How To Love Playing Games Again

It’s not just you. Thank you, this might help

I have to disagree with the statement that no one sets out to make a Game, that isn't fun. Many Freemium Games are designed to be addictive, not fun.
If you can't stop playing these Games, it does't matter to the Creator that you are miserable the whole time.

Always feel like I could be doing something productive. Loved the countless hours I’ve poured into Final Fantasy 14 but now I can’t play games because I feel guilty. I could be drawing, studying, etc. When I was younger I would’ve drained thousands of hours into Pokemon games, Zelda, etc. now playing something for more than an hour and it is followed by guilt. Games used to be escapism for me as well during my childhood. As an adult I feel like I’m overcorrecting the time I “wasted” as a kid. (Even though games taught me how to read, etc)

This is very awesome! Im going to give it a try. See if I can be less focused in beating a game and more fun focused

Personally I have been playing all kinds of wildly variated games, to keep things interesting.
The comfort games I return to for longer periods are Better than Adventure, Vintage Story if I get into it again, Panzer Dragoon Saga which gets a full replay every year and maybe Tetris Effect.
I prefer calmer games with a good soundtrack and writing, which I recently found in Airborne Empire and Katana Zero.
But when possible, I prefer playing board games with the household or even family, as while the games might be simpler, the interactions around them are the best.
Current favourites are The Quest for El Dorado, Splendor and old-school Settles of Catan (with wooden pieces).
TTRPGs are a no-go for us, though we had fun with The Legend of Andor in the past, which is a 999-ified adjacent game.

I like the idea of writing the games you want to play down without much thought, to then treat this as a quest list.
This, combined with another video's recommendation to commit for only 2 minutes and go from there to lower the barrier seems like it would work well.
Generally, I strongly prefer unique experiences that try something different, like Bulwark to name an example, over well-polished generic games.
I have found plenty of games as enjoyable or morose to me now than if I were a kid, like how I enjoyed Sonic Rush Adventure more on my recent playthrough.
And I benefitted from playing games like Angels with Scalie Wings and Panzer Dragoon Saga when I did.
PDS especially is special if needing some time after playing it to develop the appreciation it gets, my brother had a similar experience of delayed appreciation when I finally got him to play it.

And indeed, the most important part by far is to play for having fun instead of completing it, something I can manage well.
I am happy to re-play things again, but the variation of different genres and styles is important.
Even if the desire for more is strong after finishing something, like I felt after completing Airborne Empire.

I know we’ve talked about this before because I’ve definitely fallen into this issue, there are games that people tell me are amazing and must plays, on rare occasions they stick but more often than not it’s the same thing of it’s easier for me to hop on discord and join up play something multiplayer with friends. I guess you could say it’s complacency.

Nice video

Wow your story is like the exact opposite of me. I fell out of love with video games when I found that Skyrim was kinda shit compared to Oblivion when it came out. So I became deeply skeptical of all new releases that get over hyped and largely every year games seemed to get worse. Compound that with discovering a love for fixing vintage computers, moving to Fedora Linux full time and a game industry that moved largely to multiplayer online always only (and I didn't) and I completely fell out of the habit of playing games completely.

So these days I'll just fire something up for a bit play for a few days and then go back to not playing games for months. That said I just traded someone for a new laptop and I've been playing Oblivion off my old physical copy since yesterday and it's been a lot of fun because I just went in and didn't optimize my build. Just let the game pick my class and I'm rolling with it. lol

A little bit of a boring script, I feel like it kept taking you way too long to get to the point. I think the right word is that this video felt "bloated"

That's a lot of Assassins Creed on your quest log 😅

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BG3 really brought me back to gaming. Haven't felt that drawn to a game in years! Lately just been casually playing things I own, not sticking to one game and just doing what I feel like. Great video topic 😊

Tears of the kingdom is your new favourite game eh..... WELCOME TO THE CLUB! 😁

Really interesting video, the amount of times I've said "guh, I've got nothing to play"despite having literally hundreds of Steam games I've never even installed. The questlog idea is good, time to build my list!

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I think as we get older we start to develop a better understanding of what makes a quality game, and we get more discerning with what we like. The flow of time only ever seems to speed up, as our days fill up with other responsibilities, and our video game time becomes less and less. This combo makes it really easy to get frustrated when a game isn't perfect. After all, we have less and less time, so anything short of perfect is just wasting our time.

And at least >>to me<<, the multiplayer "competitive" games were also decreasing my quality of life.
Sometimes id sit down to dinner with my wife and I was in a bad mood because some kid decided to instalock Reyna in valorant. I'd feel the need to play after hours because I really wanted to get my elo back or something like that, which led to a decrease in sleep time, etc etc. The content creation, advertising and influencers around this type of games makes you feel like you need to be an aspiring proplayer or something but heck im 30 years old I have a family and an important position at a real serious job, wtf.
I NEVER felt this way with "regular" games. They brought me real joy, even when they pose a challenge somehow. They offer a variety of emotions and this is heavily opposed to what this comp ranked games were offering me. Like for example BioShock "good" ending I achieved unknowingly made my eyes water and that was intense to me, to feel that way after so many years...

By the way, Cyberpunk was the game that brought me back, recommend a lot for those of you who haven't played. It happened the same way you described: Always wanted to play, it looked fantastic, but neglected it for 4 years because of the comfort fps ranked stuff.

Thanks for the video mate!

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Great video man, really felt like a similar experience i've been through!

I’ve definitely lost my enthusiasm for games, but going back to play my favorites is still a lot of fun. I just discovered your channel and your content is superb!