I don't know quite how to say this, but as I have gotten older, I've noticed some particular changes in my ... let's call them "needs." This has been especially true in regards to one of my favorite activities in life. In the past year in particular, I've noticed a significantly sharp drop in how much I think about, obsess over, or even participate in playing video games.
While I've always had a pile on unfinished games, I've found that my pile of unplayed games has notably grown as of late. This has included games that I believe that I would really like, but I just haven't been able to work up the enthusiasm to start them. Among these unplayed games include highly rated titles such as Final Fantasy 15, the most recent God of War, the past four Assassin's Creed games, and the Witcher III. Meanwhile some of the games that I've started but haven't progressed that far into include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Super Mario Odyssey. I'm close to finishing the PS4's Spider-Man, but certain areas (the drone chases) burned me out on it for the time being.
I haven't finished the main storyline of a new game since last November; the one before that was 5 months earlier; and the one prior to that was another 6 months earlier. Before 2018, I was finishing an average of a game every other month. Before 2014, it was an average of a game a month. Now, the main game I play is Overwatch, but that's largely out of convenience (I don't have to remember where I was in a 100+ hour plot).
This gaming lethargy has spread beyond the video games themselves. I'm less interested in going into the electronics areas of stores in general. I used to read Game Informer cover-to-cover, but I now have five mostly unread issues piled on top of each other. There aren't any games on the horizon that I'm really excited about, and I'm certainly not excited about talk of new systems coming out.
I know part of this is because I have a lot of plates spinning right now. It's hard to justify playing a video game when I still have to get my dissertation done, or plan for classes, or get the cabin ready, or take the boys to Scouts, or ... well, deal with a lot of other stuff. Another issue is that the boys are on the main screen that has the newest consoles more than before; it is always a bit of a fight to get them to log off so I can sign on. On top of that, we instituted Oasis Days over a year ago which does not allow us to use electronics individually for entertainment (we can play or watch things together) on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
It might just be that I'm getting older and more mature ...
... yeah, I don't buy that one either.
While I've always had a pile on unfinished games, I've found that my pile of unplayed games has notably grown as of late. This has included games that I believe that I would really like, but I just haven't been able to work up the enthusiasm to start them. Among these unplayed games include highly rated titles such as Final Fantasy 15, the most recent God of War, the past four Assassin's Creed games, and the Witcher III. Meanwhile some of the games that I've started but haven't progressed that far into include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Super Mario Odyssey. I'm close to finishing the PS4's Spider-Man, but certain areas (the drone chases) burned me out on it for the time being.
I haven't finished the main storyline of a new game since last November; the one before that was 5 months earlier; and the one prior to that was another 6 months earlier. Before 2018, I was finishing an average of a game every other month. Before 2014, it was an average of a game a month. Now, the main game I play is Overwatch, but that's largely out of convenience (I don't have to remember where I was in a 100+ hour plot).
This gaming lethargy has spread beyond the video games themselves. I'm less interested in going into the electronics areas of stores in general. I used to read Game Informer cover-to-cover, but I now have five mostly unread issues piled on top of each other. There aren't any games on the horizon that I'm really excited about, and I'm certainly not excited about talk of new systems coming out.
I know part of this is because I have a lot of plates spinning right now. It's hard to justify playing a video game when I still have to get my dissertation done, or plan for classes, or get the cabin ready, or take the boys to Scouts, or ... well, deal with a lot of other stuff. Another issue is that the boys are on the main screen that has the newest consoles more than before; it is always a bit of a fight to get them to log off so I can sign on. On top of that, we instituted Oasis Days over a year ago which does not allow us to use electronics individually for entertainment (we can play or watch things together) on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
It might just be that I'm getting older and more mature ...
... yeah, I don't buy that one either.
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