What people don't understand is that video games are supposed to be a break from our world, as people immerse themselves into video games more and more they must learn to take a break and live life. Balance is everything

@TheScience69

Ай бұрын

But then how can they subliminaly bombard you with propoganda? It's like you didn't even think before you spoke or you'd have noticed the huge flaw in your plan

@VulcanM61

Ай бұрын

​@@TheScience69 I bet you think everything Is propaganda

@matheuskerr9222

Ай бұрын

unfortunately your comment is too true and will have to be ignored almost everyone

@alteragosagin4211

Ай бұрын

We need to make this comment stay on top

@VladTepes151

Ай бұрын

I agree. Having different things to do and for different reasons makes leisure time feel more noble, that is, it feels more fresh.

"4 player Halo 2 split screen at 7 in the morning" Literally me, except 3 player.

@desertmammoth3159

Ай бұрын

For me it was waking up at 5am to play Counter-Strike 1.3 before school. My parents thought I was insane, but some of my fondest gaming memories were from those times. I remember getting really mad if I missed my alarm and didn't wake up in time to play it.

@ChOOHbacca

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah to both of these memories. We were LAN-ing Xboxes together with the campus intranet to play huge Halo 1 games back in the day. Xbox Live before Xbox Live.

@obiohaz6023

Ай бұрын

were you the lucky one to have the bottom screen lmao

@thegamerfrominside

Ай бұрын

I think most games have stopped making memorable experiences like having stylized artwork like Jak and Daxter. I'm not saying games like Skyrim cant be appealing to play but even the people who made the game took the time to make it's greyish environments still look amazing. It can be full of greyish colors but how you merge environments is key. That's where subnotica below zero failed and even the first subnotica game excelled at which made you feel immersed.

@jeffreywelch9360

Ай бұрын

Me and my best friends played halo 2 online. We didn’t need split screen. I brought my own TV and a network switch.

Best way to enjoy games, is to not read anything about it. No guides. No steam forums. No Reddit. The fun part is discovering things by yourself, if you spoil everything and instantly play the meta OP thing, you're ruining your experience.

@Newchaos190

Ай бұрын

Yeah I just played all 3 of the reboot tomb raider games completely blind and it was great fun. Trick is to generally not think or care too much when you play games. Now WoW is a different story since if you want to get into raiding you will need to collab with people and schedule your life around it as well.

@cactisanderman

Ай бұрын

i don't think this is necessarily always true tbh, my enjoyment of certain games (like terraria or souls games) actually goes up when i look up stuff on a wiki

@Fenom007

Ай бұрын

This is just a subjective opinion and not objectively true.

@kopicat2429

Ай бұрын

Let's be real. The best way to enjoy a game is whatever method you personally find to be the best. Play the way YOU want to play, whatever form that takes. Whether it be meta, off-meta, griefing, using cheats(in single player), following guides or exploring blind. Playing on easy or hard. Hardcore or not. Don't play how others expect you to play. Or how others tells you to. Try that sure, but if you don't like it that way, try a way you yourself believes will be more enjoyable. We all gotta remember that the best way to enjoy any game, is up to us on an individual level. What is enjoyable for you, might not be so for me.

@j0nnyism

Ай бұрын

Yea I never use guides they seem pointless it takes the game out of the game. You should go through struggle to feel satisfaction in it. Elden ring however seems designed for guides

My experience --> Key Notes 1. Don't watch other playthroughs or anything related. Ex - I planned on beating Metroid prime 2 & 3 but then Metroid 1 remaster coincidentally came out then I ended up watching a whole playthrough and lost interest in my original plan without even starting.. I had everything set up too with an HD mod. -_- (gotta recharge my interest now, give it a year or so) 2. Games vs Other Media (YT, Anime, TV Shows) If you stick around long enough it's eventually gonna soak up your time & "Media Energy" thus you don't feel like playing games or as much as you would that day. --> Play as soon as you wake up or before jumping on the internet. 3. Don't force yourself to play in a certain order, you wanna play dark souls 3 first instead of 1 for the first time? Go ahead, who cares, it doesn't matter, you're gonna have fun either way. If not, you're more likely to end up burning yourself out and playing a game you don't really enjoy as much, thus never really getting to the main game you truly wanted to play, whereas you would have had a better experience if you went with what you truly wanted to play in the first place. 4. Ignore critic videos, watch only early gameplay & core mechanics to truly determine if you would really enjoy playing through it. 5. Play whenever you want & how you want & have fun. Easy mode hard mode no one cares. It's your experience that only really affects you. I'm also an enthusiastic gamer :D My lineup right now is Monster Hunter Rise 130+ Hours in (Didn't even feel like it), Tales of Vesperia, Final Fantasy 7 Ps1, Breath of the Wild, Dark Souls Remaster, Final Fantasy Crisis Core, Mario & Luigi Dream Team, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 1 and whatever indie game or nes, snes, gba etc. classics I feel like beating in between. You only have 1 life after all, manage your time well.

@marinacroy1338

28 күн бұрын

Yea I agree, especially about the doing stuff in the order you want to and playing games how you want to even if it doesn't "make sense" to others. I love messing around in MH:R. The friends who introduced me to the game were total tryhards who only speed ran the game and did "meta" builds. Super serious about the game. While I love them, I think speed running MH and taking it over-seriously is just pointlessly stressful. You gotta enjoy the grind, and sometimes that means being a little silly. Building a full shock elemental glaive build is stupid? Call me the bug zapper. I shouldn't build a greatsword build based only on aesthetics and not whats "meta"? Well, I'd rather feel like a fashion icon while I hunt than one shot the monster. The "real game" doesn't start until master rank? Well i wanna have fun today, so i'm gonna do some easy low level hunts and just hunt monsters i enjoy.

The actual problem is that people let themselves be told what to play AND LIKE nowadays. Different opinions used to be OK. When a friend came over, we played GTA 2 because he didn't like Tekken. Nowadays, for example, I don't actually like Dragon's Dogma 2. I'm not having fun with it. Try telling that to anyone. They won't recommend a different game that fits you, they'll tell you you're dumb and clueless if you don't like it.

@adrianmartin-ef8dt

Ай бұрын

trueee

@knowwhoiamyet

Ай бұрын

DD2 is a bit of a weird one right now because I think a lot of people also feel the need to defend themselves. Normally I'd say yeah, people get overly defensive of the things they like. But in the wake of just how much misinformation there was with DD2, and all the comments being slung around calling people that enjoy the game "the problem with gaming" and stuff... Yeah it kind of got a little personal on both ends of the spectrum here. Messy business all around. Your nose is red, mine's blue, but we're all still clowns at the circus and all, y'know? Generally speaking though, 100% agree. People are way too butthurt when people don't like the thing they like. Emotional immaturity is so draining to deal with.

