When I was young, sure, I enjoyed gaming. But I believe I’ve finally reached that stage in my life that gaming feels.. boring. Maybe it’s the fact it’s all I really do for a living and nothing else.
Or maybe I’ve been playing too many bad games, that I just see no hope in what a “good” game is anymore. Or something I…I don’t know anymore why I’m like this.
Even when playing a game I’ve never played before, I try desperately to enjoy it. But it really doesn’t want me to. Because it seems the only “good” games out there are $60. Yet most of the time, that’s not true. High priced games tend to be avoided by most smart consumers.
I think it was Elite: Dangerous that caused this feeling. The feeling of un-ending ‘Game Depression’ of when no game out there is fun or interests me, no matter how flashy it is. Usually, it will go away over a week or two. This one, has lasted a lot longer. And…well… *sigh* I think the only real “fix” is a good FPS like DOOM. But then it’ll get to a point when the non-stop killing gets repetitive and not fun anymore.
Again, it feels like Elite: Dangerous did something to me. Here I thought it was Blizzard with WoD, but I think this game was worse in “breaking my spirit”. Its repetitive, grindy nature of making money could be the reason. And the sad part is, most if not all games are grindy in one way or another!
A video game is nothing more but a time sink, yet so is grinding. And I think this is what ruined my fun. To me, grinding = boredom. To the point I wish I could bash my head into my wall (without it hurting or causing me more fatal issues). But maybe then will I finally stop feeling this feeling. Hell, it almost feels like bashing my head against a wall is a lot more interactive than any game I’ve played this year.
I’m sick and tired of games that the devs rely on 3rd party websites for players to get help with their game, such as Elite Dangerous and others like it. And it seems to be happening more and more with these newer games. Or, if they do explain it, they do it in a way that is too over-complicated where it makes literally no sense.
This whole money-hungry attitude instead of providing really good games, I feel it’s making me lose faith in the video game industry as a whole. Don’t really think I’m alone in that.
There’s also when I have an issue and make a post in the forums, I have to literally tell them of what I know about the game. They won’t look into my post history or whatever to see that I’ve actually played the game enough.
For example, I bought Wurm Unlimited. But before I did, I made a post stating that I’ve played the Online version and like it, yet I don’t like this. Made another thread telling them why I refunded the game. And I got a few posts about “I wish people would play the online version before they play this”…
Honestly, I was too fed up to even respond by saying “Uhh… I HAVE played the Online version, you idiot!”
Maybe I just haven’t found that right game yet. Or, maybe it’s true that there’s really no game out there that I will truly enjoy and keep playing (and won’t find a way to bitch about something).