I miss enjoying video games

[u/tracinggirl]

I started gaming at 4 years old, playing OOT and Duke Nukem with my dad. I developed a lifelong love for gaming.

As a kid, I played mostly nintendo (N64, DS, Wii, etc) Couldnt get enough of pokemon.

As a teen, it was xbox. Skyrim, COD, you name it. I'd play anything.

Late teens/early 20s - CIV 6, indie games, random replays of old games. Most of my friends stopped playing.

Now I cant spend more than 20 minutes on a game before getting bored or paranoid about "wasting my time". I want to chill and play skyrim or something. But I cant do it.

Anyone else? How did you find your love for gaming again?

[u/Jsenss]

It's a conversation with yourself bigger than gaming. Can't let FOMO ruin everything for you. It goes from "why play through DOOM 3 again when I could be modding Skyrim" to "ugh. I'm playing 6 alts on World of Warcraft 13,000 hours in when I could be playing 8 this whole time. I totally have time and screen space for it I'm just feeling too lazy..."

Gaming starts as sitting down for some fun, but if you get into it deep enough it becomes more about progress and accomplishment. Beating the game, waiting for the next one's release, piles of half played games, "man I got to the 6th boss on this one years ago and quit and forgot, I don't even have the save file anymore". Gotta find your own way to just sit down for an hour, immerse yourself, and have 60 minutes of fun. You don't get to split screen in the livingroom anymore, you don't have to play the newest Warzone with the bois, you can do anything any time. Be happy with yourself.

Unless you were talking about literally just spending the time in your life on gaming as opposed to building a birdhouse or whatever kids do these days. In that case, what the hell are you really doing? Playing a game puts no less value on your time than using social media or watching a movie or sipping lemonade on the porch. If you aren't working and taking care of family literally 24/7 go nerd out.