@Amrai

Ай бұрын

I love dragon's dogma 1 and 2, but when discussing with my friends I put disclaimers. If you are a goal oriented person, the endless walking will probably make you mald. Same with BG3. There's nothing wrong with preferring a different type of game, but it is good to understand why.

@Yougottubed89

Ай бұрын

@@knowwhoiamyet For me it's everyone expecting to like everything as if it was made for everyone. People are quick to judge and overly negative reactions can kill potentially good games. DD2 was mass voted down almost purely on the microtransactions and performance which is fair to a degree but it's not a proper judgement of the game overall.

@deushayatur0301

Ай бұрын

We have very different experiences. Most people i know got it old they are stupid for liking it. But im 100% with u. Different tastes and different stuff that actually immerses u

I stopped pre-ordering. I stopped buying on release. I started downloading every single game that I loved and putting them on several ssd's. That's how I started enjoying gaming, again. I don't get burnt by lies and broken promises and I play only what I enjoy.

@SmittyWJManJensen

Ай бұрын

And that's how I ended up playing AA games and stuff from 2010 or older. Do I mind? Nah, I'm having fun with Deep Rock and Fallout: New Vegas. The Finals is cool too, check it out.

@aaakitsune

Ай бұрын

I found the old game Rollercoaster Tycoon to still be one of my favorite games, despite its old graphics. The trick was just finding a version playable on modern computers.

@tominieminen66

Ай бұрын

The thing is that you should never trust a company, they are never for your benefit There are countless canaries that will do all the testing of the waters for you Don't like a company, like good products

@gratedradish6699

Ай бұрын

@@SmittyWJManJensen The finals is pretty fun but the whole roster is trans and unattractive and that kinda irks me.

@jeanmouloude

Ай бұрын

”download” legaly yes 😊

Picking up reading again was the trick for me. I realized one day that I hadn't read a book since the pandemic ended. Went back to reading and it "slowed" down the external stimuli that was acting like a static storm over all my other thoughts.

@gamesthatmatter9374

Ай бұрын

you can play VN s ,lol . the VNs are 99.99% reading

@RandomProblemGenerator

Ай бұрын

@@gamesthatmatter9374 Ah, those one handed VNs 😉

@bud389

Ай бұрын

​@@gamesthatmatter9374yes, but visual novels are not even on the same tier as Harry Potter in writing quality

@gamesthatmatter9374

Ай бұрын

@@bud389hehhehehehheheheh

@DeathLord6545

Ай бұрын

​@@RandomProblemGeneratorhey man a lot of those one handed dlc add a lot to the story

For me it’s all about the buzz. You know the feeling when you turn off your console , pc & are still thinking about the game. For me that’s a sign of a good game , one that you’re still engaging with when you’re not playing it. If I don’t get that feeling then I know I can do without.

@remmy107

Ай бұрын

I got addicted to Tetris for a while, and that's exactly what happened to me.

@BalgaBear

20 күн бұрын

Freedom never sleeps!

Everytime I start playing games nowadays I just can't stop thinking about my career, todo list, side business, and that one side project that I really need to finish during the weekend. I just want to blast some games but I just can't anymore

@Ydrakar

Ай бұрын

set aside time that is productivity time and time that is for games on weekend. set an alarm if it helps. that way you can really unload your stress and rely on the timer to "bring you back" so to speak.

@blicleak1101

Ай бұрын

It probably signals you are not doing enough in my experience….

@Steamedhams578

Ай бұрын

That's a great thing. Being that busy should be fulfilling and rewarding. If the work you're doing isn't however that's when you should cut down somewhat.

@murdendev

Ай бұрын

Stress is the #1 killer of dopamine receptors. We’re just being played and fkd by capitalism…

@murdendev

Ай бұрын

@@blicleak1101 holy shit, this is America…

I started enjoying games again as soon i cut myself off of some bad friends who always wanted to speedrun games and dont take the time to look at story etc. Sure now i play mostly solo, but i enjoy games again, all i want is come back home from work and game a bit. Not get home and get into the next stress.

@sausage563

Ай бұрын

Congratulations, man. That's the reason games were made, to relax and chill after a hard day at work.

@deoxysandmew2162

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Whats the point of playing game if you will just blaze through it.

@Newchaos190

Ай бұрын

Very true, for example- Helldivers 2 is great fun, the second I ran into people who were efficiency minded, it started souring the experience.

@bobbylight2222

Ай бұрын

This comment hit different 10/10

@numbersbubble

Ай бұрын

same thing with people who only play for achievements

I feel that the more I ignore Twitter or whatever about games that come out that are deemed “problematic”, the more I can actually enjoy it. Staying away from the toxicity of others that don’t even know what they’re talking about is the best way I can actually breathe while playing. I want to play to have enjoyment, not play only to think about the stupidity being said about it. When I’m not playing games or working, I write. It’s usually something in my head that I want to write out as a story and doing something like that is a good way of taking a break from playing games. It still gives me enjoyment at the end of the day, I feel like I accomplished something when I do, and it helps me get better at writing as a whole.

15:50 So much truth. Like I never FOMOing any stream, never visit Twitch or live streams here on YT, just watch when I want to watch. But I understand that I'm an older generation. I don't know how the young ones feel it.

@KernelCinders

Ай бұрын

I'm the same way. I watch YT and NF along with playing video games. I still remember my neighbor getting an Atari 2600 for Xmas. ^ ^ KC

@Discoveryman29

Ай бұрын

I only watch KZread video about a game i like to know wat and how many people likes it, for me when i like a game so much i would want to know if this game is doing well on the market as i hope the dev got paid for their efforts, and on the other hand is to looking for a good game lore/ tricks conversation,

I think it's this constant need to optimize and do everything to perfection. Instead of just blindinly going into them and experience them. Not through guides and tutorials, but by actually playing and figuring it out by ourselves. And taking your time to actually let it unfold.

@lowbearful

Ай бұрын

true, too much of a min-maxer mindset can ruin games for people

@austentabor7858

Ай бұрын

I’ve got a friend who only uses meta builds in almost any game. Recently he did that for Helldivers a co op game. I had to stop playing with him because it made the game unfun for me to feel judged for picking less meta guns or thinking a nerf was the end of the world. I will respect your wishes to play meta as long as you don’t gatekeep me for not wanting to follow it.

