Why I'm Falling Out Of Love With Gaming

[@olppa1]

One trick I've found is to play late when it's dark and the whole world is sleeping, no distractions, all lights off, headphones on. Then try 10 minutes and maybe, just maybe, you get lost in the game like you used to. If not, just go to bed. :-)

[@hyperglance68]

I like your thinking!

[@farrisbuellersweekoff]

All my friends have the same complaints and I keep saying to them: stop buying AAA, money grabbing, core content as DLC, chore-fest games and expecting fun. I was falling out of love with gaming in my mid 20s, but I'm in my mid 30's now, my life is full of responsibilities and I am having as much fun now as I did when I was a kid, young me would be so proud of the adult I am today. Indie games, retro games and Nintendo games are where it's at. Mario Kart with the family, Hollow Knight or Hades on the Steam deck, or my old Ps1 favorites. Who gives a flying flip about realistic graphics, Im playing a game here! I want fun! How much fun is this gonna be is the only question I ask myself now when buying games. For the price of one AAA game you can buy 8 indie games on a steam sale and spend an entire year having a blast.

[@hyperglance68]

Yes I totally agree! I miss the days when a game was completed. One and done no DLC needed.

[@drinkyourtea]

Also to give an example in my country there was a new game on steam Persona 3 but it's DEFINITELY not just persona all games are super expensive here for some odd reason but persona 3 for JUST THE GAME on steam is 107 dollars for just the game with the digital premium being 152 this is INSANE price gouging.

[@hyperglance68]

@@drinkyourtea that is crazy!

[@mrdasjo]

You make lots of great points, like the whole preorder and DLC being part of the gaming experience, as well life being packed with responsibilities or distractions. I think the biggest part of it the interest each generation has. I was born in 1995, so gaming for me revolved around the PS2/Gamecube/Xbox era where gaming was done mostly at parties and get-togethers. Most of the games I play are fighting games, where now everything is for the esports scene, which ruins the experience for me. Edit: I started gaming when PS2 was fresh, so that would be the early 2000s when I started gaming.

[@PrecariousHusk]

I can relate to some of your points. For me personally I have realized that I am no longer the marketable audience for the direction that the gaming industry has gone. I have spent a good chunk of change on games over the last handful of years that are held in high regard by a large majority of people playing them, and more often than not I end up not liking them at all. One big issue I have commonly noticed is a lot of devs/pubs are so afraid of not maximizing their profits, they will just follow trends that they have already seen be profitable elsewhere, as opposed to creating something new, unique, or memorable. They will dumb their game down soooo much to make it marketable to a wider audience, but it only ends up dampening the experience for the user and does not allow you to discover or achieve anything on your own. They implement answer-key dialogue for every puzzle room, making the existence of puzzles absolutely pointless as you have zero opportunity to try and figure it out for yourself. Sony is a good example of a company that HAS to do this with almost every single one of their games. They are basically "meh" movies that you get to kind of interact with. Just follow the prompts, wait for the forced cinematics to finish so you can hold forward for another 5-10 seconds, prompts, cinematics, answer to the puzzle, etc. Oh so fun. I think I might just sit on my hands until the next Fromsoft title gets released so I quit wasting so much money on RUBBISH! Anyway, sorry for the lengthy response, but this has been annoying quite a bit as of late. Cheers!

[@hyperglance68]

All good thanks for sharing! As some have said maybe I should look into more indie games to play.

[@mrgerund3060]

gaming for me has stayed fun as long as i do it sparingly and play singleplayer games, often indie ones. i have a good bit of suggestions i could make.

[@hyperglance68]

Please share! I’m sure others would like to know as well.

[@mrgerund3060]

@@hyperglance68first off, i assume you mainly played console/triple A games seeing what you mentioned in your video. I'm still in my early 20's so I like to only play games when I actually get excited for one and feel capable to see gaming as an artform, some good pc games i've played (some of which you might know already) are: portal 1 & 2 - very widely known but felt like mentioning it anyway sea of stars - recent RPG game, old styled with a modern feel, absolutely beautiful evoland 2 - RPG from almost a decade ago which keeps the mechanics fresh all the way through ori and the blind forest/will of the wisps - a linear metroidvania with stunning visuals and visual storytelling hollow knight - really fun to play, watch a mossbag video for the lore, dont engage with the community trine (especially 4 & 5) - 2D puzzle platformer with a simple story and good visuals, can be played with friends too moonlighter - dungeon crawler with a sell-your-goods mechanic and great music I think I could list a lot more but these are some of my personal favourites & they are way more affordable than the 60 dollars per game you see nowadays

[@hyperglance68]

@@mrgerund3060 I loved the portal games! Yeah mainly console I can’t afford a pc but a lot of people mentioned getting a steam deck so I think I might sell my PS 5 as I don’t really use it.

[@DecoyKamikaze]

Going through a similar experience too. Despite being so connected with online aspects, gaming feels less social than ever. People don’t come over to game and you either play online with an established friend group or sit quietly in game chat. With there being so many options, there’s no core experience to meet new people. One way I’ve found to get out of the funk is finding a co-op game, playing it with a friend and not even focus on the game, just talk and catch up.

[@hyperglance68]

Yes you make good points! In my experience my friend group has really thinned out and now I keep in contact with a few. None play video games though.

[@coryc-hw4dq]

Also this video made me so sad - let's game soon!

[@Londonlink]

Man I felt bad for him when he didn't have no one to play with, I got lucky that me and my bros have some of the same interests we keep each other invested.

[@coryc-hw4dq]

I always knew I was a toxic gamer, but now the industry is as toxic as me!

[@hyperglance68]

True!

