Where does one even find the energy to play games for recreation anymore? I am STRUGGLING to like, recreate, and not treat things I have been looking forward to playing for YEARS as "I need to check this off my list."
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I've honestly taken to not jumping immediately into single player games right when they've released, particularly because I find the pressure to play immediately and quickly because spoilers ruins my fun. This is also true of tv shows/movies. I'm slowpoke to everything on my own time.
It comes and goes. Most of my playing lately has quickly led to thinking, "I want to try making something like this," or "I have an idea about how to extend that technique." But occasionally I find a gem that really takes me to a place. FAR: Changing Tides is a great recent discovery.
(I think the real problem is not giving ourselves permission to enjoy recreation *at all*. Everything needs to feel purposeful, and be time well spent. Especially true if, like me, you've found yourself back on the job market.)
I forget if it was during Myst or Firmament, but I fell into a similar rut. We would play something online with friends and I'd be completely checked out. It felt like going through the motions and it wasn't fun. Here's what worked for me. I moved on early, I don't play games in my office, and P5R.
I’ve been shifting more to physical based hobbies like tabletop war games because if I don’t want to play the game or be social, I can just assemble or paint or organize. It’s been a nice transition.
I’m in the same boat and part of it has been simply acknowledging that my tastes have changed. If I’m struggling to get into a game I’ve been looking forward to, I usually just shrug and assume the moment has passed.
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It’s probably why I play so many games on my steam deck while flying or slay the spire on my phone. It’s simply because I am not at my desk.
Sincerely, someone replaying Kingdom Hearts