325f87 No.15917575
When I play games I can't relax until I get the level/skill/gear/pokemon I want, but when I do get the reward, it feels pointless and I get bored of the game. How can I bring myself to enjoy the act of playing RPGs? I just want to lose myself in a fantasy world.
0cbb3f No.15917580
Play better games then. It's obvious that you have shit taste.
4c01d3 No.15917582
>>15917575
you've finally grown up, either get a real hobby or do something that will acquire additional wealth.
28917e No.15917587
>>15917575
I had the same problem for a while. My solution was to beat the game first. I always have completionist tendencies the first playthrough, but it's better to finish the game first so you know roughly what is worth it and what isn't based on what the game gives you as you progress through the main story.
df465b No.15917596
>I can't relax until I get the level/skill/gear/pokemon I want
Stop playing grindan games. Play arcade-style games that reward skill instead.
3bd62e No.15917605
Play games without level systems. Games with level systems can feel like a chore and it's hard to get out of that mindset if you only play those games. Play some old games that predate skill tree garbage.
ba94f7 No.15917610
Ban these stupid fucking "how do I like games again?" threads. These faggots never even played vidya, they are just to demoralize and cast doubt over the hobby.
These people know what they're doing and they need to fuck off.
ba94f7 No.15917612
>>15917582
Why are you even here?
325f87 No.15917634
>>15917580
If that's the case then could you please tell me what games are worth playing?
>>15917582
I spent the last two years of my life figuring out that I do not want wealth and status. Plus, I don't see why gaming can't be a hobby.
>>15917587
I'm not a completionist, it's just that I get too focused on getting the things I want.
> it's better to finish the game first
I have a very good memory and I hate replaying games.
>>15917596
I still play arcade-style/competitive games, but they are completely different from the type of game I want to enjoy.
>>15917610
How many layers of I D E O L O G Y are you on?
82ec98 No.15917641
>>15917634
i recently got a friend who used to love games and had good taste, but game journalists lead him astray and he lost interest in gaming, or atleast he thought.
he was a big FPS guy bbut arthritis has really fucked him over the years. aside from those types of games, he was huge into RTS/strategy games, so i got him into mount and blade.
he started getting into it, i got him started with a few tips.. he'd ask me stuff… now hes hooked.
so i guess my question is, what kind of games did you used to like? what are your favorite genres?
471fbf No.15917659
>he doesn't like the process of gaining power
I love the bookending in "rags to demigodhood" games, especially when there are scenes that are deliberately set up to contrast your power level with some of the stuff you fought early in the game when you were a wimp.
325f87 No.15917697
>>15917641
>what kind of games did you used to like? what are your favorite genres?
not counting the more arcade-like games:
The World Ends With You, Thief II, the first Dishonored game, Pathologic, the GBA Fire Emblem games.
I guess my favourite genre would be Stealth, but I want to play something where I can turn my brain off and explore a world.
82ec98 No.15917730
>>15917697
>turn my brain off and explore a world
just watch a movie or something. youre obviously not into vidya.
e3a6af No.15917738
>>15917697
>I want to play something where I can turn my brain off and explore a world.
There's nothing more brain-dead and barren than Skyrim, so maybe that's your thing.
471fbf No.15917744
>>15917730
Holding 'A' to make your party kill the enemy in a random encounter takes more brainpower than being a couch boomer.
da867f No.15917746
Play your games on ironman mode, play games which require advanced levels of autism to master, stop playing faggy pokemon games.
buy your games
unironically it works
51546b No.15917822
>>15917697
>not counting the more arcade-like games
Which would be?
51a30d No.15917836
>>15917738
There is one thing more barren and braindead than Skyrim.
Breath Of The Wild
c1e1b4 No.15917837
>>15917836
Seriously, fuck that game.
9fdbfb No.15917839
>>15917612
to BTFO le nerds ;)
55002b No.15917843
>>15917836
>expecting good things out of a skyrim clone
c5c2a0 No.15917844
>>15917575
Play Devil Daggers, niggerfaggot.