[@nopeisdope7878]

great vlog

[@hyperglance68]

Thanks!

[@TRVPHAUS]

it's all a part of growing up! it's all a distraction and you need to focus and remember your purpose as a human being.

[@vamuse]

Pretty much all of your points mirror how I've felt for some time. I often find myself forcing myself to play games for the sake of my career rather than because I have a burning desire to do so. One thing I think is important to realize, is that when people say "gaming is dead" is that they almost always are referring to the AAA space. But while the AAA game industry is now completely profit driven and (mostly) lacking the creative spark it used to have, Indie games are having a bit of a renaissance. Now is a great time to be into Indie games and honestly I can almost see them replacing AAA as what most people end up playing as AAA games are basically unsustainable at this point. I can understand not feeling the same pull to games that we had in youth, as you said life gets in the way, but I would push back against those that say that games arent fun anymore (not that you said that). Its different now, but in many ways gaming is only getting better, you just gotta know where to look.

[@AustinYoung-l4f]

Felt this way went to pc gaming playing games like kenshi,total war ,old classics ,emulated games from my past ,going medevil ,simulator games try new games that are refreshing

[@hyperglance68]

Oh yeah there are some good games out there. I personally liked stellar blade but I’m gravitating to classics. Also my wallet can’t afford new games :(

[@OzzyMcBean]

Always on the quest for guilt-free gaming!

[@KeiNova]

I have to agree with the over-saturation part. There is just too much these days coming at you from every angle.

[@TheKingOfBears.]

Its hard to still love an industry that has changed so much in its values and goals that it doesn't even resemble what it was before. Not to mention that it openly hates you now.

[@hyperglance68]

Yeah it does feel like that. Which is why we need to be vigilant with our wallets or else they’ll never change.

[@Londonlink]

I just have a lot of responsibilities now I just play in moderation, but certain games still hold my attention I want finish FF14 all the ADD Ons, Also I think over time the industries Ideas seem to get dry like everything played and looked the same but thank good for Indie devs they to me have made games feel great again.

[@hyperglance68]

@@Londonlink I really do need to check the indie stuff!

[@CYON4D]

I feel the same.

[@viddotts44]

Games were always made to make money, but more 'money oriented people' have joined the industry (especially at the top). Developers still want to make good games, but are being financed by people who only care about the bottom line. There are still great AAA games (Capcom is outdoing themselves lately) but if you want a full experience, the indie and AA scene is the way to go. Games like Crow Country, Hollow Knight, Golf Story, Balatro, Nine Sols and so many more (these are a variety from all over, there's a brand new good indie game just about every day now.) Just gotta open up your mind a bit. If you only like one kind of game and it has become 'bad' then yeah, you won't like gaming anymore.

[@EduFirenze]

No modern game has sparked me to open my wallet so I went back to classic games and enjoying them a lot. If you never buy another game again you still have 40 years of great stuff available.

[@meherenow793]

they are making games with the sole purpose of maximizing profit, instead of just making great games that then sell well; the mentality is the problem.

[@goddamnit7230]

Get a steam deck. It has reinvigorated my love for gaming. That massive break of a handheld is so user oriented its fucking remarkable.

[@hyperglance68]

I was actually thinking of getting one and maybe selling the PS5, Xbox X/S and Switch, but there are Nintendo games I still want to play.

[@goddamnit7230]

@@hyperglance68 I mean I feel the xbox x and playstation 5 may be redundant. I would recommend choosing whichever has more friends or exclusives you enjoy. The steam deck is shockingly easy to put emulators. As someone who enjoys doing so, I got someone who has no computer knowledge to do it easily. Then, you have all the steam games you can play which also can play across on your computer. You have no idea how much it's changed my gaming. Just playing hades before bed, just beat elden ring on it and was throughly impressed how good it ran. Just starting new vegas with a bunch of mods. And replayed 3ds ocarina of time and majora mask as well. Own those games on my 3ds but now can carry all the zelda games from new to wiiu in my backpack with this thing. It's truly a join

[@pockyinmynose]

Indie games exist

[@hyperglance68]

What’s some good ones?

[@pockyinmynose]

@@hyperglance68 From recent memory Ultrakill and Needy Streamer Overload were pretty sick but even aside from indies, we're at a point in video games where most games worth anyone's salt are readily accessible and thus I don't think its too difficult to simply just avoid new gen AAA stuff and jump into whatever you think looks cool or try genres you've never tried before.

[@hyperglance68]

@@pockyinmynose thanks for the recommendations!

[@RasenRambo23]

Dude, you can record anywhere and clean it up in post. I'm sure you know that - is the closet thing a stunt?

[@hyperglance68]

Nope I really do my VO in there for my videos. When I do it in open spaces you can tell the difference no matter how much I try to fix it. Also I get to be a lot more loud in there so my parents don’t hear me lol

[@ElPatron42069]

Because they make shitty games like horizon zero interest and force it down our throats but won’t give us Days Gone 2 even tho we prefer that over anything else on PlayStation atm. Days Gone and Ghost of Tsushima are the best PlayStation exclusives and the most deserving of sequels.

[@keithmichael112]

Dude, just grab a switch and call it a day. That's what i did

[@hyperglance68]

I got all three lol. But some people suggested I get a steam deck which I’m considering and selling my Xbox and ps5. At this point I feel like getting a new console is just like upgrading to a new iPhone.

[@Litu_Hawk]

I don't care

[@miragegaming984]

Don't care.

[@Joe-rq9td]

I have to imagine you don't care about most vids you scroll past. Do you comment this on all of them?

[@TRVPHAUS]

then why did you comment?