/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7413389
What i don't get is why someone would expect that as an adult they would have the same play-drive as a child. It seems like reddit or kurzgesagt or something came along and told people that life overall is about having fun, and playing, instead of that being a behaviour for exploring motor skills etc and learning that we see in even animals.
Try to play fuckin tugger tussle with your 10 year old dog - if he doesn't give shit are you going to spaz out that there's something wrong with him? no he's just not a fucking puppy

>>7413480
die redditor

>>7413480
and please don't come at me with some projection as if i said life is about work instead. no, it's about surviving and once that's assured, you should be content to do more or less nothing.

>>7413389
Smoke weed, try to get a therapist, and above all, please stop posting tired gamer threads.

And browse this site less. You people are the only ones I know of that have existential problems with loving video games.

>>7413480
10 year old dog could be at deaths door depending on the breed so with the argument it sounds like we are 60+ plus year old gramps which we are not

>>7413389
Anon I am not trying to be a dick, but I think you may be suffering clinical depression or a chemical imbalance . I would maybe consider getting some simple test done or talking to a doctor. Struggling to engage in your hobbies or things you once thought were fun is a sign of larger problems

Yeah, you just have to take it as something you enjoy to kill time as an adult with and not a full blown escape-fantasy like you did in your teens or whatever.
I finally beat Suikoden II with a fulltime job etc. Pretty much break through the initial 3-5 hours and if it hooks you in, keep playing.

>>7413487
Cant really focus on a game as much as i want on weed and end up just watching some movie so yea.i dont recommend weed to play games.

>>7413492
oh ok that fucking btfos my point doesn't it. some specific small breeds of dog having short lives. yeah i guess it's not true that play drive diminishes with age then burrrr

>>7413507
Should these kind of fatigues be happening to people in their 20s? You tell me, thats still a very young human

>>7413513
Literally the first generation that doesn't consider growing out of games a thing.

>>7413480
b-b-but what about all those youtubers that play video games for a living and are well into their 30s?

>>7413513
think about the fact you're literally playing with a toy. sure the graphics are ooh gorey etc and maybe there's "adult themes" but you're playing with a glorified toy the same as someone pushing trucks around in a sandpit. Not to say this is a better or morally higher life path at all, just a fact, that your at least my grandparents and everyone before them was married and independent and probably a parent by that age.
Just because "it's only 30% of the way through life" or some shit doesn't make it logical to still be in the "learning/excitement" setup phase

>>7413506
Different strokes. Weed makes me want to play colorful arcade games or strategy games.

>>7413530
So what's the move? What the play

>>7413548
What?

>>7413548
if you're asking what's the solution to op problem well isn't it pretty obvious?
>I don't feel like playing games
OK. Don't play games
>But.. shouldn't i want to
No
>Ok

Is there still a problem?

>>7413389
Youre suffering from apathy and this seeps into everything. If it is caused by a temporary thing cure it first

>>7413570
what you reccomend instead, snowboarding?

>>7413497
you are the nicest person in this thread

>>7413573
>what you reccomend instead
You could practise English

>>7413548
If video games (aka hitting a dopamine button) don't make you feel as good as they did when you were a kid, and you're not depressed, then yeah, find a more meaningful hobby or mission.
>>7413573
If you like snowboarding. If you're saying that's the only non-gaming hobby, STFU.

>>7413573
Instead of trying to do something you think you're supposed to like, you want to be told something else that you're supposed to like? Fuck man you didn't engage with my point at all.
But let me help you anyway. Sit FUCKING STILL RETARD. and then when you stop doing anything an impulse will come to you. You will feel like doing something, don't worry. Then you can decide if you agree with that impulse. Otherwise keep sitting still

>>7413582
Do you fags not realize how pretentious you are?

>>7413581
>>7413582
I think you'd appreaciate /tg/

>>7413590

>>7413591
please don't lump me in with the "meaningful mission" guy

>>7413598
Fuck you it's good advice, maybe I phrased it cringe.

