Am i getting old if i feel the same way, i get really excited to have some time off to finally game only to then realize its really exhausting and i'd rather just watch some series or stream
Nah, I think that starts happening when you first get a job. Jobs take longer than school and generally are more labor intensive, and there's also the commute, and when you get home you have to do chores and either make healthy food or eat something garbage for your body, and that's just as a single person or a couple. It's no wonder everyone's tired, the 9-5 grind can be really exhausting, and when you're tired anything that takes effort feels like a grind.
Idk about you but I'm a dev, and when you have a job tbag keeps your brain ON a lot of the time, I feel like it's more common to want to turn it off in your down time
Same, there's no gas in the tank at the end of the day. I problem solve for a living, it's hard to get into that after work
In the last couple of years I feel like that. Games that require a lot of time to get into, or to complete, feel like not accessible anymore.
I play either those games I used to for I already know them, or something with a very short route to dopamine. I've found playing Burnout series not causing me this burnout, kek. Just racing, no long-time investments, just crushing cars and see them fly. A good way to rest after a day of complicated tasks and decisions.
Nah, life's exhausting and the older you get the more exhausting it becomes. Work requirements and responsibilities typically increase as you age, children are a black hole of time (as fun as they are), your body just starts to say "fuck this" and give up in creative ways and you just generally have less energy than you did the day before.
I feel like the older people get, the more they tend to prefer to watch others do things rather than do them themselves.
I relate hard. Multiple times before, I've spent hours and hours scouring the internet for a download link to a game, or even a tool or library needed to make it work. I'll open the folder at 99%, ready to install 0.05 seconds after it's downloaded. I'll launch the game just to make sure it runs okay on my system, then give it a little whirl, and even then, it's rare I'll ever see beyond the tutorial, if that.
I feel like my steam library is just an ode to all the game streams I've watched.
My manager talked me into buying Diablo IV since I was into DnD.
I don't know why people play games that require grinding when there are so many better options.
Diablo is cancer tbh. Mindless grinding, zero skill. The only challenge is creating a nice build but that requires grinding and anyone can copy it from a YouTuber and learn to use it in a few minutes.
Many genres can be called trash for different reasons, lol. I hate rhytm\reaction games, from dancing and playing instruments to fromsoft titles. It's just I'm not build to enjoy them. But I love Diablo and would try to explain why.
Besides art direction of old Bliz and Matt Uleman's OST, I like these series for... them being a task in optimization. Some games like building and management simulators are straightforward about it, but there it only shows in the endgame of diabloids. You are to think of theoretical ways of bettering your build, but also inventing the best way to farm X things in the least time possible to make it. I haven't topped the ladder too many times for looking up others' builds and copying them steals half of enjoyment from experimenting with it. It touches the same buttons in me as rewriting code for better performance does, and the only downside is me, a meatbag, executing it line by line, that you called mindless for a reason. I just reiterate through my idea before I see the predicted outcome.
That sort of enjoyment also surfaces in other games, like old shooters and RPGs, where I find ways to abuse the system and benefit from it. It's a casual version of what speedrunners are into. Finding the best\fastest way to do X, but only for you to test and observe.
Why? KINGMAKER AND BALDURS GATE ARE RIGHT THERE DUDE
I remember when grinding diablo was something you did because you liked killing endless hordes of monsters. It wasn't because the game told you to do it.
Also crazy being a fan of 1 and 2 when they were new and having fans of 3 and 4 telling you this and that were always part of the series, clearly showing they have only ever played Diablo 3 and 4 because they're always things that were first introduced in 3 and were the things that fans prior to 3 criticized when it came out.
I enjoy Diablo. What are some better alternatives? Diablo 4 is my first rpg
Grim dawn is worth checking out.
I highly recommend Last Epoch!
@Pavr @nandeEbisu, a nice alternative of Diablo is Eternium, free to play (not pay to win, only options to buy cosmetic parts in the game menu, not needed for advantages in the game), for PC (mouse and keyboard) and optimized also for mobile and tablets with Touchscreen (gestics). Advances are synced between PC and Mobile. Singleplayer.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/981600/Eternium/
And also in the Appstore in Android
https://www.eterniumgame.com
Like playing game, grinding isn't that bad if you don't like the base of the game grinding is going to look like a pain.
