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[Dylish24]

Yeah its been getting to me lately. I'm trying to play Persona 5 and when I can sit down and get into it its nothing but reading and social link stuff then I fall asleep. I haven't done a dungeon in almost a week now

Im the same although i actually really enjoy the social stuff in Persona and i can't be bothered diving back into Mementos or another dungeon. i also haven't done any combat stuff in Persona for over a week.

 

[Dubz]

Abso-lutely. Right now trying hard to get through Andromeda (I'm a huge Mass Effect fan), but working till 7ish 5 days a week, then driving an hour to get home, then making dinner, then not being able to play because my wife is ALSO playing... I start playing usually at 1130pm, then get too tired and have to go to bed at like 1230.

An hour every other day getting through Mass Effect. It's like real-time space travel. Kinda nice not rushing for once though, but fuck getting old.

7 days a week? That fucking sucks.

I get tired too but the weekends are my saving grace.

 

[klaushm]

I think that is one of the reasons that games on the go are so popular(Mobile, Handheld, Switch).

Games who focus on micromoments, and/or can stop and resume whenever you want, are really amazing.

I play Final Fantasy Tactics on my way to work and home, 4 hours total.

 

[RoninChaos]

This happens waaaaay more frequently than I would like. If I don't have the game installed already, fucking forget it. But if I do then I have to go through the tutorial and that will take like 2 hours and I won't feel like I got any where. So most of the time I say fuck it and will either not play or play something where I can get something done in 20 or 30 minutes. Portables get a lot of my time because of suspend. Plus I can play them on and off at random times and still make some good forward progress as a cumulative amount through all the little play sessions I managed through the day.

 

[GLAMr]

I also have what I like to call "Lore Fatigue", where I just can't be bothered learning the lore/world/back story for any more fictional universes. I've internalised so many huge fictional worlds from books, films, TV and games that I just don't have room for more.

A good example is Lost Odyssey. I played the first couple of hours when MS gave it away free and really enjoyed it. The game is also recommended for me by a couple of friends whose opinions I highly respect... I want to play through it, I just can't be bothered with learning the world and it's history.

 

[Severance]

The full time(and then some) work week definitely makes me feel too fatigued for any kind of gaming experience that demands my full attention. I haven't stopped gaming all together though, instead I've changed my gaming habits. I've found that I've turned to what I term "chill" gaming experiences during these times. Games which I otherwise normally wouldn't have played much of. For instance, Civilization 6 and No Man's Sky. Civ 6 can have some intricate strategy, but at least I can turn my attention away from it at any time. No Man's Sky is the ultimate veg out and explore experience. I've actually been trying to find similar games I can play to branch out more. Other than that, it's also been a good time to go back and play turn based JRPGs.

 

[zephry]

It happens to me way more often than I'd like. I'll spend my whole day working, doing chores, whatever the case, and I'll have a nice fat backlog of games to play, thinking to myself "Right, I'll get home, kick back and play something fun to relax." Only one problem – by that time it's 9 pm, and I can't muster up the energy to actually do it. Video games being an interactive medium requiring a decent amount of attention make it difficult, and usually I just want to lie down and watch TV at the end of my day instead.

Anyone else often feel this way? Anyone felt like this in the past and found a way to get around it? I just feel like I waste my money on games because I really want to play them but it's hard to find the right moments.

I feel ya man. I have a family and two kids and taking some online courses. At the end of the day all I have energy for is passive entertainment. It's frustrating for sure... and I shudder to think there are tons of games on my backlog that I will never beat before I kick the bucket. Recently I've been enjoying the new Zelda but it's too demanding to just to relax and have fun.

 

[nextgeneration]

Anyone else have this problem or feel the same way? Not only am I sometimes just too tired to play games, I'm also sometimes too tired to learn how to play the game. Games these days are much more complex than games from the 80's/90's and often times, you have to go through a tutorial just to learn how to play the game properly. This is what I miss about the games from back then - they were simple, not overly complex games. Just pick up and play essentially.

 

[dtcm83]

I have this problem often. For me it has lined up with simply getting older and having more responsibilities that I prioritize higher than gaming. Once those responsibilities are taken care of I will game if I still have energy left, which is not as often as it used to be anymore now that I'm getting older. Feels bad :-(

 

[Bgamer90]

I feel this more during weekdays the older I get. My day job has been a bit insane lately so that doesn't help.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Depression and other major health issues keep me from working and from playing a lot more than I'd like to admit.

the backlog is strong.

 

[TrynUrLuck]

Redonk backlog here but yeah totally agree, games tend to stress me out, everything is so damn serious these days compared to PS2 days so I just tend to catch up on my comedy shows.

 

[Rainy]

Yeah I've been studying 8-12 hours a day for my board exam and a lot of times i don't finish until 9 or 10PM. By that time I'm usually so out of it that I just watch some Twitch streams or just go on GAF for a bit before I sleep.

I have had the energy to play P5 a decent number of nights though, it's been a good way to unwind on those days.