@lowbearful

Ай бұрын

@@austentabor7858 haven't encountered any gatekeeping in 50 hrs, as long as you don't act like a jackass and purposely teamkill (only seen one person do that so far too). bear in mind most people don't lookup youtube/reddit etc. for what is meta and just play for fun - it's usually games with much smaller playerbases that are rife with elistism and gatekeeping not huge games like this

Tangentially related to the end of the video: I used to make a lot of purchases in mobile games at a low point in my life because the instant gratification dopamine hit was some of the only joy I felt. This was, I don't think I really need to say, very bad for me. I didn't remove my payment info from google play or anything of the sort however, I just made one small change. I toggled it so that whenever I want to make a purchase, I need to input my password. Just that one, small barrier between me and a purchase cut down my spending by over 80%. Because I would either be too lazy to bother, or - more often - in that time I would be punching in my password I would have time to think about what I'm doing and stop it before I finalized the purchase. It worked wonders, and now I don't do it at all anymore! So I believe the trick to culling bad habits isn't strictly just mustering up willpower from nowhere and quitting on the spot, but rather making it more difficult or less rewarding. At least in this case. I know it's not exactly what the conversation is about, but it was tangentially related enough I wanted to share. Thanks for reading!

@ChaoticNeutralMatt

Ай бұрын

Increasing the barrier of time it takes to do the thing. I agree.

@corbeau-_-

Ай бұрын

@@ChaoticNeutralMatt I don't know. Discipline seems a thing here... It sort of seems like that dog collar thing, the cone. dog won't stop biting itch, so I cone... To see a human do that to himself and hear a rationalisation is something else, though 😆 I've seen nicotine gum and such, but most of it is just pausing a bit and let willpower do the thing, instead of instinct from repetition. Pause a bit more often and think... then act.

@XionicAihara

Ай бұрын

I did the same exact thing, forced myself to enter my password each time. What made it better was I didn't know my password without having my printout sheet near me since all my passwords and random generated lines lol. So I couldn't remember if it wanted to. This helped so much in stopping the spending on mobile games, it also made me quit most mobile games cause I had spent so much on one game, it financially ruined me for a year to pay it off.

@trollishmc2920

Ай бұрын

Similar experience here. Now I no longer play those games at all (Raid Shadow Legends etc)

@Zodiacman16

Ай бұрын

I think there's a big difference between having software in place to stop yourself from splurging, and actually building the resistance you need to do that naturally. That software is great for making the first step, but it doesn't cure you, you still have to put in the work yourself to build a resistance to that stuff. Not saying this is you, just thought it was important to mention and I fell into this trap myself.

I’ve been exclusively playing 10+ year old games for the last year. 25 in total so far (many many many of which are Square Enix games). I have taken a break to play Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2 and FF7 Rebirth and I loved them all. I did end of playing the Mass Effect trilogy with the platinum trophies and the Bioshock Trilogy with the Platinums, FF1-10, FF7 Remake, FF16, Trials and Secrets of Mana and some more games.

Started UO Back 98 and still playing it. That game is just something special to me. There is lot grear new ganes but think uo stays that game for me forever

Being a long time gamer it also becomes harder to find new and exciting things to play, since you've mostly seen something like them before. Lore in most cases also seem like rehashed stories about gods, kings and evil wizards etc. I also found that I was a bit addicted to those Steam achievement pop ups and the dopamine they gave me, to the point of thinking "why am I playing these achievement-less games???". In the end gameplay is king and that's the main ingredient of fun now.

@Tyronom

Ай бұрын

Fortunately I never cared about achievements, but liked to see which ones other got and the % I got vs others.

@gstaghter8013

Ай бұрын

I just wish devs evolved gameplay. It’s mind boggling to me that we are still playing the same games over and over just with different skins. All flash and no substance

My issue was different from this but still similar. I begin doing painkillers and would LOVE playing games on them. From 2012 to 2016 that was my biggest hobby, copping perc 10s snorting them and playing games. Once i quit it was the hardest thing for me to get back into gaming, i just couldnt do it. Luckily over 2 years sober now and starting to enjoy games more than ever.

@raptorking3678

Ай бұрын

Damn dude...I went through pretty much the exact same thing. Feels shitty knowing you can't enjoy what used to be your favorite thing in the world unless you have a high. I've recently been trying to quit as well

@Vub.

Ай бұрын

@raptorking3678 well I started doing heroin once the pills stopped coming around. Playing games nodded out still. Took me awhile but you can do it. Go to treatment if you have to. I feel completely normal now after 2 years. Played Baldurs Gate 3 and Dragons Dogma 2 having as much fun as back in 2007 playing games.

@yamz1156

Ай бұрын

Dude saaaaame, but with weed, i can’t seem to game without a blunt on my hand, it’s a weird feeling, i want to stop doing it and enjoy gaming without it but i just don’t know how to start

@brownehawk7744

Ай бұрын

@@yamz1156 Don't lie to yourself, nothing better than sparking up a blunt, your favorite game of the time, and a good beverage with a snack ready to go once the blunt is done. Life is short its ok to enjoy it a bit. Also smoking a blunt is not in the same realm as smashing percs and snorting them.

@yamz1156

Ай бұрын

@@brownehawk7744 the problem is i’ve been doing that for the past 10 years now, i’m tired boss, i want to enjoy games without having to do that all the time, right now i’m trying out the Stellar Blade demo and damn sure there’s a blunt in my hand you know it, but you also get a different experience playing sober, i’m starting to hate forgetting stuff all the time too

4:00 that book club for games is literally what I used to watch the Totalbiscuits Cooptional Podcast for

@static13

Ай бұрын

Jess and Dodger have a weekend show called Weekenders now.

@s1rlancerlott

Ай бұрын

@@static13 o shit news to me. Time to give it a bit of a watch lol it's called The Geekenders btw

terrific editing! loved this vid man

Yea i've got decades worth of backlog games I don't need to cry over the state of contemporary games and simply enjoying those old games that have achieved critical acclaim. Not only are they cheaper with discounts they're also higher quality after years of patching. Right now having fun with *Control*

I think the main reason why is because most of us are 20+ year old dudes that have been gaming since we were 7 or something. So it's obvious that not every new game will peak our interest because not every NEW game is a FRESH game. God of War 2018 is good but it's nothing I haven't seen before, Starfield is not terrible but it's just Fallout in space with worse characters. A newcomer will LOVE these new games, so they aren't bad, it's just that's harder to surprise a veteran audience. Think of like 30 year old horror movie buffs watching whatever is coming out today. They see the same kind of monsters, the same kind of plot, the same kind of jumpscares, and they will rarely be engaged with the movie as much as a 14 year old kid will. That's just my pov tho

@ivoryowl

Ай бұрын

Absolutely agree with this. It's hard to impress someone who's been playing videogames for years because they've probably seen it all. Many companies nowadays prioritize new audiences because that's where the most money is rather than capitalizing on their OG communities. A one-size-fits-all game is like a big trawling net; even if some fish escape you still get a large haul either way. The problem with a game that tries caters to everyone is that it ends up catering to no one. But they don't care because by the time people realize it, the corpos already got their money's worth.

