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I don’t struggle to enjoy the games I already enjoy. I struggle to enjoy the new garbage the industry keeps churning out in more recent years.
This video was meh. If you want to start enjoying games again, just stop playing multiplayer games and enjoy a single player experience. Maybe something short like Portal.
If it’s not fun, why bother?
Wanting to have fun
If I’m having to force my hobby, I might try a new hobby
I have found myself doing this by going for total completion (as in achievements). Especially in games where the achievement is hard or you must try at example being the batman challenges getting all 3 stars and right now doing the dishonored challenges.
I just stopped playing games with grinding for the sake of grinding. I don’t have time for that shit anymore. If I can’t make the grind go away with mods, I’ll just play something else.
Unfortunately lots of modern games have added tons of grinding as a way to drive “engagement” and add monetization. I rarely have time to play multiple days in a row and I’m not spending it doing daily challenge bullshit to get 1/100 cards needed to upgrade whatever.
I think this is kind of the problem I have with Elden Ring. There’s just so much grind. As much as I have enjoyed it I also resent it for blocking me from playing other things. I think I just want to complete it and move on. I don’t even know if I’m still enjoying it, but now it’s just a matter of honour.
I’ve got so many other games to play. Something like Deliver Us the Moon is the complete opposite of Elden Ring. Short, but thoroughly enjoyable. I’m really looking forward to playing Deliver Us Mars.
It doesn’t always work, but I have to just remind myself of games I played and finished in recent years that didn’t have any goal other than “Finish it”
It helps me remind myself I don’t need some daily/weekly/monthly/wtfisthisshit goal, that the day isn’t wasted because I didn’t do those things.
