I’ve gotten into gaming more again by simply sticking with indie games. No more 100 hour boring open worlds.
Same, but for me it’s because of the depression
I play different games is the big difference. Lots of singleplayer of various genres. I really like engineering games, colony builders and RPGs.
Ok going through this now.
I never thought it’d be like this though. I thought that video game would literally stop being fun. Like I’d grow out of them or something and not find them enjoyable anymore.
But that’s not it. They are still fun and enjoyable. What I didn’t expect was that my mind would be so full of responsibilities that it would just be impossible to enjoy video games. As if there just isn’t enough room in my brain.
I’m sitting there trying to play but I’m just thinking about all the things I need to do tomorrow. Or this week. Or this month.
There is just too much to think about that I can no longer enjoy not thinking.
I find that a lot of the time what prevented me from enjoying video games was a sense of obligation, especially if I had a backlog. Ever since I got game pass I have basically allowed myself to start and stop games whenever I please. I just follow my gut. And let me tell you, my enjoyment has skyrocketed. Now, after a few years of doing that, I picked up BG3 and that massive flame has returned in an incredible way. I say this as somebody in their 30s with children and a full-time job. I really know what you mean by responsibilities clouding your enjoyment. But if you just stop treating games like an obligation and only play what you want when you are really in the mood instead of carving out time and forcing yourself to do it (especially particular games) it is remarkable the difference it will make.

This happened to me the other day. I’ve had FarCry4 on my Xbox for years. Never played it. Well the other day, started playing it. Died A LOT. But was still having a blast, visuals are a little dated, but the atmosphere and game mechanics are still very fun overall.
Haven’t dived deep yet into the FarCry4 story/lore, but hoping it picks up more. But as I was dying a lot. I wasn’t having any fun. So I stopped playing it for a couple days, and came back to it, fully refreshed and fully restored to tackle the mission. Spoiler: the fun stayed :)
thanks for sharing!really appreciate it,since finishing blood dragon,recently.and now deciding,which to go on with:Riders Republic,uncharted2,fc4,tlou:part2…
does the4,mentioned by you,provide enugh long.term.motivation for staying hooked and going onwith it,over the others?