@Brekfastmachine

Ай бұрын

I agree with this. Every time I sit down to play anything new it doesn't take very long for me to start feeling like I've done this a hundred times before. Indie games are the only thing that can seem to keep my attention for very long. Balatro has been fun. What's kind of weird is that I do occasionally like to go back and replay games that I've literately played a hundred times before. Not sure what that's all about.

I stopped really playing video games probably around 2013 or so, last console I ever bought was a 360. And I caught a game here and there since then, but it wasn't ever anything like it used to be. I grew up as a "gamer", had like 8 different consoles and handhelds, sending my mom to Blockbuster twice a week for rentals. My brothers, friends, and I all got it in. But after adulthood the AAA space started taking a nose-dive and my interest dropped at the same time. So when, sometime over the last year or so, I subscribed to Gamepass for a couple months I came to find there were some absolute bangers on there. Dishonored 1 & 2 were so sick it made me feel like I was playing a classic the entire time I played them. I probably sent 5 total back-to-back playthroughs combined in various different ways. Played through Gears 5 which was pretty solid all things considered. Even though I only really got 3 games out of my time on gamepass, even if 90%+ of the games offered looked either awful or boring, I'm glad I got to experience those. There's still gold out there, it's just a lot harder to come by. But the point Josh & Asmon are making about being willing to meet a game half way is 100% true. It's so easy to lock onto and pick apart all of the flaws of a game as you play, and it'll undoubtedly ruin your experience of the game. And sure, some games are just better than others. They make it harder for you to identify horrible flaws because there are less of them. But you're shooting yourself in the foot when you aren't willing to try to look past the rough edges.

that redfall clip was awesome, he was rotating around and the character he was circling's feet weren't even moving.

For me, one of the way is to don't mind about the difficulty so much. If the game stresses me so, so much and difficulty setting is available, I turn it down a notch.

@THome92

Ай бұрын

Yeah I always play on easy the first time anyways. What’s the point of high difficulties and who am I going to prove someone something? Myself? For what 🤣 I just wanna enjoy the experience itself

@desertmammoth3159

Ай бұрын

I am a Resident Evil novice, and although I am old enough to have seen RE1 release onto the PS1, my only experience with the franchise was over my brother's shoulder and then later on some no commentary full playthrough videos on KZread. In a fit of madness I recently bought Resident Evil 5 as it was on sale for super cheap, a game that released in 2009, and decided to say "What the Hell, let's do it". I had so much fun. And the reason for this is because I was so intimidated by the franchise, I started on the easiest difficulty, and played the whole thing through. Really enjoyed it. Then I upped the difficulty, and went through it again, unlocking infinite ammo weapons and familiarizing myself with the game to the extent I felt confident to play veteran difficulty and completed it. I'm stuck on pro difficulty at the moment at the giant boss, but I still boot it up a couple of times a day to have another crack.

@Ryan38475

Ай бұрын

@@THome92 for me if difficulty is too low the game is just too boring, i dont even get to experience its mechanics, i just roll through it

@zeosummers3984

Ай бұрын

@@THome92 I play games for the gameplay and if the difficulty is too low i'm not really playing the game. easy = no engagement.

@DHankins19

Ай бұрын

AHAHAHA Bro games are not hard anymore this is hilarious to me. I mean I play every game hard mode it's all normal mode these days. Even NG+ is laughable in most cases.

Going down to corner shop to play arcade games ,that's our social time.80s were great.

@kantanenakseli8886

Ай бұрын

Go take a nap grandpa

@Samarth-ng9je

Ай бұрын

​@@kantanenakseli8886 😂

@axolotl3883

Ай бұрын

The future is now grandpa

@christianalanwilson434

Ай бұрын

Now people get panic attacks when someone calls them on the phone. What a time to be alive.

@Jackie89000

Ай бұрын

My dad told me how he would spend his lunch money each morning playing a pinball machine and Space Invaders that was at a corner store on his way to school each day. We came to the conclusion that he's probably spent more money than me on video games.

Pro tip don’t watch streamers makes games way more enjoyable!

This is why I love single player games and I appreciate them more now that i'm older. I have very little motivation to play something like Apex or Destiny like it feels pointless and mind numbing, but when I play something like RDR2 or even Dragons Dogma 2 it doesn't feel like a waste of time. In those single player games I can immerse myself in their world and escape reality. Now that I take my times more with games instead of rushing through I start to notice more details that I didn't used to notice before and I get invested in a lot of the lore texts around the world. There's always a time to play those multiplayer games with friends, but when that really good single player game comes out it can truly change your enjoyment for games.

tak and the power of juju is lit. one thing he aint really mention about enjoying games again is going back to old games like that we knew when we were younger, world of warcraft is one of the most easiest accessible nostalgic games due to classic and private retail servers. but try playing older console games on ps2, even if you gotta use a emulator

A "Book Club for Video Games" with multiple streamers would be SO good dude, please do it. I know meeting up monthly might be tough to organise so maybe make it a Quarterly meetup/report (every 3 months), so people have time to actually play longer games, as well as write up some brief notes to remind themselves.

I had the experience when I was a kid playing Majoras Mask where I thought to myself "this is not fun and I'm wasting my time" after trying to do the games stupid sidequests. I never really shook that feeling again, some games just hit you on a meta level of being so unimmersive they are intolerable. A long time later of not playing games I picked up Breath of the Wild and loved it, played through Dark Souls, Hyperlight Drifter and a bunch of others and enjoyed my time with them. And then games got boring again, as I caught up the current ways games are made and the immersion is gone and playing games just feels like hitting plus 1 on a calculator for hours. Novelty is critical for games to be fun, but only a few games really break the mould. Most games are not designed well and have features that are literally just traps to waste your time. I do think the less you explore off the main path of a game, the less likely the curtain is to be pulled back, generally the more enjoyable the game is, although there are lots of people who like completing every part of a game. I can only assume those people have more free time than god.

@Jbswe

Ай бұрын

Please play hollow knight it’s the best 2d game ever imo

My best tip to enjoy a game, is to not look up anything about it online. No guides, builds, weapon locations, secret spots, nothing. You spoil the journey. Comparison is the thief of joy.

