Am I losing my intrest in Games!?!?!?!?!?!!!?

[jad4400]

My fellow Escapists, I'm scared. Recentally, for some reason I've been losing my interest in my video games. It's weird, these are games I love, but for some reason I just can't bring my self to play them, or if I do play them it is only for a short amount of time. It's like someone threw a switch and now I suddenly don't really enjoy playing games anymore. It seems like everytime I go to play a game, I start to think that I could or should be doing somthing else, then I kust go and mindlessly surf the internet. Even games I have been looking forward to (such as Prototype and Overlord 2)I suddenly am not as interested in them. Even the awsome E3 only held my interest for a little bit (bearing in mind that I religiously watched every secound of last years E3).

What should I do? I'm afraid that I will forever lose my interest in video games, which has been one of my greatest passions for many years.

 

[quiet_samurai]

Nothing wrong with going outside and meeting people instead, or working out or....something.

But I know how you feel, I'm kind of the same. It's not that i have lost the appeal, I'm just SUPER selective nowadays. I think it's just because I have played so many games for so long that all the average games have mish mashed into a mediocre lump and do not garner my attention. Just look at yourself as some sort of Grand Master and giving your attention to the average and uninspired is beneath you, and that only the very good or uniqe deserve it.

 

[runtheplacered]

Just take a break for awhile.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Games are boring, right now. Which is why I wait very patiently for Prototype.

There's only so many times you can get 3X fraged on shipment before you're like "fuck this shit".

 

[HardRockSamurai]

There comes a time when video games become tiresome. Suddenly, you'll start to start to find other activities more interesting; activities such as socializing, sports, dancing, working, etc.

My advice to you, put the controller down for now. Go out and meet new people, get a job, learn a language, meet the love of your life.

Then once you've realized how horrible doing all those things really is, stop, go back and game like you never have before. Think of it as a gamers' mid life crisis.

 

[HT_Black]

1. How many decades have you seen pass?
2. Are you currently madly, passionately in love with someone of the opposite gender?
3. Are you currently madly, passionately in love with someone of the same gender?
4. Are you currently writing a book/painting something/ engaged in another pursuit?
5. What platform do you play on, and which games do you play the most?
6. Are you aware that none of the precceeding questions were terribly important, and that you slump will most likely pass the next time you buy a Ubisoft product?

Please answer the above inquiries, and I shall provide a diagnosis.

~Sincerely, H.T. Black-- professional [amateur] pyschopathlogist

 

[Flap Jack452]

I would advise taking off 7 of those exclamation points and 5 of the question marks.
From time to time I lose interest in games, but it always seems to come back to me

 

[rockingnic]

I feel the same way ever since I got my present job. I don't know why but even on the time off, I barely play my games, maybe I'm just tired but it shouldn't effect me like this. :/

 

[Fraeir]

Meh, I'm in the same position, and it's just from time to time. However, I can't say I've ever watched E3 nor get my hype up for any game anymore, mostly after learning from Yahtzee's amazingly true overall rule: "Never let yourself get excited by trailers"

The last game I was looking forward to over a year before release was WAR, however, I didn't start at its beginning, I will soon though xP
But yeah, I think it's a passing thing, just do something else in the meanwhile!

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

Nothing wrong with going outside and meeting people instead, or working out or....something.

But I know how you feel, I'm kind of the same. It's not that i have lost the appeal, I'm just SUPER selective nowadays. I think it's just because I have played so many games for so long that all the average games have mish mashed into a mediocre lump and do not garner my attention. Just look at yourself as some sort of Grand Master and giving your attention to the average and uninspired is beneath you, and that only the very good or uniqe deserve it.

This is pretty much my own feeling. I've played so many shooters at this point that a game has to execute a particular concept exceedingly well to hold my interest - average just isn't good enough at this point. I still play an average of 2 - 3 new games a month, but I rarely spend much time with any one of them. Back when the original TF was around, I probably spent 8 - 10 months playing nothing BUT Team Fortress. I've played Eve off and on for 3 years, but my total time spent actually playing is quite low. The last game that I truly dedicated a lot of actual play time of a long period of real time to was Mechwarrior 4.

Speaking of Mechwarrior, I want a new one. And not some crappy "Mech Assault" nonsense.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

Eh. You're probably just losing interest like me because nothing good has come out recently. I haven't played my xbox in like, 2 weeks, and even before that it was only for about like, 20 minutes before getting bored and doing something else, but ill probably start again tomorrow when prototype comes out.

 

[tc1259]

Honestly, I think it's just the latest crop of games.

The only major ones that i've been playing lately are Fallout 3 / Mass Effect and Scene It. Yes a social game that me and my partner have turns at.