>>7413597
this picture is to mock someone who asks a loaded question. I was not asking any question

>>7413601
a lot of neckbeard vibes

>>7413606
>Do something with your life if you grow out of games
>neckbeard
k

>>7413590
pretentious, horrible advice, and a jerk

>>7413615
zoom zoom

OP makes a interesting thread and gets most cringe replies that is humanly possible, this place is really is turning into something else

>>7413632
Why don't you make the good post this thread so desperately needs then?

>>7413581
This is first time I've seen a grammar nazi in 5 years, they don't call this place retro for nothing

>>7413621
yes you are tourist

It really is like im back on /v/ with the pseudo-maturity video game loathing

>>7413602
Same energy

>>7413632
>interesting thread
baby's first FOMO
>huh?? so many shows on netflix but i just keep scrolling the menu ?? what??
Even normies know this shit

>>7413659
Fucking freak

>>7413615
It's given in a rude way but why is it bad advice?

This thread has crossed the threshold of shit, instead of being aggravating it's fun now.

>>7413661
It's a great advice if you want to turn into an obese NPC

>>7413687
>if you sit still until you want to do something, you will sit still forever
You might get fat, but if you think like this you were already an NPC.

>>7413659
(You) are the normalfag

>>7413687
>basically meditation
>turn into an obese npc
absolutely bizarre

>>7413389
Maybe you're anxious cause you shouldn't play games, don't obsess over games to the point you have to count how many games you get to play until you die and which ones you'll miss, it doesn't matter. No hobby is that relevant. Stop playing games, focus on other shit, then start playing games with no anxiety and enjoy them more. You don't have to play every game you have in your "backlog", what the fuck is that. Games are overrated anyway

>Ahhh i'm dying from stress because there is too much entertainment ahh how can i possibly survive

>>7413548
aeromodelism
or start a family, people 2000 years ago reached 30 by a miracle, we should not be alive for a start, alexander the great died at 32

>>7413480
For me? I play some retro GBA in bed at falling asleep time. It's really relaxing to play something like Pokemon or even FFTA, where you can grind out a battle or two real quick. Or just jumping on turtles for a bit is cool too.

>>7413548
home restoration
you can even make big money from it

>>7413520
>b-b-but what about all those youtubers that play video games for a living and are well into their 30s?... with a massive audience of 12 years olds
they are there for the money

>>7413548
Tactics Ogre. It's so autistic that you could play it for years and barely touch much of it.

>>7413775
If we shouldn't be alive you should kill yourself.

>>7413573
learn to make the game
gameplay
programming
3d modeling
texturing
animation
rigging
etc
etc
etc
you have material until the day of your death

>>7413780
Of course as an adult you're still going to enjoy a bit of play. But OP and half the people on this board are just mystified by why they don't want to put 8 hours a day into it "like when i was a kid". Like how the fuck does it go over people's heads that kids are drawn to different things than adults? Maybe you all have not met a kid in a long time and don't realize that that 3 foot tall wide-eyed thing laughing at repetition on a kiddie show is what you too were when you were obsessed with games.
Interpolation is also a mystery to posters.
>Hm but i was 15 not 8?
yes.
>8 years old 100% interest in play
>80 years old 10%
woaaah so hard to draw the line on the graph in between. (sure, its probably more of a decay curve)

>>7413796
I'm sorry if your life sucks so much to vent that way, anon

>>7413581
>practise
お前も

>>7413530
These days it’s just an active version of watching kikeflix anyway. All the normied brag about binge watching this or checking some pozzed show out. So the fuck what if I play a video game in my spare time for a few hours in the evening.

