Do you ever get video game fatigue?

[Crocodylus Acutus]

Have you ever felt like you can't engage in your favorite past time, or can't finish a video game all the way through, because you're just too bored or tired to care? I've been busy lately, and noticed that in my moments of free time, playing games just isn't doing it for me. Maybe I just have a lot on my mind, but it really sucks that I can't have this one form of escapism from my daily bullshit.

 

[Croco]

If you sit still for too long gaming then you become fat and ugly. It's not natural.

 

[RollerGator]

I was recently but then I started to really get into the Worms series. The missions in particular really tickle my autism.

 

[DankSmoker]

I was recently but then I started to really get into the Worms series. The missions in particular really tickle my autism.

I like Worms singleplayer but it's best when you have friends playing to constantly shit talk throughout the game.

 

[Crocodylus Acutus]

I was recently but then I started to really get into the Worms series. The missions in particular really tickle my autism.

Have you ever played Worm Odyssey? I've always wanted to try it, but it's hard to get a copy of the game ever since the creator went crazy after a dangerously long gooning session.

 

[RollerGator]

Have you ever played Worm Odyssey? I've always wanted to try it, but it's hard to get a copy of the game ever since the creator went crazy after a dangerously long gooning session.

The first game on the SNES with rumble features

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

Try mixing it up and doing something else. Maybe for a more extended period of time. My big thing I do right now is mountain biking (that's just an example, not saying go specifically do that).

 

[DankSmoker]

My big thing I do right now is mountain biking (that's just an example, not saying go specifically do that).

Fuck your gatekeeping, I will ruin your hobby!

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

I haven't played any new games in years. I mainly stick to stuff from my childhood: 80s arcades, Atari and NES games.

 

[I'm Really Feeling It]

I had that happen to me recently. One week I was racing through chill indie titles, week before that I was grinding Monster Hunter and Palworld, and then suddenly one day I came home from work and despaired a tad because nothing at all seemed appealling. I wanted relaxation, but just thinking of going on MH or one of the ARPG titles I was playing at the time felt like work after work, and the bite-sized idle-tier games felt too monotonous at the same time. Spent some days just going to bed early after that and it got better.

 

[Adolf Hepburn]

Oh yes, and the older you get the longer the fatigue lasts. Eventually it becomes almost permanent.

 

[WTBOnlineFather]

I've been busy lately, and noticed that in my moments of free time, playing games just isn't doing it for me.

Sounds like you aren't in fact feeling ready to escape. When you were a kid, you didn't have a developed sense of responsibility, you didn't really give fuck. Now as an adult you're always acutely aware that even if the game you're playing is fun, you're still supposed to be doing something else with your time.

I basically stopped playing games (or at least reduced the time I spend playing by like 90%) in the year I graduated college and haven't felt like coming back to it since then. I blame the fact that modern games are generally fucking dogshit and a total embarrassment, and when I play games I replay old shit I like or catch up on old shit I still haven't played. Lately I've been replaying stuff like Re-Volt and Lego Racers and having an absolute blast even though they're relatively easy kiddie games and very short. Last new-to-me game I played was the original Unreal and that was also a great experience.