Damn she's a movie buff *laughs*

Honestly there is nothing around at the moment that's even appealing.

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

I actually found I hit an anime slump and started playing video games again, I have very weird taste in games, I like J-RPGs, Point and Click adventures, some action games, platformers. Fighting games are good too if the controls are well designed. I can't stand FPS games most of the time these days, in Goldeneye 64 I could manage what's going on but in Resistance 2, the last FPS I have played recently apart from Doom, it's a post-traumatic stress disorder mess that's just as hard for me to deal with as real combat might be because I get disorientated and my teammates leave me behind to rot.

Who knows, in time I might start watching more anime shows and playing less video games like what happened two months ago. It's like every two months my interests are cyclical but I keep all my hobby related merch and video games because I know "that time will come again when I will need to watch Read or Die/play New Super Mario Bros./read Nick Hornby's About a Boy/listen to my almost complete collection of Nirvana albums".

I say, "that time will come again" to the OP. I thought I'd never play a video game again before Final Fantasy VII got released on PSN coupled with Disgaea DS, so maybe you're just hitting a slump which will be recovered once something reminds you of who you really are.

 

[nova18]

I'm starting to lose interest as well, Im too picky when it comes to what I buy.
I want something NEW, that can hold my interest long after I have finished the game.

Another drawback to my lack of attention span, as soon as I finish single-player, most games start gathering dust because I lose interest in them.

 

[LANCE420]

My fellow Escapists, I'm scared. Recentally, for some reason I've been losing my interest in my video games. It's weird, these are games I love, but for some reason I just can't bring my self to play them, or if I do play them it is only for a short amount of time. It's like someone threw a switch and now I suddenly don't really enjoy playing games anymore. It seems like everytime I go to play a game, I start to think that I could or should be doing somthing else, then I kust go and mindlessly surf the internet. Even games I have been looking forward to (such as Prototype and Overlord 2)I suddenly am not as interested in them. Even the awsome E3 only held my interest for a little bit (bearing in mind that I religiously watched every secound of last years E3).

What should I do? I'm afraid that I will forever lose my interest in video games, which has been one of my greatest passions for many years.

Yeah, that happened to me for 6 months, then i decided to buy all my stuff back. Its probably temporary.

 

[Valiance]

Nothing wrong with going outside and meeting people instead, or working out or....something.

But I know how you feel, I'm kind of the same. It's not that i have lost the appeal, I'm just SUPER selective nowadays. I think it's just because I have played so many games for so long that all the average games have mish mashed into a mediocre lump and do not garner my attention. Just look at yourself as some sort of Grand Master and giving your attention to the average and uninspired is beneath you, and that only the very good or uniqe deserve it.

This is pretty much my own feeling. I've played so many shooters at this point that a game has to execute a particular concept exceedingly well to hold my interest - average just isn't good enough at this point. I still play an average of 2 - 3 new games a month, but I rarely spend much time with any one of them. Back when the original TF was around, I probably spent 8 - 10 months playing nothing BUT Team Fortress. I've played Eve off and on for 3 years, but my total time spent actually playing is quite low. The last game that I truly dedicated a lot of actual play time of a long period of real time to was Mechwarrior 4.

Speaking of Mechwarrior, I want a new one. And not some crappy "Mech Assault" nonsense.

You should look up AssaultTech1. It's a mechwarrior 2 remake done by fans, new engine. It's not done yet, but it has a good instant action mod right now. And yeah, mechwarrior 3 is probably the pinnacle of the series, but...yeah. I feel the same with shooters. Bioshock is probably the most interesting thing I've played along that line...and nothing's come close in the past year, really. I hope for deus ex 3.

 

[GammaZord]

My advice: kick it old school. I was in a similar jaded-slump deal until it struck me to revisit Loz: Majora's Mask. 2 things happened: 1) nothing against games today, but most of the games i've been playing recently just seem so "empty." I guess. Anyway, Majora's creativity brought me back to why I loved games in the first place. Also, 2) since it was a dated game, in the midst of revelling in its refreshiing creativity, I also began to long for the luxuries of modern gaming and Bam!-- I'm back.

Well it worked for me, maybe it'll help-- just pick a classic, unique, creative game/

other suggestions: Jet Grind Radio/Jet Set Radio Future (they're kinda rare tho) and the former is on the Dreamcast so yeaaaa.

EDIT: or you could just enter a cryogenic state until Mass Effect 2 is released

 

[riskroWe]

These slumps are good, they prove you're not an addict.

In the big scheme of things video games are but a minor distraction in life.

Blasphemy!!