Current Events > I'm losing my interest in video games.

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Thought it would be a hobby I'd have for quite some time. This is the first time I didn't buy a main Pokemon game. My friends play Modern Warfare from time to time and I get bored of it very quickly. My brother also let me borrow his N64, I played the first chapter of Paper Mario and haven't picked it up since.

What about you guys?

Better gain that interest back. Quarantine baby

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jeffhardyb0yz posted...

Got bored about 10 years ago. At this point, I have the most fun playing bro games like NBA 2k, Madden, Halo, etc that I can play quick matches and then turn the game off.

I haven't beaten a game's single player mode in about 8 years

You aren't missing much. The game stories of today seem like copy n pastes of each other. Same game, different title screen.

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I lost it for a long time. I havent really played games much since about 2014 with the exception of when breath of the wild came out. But I've spent more time gaming the past month than the last 6 years combined excluding BotW. So if you're losing interest, don't try to force it and just take your break. If you truly love it you'll get the itch again. Just kind of comes with getting older imo.
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The industry went downhill after around 2011/2012

Theres still a few gems every now and then, but they are fewer and farther between

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Dark_SilverX posted...

Better gain that interest back. Quarantine baby

I have the time to play, just don't feel like it.

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I'll load up NHL 20 for a or two. I think the last game I bought was BotW.

Imo it kind of comes and goes.

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I got back into gaming after about 10 years. Getting good games dirt cheap is a great feeling. Just started MGS V and it's epic. For $6 it's worth every penny.

I started off with BO4 MP but getting quite bored of it after a year. Just beat GTA V finally about 3 weeks ago.

I'm actually enjoying storymode games again compared to online. The online community is kinda annoying. I can't stand most people. I dled Warzone but don't care to play it.

Also I'm taking my time playing games and not spending hours on end. Work keeps me busy and life in general especially when my kids are here. When I'm free and in the mood I'll game instead of watching something. I'd rather accomplish a goal around the house than waste time beating a mission in a game when there something more fulfilling to do.

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Have you played The Outer Worlds? I listened to a podcast where the reviewers described it as Firefly (the show) meets Fallout: New Vegas (the game).

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I felt that way and skipped almost the entire PS3/360/Wii era kinda. I owned a Wii and played mario galaxy and TP that's it. A handful of bland PS3 games. My wife has a PS4 but I tried a few games over the years and everything I tried never really captivated me much unfortunately. I bought a Switch a year ago because I wanted to try Odyssey and ya it was fun but I wasnt in love with it.

On a complete whim I bought Hollow Knight one day browsing the eshop and HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT.
I played one day for almost 12 hours. I didnt... understand why I was feeling like a kid again.

Then it was instantly Celeste, cuphead, Ori, blasphemous, shantae, cave story, blaster master

I realized that Indie games were what Inhad been longing for. It honestly felt like rediscovering the SNES all over again. I dont buy or play "big time" releases at all these days I have no interest in fire emblem or modern zelda.

The indie scene revitalized my love of gaming.

pepper2012 posted...

I realized that Indie games

yeah indie games in general have been a lot better than AAA games for the last 5 years or so

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Sometimes I feel the same way. The newest Pokmon game really disappointed me, tbh. So did literally every final fantasy game after X. I thought the PS4 has a really weak game line up for RPG fans and everything now is a port or a remake.

Last game I bought before getting a PS4 last year was GTA IV back when it came out. I forced myself to play it and stopped early on. Now that I'm back into gaming I still have no desire to play that game.

I hear GoW is good. Looking forward to eventually getting that.

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I used to like a lot of games but now I find myself playing only japanese games because western developers have pretty much become people who are aspiring film makers or people who want to use the game to preach some ideal rather than focus on a fun experience. It's pretty disappointing, especially Sony games, I blame Gacha for this, people saw that you can do the bare minimum and make millions of dollars so all creativity died and people became dishearten and quit leaving only the former mentioned people making games now.

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Yeah, I really want to find something to play, like mentioned, be able to play it hours on end again.

I have an Xbox One and a Switch, the Switch has been collecting dust.

I'll take back my statement on BotW being the last game I bought. I forgot I bought Three Houses.

My interest has been fading for a long time. I think I finally hit the point I'm just gonna completely stop for awhile. Really shitty time but it is what it is.

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No Man's Sky

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Same, my interest in gaming has steadily been declining as I have gotten older. Think I'm going to mostly give it up after this gen

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That happened to me back in 2013 I've been on and off gaming since.

Very few games re ignited that passion like God of war ps4.

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Conflict posted...

I can't really imagine trying to play N64 games now besides a handful

I plugged mine in last year. It's rough. Mostly cause the controller. But a lot of games didn't age well either. PS1 has a lot more going for it in modern times.

