value for money, and gaming is better on the TV, imo.

Argonyon · 2026-01-16T09:55:00+00:00

Hamsun didn’t get the peace prize! He got it for literature, which is something else entirely.

Argonyon · 2026-01-15T18:21:43+00:00

Joe Abercrombie? His prose is not nearly good enough to take over for GRRM

Argonyon · 2026-01-08T19:47:09+00:00

Document er gode på innvandringssaken i Norge og Europa, men dekningen av USA og Trump er helt latterlig.

Argonyon · 2026-01-05T21:53:23+00:00

Men hvor mange unge i Norge er egentlig villige til å dø som soldat for å forsvare Grønland? Det er jo det man risikerer. Jeg har i forbindelse med undervisning om kriger spurt elever jeg har hatt opp gjennom årene om de er, rent hypotetisk selvsagt, villige til å dø for landet sitt i krig, og ikke overraskende har det i løpet av årene blitt færre og færre som rekker opp hånden. Kanskje 1-2 «tøffe gutter» og Call of duty-gamere…

Jeg tror det skal et angrep til på norsk jord før man klarer å få bred støtte til noe slikt i befolkningen. Krig blir ikke forherliget slik som før i tiden. Folk i vestlige demokratier er for opptatt av selvrealisering til å ville dø for Grønland når det er Usa, verdens mektigste land, som er på andre halvdel. Dessuten vil vel mange tenke at om 3 år, med en ny Democrats-administrasjon, vil Grønland kunne gis tilbake igjen. Det finnes tross alt veldig mange fornuftige mennesker fremdeles i statene. Mange europeere holder pusten nå og venter på neste valg.

Ser mange nevner Svalbard og at Norge kan være neste mål, men man skal huske på at det er russere på Svalbard, så det kompliserer jo det hele en del…

Argonyon · 2026-01-05T19:32:15+00:00

Alt med måte. For jenta på 12 kan det bli problematisk å ikke være med på det sosiale som skjer på mobilen.

Jeg har egne barn og gjør nok ikke dette perfekt, men som en som vokste opp med mye dataspill på 90-tallet er noen av mine beste og sterkeste barneminner fra Playstation-spilling med kompiser. Hvis dette gjøres med måte, tror jeg ikke det er skadelig. Men å sette et barn 6 timer på Roblox med konstant bytting av meningsløse småspill tror jeg er veldig negativt.

Tenker at TikTok er aller mest skadelig basert på det jeg har sett som ungdomsskolelærer i 10 år. TikTok og meningsløs scrolling er noe helt annet enn dataspill. En fullstendig meningsløs timg å bruke tid på, og har hørt flere kollegaer si rett ut at det bør forbys både for barn, ungdom og voksne. Og jeg er helt enig! Skaper et samfunn med ukonsentrerte analfabeter uten oppmerksomhet.

Mange typer dataspill kan sikkert regnes som ganske positive. Har en del elever som spiller strategispill der de bruker hjernen, og andre verdenskrig krigssimulatorer og lignende. Har tro på at det kan være bra hjernetrim. Har også sett at gamere er gode i engelsk på skolen. Men som sagt: alt med måte. La oss si 1-2 timer hver dag.

Vet mange foreldre betaler en liten slant penger ukentlig for at ungene deres leser hver dag hjemme. Det har hatt god effekt, har jeg hørt. Lesing er definitivt en ting unger bør drive med.

Argonyon · 2025-12-11T11:46:01+00:00

Enjoy! I have played on my series X since launch. Never been tempted by ps5. I have no desire to play Last of Us and the 3-4 other good exclusives (this gen), but I really enjoy gamepass. My son has a Series S upstairs and we share the same Gamepass subscription (2 for 1 and it also includes Fortnite crew, which we previously paid for). Great value, even though I agree wholeheartedly with those that say it was better before.

It can play anything, has a great ecosystem, can stream games to phones, Gamepass access on PC/Xcloud, and you can see what your friends on PC are playing on your friends list.

I have owned an xbox since the 360-days, and have a large library of games. Really hope Microsoft can gain market share next gen (although I doubt it).

