Brutal [Oldcelpill] Does anyone else have no energy to play video games anymore?

[Saudade]

When I was a teenager and in early 20s, I used to play even the biggest slops for like 10-16 hours a day, now whenever I play something even if I moderately enjoy it, it's like an hour before I call it quits. Perhaps Gta 6 could rekindle the passion, but it's gonna be woke as fuck

 

[9009]

Yeah it gets boring quickly

 

[Pancakecel]

Yeah, I wish I could get into games like I used to.

Everything just feels like a chore now, guess that's the anhedonia.

 

[WeirdPanda]

Thankfully I'm not in this situation

 

[based_meme]

I'm in my 40s and yes, I still have the energy for marathon sessions, but I also physically train which greatly helps. Problem is, most games are shit, so you have to find a good game that you can dive into.

 

[slavcel11]

i have severe anxiety, I'm so restless. My clock is ticking and I can't do anything about it. I can't simply relax and just play some fucking game.

 

[BricABrac]

I think the "unreality" of video games has really begun to settle in my brain.
Games should be a temporary escape, not the bulk, of how I spend my time. There should be chatter in the house, voices, dinner cooking, and faint music coming out from one the rooms.

instead it is dark and quiet. Only dust and my own breath.

 

[slavcel11]

also most games simply aren't worth it for me, too much effort for too little gain. Jerking off or ldaring on .is is much more cost effective

 

[hopelessnormielit69]

I'm in my 40s and yes, I still have the energy for marathon sessions, but I also physically train which greatly helps. Problem is, most games are shit, so you have to find a good game that you can dive into.

What about Street Fighter III: Third Strike

 

[based_meme]

What about Street Fighter III: Third Strike

What about it?

 

[Leon98]

I'm in my 40s and yes, I still have the energy for marathon sessions, but I also physically train which greatly helps. Problem is, most games are shit, so you have to find a good game that you can dive into.

 

[slavcel11]

I think the "unreality" of video games has really begun to settle in my brain.
Games should be a temporary escape, not the bulk, of how I spend my time. There should be chatter in the house, voices, dinner cooking, and faint music coming out from one the rooms.

instead it is dark and quiet. Only dust and my own breath.

Your comment hits a little too close to home. I had a similar realization some while ago. When I was younger video games seemed like a whole other world to me, an uninterrupted multitude of shades blending one into another. But with age only tiny isolated specks of light linger, among the searing void.

 

[BornToLose]

i have severe anxiety, I'm so restless. My clock is ticking and I can't do anything about it. I can't simply relax and just play some fucking game.

For me they can help channel my focus away from it.

 

[proudweeb]

When I was younger I could play for 12 hours a day but I kinda grew out of it

After a while games all start to feel the same (ex. if you've played one FPS, you've played them all)

 

[nazianime]

I never understood video games, tbh. Possibly if my parents let me play when I was a teen I would enjoy them but as an adult I literally play them for half an hour then stop. I have steam games with no more then 2 hours of game play, realized I should just pirate shit.

Although I can play racing games for long periods of time. I just find going in a circle comfortable I guess.

 

[Oneitiscel]

I never understood video games, tbh. Possibly if my parents let me play when I was a teen I would enjoy them but as an adult I literally play them for half an hour then stop. I have steam games with no more then 2 hours of game play, realized I should just pirate shit.

Although I can play racing games for long periods of time. I just find going in a circle comfortable I guess.

Every time I sit down & play for a couple of hours, I instantly get post-rot clarity when I'm done, which only puts me off from spending even more time on them.

 

[nazianime]

Every time I sit down & play for a couple of hours, I instantly get post-rot clarity when I'm done, which only puts me off from spending even more time on them.

Do you play racing games? I find them therapeutic. Or very simple platformers like with no timers where you just find things.

 

[Defetivecuckachu]

I'm in my 40s and I definitely game less often than I used to.

When I do feel the urge to, the reasons for doing it are the same: I love getting engrossed in an imaginary world where none of the usual shit applies.

 

[Oneitiscel]

Do you play racing games? I find them therapeutic. Or very simple platformers like with no timers where you just find things.

No. Mostly just First-Person Shooters. Some occasional platformers, like Super Mario 3D/Galaxy.

 

[SuperKanga.Belgrade]

Yeah, I wish I could get into games like I used to.

Everything just feels like a chore now, guess that's the anhedonia.