The more games I own, the less I enjoy gaming

[Jerry]

Everything feels like I've seen it way too often at this point. Is that because of me, or is that Steam?
I remember a kid, honestly, quite a distance into "adult"hood even, who got all hyped up about his monthly dose of third class games from some magazine disk or CD, his grabs into the discount bin two, three times a year, and who would not grow tired from playing them into pieces, no matter how trashy the stuff was objectively.
I don't know, how to find that youngling again. Have I gotten too old, too depressive, or is he suffocating somewhere under a pile of thousand games in my Steam library?

Is this how the childhood dream to get locked up overnight in a toy store dies?

[videogames10]

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The more games I own, the less I enjoy gaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJy3hRM7SPE

[always superspecial]

For me, it s because I wish I had something else, especially love, having someone that makes you want to pass your time with them instead of playing all day because is the only thing I have, having options is the best thing you can have :(

[Sarge "TWILIGHTS MY JAM!" Dog]

Tell me about it, i have 4500 games and I cannot for the life of me figure out what I want to play so I sit scrolling

[craigsters]

it be nice to have a program or AI do it for you, call it AI chooser, I could see this happening eventually

[Kamiyama]

You're probably just burnt out. Take a break and come back.

When you come back you might just need to find a game with something new, or something deeper and more engrossing than what you were playing before.

[AlienTestosterone]

It's over, hang it up call it day.

[Phirestar]

There is such a thing as having too much choice, believe it or not. The more options that you have in a given situation, the more work that it takes for your brain to analyze and judge each option in order to come to a decision.

There’s two ways that it can go, in the end, and neither is really ideal. In the first scenario, you can become overwhelmed by the number of options you have available, and the result is what people call “choice paralysis” or “analysis paralysis”, which basically means that your brain shut off and says, “We’re not going to make a choice.” And that’s when you decide to close / walk away from your game library and not play anything. It’s just too hard to decide when there’s so many potential choices, and so instead you pick the easier option that is to give up.

The reason for this ties into the other outcome. Let’s say that you do make a decision on a game and you start playing it. Not long after you’ve started, you find yourself losing interest or not having as much fun as you were expecting. It’s a result of the fact that on a subconscious level, your brain is still question the choice you made and weighing it against all the other options. The way this was explained to me is that picking an option - say, Game #7 out of 25 - leads to the other options becoming more appealing to your brain, since making a decision means rejecting all the other options. And the more games you reject in your effort to play something, the more chances there are that one of those other games might’ve been more enjoyable than the one you chose. And so you’re just not satisfied with what you’ve picked, and you’re unable to invest yourself fully into the experience for that reason.

That’s why it’s best to only have a small pool of options to choose from, and to outright ignore and not even consider the rest of your library. That’s why people suggest doing things like grabbing a handful of titles out at random and only select from those. Or you can look through your list and find several games that get your attention the most, and then minimize it down to another choice between just them. Once you start to break things down this way, you’ll make things easier on yourself and can find more confidence in what ultimate decision you make, and that should in turn put your mind at ease and allow you to actually enjoy what it is you’re playing.

It’s like Pokémon: you should have three starters to choose from, not fifteen.


(And as a sidenote, this is also why so many people loved that one game they had a kid and why replayed it so much. If your parents only bought you one or two games, the decision was essentially made for you: play that game and like it, or don’t play video games. Now that is a no-brainer option for a child.)

[Senator Armstrong]

Totally agree. Been gaming for over 20 years. I dont have the time anymore. So many games are "been there, done that." I will play a game that's truly new, but they're rare.

[Sarge "TWILIGHTS MY JAM!" Dog]

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Postat inițial de craigsters:

it be nice to have a program or AI do it for you, call it AI chooser, I could see this happening eventually

There is a website that chooses for you.

Indeed there are

https://steamdb.info/calculator/

I use that to get disappointed in my life and I always get suggested the worst games in my library. It hurts 😭

[The Icecream Snowman]

Sounds like OP needs homeopathy. Except, homeopathy is for morons, so maybe not.

[Mega Ultra Chicken]

Back in the day, I appreciated just having a new game every once in a while. It's the same thing as getting spoiled. Now I have too many options.

[Hobbit XIII]

for my get up and go click click game its star wars battlefront 2 classic.