>>7413968
Were you trying to say something? You didn't make any point that relates to the post you quoted

>>7413389
>help me doc, I can't enjoy video games
Has anybody ever gotten a good answer by starting one of these threads?
>backlog
That's stupid. Unless you're a pussy who doesn't pirate games, your /vr/ "backlog" is the entire history of video games up until 2007. It would be impossible to play every game so who gives a shit. For me, I have a txt file where I write down interesting games that are mentioned here or I see in a retro game magazine pdf. It's just so I don't forget it, not a backlog.
>new games
fuck off with this shit, nobody here plays new games

>>7413775
>people 2000 years ago reached 30 by a miracle
lmao this is completely false

>>7413997
ok

>>7413389
Gaming is fun but it's a lot of time spent not really "doing" anything. When I started to feel that way I took a break from games and focused on other interests I had like drawing, and it seemed to help improve my overall mental state. Eventually started playing some games again and it seemed like that made my tastes change. I could more easily tell what games I really enjoyed vs which ones I didn't and that made me want to play the good ones more.

Also backlogs are dumb, I started making one and realized I didn't actually want to play a lot of the games on it, I was just imagining them being amazing but knew they really weren't which is probably why I added them to a list instead of actually playing them. I think if you don't feel like playing a game right away it's like adding it to a list of chores.

>>7413389
The real problem is that you don't really have any fulfilling work or projects going your working on. Maybe do something else that's mentally taxing like writing or drawing or something that requires you to work on something and come up with a finished "thing." You'll eventually get frustrated or bored or feel accomplished in some regard and want to reward yourself with games.
I have a bullshit stupid job at a grocery store + online college right now but I feel like I play more games now than I did when I was a kid because working makes me want to relax with something that isn't work.

>>7414329
A backlog itself is dumb if you treat it like a list of chores. I more or less have one to try and keep a list of games that sounded cool but couldn't check out at the time.

>>7414341
>I have a bullshit stupid job at a grocery store + online college right now but I feel like I play more games now than I did when I was a kid because working makes me want to relax with something that isn't work.
I've been working on a project for so long and I'm at the finish line with it just waiting for approval, but it feels like I haven't been able to really get immersed in a game this whole time because it's always on my mind. Going to be so happy if the approval goes through and I can just get some sleep and play some games without that stress.

>>7413632
>guys you are OBLIGATED to placate this complete faggot-ass of an OP.

>>7413389
Usually brute forcing works for me, but it resets everyday and I have the struggle the next day even if I played for hours and had a lot of fun the day before.

I can't explain it but the past 2-3 months I hit a stride like I never hit seen my teen years. Only retro. I think the trick is to play games that take between 2-20 hours that you can beat in a day or under a week. It makes you feel like you're progressing a lot. Instead of 50-100 hour games that you feel like you barely made a chip no matter how much you play in one sitting. I've beaten like 10 games the past 3 months, many of which I always wanted to but never got the chance. Before this I might have beaten 10 games in 5-10 years.

>>7413389
>>7414549
Oh, and most importantly. I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I even have an afterglow that let's me sleep easier and better if I played a couple hours before bed. Usually I have a ton of night time anxiety that makes it really hard for me to sleep. It's become even therapeutic. I fell off a couple times since this started missing a week or two but I came right back so and continued on that pace.

>>7414549
>I think the trick is to play games that take between 2-20 hours that you can beat in a day or under a week. It makes you feel like you're progressing a lot.
That's a good point. Noticed lately how pretty much all my favorite games can be beaten in under 10 hours. When a game starts going above that it feels like it's demanding too much of my time and just keeping me away from doing other things. Although there are short games that still have padding and end up feeling the same way too.

anyone else sometimes get anxiety playing old games, it's hard to explain but thoughts about my mortality start creeping in randomly whenever I play old games, specially if the game has darker themes or is set in the future, i've tried plenty of times to fight it but it get worse over time while playing. So far platformers, racing and fighters don't give me this issue. It sounds silly typing it out, but i've never heard anyone talk about this so I always kept it to my self. I think the reason i'm asking is hoping someone gives me a response on something that might help me deal with it somehow and i can enjoy older games without issues

>>7414623
humanity has already started the technological singularity and the ultimate goal of that is the creation of paradise and resurrection of the dead.

