Getting Boring or is me?

[oz Helix oz]

I was entertained for hours doing side missions and gigs, but I kind of found the gameplay monotonous. I'm using katanas and an assault rifle, but it gets monotonous over time.

I've been getting bored of games for a while now, I find them monotonous, especially the open world ones, which are or were my favorites.

[CupCupBaconBox]

It's just the disenchantment that comes with getting older.

[LeftIsBest-James]

Solution: go out - touch grass.

[Lokaol 勝]

Maybe you are saturated with games, this really happens, at some point in life we ​​want to play all day long, and at another moment we want to do other things, this is normal, soon you will want to play again

[oz Helix oz]

Originally posted by LeftIsBest-James:

Solution: go out - touch grass.

i do that all the time, i just play like 2 hours a day or even less

[oz Helix oz]

Originally posted by Lokaol 勝:

Maybe you are saturated with games, this really happens, at some point in life we ​​want to play all day long, and at another moment we want to do other things, this is normal, soon you will want to play again

I have felt this way for years, I hope my love for games returns one day, my best times were in high school

[Lokaol 勝]

Originally posted by oz Helix oz:

Originally posted by Lokaol 勝:

Maybe you are saturated with games, this really happens, at some point in life we ​​want to play all day long, and at another moment we want to do other things, this is normal, soon you will want to play again

I have felt this way for years, I hope my love for games returns one day, my best times were in high school

For years it's been kind of strange, I don't really know what to tell you.
This is something for me that happens every few months, I just want to watch series, movies or go out with friends, and other times I want to play whenever I can.

[Synne]

It happens to everyone. A change of pace might help. Though, I wouldn't put the mindset of I'm getting too old for video games as a reason. More so you've probably played so much of something that you're getting burnout of it.

[VeraelHasta]

It is you. Don't force yourself to play.
Go for a walk and think for some time why do you feel like this. Is it just you being bored with this type of game or is something else bothering you.

Also it is okay to quit games when you stop having fun with them. Don't feel like you have to finish it - it is a good way to make yourself feel jaded.

[oz Helix oz]

Originally posted by Lokaol 勝:

Originally posted by oz Helix oz:

I have felt this way for years, I hope my love for games returns one day, my best times were in high school

For years it's been kind of strange, I don't really know what to tell you.
This is something for me that happens every few months, I just want to watch series, movies or go out with friends, and other times I want to play whenever I can.

Yeah i do exactly the same, I go out etc, but when i start playing again I enjoy it, but after a week I find the games monotonous again. I don't know, maybe I've been in the gaming industry for so many years that I no longer see anything as innovative.

[oz Helix oz]

Originally posted by Synne:

It happens to everyone. A change of pace might help. Though, I wouldn't put the mindset of I'm getting too old for video games as a reason. More so you've probably played so much of something that you're getting burnout of it.

yes, I think that's it, I've been playing for so long that maybe I'm already burned out.

[envirovore]

It's called burnout.
Go do or play something else.
It's entertainment, not an obligation.

[burner19]

Originally posted by oz Helix oz:

Originally posted by Lokaol 勝:

Maybe you are saturated with games, this really happens, at some point in life we ​​want to play all day long, and at another moment we want to do other things, this is normal, soon you will want to play again

I have felt this way for years, I hope my love for games returns one day, my best times were in high school

I get bored of games that dont challenge me in any way. Basicly every game now is very easy and is constantly hand holding the player. For me only exception are games like destiny 2 where you have a bunch of people playing together , talking joking etc. while playing the hard content. You didnt grow out of games they simply changed over the years and are now made incredibly easy and watered down with trash side content. If anyone here remembers ninja giden 2 vanilla on master than he knows what hard difficulty is.

[Cosmophase]

Originally posted by oz Helix oz:

Originally posted by Lokaol 勝:

Maybe you are saturated with games, this really happens, at some point in life we ​​want to play all day long, and at another moment we want to do other things, this is normal, soon you will want to play again

I have felt this way for years, I hope my love for games returns one day, my best times were in high school

You aren't alone, its what happens when we focus on something and dedicate tons of our time to it for long periods of time. When it comes to video games, we are at the mercy of developers actually providing us with a good experience, if they don't then we have to make up for it. We aren't 14 anymore, we can't make up for all the little holes current generation devs provide with the imagination of a 14 year old anymore.

Personally I had a completely different idea as to where games would go in comparison to where we are now - my favorite franchise was at one point halo, then destiny, then slowly over time we saw all our favorite companies slowly but surely dissipate into shadows of their former selves.

That is the issue with video games, while we do have CONTROL of a character, we don't control the actual game universe itself - and as of right now, the majority of companies don't care about the game universe, they care about money. The reason older games like halo and left 4 dead were so successful is because back then, GAMERS were making GAMES. Now? lol. We have these companies hiring anyone and everyone just to meet a deadline, maybe 1 out of 50 employees actually has a passion coming anything close to what devs had 15 years ago.

[CupCupBaconBox]

It's a very common phenomenon, trying to recapture a feeling of magic that was easily experienced during youth, when everything seemed novel and had a sense of adventure. As you accumulate more experiences, your brain starts to map out the underlying patterns it encounters, and you start to have a feeling of predictability, like you're going through the motions. That's when the feeling of magic is lost.

What happened with me is that I stopped going into games primarily for gameplay, and instead am now drawn more toward the ambiance and story of games, which never lose their magic for me personally. Gameplay still matters, but it's more a prerequisite than a draw.

[oz Helix oz]

Originally posted by burner19:

Originally posted by oz Helix oz:

I have felt this way for years, I hope my love for games returns one day, my best times were in high school

I get bored of games that dont challenge me in any way. Basicly every game now is very easy and is constantly hand holding the player. For me only exception are games like destiny 2 where you have a bunch of people playing together , talking joking etc. while playing the hard content. You didnt grow out of games they simply changed over the years and are now made incredibly easy and watered down with trash side content. Also they stopped being challenging. If anyone here remembers ninja giden 2 vanilla on master than he knows what hard difficulty is.

you are right about that