I can play against just bots or players and that keeps me entertained. its not serious its not clever its carnage and its fun especially because i do not take anything seriously in it.

So that takes care of my click click need and instant gratification / instant loss / big bang interactivity.

then I got warband for offline and played native a lot took a break now playing viking conquest warband which is nice for that simple tradeing warrior type slowly building up a small fortune then build my kingdom by invading other peoples settlements.
IF you want interaction with other players in this game i do not know how it is online but the napoleanic addon has a team recruiting you need a team speak and you command your troops with everybody else commanding theres in a regiment best ask on the warband forums about that side of it.

On GoG I got hitman bloodmoney game going so thats a nice distraction if i want to try a mission bit differently. ive got silent assassin rating on it so goofing off is fun and making my own secret agenty missions within the levels can keep me occupied too.

GoG again Imperialism is a none reflex needed game. It will beat you senseless until you figure out a strategy of play which i will not go into. There are lots of random maps to choose and there is something nice about building up your own country in its simple form and there is war and you got to think a bit - not much mind, but preparation is the key.
There are guides out there to help you if you really need help and you can choose difficulty level.

Then got soldier of fortune 2 gold or whatever edition that i just play random maps because i love it, i dont even bother to complete them when i killed everyone i exit and load up another mission.

It's about variety for me not the whats latest, i don't think ive played any new games or AAA titles recently (never heard of AAA titles until these forums).

I have two suggestions for people bored of the current gaming environment.

1. Learn MUDs and get mudlet client. Valheru is a good one to start off. Its a text based online gaming world where you can explore and make your own map is recommended for these type of games. Easier to do it using pencil and paper not a software until you know how to use it or want a completionist achievement within yourself.

2. Fighting Fantasy books, you can get them online or a hard copy.
First ones I would recommend are Deathtrap Dungeon, Forest of Doom, Scorpion Swamp.
Freeway Fighter is really fun for me because its similar to Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior (old films from when i was young).

[Sarge "TWILIGHTS MY JAM!" Dog]

Postat inițial de Hobbit XIII:

for my get up and go click click game its star wars battlefront 2 classic.

I can play against just bots or players and that keeps me entertained. its not serious its not clever its carnage and its fun especially because i do not take anything seriously in it.

So that takes care of my click click need and instant gratification / instant loss / big bang interactivity.

then I got warband for offline and played native a lot took a break now playing viking conquest warband which is nice for that simple tradeing warrior type slowly building up a small fortune then build my kingdom by invading other peoples settlements.
IF you want interaction with other players in this game i do not know how it is online but the napoleanic addon has a team recruiting you need a team speak and you command your troops with everybody else commanding theres in a regiment best ask on the warband forums about that side of it.

On GoG I got hitman bloodmoney game going so thats a nice distraction if i want to try a mission bit differently. ive got silent assassin rating on it so goofing off is fun and making my own secret agenty missions within the levels can keep me occupied too.

GoG again Imperialism is a none reflex needed game. It will beat you senseless until you figure out a strategy of play which i will not go into. There are lots of random maps to choose and there is something nice about building up your own country in its simple form and there is war and you got to think a bit - not much mind, but preparation is the key.
There are guides out there to help you if you really need help and you can choose difficulty level.

Then got soldier of fortune 2 gold or whatever edition that i just play random maps because i love it, i dont even bother to complete them when i killed everyone i exit and load up another mission.

It's about variety for me not the whats latest, i don't think ive played any new games or AAA titles recently (never heard of AAA titles until these forums).

I have two suggestions for people bored of the current gaming environment.

1. Learn MUDs and get mudlet client. Valheru is a good one to start off. Its a text based online gaming world where you can explore and make your own map is recommended for these type of games. Easier to do it using pencil and paper not a software until you know how to use it or want a completionist achievement within yourself.

2. Fighting Fantasy books, you can get them online or a hard copy.
First ones I would recommend are Deathtrap Dungeon, Forest of Doom, Scorpion Swamp.
Freeway Fighter is really fun for me because its similar to Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior (old films from when i was young).

My first mmo was a MUD on AOL. Good times before school

[D. Flame]

It's because with less games, you get pulled more and more into what you do have. You get to enjoy them on a deeper level. When you have too many, you just skim the surface, then toss them aside, to move on to the next one.

[Sigma957]

The more games I own the more games I have to install eventually.