Your character never gets better in that game. You do.
From a philosophical standpoint you should stop valuing endgoals so much as the process which gets you to those endgoals. Learn to enjoy the present.
3bd8d0 No.15917850
512ac4 No.15917863
>>15917836
I'd rank that game above skyrim any day
e3a6af No.15917874
>>15917843
>skyrim clone
I wouldn't go that far, at least the combat isn't literally minecraft. And, there are some cool mechanics, albeit wasted on a bad game.
3df8d7 No.15917896
> pokanons
Try some real games, kid.
b16b00 No.15918023
>>15917575
>why can't I ever be happy
>why isn't my achievement ever good enough
Life is about the journey, not the destination. You can't see the forest for the trees.
82ec98 No.15918026
>>15917744
>Holding 'A' to make your party kill the enemy in a random encounter takes more brainpower than being a couch boomer.
no. it absolutely does not.
fde2a0 No.15918034
>How do I start liking games again?
Stop taking them so fucking seriously. Stop analyzing them and searching through them for something to be offended by. Stop getting upset when the PC isn't exactly like you. Stop bringing politics into your game room. Stop letting other people decide what makes a game good or bad and letting that affect your enjoyment.
67383d No.15918058
>>15917575
What games did you play in your youth? Chances are, you can find and emulate them for free now. Build an arcade cabinet in the garage and invite your neighbors over for a beer. This is the only thing I do anymore.
813a8d No.15918059
>>15917575
When is season two coming out reeeeeeeeeee
c7cc9f No.15918065
>>15917575
Start making them yourself.
de0041 No.15918176
You never liked video games in the first place. Go kill yourself and gb2 whatever is the /r9gay/ equivalent.
eeaf7b No.15918354
>>15917575
Play adventure games instead or read books. RPGs are skinner boxes.
143976 No.15918362
>>15917730
Movies lack the 'exploration' aspect I'm looking for
>>15917738
>>15917836
Thanks, I'll give these two a try, though I hope they are not 'barren' as you two claim.
>>15917822
As I mentioned above, they are not really relevant to this conversation because I'm looking for an adventure game/JRPG.
but if you really want to know: Fenglee's AoT tribute game, Smash, War Thunder (RB mode), Xenonauts and SUPERHOT
>>15917844
not what I'm looking for, read above
>>15917896
see my answer to >>15917580
>>15918023
I made this thread precisely because I realised this and I want to change, but I have no idea how to. It's not like I can just flip a switch and start experiencing things differently.
>>15918034
No one here has mentioned anything about analyzing games or politics besides you.
Are you ok?
9777b0 No.15918373
>>15918059
Prushka turns into a literal white whistle after Bonedaddy crams her organs into a cartridge.
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556275 No.15918954
>>15918362
>Double spacing
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3df8d7 No.15919788
OP, there's really EPIC old school games from the 80's and 90's that are a million times better than all the modern pozzed shit. Just start looking at the "recommended games" infographics that get posted for various platforms like NES, MSDOS, etc. and also "top games" lists you can find on various sites like e.g.:
https://www.lemon64.com/games/
http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/votes_list.php
b1f15f No.15919810
>>15917575
Made in Abyss thread
3bdadd No.15919816
stop using image boards, pick a game and play it.
21a981 No.15919828
>>15919810
I'm not opposed to it but until the 30th I don't really have much to say about it.
fe0542 No.15919935
>>15919810
i haven't kept up with the new releases for months, are we still stuck in the village?
80f3fb No.15919956
>>15917575
sounds like you need to exercise some kind of inverted discipline and not look too far ahead. just play the game without making battle plans for the entire play through.
either that or play some harder rpgs where youre expected to do youre homework.
0b0224 No.15920972
>>15919935
Plot has happened. I expect it to return to the regularly scheduled loli/shota torture soon.