I think the problem is that there is to much to do in modern games. I play a game and see markers all over the map and have a list of quests I have to do. Mentally it's overwhelming, I want to do them all because I don't want to miss anything, but then it feels like a chore. So I turn it off and play helldivers or vampire survivors because I can just play the game and not have a grocery list I have to finish

@Magerquark

Ай бұрын

that's a good point. I am currently replaying Final Fantasy 8 (now finished after 65 hours) and now ff10. I just can't get myself to skip any sidestuff and when I miss it I get angry and annoyed. I remember one time forgetting to get a rare power from a boss you couldnt get afterwards, saved the game and was so annoyed I stopped playing entirely. Though in some of these modern games I already know there is SO much sidestuff that I don't even bother going for it

@Pablo-om8cj

Ай бұрын

Agree. It seems like it became a huge trend after witcher 3’s success. But what’s funny is all those interminable question marks were tedious and the worst part of otherwise amazing game

@TheWolfSage100

Ай бұрын

​@@Pablo-om8cjit's been a huge trend since Skyrim, Witcher 3 had nothing to do with it

@purple66666

Ай бұрын

I don't mind this. Maybe it is just that story quests games are not your cup of tea.

@power50001562

Ай бұрын

You need to be okay with missing things and having your own playthrough be unique to you. If side quests are too many then forget them, play the parts of the game that are fun not the parts that are made to waste your time.

SIlly asmon. this is bobbys world. you dont enjoy games, you just pay for them

@KitsuneShapeShifter

Ай бұрын

Love the profile pic with this comment

@SmittyWJManJensen

Ай бұрын

Don't enjoy Don't own Still buy

@AndrewsRoberto

Ай бұрын

99% of games nowadays are scams, i really dont understand how ppl can buy trash games bc they see marketing commercials

33 now, back in the 6th-7th grade my buddies would come over everyday n we would rock out on 007 Golden Eye/NFL Blitz/Halo it was such a golden age of gaming together miss it so much!!

2023 was my first time playing Diablo 1 and 2. Dungeon rpgs just weren’t my thing as a 90s kid gaming into the 2000s. It was the Medal of Honor, duke nukem, doom, unreal tournament and early call of duty fps shooters I enjoyed. I DID however play the original Army Men games. So when I happened to find an UNOPENED Diablo 2 battle chest at a thrift store I grabbed it just to keep, I downloaded it and played 1 and fell in love with the grainy graphics that I loved from the army men games. The story, the Tristram music, amazing. Diablo 2 was amazing. And I’ll play them again. The fact that games 20 years later cannot capture the imagination and excitement like older titles is telling.

I only played wow for years and now that I've branched out I have an amazing backlog of games to play and I can get em super cheap on steam. Going through the batman arkham series rn it's amazing

the best and most easy way to start enjoying games again is by treating games like they should be treated: a break. you should live your life and use games as a break, not the other way around. you're bored of games because it's all you fucking do all day

@blinkrogue1344

Ай бұрын

Yes. When I was I child, I remember I was very good at feeling when my body was done with gaming and needed a break, and that break would be hooooours long where I just could lie down and be bored, go out and just be out in nature, go making myself a meal, visiting family members etc. It felt so good to be rewarded with gaming after enjoying doing life stuff. I think being content with being bored and doing absolutely nothing is a really important thing imo.

@puppy14

Ай бұрын

This is truth, I would play with my friends for hours, then come home and boot up the newest Zelda game right before bedtime and after homework. It was a reward for finishing my day.

@tempestfrost4213

Ай бұрын

for me and ik it sounds crazy but i stoped worrying boout Metas and finishing the gameif i use the build thats not compeletelt op im fine if it takes me 3 yrs to finish i game * cough Subnautica below zero cough* im not stressing over it

@l.3626

Ай бұрын

There is nothing wrong with playing video games 24/7, but it's the people who get bored of games BC they only play BC they have nothing better to do rather than playing BC they enjoy it

@Lone_Wolf_91

Ай бұрын

Yep, exactly, that why some guides ppl make are "toxic" to such game, also games make it that you have levels and even now it's all about get thru to end game.. the fuck.. what do u mean you didn't put effort in first 40h of game..

I remember those good ol' times. My mom would let my buddies in to my room, they would visit me on random times and we would compete in many games for a whole day, nfs u( who gets best time in drag race, most points in drift races, in counter strike, world of warcraft arenas, heroes 3 blade of Armageddon, Dota... As kids we used to just knock on friends doors whenever we felt like it, ask their parents if we can come in see our friend, they would let us in with no hoss, parents would cook lunch for all the guests too, genuine extended family, I loved it when I was a kid... How many times I finished cod mw 1 and 2 on Xbox 360 with my friend playing through a whole night during sleepovers on split screen, I can't even tell, how many scenarios we played in heroes of might and magic these nights... Only God can tell me when I meet him in Judgement day.

the video is entirely correct and ive weirdly had to teach myself to enjoy games due to playing MMOs for such a long time. ive been stuck in the mindset of getting to the end and doing the end game content for way too long because its honestly just how games are geared now... asmongolds point at the end is a bit weird tho.. hes rich.. he never has to worry about the price tag of a game.. i garantee you that he does not experience buyers remorse.. personally i will debate about buying a game that i KNOW i want to play for way too long before i do.. i literally wait years for games to go on sale.. not because i just cant afford them.. but because i feel weird spending 80$ on average for a brand new game i may not even enjoy.. legitimately played through the borderlands series and all of the dlcs just this past year (came out in 2019 lol) because the bundle went on sale for like 30$.. absolutely do not regret my purchase. it was one of the best experiences ive had in a very long time.. but it took me years to justify that purchase.. his average gaming experience is not what it is for most people.. just saying. . now i am in no capacity saying most people are like me.. im honestly a bit of an an oxymoron.. i work only to live and after that i dont care about wealth or money whatsoever.. but at the same time, i am extremely careful with what i do have... so an 80$ 60$ tag on literally pixels on a screen makes me question whether ill regret it or enjoy it. a game could be 29.99 and go on sale for 12.99 and ill still be like "yeah but am i actually going to play that?" these are not questions asmongold is ever going to ask himself due to money lol... i understand i probably spent twice that amount on fast food for my wife and myself for one meal.. but its still a thing.. i have never been able to shake buyers remorse even when my wife says "just buy the damn game who cares?" BESIDES ALL THAT.. zack doesnt have the annoying as fuck voice in the back of his head that's constantly saying "if you keep doing this, you'll be homeless and no one will ever love you" as he literally gets paid to do it lol.. THAT is the real issue here.. most of us just have WAY too much stress from responsibilities and legitimately cant enjoy our games.. there are days where i actually think about and plan out what im gong to do in game later when i get off work, but by the time i get home take the dogs out feed them do my routine stuff.. i dont have the mental capacity to achievement farm do raids or antying else that i really wanted to do.. so instead, i doomscroll while netflix is playing something i dont care about in the backround as i eat and then eventually watch an asmongold video or two on youtube before i go to bed. the only time i truly feel like i can enjoy playing video games is late friday or saturday night where i dont have to worry about next day responsibilities or anything other than enjoying the weekend with my wife. not sure why everyone acts like the main issue is microtransactions or pre-ordering.... (but you should also stop fucking paying for that shit too dumbasses)

One reason I quit WoW was because I was basically just watching youtube video's while playing.