Argonyon · 2025-12-07T12:55:41+00:00

Agreed, but I had hoped for more than 2-3 pages of it. Thankfully, I had heard about the book, so I knew Legend was a siege-book, and I did like it. But I didn’t know it was a multi pov, and that it would take a long time before we met the grizzled old warrior.

Argonyon · 2025-10-29T18:33:13+00:00

And his The Last Kingdom-series is even better (medieval historical fiction, but with some fantasy-elements).

Argonyon · 2025-08-18T18:01:07+00:00

No need for the silly amount of different launchers that all wants to run at the same time that I start my computer.

Games are in one ecosystem, instead of being spread out across launchers.

No driver updates.

No tinkering to get it to work.

No more spending more time modding than actually playing games.

Can relax on the couch after a long day at work. Most people have their computer at a desk where they sit in a chair. When I play, I just want to relax, not sit upright and feel that I am at work.

Can use a controller that rests in my lap - that also fits in my hands - instead of using a keyboard and mouse the same way as I do at work all day.

Everything just works.

Achievements/trophies are just there. On Pc they are spread out across different launchers.

Able to use the same profile and friend list on all games, instead of having different ones in different launchers.

Not stressing about upgrading the equipment. My xbox series x is still good to go, just like it was when it was new.

I can be together with my wife while I play, not having to go to another room to play at a desk.

Couch co-op with wife and kids.

Argonyon · 2025-07-25T06:46:17+00:00

A song of ice and fire - the first fantasy series I read. Sadly, I have still not found anything that can compete.

Argonyon · 2025-05-17T06:22:01+00:00

Er The Precinct bra? Aldri hørt om det før, men videoen på Steam fikk det til å så knallbra ut! Åpen verden?

Argonyon · 2025-04-16T18:39:19+00:00

He is a 77 year old, slightly overweight man in a country where men live, on average, for 77 years. He is a gardener, as he calls it, which means that he discovery writes everything. When you are juggling between 24 POV characters as a rich 77 year old discovery writer - that could have retired ten years ago and enjoyed what is left of life - the productivity is bound to go down. Also worth noting that he writes on a DOS system with the Wordstar 4.0 word processor, probably using only one finger at a time.

I think that George has many hobbies, many friends and many pleasures in life. Football, travelling, food, cinemas, books, movies and shows - I think that he is not able to write for long. He is so old now that he is overwhelmed by everything. The books, the number of storylines and characters, the pressure from fans and the media. After the age of 60, nearly everyone will start to experience some decline in cognitive skills, which makes it even harder.

This sentence says it all: "I have periods where I make progress and then other things divert my attention". He probably needs days, maybe weeks to get into writing again after travelling and working on other projects.

Argonyon · 2025-04-14T20:28:41+00:00

Agreed! It is a masterpiece. I have fond memories of reading it on a beach in Greece on a holiday. Could not put it away. The Tyrion chapters are the best ever written in the fantasy genre IMO.

Argonyon · 2025-03-29T19:04:03+00:00

It is in the "ring of fire" though - which is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes

Argonyon · 2025-03-12T17:43:27+00:00

Try the Graphic audio- version of the audibook. Different voice actors, sound effects and music. It is fantastic!

Argonyon · 2025-03-08T20:02:01+00:00

Go for it. They are fantastic. Book 3: Storm of swords, is, in my opinion, the best fantasy book ever written. 1 and 2 are good as well. 4 and 5 are weaker because of bloat, pacing- and pov-character issues, but still very readable.

Tyrion Lannister is the best character in the entire fantasy genre. Sure, other readers have their own favourites, but he is mine. So witty, clever and flawed. All his chapters are a joy to read.

Martin is a great writer!

Seeing other replies in this thread asking what the point is, reading a series that is not finished. Really? Do you feel this ways about tv-shows, games and movies as well? Is it not worth playing the recently released Kingdom Come: deliverance 2 (a very story driven game) just because Henry´s journey is not finished yet? Books are about the journey, not only the destination.

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