Poll of the Day > I have over 200 games on multiple consoles and I still can't play anything : (

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I've been playing videogames since I was a young lad and has pretty much loved every minute of doing it.
I just think it's really weird that it has gotten so hard to make myself to boot up a game nowadays.
I WANT to play games dammit but for some reason it's almost impossible for me to just do it.

I have a lot of unopened/barely played games on my shelf that I wanna play so badly.
And I also have lots of games that I have already played that I ALSO want to play really bad.

And as far as I know, this is a very common problem alot of people are experiencing nowadays as I've seen a lot of people on GameFAQs alone telling the same thing.

What happened? What's the problem? Why can't we do stuff we always loved to do anymore?

I dunno what's causing this but I'm getting more and more depressed about this everyday.
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You have to plug them into an outlet
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Mead posted...

You have to plug them into an outlet

In college, I had my ps2 in my dorm room and it couldn't turn on. A week later, i realized the cords were not connected XD. Me and my roommate played drunken street Fighter on The Capcom Volume Collection Two disk.
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Its like your mind is still caught up in the motion of the world around you so you cant focus on true art and just enjoy. Loosening up before you plan to get on some games can be helpful. Burn some herb..

Yeah it has definitely gotten harder for me to concentrate. Even on normal everyday stuff.

I also have some other problems and annoyances in my life though.
My girlfriend's mother hates me for no reason. My brother(who I share apartment with) hates me for seemingly no reason.
And apparently some people at work even seem to dislike me for whatever reason.
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I sort of understand how you feel, but I don't have a problem playing games in general. If nothing else, I'll replay games or keep playing on a save file that I've already beaten. But it's hard for me to get the motivation to play a game for the first time unless it's a series I'm already very familiar with. It's especially hard if it's a newer game and I feel like it's going to be a long time investment.

That being said, I do usually end up playing a decent mix of games for the first time along with familiar games. But I have a big backlog like you, and I could probably never come close to running out of games even if I never replayed anything again.

I know how you feel, but it goes beyond just video games for me.
There are a lot of shows and movies that I would love to watch or rewatch too...

Yeah I also have a couple of movies I'd like to see as well.
Both old and new ones I haven't opened yet.

There are also some movies and shows I'd like to see on Netflix too.
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LeetCheet posted...

Yeah it has definitely gotten harder for me to concentrate. Even on normal everyday stuff.

I also have some other problems and annoyances in my life though.
My girlfriend's mother hates me for no reason. My brother(who I share apartment with) hates me for seemingly no reason.
And apparently some people at work even seem to dislike me for whatever reason.

If it makes you feel any better, I hate you too for no reason
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LeetCheet posted...

Yeah it has definitely gotten harder for me to concentrate. Even on normal everyday stuff.

I also have some other problems and annoyances in my life though.
My girlfriend's mother hates me for no reason. My brother(who I share apartment with) hates me for seemingly no reason.
And apparently some people at work even seem to dislike me for whatever reason.

stop sweating the dumb shit. I have more haters than you i swear. What really matters is how you feel about yourself. what if you died tomorrow and could cast reflection on how much time you wasted on all this extra shit? When all you really wanted to do was get on some games. Dont betray yourself. Fuck the world that "hates you" or "doesnt get you" and enjoy what really matters...

I used to play videogames everyday with my brother and one day he did a 180 and stopped talking to me. He doesn't really talk to anyone anymore and he sits alone in his room all day.
I've tried to reach out and help him but he just keeps pushing me further away.
That's what bothers me the most.
He has literally been my best friend all my life and now he has seemingly abandoned me. Despite living together in the same apartment.

There are so many games I still want to play but work and other shit is eating up all my time.

I kinda miss being a kid : /
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Nothing to be depressed over. You must be getting entertained elsewhere. Games may be my favorite type of entertainment but many nights the DVR takes my time even when planning to play. Those games will be there tomorrow. Sorry about the bro situation but it won't be like that for ever. Chill out and look on the bright side. Hell I wish I had a brother that ignores me.
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