21a981 No.15920999
>>15919935
Yeah, there's been some cool developments. Lots of history and finally some events are unfolding with the narehate village. Next chapter is expected on the 30th.
e969fe No.15921061
>>15917575
My protip to you OP is to find nicer cock to suck that way sucking cock won't seem so pointless. Try retro cock or go back to sucking the kinds of cock you did in your youth. Maybe go through your backlog of cocks to suck or suck the cock of an old friend to remind you why you ended up a cock sucking faggot. Hell why not mix it up and suck the kinds of cocks you wouldn't have considered before?
Above all OP never stop sucking cock.
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1e5b22 No.15921071
>>15917575
Games have limited escapism potential. Try drugs instead
018b59 No.15921075
>>15921071
How about combining both?
477a48 No.15921094
If you’re getting “sick of games” that probably means that you’re just not playing the right games.
I thought I was “sick of games” until I decided to branch out a little bit and try some games I normally would never have even thought to touch, and I’ve found some of my favorite games ever as a result. Sure, most games won’t be winners, but it only takes a success or two to keep you happily occupied for a long time coming.
Real life stress can make it real hard to enjoy shit though, so consider if that’s something you need to resolve first.
>>15920846
As water is wet.
de9fd6 No.15921206
>>15917575
Stop being a fag and go play dragon age origins.
63bf1d No.15921221
>>15917746
>buy your games
>unironically it works
People underestimate the power of either having the physical game on the shelf reminding you you haven't beaten it. Or the desire to "get your money's worth" that comes with purchasing both physical and/or digital releases.
Doubly so if you go the extra step and compile a list of all your games and whether you've beat them or not. I keep a spreadsheet going and tick off games as I beat them.
49ee65 No.15921237
>>15917575
I've been having the same issue, I replay a game I loved the shit out of beforehand and it's pretty boring now. I want an actual good game but can't find any.
1c7d7f No.15921242
a981ac No.15921260
>>15921206
"Tell Not Show" the game.
73bca5 No.15921274
I swear we get one of these threads at least once every 2 weeks.
a5c66e No.15921400
>have too much games
>cant decide which ones to play
Is there something where i can input the names of all the game i have into some randomizer so that it picks a random game for me?
906fc7 No.15921402
5aff9a No.15921414
>>15921400
Just write every game in a separate line in a text document and roll a random number to decide which line/game you play.
24c589 No.15921415
Loosen your autism. Stop grinding and just play for enjoyment, grinding only when necessary.
Play different kinds of games that don't lend themselves to the grind.
Do different things on your free time other than video games. Read a book, get interested in different music, pick up a foreign language, pick up an art or hobby, learn a musical instrument, learn to program, etc. When you have a variety of things that you do on your free time of varying different levels of challenge and utility, each one is a refreshing break from the others and a nice change of pace.
Gaming is a great hobby, but it shouldn't be your only hobby, just as nothing else should be your only hobby. If you only have one hobby, it starts feeling like work and you get burned out, just like you do grinding away at a real job. Diversify your interests.
ae99f9 No.15921428
>>15917575
Is the Abyss supposed to look like a vagina?
I've been playing Nioh as of late, should help tie me over til Devil May Cry 5 and Sekiro are released.
24c589 No.15921431
427a3b No.15921437
>>15921400
Fucking option paralysis is a pain in the ass, I can tell you how to beat it but you have to FOLLOW THROUGH.
Just close your eyes and pick something, but the moment you are holding onto it. you fucking play it. You don't put it back, you beat that game.
6f7067 No.15921453
>>15921428
What kind of vaginas are you looking at?
24c589 No.15921454
>>15921437
Yeah, I used to have that problem. I fixed it by forcing myself to follow through. I only have an hour or two to play a game a day tops, so if I pick up a 40-hour game, it can take more than a month for me to finish it. If I don't force myself to do what you suggested, I end up never finishing anything. It's more satisfying even when a game is more of a drag at the end than in the first half, because you actually finished it and can move on to something fresh. I was getting burned out on video games at one point, and it was just because I'd pick up and put 5 to 10 hours into every game (because that would take me roughly a week) and then drop it forever instead of polishing it off. Left me feeling unaccomplished and demotivated.
