all i do anymore: install a game, run around for 5 minutes, uninstall - by Abysmal
Abysmal on 10/10/2015 at 14:57
Edit: Discussed.
henke on 10/10/2015 at 16:15
If it happens with every game, then yeah, maybe you're just not that much into games any more. :erg:
Pyrian on 10/10/2015 at 16:51
Install better games and/or ones that you like more? :p
Sulphur on 10/10/2015 at 17:54
Depends on what your original impetus for playing games was before this started happening. You're probably at a phase where whatever games were filling in for you in your life is no longer required. I know that, as a kid, I needed them as a way to escape and distract myself from what was going on around me, for example. I'd like to think that's no more the case -- I have music that does that for me these days instead. :D
Manwe on 10/10/2015 at 21:10
I used to feel the same way. Video games being a passion of mine I sort of felt obligated to try everything in order to stay in touch with the latest trends and keep up with the development of technology. So I bought everything that got released.
Then I simply realized certain genres didn't appeal to me anymore, while others I'd never liked in the first place. For example I used to like RTS as a kid. Now I absolutely can't stand them. But I still kept buying them all, out of fear of being left behind. It doesn't mean RTS games are childish or that recent RTS games are worse than they were in the past, just that at this point in time I personally find no pleasure in playing them. The same thing happened with racing games, fighting games, etc... I used to play them as a kid not because I especially loved them but because I had plenty of free time, and games were expensive, so I'd play anything I could get my hands on.
Now my spare time is much more limited, and I don't care anymore if I haven't played the latest cool thing. I only buy and play games I'm 100% sure I'm gonna enjoy. And lately since my finances aren't so good and I still have a huge backlog of games, I've imposed another rule on myself: I only buy games I want to play immediately. No more "I may eventually feel like playing this game in the future, so I'm gonna buy it now because it's so cheap".
So these are my two rules, only buy games in the genres you know you absolutely enjoy, and only buy games you have time to play and feel like playing in the immediate future. Sales come and go, that 90% discount will be back sooner rather than later.
Tony_Tarantula on 10/10/2015 at 22:27
Quote Posted by Sulphur
Depends on what your original impetus for playing games was before this started happening. You're probably at a phase where whatever games were filling in for you in your life is no longer required. I know that, as a kid, I needed them as a way to escape and distract myself from what was going on around me, for example. I'd like to think that's no more the case -- I have music that does that for me these days instead. :D
This. I figured out after the fact that the reason I liked games previously was because my previous work lacked both intellectual challenge and competition. Games scratched that urge for both entertainment and competition. Now that I'm back in school, studying in a program known for being highly competitive, I don't need to go to games to get that.
Also they're kinda....all the same at this point. So much of the industry has degenerated into a bland, corporate haze with anything interesting or risky killed by focus groups, marketing departments, and committee meetings. It's notable that none of the most interesting games during the last two years (arguable exception for Shadows of Mordor) came from the "Big 3" publishers.
icemann on 12/10/2015 at 08:27
Then go do something else. Simple. In your case Abysmal, video games are not for you.
Wasn't there a thread exactly like this one by someone a few years ago? I feel like I've read a thread on this exact topic a fair while ago.
faetal on 12/10/2015 at 11:34
Quote Posted by Abysmal
Depression.
Avolition is a classic symptom of depression. When I have really bad spells, I want to do precisely fuck all.
Thirith on 12/10/2015 at 13:34
Same here. During mild phases gaming helps me distract myself; during bad phases (which I haven't had in years no, thank god) it was simply another thing that failed to have any positive effect whatsoever.
TannisRoot on 12/10/2015 at 14:45
Quote Posted by Abysmal
...gotta find that one thing that blows me away again.
Think about your best gaming memories. Is there one thing they all have in common?
If you're anything like me, they all involve
people. Sure, gaming was fun, but even better was discussing and sharing gaming experiences with friends. It's the people that give gaming experiences meaning. Without it, gaming is just a pass time. Hell the same goes for professional sports. Games allow us to connect with people.
As you get older, gaming friends your age are harder to come by. They tend to do pesky things like start families, move away, focus on careers, and acquire new interests.
Maybe what you really need are gaming friends? Search for a table top group in your area. If you are in university, it's even easier to join gaming clubs. Or maybe start a stream channel? Or join a rom hack / speed run community?
Maybe what you really miss are your pals that you bonded over games with?