This hits hard
This is me trying to finish Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
I have fallen asleep multiple times playing that game. The stable music is perfect if you're trying to drift off to sleep. Something about that flute...
Yea there seems to be so much to do that I spend all my time wondering what to do next, only to find that its not that fun and then spending more time traveling to somewhere else
I’m having a lot less fun with totk than I did with botw 😞. It’s like combination of too many quests, too many caves and being forced to build stuff all the time. I just want to climb mountains, glide, find cool weapons and do shrines. I also hate not having the shrine radar like in botw. I feel like I’m roaming blindly and getting 1 shot by enemies all the time
I actually do have a set list of stuff that I want to do before beating the game, and getting all the Shrines is on that list. That's partially why it's taking so long.
Yea there seems to be so much to do that I spend all my time wondering what to do next, only to find that its not that fun and then spending more time traveling to somewhere else
I feel you, fellow player. That, plus kids…
Finally get home from work and get a chance to play Zelda TotK! —Start falling asleep while playing…
Then try to figure out wtf I was doing the next time I start up the game
Getting old with kids you’ll start to feel this. You just want to disconnect from the world after a certain point. It sucks because you WANT to play; you just… don’t want to lol.
It's even worse as PC gamer.
My Gaming rig literally sat there 4 years unused because of two kids.
Now I feel the urge to game again, everything in this rig is outdated. Spent couple hundred bucks to get it ready again and it was amazing getting back to building a PC.
Now do I have time for playing? Hell na, see you in three years upgrading again.
A Steam Deck mostly fixes that issue, but not always. Assuming that a heck ton of pictures of dads in r/steamdeck went in.
I also played new games more likely because of the Steam Deck.
Yeah I had the deck and the ally. Then I just returned it because I knew I didn’t have time. Now I just stream my PS5 to my phone and use dual sense with a clip. Diablo 4 at 1080p very minimal lag.
That's why I'm so glad to WFH, it saves both time and energy.
I am still too tired after a day of WFH
Me too...but at least now I sleep a bit more because I don't have to commute between home and office..
True, I run both PC and mac all weekdays, some times I game and work simultaneously lol
I fired up Dragon Age: Origins today to scratch the itch (I swore I had it somewhere but couldn't find it) and in a blink of an eye I had already played for four hours straight
And that was enough for me lol I got shit to do and the gaming experience feels different these days. Still enjoyable, though, and god what a throwback
I am replaying Dragon Age: Origins right now also! Same experience for me. I'm trying to watch all dialogue scenes also and let them play out without skipping.
I turn around and a few hours has passed without me even knowing...
Damn. I loved that game so much. I miss old BioWare RPGs.
Can we have antiwork back
watching gaming streams is a good solution
I'm like this with League. I can't stand playing sometimes but I still enjoy watching
Me when a game is longer than 30 hours or not a FromSoft title
Haha I agree! Fromsoftware games are among the few that are addictive for me even if I'm tried.
Now I'm stuck in TOTK. I want to complete it so I can move on with other games. (I hate leaving single player games unfinished).
I relate to this too much ... I'll play through my library eventually
Right??
I hope steam's still going strong when I retire.
Put your steam account in your will
Yeha sure.... Why not.
Lol no
Finally successful enough to buy systems, buy every system, never play anything.
Im on lunch with my deck sitting next to me in it's bag. I just don't have the energy anymore after work. Hell part of it is every time I get into a game I have to stop to let my dogs out or in and then that steals enjoyment as now I'm watching and waiting for them instead of being immersed. It sucks.
Ouch
I worked in games for a number of years, so on top of being exhausted coming home, it was near impossible to not fall into work mode when I tried playing games for fun.
Got into making games as a hobby a few years back and it basically made it impossible to play games like I used to. Took a while to separate those parts of my brain.
