The reason you don't see people with this thought process is thanks to this new generation of gaming journalism culture. A game comes out via trailer or release, and it immediately is up for ratings and reviews instead of just the new experience it provides. They don't rate the games off of their experience with the game or how they played it. Every game released today is put on a checklist. People just don't want to enjoy games anymore but instead just talk about them.

This was a ton of fun to listen to! As someone who deeply regrets trading in their old consoles and games I really relate to all the topics discussed. I could definitely see this becoming a staple series of your channel.

I also got only recently back into this mindset again after years of struggling with health problems. It's like all the fog suddenly disappeared since everything hit us in early 2020. Going back through my backlog of games I really enjoyed, but never finished. Currently replaying the Metro series with those enhanced versions on PC. 😁

Not even a big gamer, but clicked bc it sounded so relatable to how I’m feeling with a lot of my interests/hobbies right now. I wasn’t wrong! Thanks for sharing guys.

I was always a PC gamer, but got a PS5 a year ago. It rekindled my enjoyment for gaming, but also introduced a new problem with PS+, which is too many games. The subscription model made me feel like I have to squeeze as much out of that money as possible :D Which is stupid of course, it's not that expensive anyway, but that's how it felt. I did end up playing more games than ever before, and new, different types of games than before. Now I keep battling between PC and PS5 - do I want to play something like a shooter on my computer, where I can be more accurate with the mouse and all that, and it's more intuitive and fun in a way, or play something more laid-back, and be more comfortable sitting on the couch while playing...

Funny enough 19:14 you can play ps1 games natively on the psp!

I'm playing d1 for the first time. As a d2 player i enjoy so much of d1. Honestly if it had the same qol game mechanics it would be the better game.

Amazing video, thank you.

The point isn't physical media. It is DRM-free. Physical media is still temporary due to disc rot, failing hardware, etc. It sucks that the industries are against us, where you basically have to pirate to have permanent media and even then, hard drives fail.

Bout to listen to this at work, bless up

2 hours? Who let bro cook? Bwt, to those thinking about playing Shadow of the Colossus, just go forward. You will experience one of the best games of all time.

The thing that fascinates me the most is that for the past few months that I have been following you regularly you have been releasing content that fits in very well with what is happening to me as well. And it almost scares me to find advice and solutions like this. But that's ok, thank you for what you do, I can't wait to listen to the next video and find out more about myself.

A few videos I said there should be a podcast. The absolute excitement I felt seeing this was through the roof

this was so cool, please more! I really wish gaming were as social as the xbox 360/ps3 days playing all day and talking about the game when you met with friends just so cool definitely gonna play a few ps3 bangers after this video thanks guys!

are these games on just steam or playstation too? specifically Polygon and ironsight

I’ve stopped listening to gaming podcasts, looking at metacritic, or reddit and just going in without any expectations or presumptive thoughts…really helps me enjoy something for what I believe it to be instead of nitpicking or going in with my expectations swung too positively or negatively

You give me a 2 hour long video, I return after 2 hours with a long comment! I picked up a PS3 for the first time this past summer, mostly with the intent of playing through the entire MGS series. I haven't actually gotten to MGS yet because I've been caught up playing other games both on and off of the console. My opinions on the console are... mixed, though. There's some quaintness, sure, and it's very cool that the store and servers are still up, and there's plenty of worthwhile games. But a lot of these games, especially Red Dead Redemption, were pushing the consoles far past their limits. The performance and graphics can be very rough to deal with. People who say "specs don't matter, gameplay does!' really don't realize how spoiled we are now. Gaming discussion is definitely less fun now, at least in public (in private with friends it's the same as it's always been). I'm guilty of getting into some internet spats and it's hard for me to pull myself away when I'm dealing with someone obnoxious or oblivious. My solution is generally to keep myself busy with life. I value my gaming time more and I don't waste time getting into pointless arguments with people who don't want to see reason. It also helps with making sure that I'm only playing the games I really want to play, when I want to play them. I loved playing Black Ops 6 and I'm very glad that I had a month of gamepass to play it on because it's not a game I actually want to buy physically. Having to be always-online, dealing with server queues for a CAMPAIGN, it all just complicates things and makes it pointless to even try to own the game. I will buy it physically if and when they allow the campaign to go offline so I can be sure I'll have it around forever. That gamestop employee was legendary.

Nice, got me a 2 hour podcast while I grind Warframe lol

Michael jordan of video games

GOD TIER!

OH Yeah

Dude I really need this at my point in my life, cause I’m experiencing major burnout with video games

the Stalker 2 line at the end is funny now cause thats a game the most people are waiting to play until its performance is stable. I myself just uninstalled it, and am now watching this video to cope.

This is really really creative. People need to hear this

Dude love your stuff so so much! I just posted my own video using your content as a source of inspiration!

What's your comfortgame, guys? Mine's deep rock galactic!

