I'm going to take a break from video games.

Delete all your games and install only this:

Fallout_New_Vegas.jpg


Problem solved.
 
indigo-cyclops said:
I too have been struggling with something - lacking the passion for gaming lately. I feel you!

Just want to say I appreciate this forum so much. So many years on here; it's like the one constant I can count on in this hobby.
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Whenever I feel like I'm lacking passion in some regard, usually it's due to my job.

Even on a good day, shit zaps me of almost all my energy.
 
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BossLackey said:
I'm sure a lot of you have done this, but I'm just not feeling games at all lately.

I'm fortunate enough to have PC/PS5 Pro/Switch 2/Steam Deck and buy games (way too) often, but they feel hollow.

I'll get excited about a game and then within hours I'm looking for the next thing to play.

I know this is almost definitely because I've been playing them for years on end every day or every other day. Just going through the motions, hoping something feels like the first time I played through Dark Souls or Ocarina of Time or Symphony of the Night. But it never will if I don't take a long break.

I'm going to focus on my art and reading and career stuff I think and come back when I'm really craving video games again.

Honestly, maybe I should take a break from here too.

We live in a time of abundance and accessible dopamine. I think it's time I fix that.
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Yo.

A few weeks ago I took a dopamine detox. Didn't touch games or social media for a week. Didn't even come here.

I felt great afterwards. I haven't gone back to games yet. Don't feel the need to, but I'm sure I will soon enough.

Everyone needs a break every now and then. It'll do you good. Take time out and come back when you feel ready.
 
BossLackey said:
I'm sure a lot of you have done this, but I'm just not feeling games at all lately.

I'm fortunate enough to have PC/PS5 Pro/Switch 2/Steam Deck and buy games (way too) often, but they feel hollow.

I'll get excited about a game and then within hours I'm looking for the next thing to play.

I know this is almost definitely because I've been playing them for years on end every day or every other day. Just going through the motions, hoping something feels like the first time I played through Dark Souls or Ocarina of Time or Symphony of the Night. But it never will if I don't take a long break.

I'm going to focus on my art and reading and career stuff I think and come back when I'm really craving video games again.

Honestly, maybe I should take a break from here too.

We live in a time of abundance and accessible dopamine. I think it's time I fix that.
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I think it's more like modern games suck, and you've only just noticed that. Just play old games from time to time, and accept that a massive purge is going to need to happen before modern releases are worth any amount of your time.

I mean, people are losing their shit about a cut-and-paste boilerplate extraction shooter. There's nothing wrong with you for wanting a break from this. I'm completely done with this nonsense myself. Sold my consoles, washed my hands of this. I'll be damned if I'm going to stop gaming, though.
 
BossLackey said:
I'm sure a lot of you have done this, but I'm just not feeling games at all lately.

I'm fortunate enough to have PC/PS5 Pro/Switch 2/Steam Deck and buy games (way too) often, but they feel hollow.

I'll get excited about a game and then within hours I'm looking for the next thing to play.

I know this is almost definitely because I've been playing them for years on end every day or every other day. Just going through the motions, hoping something feels like the first time I played through Dark Souls or Ocarina of Time or Symphony of the Night. But it never will if I don't take a long break.

I'm going to focus on my art and reading and career stuff I think and come back when I'm really craving video games again.

Honestly, maybe I should take a break from here too.

We live in a time of abundance and accessible dopamine. I think it's time I fix that.
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I was going to dear diary meme gif you but I'll engage.

Play animal well.

Limit how many games you play in a year- that's what I'm doing next year. Only 5 games. Period. This year was the polar opposite where I just vacuumed up everything because so much things I wanted to play all hit. What a year!!!

Embrace other hobbies. I love reading comics for example.

Lastly, GAF can be the reason you hate games even more because too many people on here are constantly calling every single game dog shit. You become an asshole yourself and not just have fun with the medium.
 
I've had this issue for a while now. Haven't finished a single game this year. I bought a steamdeck and that brought life in gaming back again but I seem to be over it now and just can't find motivation to pick it up. When I do my gaming sessions they are short now.
 
I have been playing for decades and don't feel tired , still get excited to start a Games like Yotei, explore the world of Expedition 33. Currently waiting for Stalker on PS5 and Hell is us.

But is fine to feel saturated sometimes to many options is bad. And a break can be the Best option.
 
If you come back in 10 years, maybe they will finally release Half Life 3 and Elder Scrolls 6. It could happen.
 
IDKFA said:
Yo.

A few weeks ago I took a dopamine detox. Didn't touch games or social media for a week. Didn't even come here.

I felt great afterwards. I haven't gone back to games yet. Don't feel the need to, but I'm sure I will soon enough.

Everyone needs a break every now and then. It'll do you good. Take time out and come back when you feel ready.
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If I were to guess, I'd imagine that probably has more to do with not going on social media.