Finish what you start. You'll feel way better about what you're doing.
eeaf7b No.15921464
>>15919788
Starflight is really great. I also recommend giving the old Legend adventure games a go, there's no hamster wheel there, just plain fun adventures and puzzles.
efa1ef No.15921484
Depending on the game, you might need to just stop focusing on the mathematics aspect. For example, I started choosing my characters' gear and equipment based on aesthetic rather than stats. This simple move drastically improved my enjoyment of several RPGs. It also encouraged more consumable use and ended up organicaly increasing difficulty/game complexity in other ways. Alternatively there's games designed around the player doing math and minmaxing the shit out of everything, like Starsector, which I also love.
024791 No.15921574
>>15917575
I'd love to play a really good made in abyss RPG.
Also play more games, find ones you like. They might take a while to find but keep playing and you'll eventually uncover a series or a studio that you really like.
00e60a No.15922340
>>15921574
>I'd love to play a really good made in abyss RPG.
About the closest I can think of is playing Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City. A lot of similar beats to what MiA would do later on
28d843 No.15922361
That’s called growing up. Go play real life it’s a lot more fulfilling. No one will tell you this.
bcddc9 No.15922371
>>15922361
Unless you read up on how to invest your money to generate unlimited wealth so you don't have to work at a 9-5 for subsistence income into your 70's: this is patently false.
6f7067 No.15922373
>>15921574
Supposedly, the whole idea for MiA and all the world building that Akihito planned ahead of time was for a video game pitch that didn't click with the companies he offered it to. So he retooled it into a manga.
0281d4 No.15922380
>>15922371
Have any good reccs on where to start?
b20d26 No.15922390
>>15922361
>working 9-5
>going back to an empty flat every day
>no girl wants to touch me
>nothing makes me happy anymore
>every day is literally the same to the minute
I was happier when I used to play video games
I tried to go back but I don't enjoy anything anymore
f2cb12 No.15922416
>>15922390
>Getting stuck in a rutt
>When you have no connections, or responsibilities.
>Not just moving to the next state and starting over.
Oh wait
>Flat
Yeah you're fucked guy.
>>15917575
We're not here to help you out of your existential crisis faggot and we're not here to spoonfeed you.
Seriously just fuckin lurk moar or get off this board and git /fit/.
What ever you do just stop being such a pathetic sack of shit. If you come to the dregs of the internet to pity post the same shit we've seen a million times just neck yourself
856bcd No.15922423
>>15918362
Now I don't see how anyone could say this post isn't reddit.
490bbd No.15922431
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fde2a0 No.15928635
>>15918362
>No one here has mentioned anything about analyzing games or politics besides you
In this thread? Not really. But it makes up 90% of every other thread, and you fucking know it, and so does everyone else. So don't be a contrarian bitch and expect to somehow score brownie points. Just listen to what I say, and maybe you'll have a chance.
6f238a No.15929168
>>15922390
Sorry to hear you’re shit at life. How about you git gud and quit complaining. Approach it like a game.
6f238a No.15929186
>>15922390
There are strats you can learn, just like in vidya. Learn pick up, learn sales, learn fitness. Level up IRL.
>>15922380
Start with Unscripted by MJ Demarco and follow it up with Efficiency.
> Sage for samefagging
21a981 No.15929202
>>15922431
It gets better too.
e161b5 No.15929292
>>15922390
Cease desire for 3DPD women. Devote your life to 2D waifu.
5756c7 No.15929300
How about you stop playing RPGs and start playing real games you filthy fucking casual
28a8e8 No.15929428
>>15922390
Watch/read on Bill Cooper and Walter Veith's work regarding occult societies and the direction the world is heading to.
Then read the Bible. Get saved and you're set for eternity.
Go study church history, philosophy, theology, creation science.