>>7413548
The only winning move is not to play

>>7413389
Start playing short games, or games that can be played in short sessions like mission based campaigns. I may not feel like playing a full JRPG basically ever again in my life but I can easily ram through a 40 minute beatemup or shmup for fun.

>>7413480
You really seem like an insufferable cunt full of cope not gonna lie.

>>7413389
I don't know how old you are OP and no offense to you, but its possible you're not able to focus on them anymore because other areas of your life are unfulfilling and you're trying to use them as a distraction. I dropped videogames because of this entirely for several years, and only after I was married with kids and landed a decent job in my field was able to play them again without any anxiety about wasting my time.

>>7413632
>interesting thread
OP basically just said "I don't have fun with video games any more yet I force myself to play them". Is that really interesting? Kind of seems like a cry for help

The vast majority of people still simply give up games entirely when they hit a certain age, like 25 or 30 (keep in mind I'm including women in my definition of "people" - crazy I know - just in case anyone wants to argue that). They simply give them up and don't play anymore.

Look at how many incredibly successful and happy people there are that never play videogames. They don't seem to be missing anything in their lives. Not feeling the need to play videogames anymore is a a big win if you ask me. Find another hobby and/or passion. Just make sure it's not a stupid/faggot hobby like fishing.

>>7413389
You don't have to have a backlog. That's just a mental thing because you think you have to play all this stuff you found or paid for. Nothing wrong with just cutting ties for awhile, then starting over fresh. Just have fun with the game you're playing and move on from it when you are ready. Go with your first instinct and try whatever game pops into your head. If it's not fun, then dump it and move on. Backlogs just cause problems for gamers.

>>7413582
>noooo having fun playing games is bad, no other animals do it!!!!
>go do something meaningful instead
Name one species of animal that does """"meaningful"""" things with their life. I'll wait.

>>7413486
Sounds like you're coping and looking for excuses for your anhedonia. Believe me, it's a you problem, not arest of the world problem

>>7413530
And what about people who watch football watching other people play with "a toy"? And what about chess players play with toy men?

Argue it's a waste of time if you like but forget about this "toy" nonsense please.

Also stop projecting your failure at relationships and being fully indepedent at your age, you're embarrassing yourself.

>>7415381
>Name one species of animal that does """"meaningful"""" things with their life. I'll wait.
What the hell are you talking about?

Dogs, dogs do meaningful things with their lives, along with plenty of other animals.

Literally nobody argued that animals don't play games, in fact one of the very first posts was about how so many other animals do play games. Had to read your post a few times in disbelief that you really made it.

>>7413389
i happen to be in therapy. i'll tell you what they told me. first of all, you have to think about what clicks with you and what doesn't. you have to put a suspension on things that don't click with you, to the point of judging books by their covers. and then you do what you feel like doing, and only what you feel like doing.

i have a backlog, but i don't give a fuck about it. the way i played games as a kid was i'd give them an honest try, but if i got frustrated or had to return the game to blockbuster soon, i'd just fucking cheat. that's how i deal with games now. if i don't like what's in front of me, i look up the answer or cheat. funny you posted an SS2 screenshot because i've been playing that lately. i was going for a certain kind of "build", but then i realized i misallocated all my cyber modules, so i put on god mode until i sorted it out. maybe i'll never take god mode off. who gives a fuck? i'm still having fun with it. i'll be damned if i'm gonna start from scratch.

>>7415194
The right answer.

most angry thread on 4chan

>>7413389
Playing games is a privilege and a reward for something. It's so esy to sit down and play a game - but what did you do on that day to "deserve" playing games?

For example when you work 9 to 5, you just can't wait to get home, relax, eat, etc. and play a game. And it feels good because it's your reward for the day.