Like the news, social media is a cancer that primarily (if not exclusively) perpetuates nonsense.

With forums, some amount of nonsense to be expected. However, it's not too bad here; it's relatively civil (compared to say reddit).
 
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Shit man I've got no choice. I'm literally out of games. I resorted to buying a PS2 and a bunch of those games.

Don't force yourself to play this shit guys. There are tons of hobbies out there, women have never been looser and the money has not stopped flowing since the covid print-off. Go have some fun.
 
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Gotta have a balance in life. Plenty of times over the years I've been confronted with the utter pointlessness of video games. It's just entertainment and if that's all you're living for it will be an empty life.
The point I'm at now I've struck a good balance and can enjoy gaming for what it is while finding deeper meaning in other aspects of my life - work, relationships, other hobbies.
 
Playing 'Ghost of Yotei' had me feeling this way...and then I went back to playing an actual video game and realized it was Ghost's fault, not mine.
 
I hear ya. Taking a break myself actually. Not a mandated one or anything but just...didn't really feel like anything interested me after the high of Cronos and haven't been on here much either.

Always good to take a lil break from shit you love. Plenty of good things to spend that time on instead for now.
 
Can't hurt. Sometimes I recommend changing gears for a bit on the game selection, though. If you don't usually do skill based action games, online multiplayer, anything. Can be refreshing to give it a try.

I actually know a couple people who changed from sp to competitive online over the years. In every case, it's what gives them a rush like the old feeling.
 
I quit playing games with any regularity years ago, I just play Fallout 3 and New Vegas over and over. I still buy games, play them for a half hour, gawk at the graphics and then it's back to Fallout 3 and New Vegas for another 2 - 300 hours on my Steam Deck.
 
Can't imagine still being on the train of buying new releases. For at least a decade I bought pretty much every AAA game that wasn't complete trash. Looking at my library trying to figure out the last full priced game I bought on launch day. I know I haven't bought a $70 game (even though I don't have a problem with it theoretically).

Looks like TLOU2 on Steam if you count it. Before that it was Wukong. Then Helldivers 2, then R4make. I've apparently been checked out for longer than I even realized. Damn. I guess the 'buying every game' period lasted from PS2 to about midway through last gen. Can't imagine having FarCry 6 and Outer Worlds 2 in my library though. Watch Dogs Legion. I don't know where you guys find the strength.
 
The Fartist said:
I quit playing games with any regularity years ago, I just play Fallout 3 and New Vegas over and over. I still buy games, play them for a half hour, gawk at the graphics and then it's back to Fallout 3 and New Vegas for another 2 - 300 hours on my Steam Deck.
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I think im nearly at this point. I play a mix of old and new games, most of the new games are forgetable to me and I will never play them again, but I am always thinking of the 360/PS3 era games and happy to replay many of them again and again. The only games from the last 10 yrs or so that will join them are The Witcher 3, RDR2, Cyberpunk and Baulders Gate 3.
 
DAHGAMING said:
I think im nearly at this point. I play a mix of old and new games, most of the new games are forgetable to me and I will never play them again, but I am always thinking of the 360/PS3 era games and happy to replay many of them again and again. The only games from the last 10 yrs or so that will join them are The Witcher 3, RDR2, Cyberpunk and Baulders Gate 3.
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Witcher 3 is another one, just bought it again on Steam for my Deck. I'm gonna give Cyberpunk another shot, too.
 
I find it funny people need to announce this….same people who go to social media and announcing they taking break from social media.

What makes these people think anybody else give a fuck…..do what you want, why do you feel need to announce it?
 
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Breaks are good (and needed) from time to time for most people.
I spent the whole summer making music, and didn't touch videogames for a couple of months. For me, those shorter Breaks are perfect. For others the breaks might need to last longer.
 
People just need to slow down. I stopped impulse buying games and I've been going through my backlog at my own pace.

I play max 1 or 2 hours a day, and some days I don't even touch any game.

I've been through what you're going through OP and I think it's just a matter of taking your head elsewhere, you are not in the head space for games right now. And if you crave that one comfort game, go play it. And don't force yourself to finish games just for the sake of it or to be part of the discussion around it. It's not worth it.
 
Danjin44 said:
I find it funny people need to announce this….same people who go to social media and announcing they taking break from social media.

What makes these people think anybody else give a fuck…..do what you want, why do you feel need to announce it?
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I mean, you're announcing how much you dislike when people do this, so you care at least a little bit. People who truly don't give a fuck don't even finish reading the thread title before moving on to something else.
 
Guilty_AI said:
I mean, you're announcing how much you dislike when people do this, so you care at least a little bit. People who truly don't give a fuck don't even finish reading the thread title before moving on to something else.
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Is less about caring and more about curiosity of why people do this.

This not the first time we got threads like this, either about quitting gaming or about living GAF which none of needs to be announced.
 
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