Used to be huge into Apex and the old CODs as a kid. Had a lot of fun and grinided a ton of ranked. A few years ago I realized I wasn’t having fun anymore and pretty much gave up multiplayer FPS games. Since then I’ve played more single player story games than ever before and I have to say it’s been the best time ever for me as a gamer. Just picking something you like and enjoying it at your own pace is so fulfilling. Great stories, gameplay, experiences. This is the way

same bro im gambling all night ending not playing or buying bullshit game after hours lost

the metro gameplay hurts my soul ive literally only played the games on ranger hardcore and seeing you not only have a full mag but a second as well blew my mind id probably have to reload if i shot more than 4 or 5 rounds at it

OH SHIT this is cool.

immediately subscribed on pocketcasts. excited for this new venture

Not sure how much I agree with the initial discussion about how a game makes you feel. It sounds like you're going into a game placing expectations on what should happen without taking into consideration the part of what makes multiplayer gaming fun is how dynamic the experience can be. Like you guys mentioned, you can get the same type of frustration if you get stuck fighting a boss in a single player which shows that the type of game isn't what is causing the frustration, it's your expectations of the exoerience. I say this because I've noticed this in myself. I can play a 1v1 multiplayer game and get destroyed or get stuck on a boss in Elden Ring but still enjoy the experience the entire time. However, I used to get frustrated when I was playing a team based multiplayer if I felt like my team wasn't carrying their weight or was griefing/inting. By paying attention to these differences though I've realized that the thing that causes me to feel differently about each experience is my mindset going into it. I can enjoy dying 100 times to Radahn or losing a ft 10 in Tekken because I'm going into the experience with the intent to learn and improve. Once I stopped paying attention to all of these other things that don't actually matter (what some said in chat, whether or not they did X thing right) I found that my ability to enjoy team based games improved. I get trying to remove things from your life if you feel they have a negative effect on you, but I think a healthier approach is to reframe how you see them. Instead of almost demanding that you be allowed to have X, Y or Z experience, just enjoy and accept whatever experience you do have. It was the lack of expectation you had back when you first started playing Halo or CoD or Destiny or whatever game that allowed you to enjoy it in the first place so why are you placing expectations on it now?

HELL YEAH BROTHA

I feel like I’m at a crossroads. I love to stream video games, and I’ve been consistent. I’ve tried pivoting into content creation to market myself more. But I just can’t seem to get this video out, I don’t enjoy making videos and doing all of that premiere pro stuff. But I think that I can also be funny. I don’t know what to do

Man I would LOVE to have a friend group to play DRG from time to time

The early years of Rainbow six seige was very small. Your not going against mouse and keyboard on ps4. Your just playing rank with your buddies and chilling playing against people with different tactics

What changed gaming for me was simply putting more time into it. Sounds stupid, but when i left the "cod gamer bubble", i took much of my freetime to look left and right, which genres are there? Which games tell unique stories? What do i want to experience in gaming the most? I found out (after trying lots of games) that i'm open to a big amount of variety (such as action based rpgs, storybased explorationgames, strategy games, shooters and racing games... a lot more). There are many gems out there, especially games from the past which made me fall in love with videogames a 2nd time. Even games i first of thought they wouldn't be very interesting to me. Have a nice weekend and fun with gaming. 🥰

Eeerm think you'll find your opening statement is best suited on every level to Half Life

Dude, having different expectations going into a game and feeling unfulfilled. I feel this so much. It's why I want to focus on more variety in my gaming in 2025.

Just stared fire emblem awakening and I still enjoy life 😊

spotify link seems to be broken. Either that or it could be an issue on my end

Gonna be listening to 2 hours of the gamers therapist. My evening is gonna be relaxing 🤗

I am having lots of fun with gaming. I just hit max rank in MCC yesterday after grinding all year. It was a ton of fun getting really back into those games. Now I’m excited to be done with that to give even more attention to my backlog as well as go back to Infinite and grind that to get my multiplayer fix.

i love long form

Ok ill share. I played fps and fifa competitively for 9 straight years. I abandoned fps, then. I decided my bank account would be better if i dont pay to win on fifa anymore. Bro. I had NO IDEA so many great games existed!!! ! Resident evil 2 and 3 was remade. And legit I had no idea about ANY other game. I was just laser focussed. Now. I am addicted to single player games. And am having a complete enjoyment revival! I am going through a whole new honeymoon periid with ganes now. And I am not mad. I just feel i missed out on so much. I even tried other games like starfield, hitman 3. Which. Are all amazing btw! I think if you just tried one of these ganes. On hard. You will also feel this way. I am also convinced i am not alone. Sone people telling me they only played GTA, or cod, or battlefield, fortnight . And that theyve never tried half these other ganes. I think buying a rog ally x also helped me. Cos you are forced to test your new hardware limits so you download games to test. Which in my opinion. Is a whole new kinda game in itself lol

Great video

You are my favorite KZbinr!!

2 hours damn, we’re blessed

Love the new format ❤

PS2 era is the greatest era. I have fond memories of dreamcast and ps1 games, but the ps2 library will never be topped.