Nihilists are in an existential crisis because your worldview is fucked up. Go read books, watch documentaries and learn about the origins, purpose and destiny of mankind. I used to be in your shoes until I stopped being an edgy atheist/evolutionist and actually started doing my own research.
Grow up, take responsibility and be a man. Self-pity leads to communist victimhood mentality, avoid defeatist attitude. Get your life together in baby steps, stop comparing yourself to people who have it better and start looking at people who have it worse. You'll never be Bill Gates, but you're not a starving Pajeet. You're richer and more fortunate than most of the world, and you're living like a king compared to most of mankind that lived throughout history. Thank God for the shit you take for granted.
5bf233 No.15929437
>>15917575
>When I play games I can't relax until I get the level/skill/gear/pokemon I want, but when I do get the reward, it feels pointless and I get bored of the game.
It's simply because you play games that are shit.
What you are doing is hoping that that certain perk or item will make the game better which it won't.
In normal cases you set your self another goal after you unlocked your desired ingame object.
03232b No.15929460
>>15929300
>real games
Every game is easy and boring as long as you aren't a braindead nigger. Hopefully OP takes advice from people like >>15929428 to heart and grows as a person instead of stagnating into a manchild like the majority of /v/.
900685 No.15929506
>whining faggots: the thread
Just work out. Before I worked out I was near depressed and lacked any motivation. Now I have assloads of motivation and feel good all the time. Stop eating like shit too.
Pokegirls thread
fde2a0 No.15936234
>>15929168
>Approach life like a game
In what way?
In a game you gain skills quickly by doing the same simple task over and over. That doesn't work in real life and you need money to get ANYTHING, because skills don't matter — qualifications do, and qualifications are pieces of paper that cost money to obtain, telling others that you have a skill.
In a game you gain resources by living off the land and picking up the free shit that's lying around. That doesn't work in real life because every square inch of land is owned by someone, so there's nowhere to gather resources; NOTHING is free.
In a game you get stronger by entering death-defying fights with dangerous creatures and people, and taking their shit when you win to upgrade your own stuff. That doesn't work in real life because not only are there no save-states so you'll probably just DIE, but that's also still murder and robbery.
>>15929428
>Actually believing in Christcuckery
>Implying that he doesn't believe in evolution
Is this nigga fucking serious?
1bc38c No.15936259
>>15929428
>Chr*stcoping this hard
759645 No.15936311
>>15917575
You have outgrown videogames, it happens with all toys. To stay a manchild forever is a curse you don't want.
759645 No.15936313
>>15936234
/v/ is a christian board. Your LARPagan bullshit is not welcome.
a3f484 No.15940211
Entertainment has changed for the worse. While we wait for the bounce back, pick up other hobbies or skills. Tabletop games were proto video games, try out /tg/. Newer /tg/ is not immune to the current corruption, but nothing is stopping you from playing with the old rules. Get into emulation, mods and open source games.
watch Accursed Farms, MandaloreGaming or SsethTzeentach
ca117e No.15940351
>>15936313
/v/ is an atheist board. Your christcuckery is not welcome.
b83ba0 No.15940488
You can't, modern games are disgusting trash. find older games to play. there are thousands and you will never be able to finish them all in one lifetime.
cab009 No.15940540
>>15940351
/v/ is a muslim board. Your infidel ways are not welcome.
9df111 No.15940561
>>15940540
/v/ is a Terry board. Your CIA nigger ways are not welcome.
8754cd No.15940572
>>15929202
>that entire chapter
>that build up for the next chapter
When will Akihito Tsukushis wild ride ever end?
21a981 No.15940585
>>15940572
I'm just surprised at how simultaneously well planned out and also throwing shit against the wall it all feels. Too many things are intentional and subtly referenced to not have had all of this thought out, but so much of it feels unplanned and arbitrary.
4fe44c No.15940613
>>15917575
You don't. You've entered the stage of your life where you can no longer be satisfied burning time on fake achievements.
It's time to take up a hobby where you can actually create something useful. Any of the many types of Woodworking are perfect for this.