Surely we have too much money

@guimeph

Ай бұрын

😅

@slick3996

Ай бұрын

he really had it lined up and fully missed it

@dohrraiquen

Ай бұрын

I don't even know what to do with so much money, man. Being an adult sucks

@windshieldwasher6919

Ай бұрын

Just too much man, my ultra immersive vr set up, my full cage Sim racer/pilot rig, my 4d home theater just get no love because I don't have the time....sigh *cries in billionaire*

@Tyronom

Ай бұрын

Right? They need to raise taxes, because we literally do not know hat to do this all that money.

For me, i often get excited thinking about playing some games in my backlog, and i often have the time to, but can't get myself to sit down and play them. I sit down, boot the game and then go "eh" and actually go do a chore as if i'm actively trying to procrastinate doing the thing i'm excited for. I've also gotten way more dependant on for example if friends are online or not, i was finally getting hooked on bg3 but now i just wanna play HD2 with buddies and if they're not on, i just kinda end up scrolling youtube.

I agree with the insight. Im still not finished with BG3 (floating around act3) and elden ring (havent given multiple attempts on fire giant). Ill come back when im ready, they were amazing to these points

How I learned to start enjoying games is to stop thinking it as something competitive and immerse myself into the world trying forget the outside/real world or try put real stuff things into games. For example I have mostly stopped playing multiplayer games or barely any at all beside few games that I play with friends only. Because those multiplayer games made competetive and mad whenever I died from a player or some "bullsh*t".

@Kugatsu009

Ай бұрын

play bg3 :D

Live service / seasonal gameplay is what made me fall in love with gaming again. Especially ARPGS. I just love rotating POE, LE and Diablo 4. And sometimes i pop in with some Baldurs gate 3 or a roguelite game.

I think that's a good idea. Id love to hear that kinda podcast about gaming of the month

Studies show you need around 40 days of repeated daily activity to register in your brain as a habit and thats also how long it takes to remove bad habits from doing them unintentionaly to having control over them. There is a slight variance in each human but this is the average.

@cb4281

Ай бұрын

Yes fascinating. Intriguing even. Hmm. Quite.

@lazyfrogeyes5949

Ай бұрын

This actually makes a lot of sense. I was really addicted to a certain mmo and once I cut it from my life it took about two weeks when I realized I haven't thought about playing it or the need to play i. Even when i would see others streaming it or see an ad for it. Its been two years now and I look back at just how silly it all was.

if you dont mentally want to make a change in your life you never will, you have to develop the willpower and discipline yourself and not rely on external help

4:27 that's so incredibly real. This year I finally played FFX for the first time ever since I concluded it basically had 90% of what I like in RPGs and I'm still incredibly amazed I had never given it a shot before, but also kinda glad I saved it for later in life too. One of my favorites this year so far kekw

I actually did try only experience the game (DD2) as best as I could, exploration, changing classes and experimenting builds but as I tried to go a little progress on the main quest line hoping to get some goodies, I have no idea that it is already ending. that was damn short so I have to replay it again (carry lvl from old to new so I can make my pawn a monster) to continue my fun moments.

If you spend 4 hours on tiktok a day you are already a lost cause

TLDR: quality> quantity Cutting down how many games you buy is step 1. Hype for games makes you feel like you HAVE to buy this new hot game NOW. You really have to decide do I really really want this game? Or is it literally just something I’m buying to cure my current boredom? Because generally when I was buying something to just cure my boredom, it does , VERY temporarily then I was even more bored after AND had less money because I just bought a game I actually didn’t want.

As soon as I stopped trying to completionist games, or even finish them if they weren't making me all happy, I found a much bigger love for games. I also got out of my bubble and started trying other genres and figured out that I love them!

Your version of 4 players Halo at 7 in the morning was Secret of Mana for me - We were 3 kids playing. One of my best video game memories.

@4:10 can i join you about that gaming book club idea, i FUCKING LOVE THAT!

@g.mendes0482

Ай бұрын

I also would like to be a part of such club

How I do it: - I play a game if I think I will enjoy it. You might barely know your own tastes, but e.g. If a game is "overwhelmingly positive" on Steam, it has consistently been a game I enjoy. - If I'm not vibing with a game, I will just stop playing and move on. I don't have to force a completion. - I now and then dip my toe out of my comfort zone and try another genre I rarely play. This also has consistently introduced me to games and experiences I love. Maybe sometimes take the time to actually try out those "filler" games you get on Humble bundle. - Allowing yourself to like what you like. If you enjoy only the first half of a game and want to stop playing midway everytime and start a new game instead, do it. If you have more fun speedhacking through the boring running segments because there's no fast travel, do it. If you want to make a cheese build to destroy every boss, do it. Play how you want.

I'm a early 2000's kid, so played a ton of these older games but love a ton of the newer games. Just tried cyberpunk 2077 recently and really loved it, sure it had acouple bugs but the story and gameplay was one of the best singleplayers I have beaten. Loved doing all the side missions and expanding the world.

@thegambalingsuit555

Ай бұрын

Yeah Same, although I did not have any bugs in my playthrough cyberpunk revived my love for rpg and arpgs

“when you’re an adult, you got too much money, not enough time” LMFAO streamers not in the same reality as most people fr

@benny_44222

Ай бұрын

Fr bro

@bolobokt8781

Ай бұрын

Fr fr

As i'm getting older I'm feeling I dont enjoy games as I used to. It kinda sucks. Especially MMOs

@Lionel-Goodfellow

Ай бұрын

I stopped playing video games for six years, then picked the hobby back up again in 2008. I have never looked back, but I play games differently now, I don't play for 24 hours straight, I eat properly, I have days off from gaming, I don't chain smoke, I don't drink 12 26oz bottles of full strength beer during a gaming session, inter alia. The time away from gaming was great, it's also great to be back. I am 62 and play games very well, I never tell anyone my age, and no one asks me if I am their dad. hehehehehehe

@Ensteir325

Ай бұрын

It feels like a second job after, and when ur an adult and u have to pay for bills and u have to pay for subscription for the large MMOs makes u think about it and not wanna sub to add the extra “bill” cost

@mateusvitor2774

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm not sure. Even some games I really used to like, sometimes I get nostalgic and try to play them, but after an hour or two I'm fed up. I miss that feeling when we were kids

@Grom8P

Ай бұрын

I gave up pvp multiplayer games and MMOs alike a few years ago and have only played coop or single player games since. For me it was liberating, and might work for you too.