If you're just getting the reward and doing nothing for it, it starts to get boring fast. This doesn't mean you should a job, it just means there's shit going on your life right now that prohibit you from just sitting and playing games without feeling anxiety.

>>7415387
jesus christ being content is "anhedonia" to you fucking schizos

>>7414623
I know what you mean. My younger brother and older cousin are dead. Im 33 and sometimes I wonder if we would enjoy games together if they had been alive. Im depressed btw.

>>7413506
>not liking video games while you're high
you are a humongous faggot

Having too many games to play and/or too many other things to do can cause option paralysis. It becomes hard to start something, and when you do start you have this nagging feeling that you should be doing something else, or the feeling you have to get it over with quickly so you can move on to the next thing on your endless list.

The excessive internet use that we engage in today also causes compulsive behavior, a decline in attention span, and even more distractions. It becomes harder to decide to dedicate your time to a game.

These problems didn't exist in the pre-digital, pre-social media era. People weren't writing posts like this. So it's not just that you're getting older or don't like games anymore or something.

You should minimize internet use, finish any pending tasks you have that could be distracting you, and think carefully about what really is and isn't worth your time.

You should also try organizing/categorizing your games to better focus your efforts. Unplayed, unfinished, beaten, completed, multiplayer, junk, etc. On Steam you can even remove games from your account. howlongtobeat.com can be used to prioritize games that don't take long to finish.

https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692

>>7413480
Without discounting your initial argument itself, I'll say you chose a bad analogy with the dog, because we've SPECIFICALLY artificially selected canines to be permanently natal in order to "tame" them from being wolves. A dog is essentially a wolf that never grew up.

>>7416885
good point

>>7413389
You feel like you should be doing something else? Maybe missing something that you know you should be doing? The more unfinished deeds you have the harder it'll be for you to enjoy yourself, even if you're free, easy test is to write in a paper the things you wish to do or accomplish. Try doing some thinking and work on those things or they won't stop making you feel uneasy

I have a bizarre slightly different problem, I don't know if anyone else has ever felt this way. I have a lot of beloved games I want to replay, but rather than lacking motivation, I'm afraid to progress beyond certain points. For example, just to name a few, I really love those parts in Zelda 3 where the Lost Woods are still all misty and foggy, or when Swamp of Evil is still raining and thundering heavily. I find those moments charming and nostalgic and I remember how much I enjoyed them as a kid. Once you complete the content for those areas, they change form and you can't go back to the originals without restarting the game. So I end up feeling this compulsive need to stretch out how long I linger in areas like that in order to truly "appreciate" what I had growing up. What ends up happening is I put the game down and don't pick it back up. I have an open Secret of Mana game I haven't progressed in like 5 years where I'm still in the Upper Land forest, my favorite area there. And sure, with infinite save states, we can always go back to those places, but.. it's just a weird psychological wall.

>>7413530
Games have gone a long way from Bing Bing wahoo anon, I enjoy a good story and a good challenge, movies, books and tabletop games are great, but you can get that in a videogame, you get to chill if you want too, there's so many genres to pick and play, why would you deny yourself from doing it? If you're happy and your wallet is alright why should you feel guilty at all?

>>7413389
man OP that's gay try not being gay

Huxley was right, this thread is proof.

>>7418383
So what's your recommendation then, since you obviously figured out how to live life correctly yet here you are shitposting on /vr/ at all hours with everyone else

>>7418390
To not make to do lists and empose retarded structure on something meant to be fun.
If you're reaction to your hobby is so negative try something new, taking a break or changing up the way you go about it. This is entertainment not your job, stop entertaining yourself to death and engage the outside world for a bit. Etc etc

>>7413573
get a job
have sex
mow the lawn
build something, even if it's a fucking birdhouse

>>7415323
fishing is based go fuck yourself

>>7415323
You must be the gayest retard alive to shit on fishing.

