I don't feel joy from gaming anymore. Where did I go wrong? What can I do to fix it?

I don't feel joy from gaming anymore. Where did I go wrong? What can I do to fix it?

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find joy from something else. nobody is making you play games.

I don't want something else. I want games.

because every game sucks nowadays

Could just mean that you are unable to blind yourself to the extent of enjoying such worthless and nonsensical things. Which in that case, you would be doing something right instead of wrong. The nonsensical option is to use some kind of drugs in moderation to blind yourself just enough to forget how this does nothing fullfilling to your heart and soul; like I used to do with vidya (weed) or movies (some alcohol).

Start playing grand strategy games like ck3 or eu4. That's what I did. It made it feel less like I was playing a "game" while still fundamentally being a game

Also coffee if you don't want to feel as degenerate, although it is as degenerate and blinding.

most likely you have realized that games were filling a hole in your life but that hole grows ever larger when you use an artificial crux like gaming

I have the same feeling as you OP I only play 1 game and that is only if im feeling like it. Your interests change as you get older, yes its depressing but this means that video games don't give you the same meaning that you once had from it. To be honest videl games don't have any sort of purpose or meaning and you realize your time is better spent somewhere else

let me guess, pc "master race"?

This game is fun, not many people play it though.

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Take a break or play games you normally wouldn't play.
I usually play jrpgs and shit but experienced burnout, took a break and played open world western games for a few months and had a nice break, now i'm craving to play my jrpgs again.

Unironically stop playing games for like a week to reset your dopamine levels

lucky you
I play like 6 hours or more every day and afterwards I dont feel any joy its like a crippling addiction
I wish I was 'tired' of gaming

Gaming on console is way more fun guys, I p-promise!!

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Fix up your life and watch as you can finally play vidya in comfort

Are you joyless even with the games you liked years ago? Or is it only with modern gaming?

If it's the latter then it's not your fault, the gaming industry has become repetitive and boring. If it's the former, then you're just depressed.

Yeah, I feel like I really need to sort my shit out. I'm hoping if or hopefully when I do, vidya brings me happiness again.

I'll also try this.

you need at least 2 productive hobbies that you enjoy more than gaming, then when you're tired of the other 2 you play a game now and then and it feels nice. If gaming is your only hobby its going to turn sour since its a complete waste of time.

stop playing shit games and play tingle balloon trip

Play games that you used to enjoy. I felt the same way a few months ago and after doing this I realized it’s just that most games are shit nowadays.

Is it a specific game? Or all games in general?

I find that I play a lot of a game then get burnt out and need some time before going back to it.


Do you find joy from watching other people play the same games? Sometimes I do even when not playing?

If your happiness is reliant on just gaming however I would strongly recommend trying to broaden horizons and look as to why it is difficult for you to find fulfillment in other areas of life.

this

That's a hard one. A lot of games I used to enjoy got frequent updates over the years, for better or for worse, to the point where I barely recognize some of them. I hope that counts as the latter.

lmao looks like i struck a nerve. what's wrong pc faggot? i thought you had unlimited free access to every single game ever? did the depression finally kick in when you realized how much money you wasted just to shitpost on Zig Forums?

i hoped this fucking website wouldn't get to me but it's seeped into my mannerisms and ways of thinking and I can't help but be so fucking bleak about video games. I used to genuinely love video games, and my friends still enjoy them, but everything they end up liking to me boils down to one or more of the following:
>it's fotm
>it's derivative and x did it better so why play it
or
>this game isn't meant for me
and the last one feels like so many games now
i remember when i was a kid and excited to play anything, and i'd defend my favorite games even if everyone thought they were shit. then i became the uppity cunt i despise and i can't even talk to my friends anymore without feeling like i'm shaming them for things they genuinely enjoy.
what happened.

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how do I stop playing vidya guys...
I want to quit before it consumes my life

fuck, same

>I don't feel joy from gaming anymore. Where did I go wrong? What can I do to fix it?
play Kawase's geemu!

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I honestly believe that if I can manage to get a stable job I would feel more comfortable in playing vidya

You are not alone!

a thread like this comes every once and a while, wait for it and you will get all the same advice.

Main take? you might be overly exposed and have become jaded, take a break and after that space your sessions more apart.

don't forget you get this from all sorts of things not just games, so if you are exposed to a lot of flashing lights and internet TV movies and such, you should know that is making you jaded.

Do something outside and find a different hobby for a while, it will come back...

I think its called a endorphin diet or something like that, think about it like being fat, you eat and love food until your body fucks you up because its just too much.

you now have time to make relationships and a job and a family and when you finally DO have time to game it will be worth way more and you will actually felt you've earned it.

Having fun is more than just a pay off its a way of life.

if you still care about games when you reach this stage you put it to the test and start making them, it might be that your taste has elevated beyond what the industry can offer.

Trust me when I say this, get into DIY. Build something, fix something, make some music (even if you're trash). Games are now "serious business" and have been increasingly taking themselves too seriously. The ones that don't are too few and far between.

Try different genres? Maybe try a fighting game or something competitive where you can set a goal for yourself to get good by x amount of time.

I want fun games too user

take a break retard

Fuck, I feel this. I find it hard to enjoy anything new because it's like I go out of my way to find flaws.

That makes sense, yeah. I get burned out from vidya all the time. I'll try taking a break and focusing on other things.

Music is actually something I'd like to get back into. I just find it difficult to compose anything without accidentally copying some melody that was sitting at the back of my subconscious.

Where can I get a good start on DIY?

It is okay to move away from old interests. Even more so, it is hard to recognize that your tastes are changing and you are craving something new in video games. Video games are a pasttime, not a lifestyle or something you should sink too much time into. I do find it silly to think video games lack "purpose", it's about having fun and connecting with others. Almost everything lacks ""purpose""" if you define it as a timewaster that doesn't give you practical skills.