@Newchaos190

Ай бұрын

I would avoid games that make you do things you "need" to do to progress. MMOs are big culprit of this.

Yeah,that's preety much it,full agreement here Break the hypnosis and start playing what you really like yourself Imma catch up those 2 of my backlog that looked fun when i saw them(KKnD rts and build engine's Duke Nukem:Land of Babes)

I recently i downloaded Helldivers 2 and i'm approaching it like when i was a kid, without spoiling me anything or copying meta builds to maximize my damage, i just try stuff and enjoy them, i run around the map and sometimes i take my time to appreciate the landscapes. It makes the game much more immersive and enjoyable, that even if i get tired of it after hours of playing i end up the session with a smile thinking about the funny moments i had with my friends and what will happen the next day. In the end we play to have a good time and make memories.

I recently got into the Persona series through P3 Reload and it's the best gaming thing that happened to me in years cause I'm now enjoying P4 and it might be time that I truly get into JRPGs.

@tbnwontpop8857

Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy man. I love P5 from the bottom of my heart and it's impacted me in ways that I can't properly describe. They're all good games though and I'm very excited to try the series director's next game this year, which is Metaphor. Been waiting for that one for a looong time.

People chase nostalgia, but a lot of people I feel simply have different interests now.. but their want for that old feeling they had will forever be chased and unobtainable. Goals change, responsibilities change, and those that rot in their rooms/basements may just need to grow up and pursue more fulfilling things in life.

@vampire847

Ай бұрын

As someone who is guilty of chasing nostalgia.... dead space remake hit hard.

Branching out of my favorite genres helped me find games fun again

I agree when It comes to blockers they are very effective very short term ( just to reinforce you to stop doing it ) but in the long run if you are not clearing your underlying issue ( for me usually when I am overwhelmed with something) it will just keep repeating.

boys you gotta play gothic and gothic 2, please give it a try and dont give up please just trust me

@andream5690

Ай бұрын

Them controls though, i really hope the remake of Gothic 1 comes out decent enough, i didn't dislike the demo, i also played Morrowind recently for the first time and it aged much much better than Gothic imho.

@filioperibeiro6285

Ай бұрын

@@andream5690 When you get used to them it becomes second nature. The Sequel has better controls too, not perfect but better. The first game has the most weird controls but once I got used to them it was no problem. Not saying the controls are good tho xD just that it's no big deal when you get used to them. Really hope the Remake is good and faithful. All it needs to be is Gothic with better graphics, controls, voice acting, combat, maybe more content and that's it. Keep the rest as it is.

@poatrykdas

Ай бұрын

​@@andream5690 you get used to the controls after like 30 minutes also i dont have much hope for the remake as the devs already showed multiple times that they are not gothic fans and don't even understand what made gothic great

Games are suppose to be a hobby not a jobby

Making a Game club similar to a Book club is a great idea, something like this is needed, people would definitely watch it

CHRONO TRIGGER!!!! still one of my favorite RPG's to this day. Definitely worth the play.

Enjoying video games is schrodingerian in that when you’re working, you wish you were gooning vidya; however, when you actually get on, there is an underlying emptiness and stress about the real world that never fully thaws out.

Honestly, a big part of it is getting older. Reality at large (with age) dulls with time. The magic and wonders of discovery when you're young is something that slowly slips away from us all.

@TS-uc4hi

Ай бұрын

Mhm - the best games out there at any given time, whether it's AAA, Indie developed, console or PC, etc. Are better than they've ever been. More content, more immersive worlds, more variety, more quests and side-content, more things to do, shiny graphics, amazing writing and storytelling. Games aren't shit now, we just aren't 13 and free of all responsibilities anymore haha.

@Jose_Doe

Ай бұрын

Absolute lie lol ​@@TS-uc4hi

@TS-uc4hi

Ай бұрын

@@Jose_Doe RDR2, God of War, Elden Ring, It Takes Two, Baldur's Gate 3, Tears of the Kingdom / Breath of the Wild, The Last of Us, Final Fantasy, Spiderman, Ghosts of Tsushima, Monster Hunter, Helldivers, the list could go on for dozens of games. Being controversial against things because of nostalgia or because it's popular doesn't make you cool lmao.

@Jose_Doe

Ай бұрын

@@TS-uc4hi apart from some picks there already being problems (a fucking dlc expansion touted as a new game and spiderman and I assume new god of war not old god of war) some of those beat games ever there would be considered great before, still very nice but no not the best oh and the past had those dozens of list damn near every year during the best age not over the past 6 7 years some of those games are

@obba40

Ай бұрын

@@Jose_Doe not really. Stop focussing on bad games and pay attention to actual good games instead of being mad for the 34th time about a game filled with a shop or being unfinished

Dude what you said about not trying to beat games and just enjoy them. I recently put myself in this mindset and dude it changed EVERYTHING about how I perceive modern video games. It really does work.

7:02 I got the switch online gameboy emulator and am playing mario tennis for the gameboy color again. Having a ton of fun

Sounds like depression to me. I’ve literally nonstopped played games since I was 3 years old. Still doing it at 25. People take games too seriously and always try to find some purpose when playing them. I literally play them because I enjoy myself and the free time I have. I won’t always have free time, so I use my time wisely. Or I hangout with family.

@Realbobo

Ай бұрын

I personally like to make my own stories in my head while I play games

Being a collector and a completionist in some cases/games i can say with 100% certainty that imho its the most degenerate way to play and may actually affect your enjoyment of the product. My 2 cents, just go in raw, have no expectations and try to not fall into the loop of filling bars and raising numbers unless the actual procedure is fun for you and/or gives you value in the game.

This was me last year. Then I was unemployed. So I started going to the gym and playing an hour or so of games a day. Then 2, then 4, then 6 then 8 and then sometimes 12. I got through a LOT of backlog which was awesome. Got to deep dive into games that I wouldn't normally be able to. It made it possible for me to change my gaming habits going forward to no more live service games unless they are with friends and to keep the story mode games to 2-3 a year. Now I have a job and still have a backlog but it's not overwhelming and I don't feel bad skipping lesser games knowing that I have games that are game of the year or close to enjoy

Great video! Need more of this

Theres multitude of things fatigue, games coming out incomplete, full of bugs but microtransactions and stores always working, woke politics, etc GTA 6 is the last hope and if that's bad I will become a monk lol 😂😂

For me it was getting into retro gaming. Playing old PS1/2, GameCube, N64, SNES titles etc made me really appreciate the games we have now

Playing bg3 made me enjoy games again. Not only because its a masterpiece, but it showed me I can enjoy genres and styles outside of the League/fps bubble ive been in for years.