>>7416910
i'm gonna be honest anon, that sounds pretty retarded and probably indicates a larger problem in your life and the way you deal with change and the passage of time

>>7418390
this is literal shitposting bc it's 6:30 AM here and I am sitting on the john taking my morning dump, I just fucked my wife, 'bout to drink some coffee and I haven't even entertained the notion of playing some faggy videogame in over two years

>>7416910
Sometimes I throw in my old Pokemon cart and just walk around Lanvender town for a bit then shut it off.

>>7418449
Why are you on/vr/ then queer?

>>7413632
>board about 20 - 30 year old games
>posters are in their late 20s to early 40s
How could this happen?

>>7413615
kill yourself shit-eating faggot, this isn't Facebook, we're not your fucking friends here

>>7413654
nobody loathes videogames here, we loathe faggot OPs who whinge about the existential ennui of having too much spare time to consoom electronic media

>>7418456
this is the RETRO game board retard.
I beat Mario and Zelda when George Herbert Walker Bush was president. I don't need to play them again. But sometimes I want to discuss them on the internet with other anons. The real question is why are you here, on my board? Shouldn't you be playing Fortnite or fidget spinners? Maybe listening to Baby Shark is more your speed.

>>7418501
Lol I'm in my 30s, married, homeowner, volunteer firefighter and so on but I still have time to play these games. Git gud.

>>7413389
>Constant uneasiness
This isn't normal, you have a chemical imbalance in your brain, low serotonin

>>7413480
you sound like a wageslave who's dead inside
try to cure your depression and enjoy playing again, bro

I don't understand why you would force yourself to play retro games. If you don't feel like playing, just don't and do something else instead.
Personally I'm in the point of my life (late-20s) where I'm starting to feel playing video games are a waste of time -- unless you also make them or work on them. It's alright because many human activities in life are also a waste of time, so I don't feel bad about this, but years ago I stopped playing Fallout 2 because I spent a week doing nothing except smoking weed and gaming all day, and I felt at the time I should experience other things in life instead of compulsively playing an old PC RPG.
I'm gaming more often now because of COVID lockdown though, but that's not my main interest in life. Read a book, make music with a tracker, build stuff with wood, learn about science, programming, economics, finance or philosophy... Life is too short to play retro games begrudgingly.

>>7414623
Playing Valkyrie Profile literally triggered an existential crisis in me. After seeing all these characters dying and how the plot relates to Viking mythology about the afterlife, I started getting very anxious about death for a little while. My view on God shifted from atheism to strong agnosticism because of it

>>7415814
>had to return the game to blockbuster soon
The problem backlog tards have is they feel they have to complete everything because it's on their list. But with game rentals if you played something for a few days and weren't into it, you'd drop it and not waste any more time on it.
If you're at the point where you're using cheats or savestates just to beat a game, you obviously don't like it that much. So you might as well stop playing, and you can even look at a youtube video to see what you missed instead of cheating to the end.

>>7419273
Yeah, but sometimes I enjoy seeing what's there.

>>7415765
So what should I be doing instead of having fun and playing video games according to you then, running around on all fours and barking?

>>7418501
>I haven't played these games in 30 years but I can assure you they are AWESOME and THE BEST GAMES EVER MADE
Thanks for your educated opinion boomer.
You know I bet this is why we're told so much DOSjank, Amigajank and worst of all Speccyjank is great.

>>7419345
Does anyone here watch Macaw on Twitch? All he does is play jank and say it's the best shit ever.

>>7418870
>Read a book, make music with a tracker, build stuff with wood, learn about science, programming, economics, finance or philosophy

None of those things are anywhere near as fun as playing vidya though, why should I waste my time doing things that I don't consider fun?

