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I love roguelikes too but I tend to burn out in less than a week on games. I can't play rpgs for 60 hours like I used to do. The older I get the easier it is t
by macromagnon 7y ago
I love roguelikes too but I tend to burn out in less than a week on games. I can't play rpgs for 60 hours like I used to do.
The older I get the easier it is to predict the end result of an activity and the easier it is to not start things that won't produce long term fulfilment.
- rpastuszak 7y agoHaving the same feeling when playing many AAA rpgs, maybe except the Witcher series or the titles from Obsidian. And, I used to spend 100s of hours trying to complete every possible gameplay in FO2. What I really enjoy now are smaller indie titles with shorter gameplay and more focus on artwork, like Journey, Little Nightmares, A Way Out, Night in the Woods, Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
- piva00 7y agoYou summarised my feeling towards most AAA games these days. I bought a PS4 Pro a couple of years ago that saw almost zero use, bought some good games, started them and... Got demotivated playing as I knew what would be the end result: grind this, get this skill, get that ability, follow this quest, this will open up the story, etc. I sold it in less than a year. Even when the process was enjoyable (as in playing Souls-like games) because your own skill is improving it was very lacklustre compared to my other more recent hobbies (such as music), it gave me a sense of accomplishment that is very narrow, it only applies to that particular game and it isn't a skill that is broadening me as an individual. And then I realised I didn't like this kind of game anymore. I'm still very much up for playing short games (or games I can play in a burst and let it sit), couch multiplayer/co-op games, etc., games that are an activity while socialising but single-player grind-y games aren't my thing anymore, they are too time consuming for my life nowadays.