Post game depression

[Tallim]

How do you as a gamer deal with the end of a game, especially ones that take up a lot of time and captivate your attention, become part of your daily routine. RPG's seem to be the main culprit of this.

I always get a massive empty feeling and can't concentrate on something new for a while. Especially if it was a game I looked forward to long before release.

 

[Jenova65]

I get this, I find the best cure is to just go right back the beginning and play it all over again until I stop feeling sad!

 

[ChaoshadowZero]

If it was an extremely good game I start it again

Or I play another game in the series

Legend of Zelda is a good example here

 

[Dexiro]

I used to get that. Probably still do but i wouldn't know since my game completing days seem to be over ;D

 

[ShotgunSmoke]

Mass Effect 2. Definitely. I didn't even want to go through the Omega-4 relay, because it would mean that the game will end soon. That game had become a part of my life. Second playthrough just isn't the same.
When the credits rolled, I felt epic, triumphant, but also sad.

 

[rokkolpo]

i remember the ending of KH1 and i was incredibly satisfied.
nothing like i have ever felt before in a game.

i could go on about how awesome everything was is KH but i've been loving KH way more than healthy lately.

 

[Estocavio]

If its open ended, i walk about the world, relishing slightly in the pure essence of what lays around me, then about 3 hours later snapping out of my trance like fascination and either starting a new game or finishing up everything i can (Sidemissions, etc)

 

[poet_lawreate]

I got this massively when I played HL2 and then Ep 1 and 2 through all together. It had taken up my life for a few days and I think I'd forgotten how to do anything else -_-
Team Fortress 2 saved my life!

 

[TriggerHappyAngel]

I know what you mean OP, I always feel sad when I reach the end of a Fire Emblem game D:

Best Medicine = just begin playing another great game

 

[Soviet Steve]

I feel satisfied to have ended the story, then immidiatly start to ponder how it could otherwise have turned out.

 

[Snownine]

Maybe replay it or find another game, perhaps in the same series if it is part of one.
I was this way with some of the Final Fantasy games? Did you just finish one?

 

[Daipire]

I really do prefer open ended games, or at least games with good replayability. It feels like such a waste of time otherwise (yes I'm aware of the irony).

Yeah, but after you've become the unquestionable king of the world, what next?

 

[khiliani]

Mass Effect 2. Definitely. I didn't even want to go through the Omega-4 relay, because it would mean that the game will end soon. That game had become a part of my life. Second playthrough just isn't the same.
When the credits rolled, I felt epic, triumphant, but also sad.

I know what you mean, im going through ME2 withdrawal now. and i dont think playing through again will help. guess im stuck waiting till the next one comes out

 

[Dr. Danger]

I strongly believe this may be the reason I don't beat video games very often..

If I even get close to the ending, I will put the game down so really I don't have to deal with the post-game depression.

Even if Red Dead Redemption is starting to wear at my soul.

 

[Kurokami]

How do you as a gamer deal with the end of a game, especially ones that take up a lot of time and captivate your attention, become part of your daily routine. RPG's seem to be the main culprit of this.

I always get a massive empty feeling and can't concentrate on something new for a while. Especially if it was a game I looked forward to long before release.

Pretty much this.

 

[Allstar309]

Red dead redemption was the only game that i actually felt sad and sorta angry when i finished. For one its a great game and two, the ending is epic.

Thats just me though