>>7419365
LEARN STONKS TO BUY MORE GAMES
NOT SATISFIED? LEARN MORE STONKS
THEN BUY MORE GAMES
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>7413389
If there's anxiety in your life overall it makes it harder to sit and enjoy something like video games. This has been my experience when things like money, work, family wasn't going so well. I couldn't enjoy games as much because I felt unstable and that I should be working on "real life" things.

Also my taste and tolerance for certain things has changed with age. I used to be able to enjoy Hollywood movies but now they bore me to death as there is so little substance to all the mindless killing and action. Seeing humans get killed a million times in all sorts of ways is sickening to me now. As cringe as it sounds spiritual progression makes you look to higher forms of art and so the amount of media that appeals is much smaller.

>>7413487
>Smoke weed
degenerate

>>7419365
If nothing other than vidya tickles your 'tism but you hate vidya maybe it's time for the forever sleep.
>>7419376
No. /biz/ is full enough with the retarded reddit gme posters like you. FOAD.

>>7419421
Okay grandpa, go suck the government's cock from the grave.

>>7419426
>getting a reply this fast on /vr/
>this thread existing
This really is /v/ 2.0

>>7419429
Oh no my board has so many users! What will I do?

>>7419376
>gambling
There's vidya for that

>>7418854
>oh, you're contented? no, it's called depression
this site man

They way some other posters talk made me wonder if OP is American, and the problem is that instead of doing something fun because he feels like it, he believes he has to fit into the model of "having a hobby" as some kind of fucking formal practise. So he actually treats "retro gaming" as a second fucking job where he thinks he needs to do it x hours per day or else he isn't "doing his hobby" and so must be depressed

>>7419696
or not even that if you don't "do your hobby" you're depressed, but if you don't "have a hobby" you're missing a piece, of your identity, of your humanity. This comes from watching too much retarded tv where hobbies are used to create characters.

>>7413389
You'll never finish every game you ever wanted to, so getting over that is a good first step. Only play when it seems fun and actually is. There are some games I come back to over and over and still have fun, others when I go back they're boring and feel played out. Don't stress over it, just play what's fun.

Also look for other hobbies and interests. Make sure you exercise in some form each day as well. It's amazing for mood.

Lastly I agree with some others, sounds like you have some form of clinical depression. See a doctor, could be chemical or a symptom of something else.

>>7419723
that's fucking psychotic to say a guy has cLinIcAl depression because he has FOMO about his stupid backlog and you don't agree with the other posters. They're all (retardedly) saying the second poster "sounds depressed" not op

>>7416885
No, we bred them to be more obedient, prioritizing the ones that listened to commands and weren't as stand-offish against other humans.

>>7413389
This is a common occurrence. Happens around 19-24, usually from a shift in priorities, sub-consciously in your brain where you recognize that you've grown up and video games no longer become as satisfying of an experience because you recognize the inherent need for yourself to find a higher purpose in life. Your brain is telling you to stop gaming as much to find a use for your life. Doesn't mean you won't regain an interest, but your brain is trying to tell you to stop focusing so much on escapism.

>>7413480
That's a result of depression, not the dogs lack of interest in play. I've seen 15 year old dogs play with toys they'd had for years. Usually the result of the dog always being cooped up inside and never getting walks or having much interaction with their owners.

>>7419737
From the way he talks he sounds like he's dealing with something bigger than having a backlog of games. It shouldn't upset someone in otherwise good emotional shape in the way he describes.

>>7419737
The second poster just sounds like a cranky edgelord. Likely some other mental issue but less likely depression.

Anon the problem is that you are using games as only source of entertaiment. I dont think that playing games itself are bad as an adult, but only focusing on that is. You need different hobbies, meet people, not bruteforcing something you aren't enjoying. Go learn cooking, take care of plants or just read. Naturally the game you play sometimes will be enjoyable again.

>>7419365
Then it's time to smoke crack and move to Skid Row, L.A. A lot of fun things awaits you there :)
Kachou On!