People nowaday nickpicking too much on graphic, fps, the small things without giving games a fair shot

@jensenraylight8011

Ай бұрын

Today Graphics is good, there are no more Pixelated Texture, low poly assets, the lighting is no longer flat Raytracing is the norm, maybe a cringe character facial animation once in a while, but overall, everything is high res and like real life But game today is becoming more and more believable and is Immersive to the point that you start to believe that you exist in the game. literally if you just walk very close to the wall or any other object, it will show you the detail of the material, and not become pixelated fest like PS4 era game it's like my Adventure in the modern game is Canon, it's happening, and not just a make believe

@BosGaurus05

Ай бұрын

@@jensenraylight8011 what's your point?

@jensenraylight8011

Ай бұрын

@@BosGaurus05 it's easier to enjoy game today than 10 years ago It just you need to develop your ability to Appreciating every little thing in game

@BosGaurus05

Ай бұрын

@@jensenraylight8011 that's true. Unfortunately people nowaday are so overreacting. If the game has only 30fps, they won't touch it something like that

@jensenraylight8011

Ай бұрын

@@BosGaurus05 yes, this is annoying as well. tbh, 30fps is fine, especially modern game is very demanding, the dev had to trade off so many thing just so that it could run at 60fps

Back in the day, we had discs. Devs had a passion, and vision, and they would put out games that were as close to fully complete as possible. More recently, alot of that passion and completeness is missing from corporatized games. It's a big reason why indie games have been feeling better and better to play, while AAA games have been feeling worse and worse. There's still a small issue of completeness on both ends, due to the way gaming has evolved to be consumed faster (every game being "early access,") but with more bugs, which may be a net positive. But, in general, gaming has felt worse overall, even though there are a decent amount of good games out there. In that past devs had alot less room for error and nowadays they (probably the suits at the top, not devs,) think they can get away with releasing mediocrity, then fixing it later. It's important to keep pushing back against this so that we can see more well done games in the future.

Games never stopped being fun for me. I always love trying out something new but I also love being able to go back and play a classic. Its especially easy now that games are more accessible than ever.

I feel so lucky to have found my forever game over ten years ago. When I found world of tanks I stopped caring about almost any other game. I still play a few other games but I don't get bored of any of them because I can always go back to WoT & embrace my inner tank nerd.

If you don't focus on AAA garbage, games are still fun nowadays

How to start enjoying games 1- Sell your consoles 2- Buy a PC 3- Ignore every AAA release, forget things like suicide suqad games exist 4-Find your niche in AA/Indie games. Simulation? Military? Sport? Management? Medieval? Survival? Everything is here 5-Get into modding 6-You have unlitimed enjoyement ahead of yourself especially if you are time limited by real life. There are games that can suck up to 1500hrs and are always fresh with new set of mods. That's it

@jensenraylight8011

Ай бұрын

please talk for yourself only

@super_seaton9016

Ай бұрын

There are no steps to enjoying games besides one. Enjoy games. That is it.

@Hitchens_

Ай бұрын

@@super_seaton9016 deep like saying to homeless to buy homes or saying to poor to stop being poor, one cannot simply wake up and start enjoying games out of a sudden. I gave a receipt that work for me and my friends when your comment is just empty words

@jensenraylight8011

Ай бұрын

@@Hitchens_ dude, 3 to 5 sample size of your friend isn't equal to the whole population, Everyone have their own preferences, Priorities, like and dislike To say that you should just play indie game, and completely ignore AAA game is a complete Tone Deaf There are a lot of Great AAA game, at the same time there are a lot of forgotten and bad Indie game as well If people only played Indie game, they'll missing on a lot of really good AAA game And also no, Indie game isn't "better" than any game, it's an overused opinion in the Reddit Indie game circle jerk, and it's not true. everything had its own tradeoff, no one size fits all

@Hitchens_

Ай бұрын

@@jensenraylight8011 ok nerd

I cut live service multiplayer games from my dedicated gaming time and it frees up so much time to explore and enjoy a variety of games. I actually find that YT content about older games and consoles inspired a lot of purchases and good experiences as well. Examples: I've only beaten the original versions Dead Space, RE2 and RE3 in the last couple years thanks to seeing retrospectives and saying "I wanna beat that!"

Will never forget the night Halo 3 released, Me and 4 friends all sat out till midnight outside EB Games waiting to get our collector editions. All of us went to buddies house and set up a LAN party and never slept, Went to school came home and all set up again and man we did that for weeks!

1:30 Thats how Im playing AC Odyssey. One 5-7 hour session twice a week and then I wait go play it again. That way it doesn't get old.

im happy for you Asmond that you actually still have fun playing games Offline. when i though about starting to be a live streamer i already knew it would probably destroy my passion for gaming since its so much different. but hearing you saying you still like to game alone gives me hope lol.

That's the biggest takeaway from this entire discussion: stop trying to beat a game and just play the game.

I've used some apps like meme stuff, and it does mess with your brain. lots of small and quick hits of dopamine but once you get used to it a movie or game won't give that feeling instantly so it will seem boring. cutting the short form crap out really changes things.

1:30 that was me with ff7 rebirth, I didn’t rush it all, taking over 100 hours before I even entered the point of no return

I think one of the problems is life changing drastically compared to childhood. We can't immerse ourselves now as we used to in our worry-free childhood. When i play a game now, my mind is too busy thinking about money, work and other responsibilities, immersion just seems impossible.

Having a blocker does help when going there is a mere habbit instead of actually wanting to go there. It helped me getting off my “comment on news and end up in discussions” addiction.

the person who edits these got a budget increase and its awesome

i just went back to fallout 4 and im not trying to rush through the game. its been so long that ive forgotten all the sidequests and i realise how much there is to do that honestly have 0 impact on the game but the game doesnt shove the mainquest down your throat making it obvious that its the main questline so i dont feel rushed doing it compared to a sidequest. been long since i enjoyd a game calmly like that without feeling like i had to rush to the end

On the subject of a book club for games, my absolute favourite part of the PC gamer podcast was when they said what they’ve been playing. I wouldn’t pay attention to the title but I’d get really into their description of a game and end up looking into it

dude u should the game podcast or something, i used to be watching compilation of recomended games in my television and it was the most fun i have when i was a kid.