/jp/ - Otaku Culture

How do you guys motivate yourself to commit to clears once the initial spark and novelty of the games wears out? I've reached the point where I mostly go for hard/lunatic clears but since those require more skill they take more time to pull off. So I usually spend some time grinding them out, and if I haven't gotten the 1cc by a week or two I tend to give up once I lose interest or get burnt out.

I will admit I mainly play the games for fun, and a big factor in my interest in a game is the music. Wanting to listen to more good themes contributes a lot to my lasting interest, but I don't know. Maybe I'm too casual for the actual hard stuff.