It definitely takes an active effort to enjoy games when it's also your work. What worked for me was finding the weird niche stuff that didn't resemble the stuff I worked on at all. I imagine if you're a developer that it could also help get the creative juices flowing too.
I hear you. Still love gaming but relationship with it has evolved as I got older. Too many responsibilities to have all day game days anymore. When I have an hour or two I feel like it's not enough to really enjoy my time and half the time I don't even bother to start. Plus all the games I think I really want to play are either unreleased or unfinished messes when they are, so I don't even buy them.
Accepting that basic bitch games are actually great helped me a lot. They're fun and have shitloads of people playing them for a reason. Looking at you Fortnite and Diablo 4.
Also line up your installed game icons in the order they should be played in on the desktop helped a lot. If I'm not sure what to play I load whatever is furthest on the left. First row is single player games. Second row is multiplayer games.
It's currently Dave the Diver, Diablo 4, and Osu! is permainstalled these days.
Hardspace Shipbreaker is hella relaxing if you play it on untimed mode, btw.
Playing multiplayer games with the bros solved this for me. Currently we’re playing through a Minecraft modpack and after that we might start playing Battlebit.
This does help. The bois and I played through Terraria recently and had a blast. Gaming on my own can really drag if it's not the right title.
Battlebit is a lot of fun, and absolute chaos. But it's the kinda thing you'll probably want to switch off of after a few rounds so having minecraft to switch back to is a great balance.
I still game whenever I have time, it has just shifted to less hyper-competitive fare. I mostly play games I can mod to suit my preferences, CyberPunk, Skyrim, Fallout 4, etc. Combat difficulty set on high.
I used to be very competitive in Halo, but just like most of gaming, I got turned off when the act of gaming turned into a microtransaction sales pitch. Also, even in competive gaming, I always needed to play something with a story I could enjoy, and Bungie's Halo was it before Microsoft fucked the lore up beyond all repair. Destiny is a little too vague and ethereal for my tastes.
As long as my eyes work and my hands don't get arthritic, I will game.
Weirdly it's the other way for me. I love Cyberpunk and am trying to replay it, and my favourite games have always been long and story driven, I love turning over the rocks and seeing how deep it all goes, playing KOTOR as a kid was just fascinating.
But, they're a slow burn that take some engagement to really enjoy. When I'm tired I miss all the details and nuance, find I've not been listening to dialogue and stuff.
But I can fire up something like Overwatch and can play well effortlessly almost instinctually. I often don't get much time to game, so the fact its full-on actually helps, whereas in an RPG, you can easily burn half an hour on what's basically just dialogue and travel. It's hard to take your time to enjoy it when you don't have time.
But it's fine, it's something to look forward to occasionally. You don't watch a movie every night, and ultimately I could find time, but I feel better spending that time on other things usually, or just letting off steam on a less thinky game.
I’ve realised there are games I just want to watch cut scenes and know the story now.
Weirdly same here! I used to abhor long cutscenes and now I can't wait until the next one!
Can't play tired I need a coffee and a nap to be In good shape to game and even then it's always mind shut off games no story stuff.
4hour limit is effecting the way I play but oh well I'm still playing the stuff I love and not forcing my self to play so all is good
I relate hard. Multiple times before, I've spent hours and hours scouring the internet for a download link to a game, or even a tool or library needed to make it work. I'll open the folder at 99%, ready to install 0.05 seconds after it's downloaded. I'll launch the game just to make sure it runs okay on my system, then give it a little whirl, and even then, it's rare I'll ever see beyond the tutorial, if that.
Super Hexagon keeps me awake.
I relate hard. Multiple times before, I've spent hours and hours scouring the internet for a download link to a game, or even a tool or library needed to make it work. I'll open the folder at 99%, ready to install 0.05 seconds after it's downloaded. I'll launch the game just to make sure it runs okay on my system, then give it a little whirl, and even then, it's rare I'll ever see beyond the tutorial, if that.
I spend so much time installing, tweaking, and optimizing games for performance and experience that once its set up its time for bed. Then I never revisit them. Every time.