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That's been me since 2015 on and off. I get in certain urges to play games (really got into the Shantae games 2 years ago) but my interest has really gone down since the Wii/PS3/360 era. I can always pop in any Smash Bros. or a retro game and have fun, but these movie games really haven't been doing anything for me, especially since movies have kinda jumped ahead of video games for the most part of the last 5 years.

Breath of The Wild and Smash Ultimate did get me outta the rut, but it just doesn't happen as much these days.

I am really enjoying the new Animal Crossing though.

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jeffhardyb0yz posted...

Video games won't help me accomplish any goals

I mean, it's basically the same as bingeing movies and TV shows. All of it's entertainment meant to pass the time and immerse yourself in the setting.

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branch outside of nintendo games, tc

fohstick posted...

branch outside of nintendo games, tc

For me it was the opposite actually. I went through my video game depression from around 2005 to around 2012 and my girlfriend randomly getting me a Wii U for Christmas made me fall in love with gaming again. It was my first Nintendo console id owned since N64 and the simplicity of Nintendo games reminded me why I loved video games in the first place, they didnt need to be rated M super dark and gritty open world murderfests to be good.
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Been there man. I find more pleasure in collecting games than playing them these days. I still play them on occasion, but since I'm trying to get through a degree more time is spent on work and college than games.

I had a N64. Got a Wii eventually but it was extremely short lived and I sold it. I don't know if I'll ever get back into Nintendo. I still play NES Mario games but the newer stuff after Mario 64 never appealed to me. Smash Bros is cool I'd enjoy online that's about it. I had the Wii only for Brawl. Don't feel like spending a lot on a Switch just to game Ultimate online.

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I really don't want to admit it, but me too.
These days I only ever want to play something multiplayer with my friends.

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Conflict posted...

I can't really imagine trying to play N64 games now besides a handful

Bruh, that's like the only system I can always plug in and always enjoy playing, lol. Anything else I gotta be in the mood for.

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fohstick posted...

branch outside of nintendo games, tc

its probably my biggest problem. I grew up playing the SNES/N64/GameCube and I had a massive library for them. Eventually bought an Xbox for NHL/Wrestling but also played GTA, Red Dead, and CoD. There are a few games that I really enjoyed on my Xbox thats not series that I just mentioned. I tried giving games a chance but just not into it.

Same, for me it's probably laziness though. I have to do shit when I play games, but TV shows and movies I can just sit back and relax. I like making games though and learning about the development process, strangely enough.

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jeffhardyb0yz posted...

IGN: Sun
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It's been there for several years and I'm too lazy to change it, get over it you little brat

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jeffhardyb0yz posted...

I'll play 5 mins of a game and shut it off. I just feel like i could be doing something productive with the time(writing, work, etc.)

I hate that line of thinking. Everything doesn't have to be "productive". Sounds fucking boring.

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there was a moment not too long ago that i focused a lot of my life on my work/career and relationships. at that point, i'd say i lost interest in video games, just the same way. i felt it wasn't a good use of my time.

but as i got more comfortable with work, and it became more routine and monotonous, i found myself going back to games (and movies, especially) as an escape.

now they've taken a front seat again, and even moreso because of the quarantined world.

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dave_is_slick posted...

I hate that line of thinking. Everything doesn't have to be "productive". Sounds fucking boring.

Can't help it though.
I feel this way too, and then when I am doing something productive I think, "man I wish I was playing video games."

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Part of the problem is you have the Xbox One. Theres a severe lack of interesting games aside from a few multiplats and most of the player base sticks to Call of Duty or sports games. Plenty of good games have come out since 2017. Just find what would interest you and go from there.

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Dark_SilverX posted...

You aren't missing much. The game stories of today seem like copy n pastes of each other. Same game, different title screen.

this. Gaming isnt even worth investing into much anymore. Well never get another god hand, ninja Gaiden, or some kind of age of empires. Whenever anything goes mainstream it gets mediocre.

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evil_zombie11 posted...

this. Gaming isnt even worth investing into much anymore. Well never get another god hand, ninja Gaiden, or some kind of age of empires. Whenever anything goes mainstream it gets mediocre.

another good Final Fantasy.... :(, I miss that series. It hasn't been Final Fantasy since 9, and hasn't been good since 10-2.

I feel the same. As Ive gotten older Im more into my other hobbies like music, or just watching TV. I can rarely stay interested in a video game unless its multiplayer.

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Gaming is at its best basically all the time. There are so many options out there now. To each his own, but this is a bit like losing interest in "music"

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I feel this way from time to time but every so often a game comes out that makes me realize I haven't actually lost interest in gaming. Most games just aren't appealing to me anymore.

FF7R and Trials of Mana just came out back to back and I basically marathon the shit out of them.

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33, married, and I spend more time on video games than I ever have. No end in sight. Some games I've spent a lot of time on recently are ARK, Terraria, Factorio, CoD:WWII, Dragon Quest XI, Street Fighter V, Elite Dangerous, and Subnautica.

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