>>7419365
Then it's time to smoke crack and move to Skid Row, L.A. A lot of fun things awaits you there :)
Kachou On!
I'm no psychiatrist but maybe you should consider taking SSRI anti-depressants

>>7419365
Your idea of "fun", or more accurately, what you find rewarding, will change as you get older.
Videogames are an instant gratification endeavor and that's okay sometimes.
In OP's case the realization that he's no longer enjoying it might be a subtle sign that he should try investing his time and energy into some delayed-gratification endeavors.
This board is so infested with underage faggots that the above is somehow a controversial statement

>>7419345
What on Earth are you even talking about? Your brain has clearly been fried from taking ADHD meds since kindergarten to produce such a non sequitur. I feel bad for you.

>>7418513
nice LARP faggot
you probably can't pass the fitness test to be a real firefighter so you DO IT FOR FREE like a jannie
git gud yourself

>>7419365
Do you consider these activities not fun because you have once tried them in the context of school, or because you genuinely don't enjoy anything outside of playing games?
Making music with a tracker like Renoise or DefleMask is basically making retro game music, it can be tedious at times, but in the end, you can end up with a fun piece of chiptune music you made yourself, you don't need any money to do this and it's always feel nice to be creative.
I'm reading Ovid's Metamorphoses atm when I feel like it, and it's crazy how those ancient myths are basically the mold of most stories in vidya or movies, and it reads like a TV series. Not necessarily the first book I would recommend to a new reader, but it is still something interesting to do that doesn't involve vidya.

If you genuinely don't feel like anything outside of retro gaming is exciting and worth experiencing in life, maybe you should consider going to a psychiatrist and take SSRIs, or go wild and smoke crack with Californian bums.

>>7419365
Do you consider these activities not fun because you have once tried them in the context of school, or because you genuinely don't enjoy anything outside of playing games?
Making music with a tracker like Renoise or DefleMask is basically making retro game music, it can be tedious at times, but in the end, you can end up with a fun piece of chiptune music you made yourself, you don't need any money to do this and it always feels nice to be creative.
I'm reading Ovid's Metamorphoses atm when I feel like it, and it's crazy how those ancient myths are basically the mold of most stories in vidya or movies, and it reads like a TV series. Not necessarily the first book I would recommend to a new reader, but it is still something interesting to do that doesn't involve vidya.

If you genuinely don't feel like anything outside of retro gaming is exciting and worth experiencing in life, maybe you should consider going to a psychiatrist and take SSRIs, or go wild and smoke crack with Californian bums.

>>7413389
I know what you mean..
Sitting here looking at 200 steam games. Good ones too. Ones I've wanted since being a poorfag. And I find the motivation to start one is just lacking.
There's no solution but I can only tell you one thing. You just have to fire one up and start playing. Even if you don't want to. I did this with DOOM 2016 and had a fucking blast. I knew I didn't want to start something big and heavy like an RPG. I just wanted mindless action, and it paid off in spades.

>>7420629
>>7420705
It's not as if I don't have other hobbies and interests, but all of those are secondary compared to video games, both retro and modern.
I don't see what's so controversial about the fact that I enjoy things you might not, at least not to the same extent.

>>7420785
Then maybe you should explore more these other hobbies if retro games feel like a chore. That's all we are neurosuggesting I believe.

>>7420785
Then maybe you should explore these other hobbies more in depth if retro gaming feel like a chore. That's all we are neurosuggesting here I believe.

>>7420629
no OP just has the Netflix menu thing where choosing anything has infinite opportunity cost because there's infinite options and so there's strong resistance to starting anything
Everyone fucking knows about this

>>7421264
the solution btw is not clinging to the lost options. make peace with the idea that you may never play those

>>7419319
what a stupid, insufferable faggot you are.

>>7421383
kind of both people in that argument are being stupid because one guy used the cringe concept of "meaningful activity", then the other guy changed the definition to say some bullshit and the first guy didn't notice