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Image / Video Yep. That's the routine

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u/Pale-Today6339 19h ago

I have definitely done that, only because I am too tired to game, but refuse to admit it.

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u/Sparkle_Fart_666 18h ago

Ah, that feeling at the end of night when the adulting is done and i finally sit down to game… to suddenly wake up at 3:00AM, PS5 controller in hand, the menu music of the console playing softly the tune of my sorrows.

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u/ArtThen9871 18h ago

Hate having to be an adult

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u/Nastane 18h ago

They lied to us as kids man… we lied to ourselves…

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u/AnonMoose2 17h ago

Nah my dad used to warn me all the time when I said I couldent wait to be an adult. He now tells me anytime i complain about how much being an adult sucks, "I tried to warn ya".

When i had my kid, they used to say they couldent wait to grow up, I told them to enjoy being a kid while they can cause being an adult while it has its perks, it fucking sucks. My kids 20 now, they will probably have the same cycle if they have kids.

Its just a vicious cycle

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u/Khazahk 17h ago

My son told me he wants to just fast forward until he’s done with school. I gave him some little “no you don’t, trust me. “ but then I went outside and cried. I had the same desire for 20 some years of my life, and it’s probably my largest regret in life.

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u/Ok-Specific-3918 16h ago

My daughter is the opposite. 9 years old and she already gets that being an adult is a bitch.

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u/Anynon1 15h ago

I was like this. I LOVED my freedom, gaming after school, hanging with friends, summer breaks. I knew what a job was, 8 hours a day, no more summer, etc. I wanted absolutely none of that. 33 years old now, and I’d tell little me he was absolutely right about adulthood

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u/Quazammy 14h ago

Your poor daughter. It's nice to have something to look forward to rather than dread. I'm an adult and I'm happier than I was as a kid so it's not even true anyway.

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u/elegantvaporeon 14h ago

Literally impossible unless you had a shit childhood. Being a child is easy, not stressful, and you have a lot more time to just do what you want. And you have no responsibility.

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u/FlippinTheLoon 16h ago

See, I grew up pretty rough, not much of a childhood. I couldn't wait to be an adult, and now that I'm coming up on 30 I can't say anything about my life was better than it is now, beyond having to hold down a full time job. That part isn't great. But at least I have money to spend on a house and hobbies, travelling with my wife, etc. I wouldn't go back given the opportunity, that's for sure.

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u/SeventhGnome 15h ago

its so much better then being a kid for me but i was raised homeschooled in a cult so its not a high bar

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u/AnonMoose2 14h ago

My mammal, the bar was on the floor lol

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u/RazzmatazzIcy5037 16h ago

Yes and no. The adulting our parents did was SIGNIFICANTLY easier than the adulting we are faced with. lol so the excitement to grow up and live life like them made sense

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u/AnonMoose2 16h ago

Id love to live in precedented times for once.

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u/Temporary_Event8451 13h ago

Well it doesn't help that things are getting worse. The share of wealth and value you receive today is pennies compared to pensions and American industry in full throttle.

Moving forward it's very hard to say that the advice your grandpa would provide is even relevant.

Being an adult in 2026 is a weird experience. You aren't necessary or needed for anything, anywhere outside family. Your opinions don't matter to the community. There is no real community anymore. The public spaces are often gaudy restaurants or bars will with goofballs.

Your kids complaints are not the same as your grandparents complaints. The scale of issues is different today. The path to success is extremely narrow and likely to fail.

You aren't rewarded for honest hard work, not unless you specifically find the golden goose equivalency employer.

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u/21Ravage 15h ago

Not me ngl. Hated having to study and work after, no money or control over my life. Couldn’t wait till it’s over. While it had its moments my life better now and I’m in full control

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u/goatfuckersupreme 8h ago

Not me- being an adult fucking rocks. Childhood was rough...

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u/Greenmagegirl 17h ago

I prefer it...

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u/Wickedsmack 18h ago

This is wildly accurate.

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u/nezukoslaying 18h ago

Same, my friend, same.

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u/SSMage 17h ago

That's how I feel but instead of waking up, I get in bed and stare at the screen for a few minutes deciding if this is what I really want to play. Most of the time I do, play for 2 hours, think "well that wasn't a long time at all, feels like a waste" and then go to bed unsatisfied after spending hours trying to wind down.

We were definitely lied to as a kid.

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u/Zaknoid 17h ago

After getting off work, then the gym, then shower and dinner time, I only get about two to three hours a night to game. At first it annoyed me because I was like you where im like this isnt long enough to get enough done. So I realized games like Skyrim or Crimson Desert probably arent for me anymore, which sucks but it is what it is.

So I cant so the gigantic thousand hour games anymore but I just beat Expedition 33 which was a blast and it took me about a month to do it but I got it done.

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u/RicebinBernacky 17h ago

all of that, and you still get 2-3 hours a night?? that would a dream for me. If I get 1 full uninterrupted hour, that's about the best I can hope for most days

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u/SSMage 17h ago

Trust me man I understood that a long time ago, and it sucks because I wish I could play games like that they are so fun. But simple campaigns and maybe some multiplayer are pretty fun for me. You just miss out on so much though you know?

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a 2 hour time limit, makes me feel not as bad.

We are gamers but we got lives in the background. Real life justice leagues or avengers, am I right?

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u/No_File212 18h ago

Brother this might sound romantic but even staring at that game menu and knowing i have 50 games installed makes me sleep better and more happy at night .

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u/Syarafuddyn 18h ago

I feel seen ✌️😭

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u/TheBosk 18h ago

I remember rooming with a friend. He would constantly be running into trees because he fell asleep while playing. First time it happened I just thought he was trying to clip through something in skyrim.

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u/Pale-Today6339 18h ago

I used to play Elite Dangerous, I fell asleep one time trying to dock my spaceship, crash my ship lost all my cargo.

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u/TheBosk 17h ago

Sounds like the start to a great space opera

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u/spicysenpai6 18h ago

33 year old here. If I smoke too much while playing anything I will pass out and wake up as if I got too drunk lmao

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u/Pappy_Jr 17h ago

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u/spicysenpai6 17h ago

Especially when I’m gaming from my bed! Lol it’s just so comfortable!

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u/robjoko 17h ago

So glad I don’t usually have this problem unless I am really tired then I usually know it and don’t even turn the pc on

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u/maxdragonxiii 17h ago

yeah. sometimes i'll boot up Stardew Valley and realized im just too tired to get through a day of Stardew Valley, and closed the game.

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u/est99sinclair 17h ago

I’ve literally launched Steam, navigated to the Library tab, pressed Play on the game to launch, then snoring before I even get to the menu screen

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u/PuzzleheadedPool2552 17h ago

This right here even got a portal so I can shorten distance for game to bed….i just sleep with it on my face lol

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u/Saucy-Mustard 17h ago

Hello. Is it me you’re looking for?

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u/bondsmatthew 15h ago

I want to. I want to have long gaming sessions again when I have free time.. but when I go and sit to actually play I give up after a while. I used to be able to play games like WoW and League for 10 hours a day when I was a kid during breaks but nowadays, even if I had the time, I dont think I could do a fraction of that

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u/EducationalNailgun 9h ago

I've been trying to get into Cyberpunk but I'm usually so mentally exhausted I just don't follow the story; press buttons, create chaos, die.

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u/motasticosaurus 2h ago

Just did that yesterday!

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u/AnActualGameShark 19h ago

Currently sitting in front of my game room TV. Its been like 20 minutes. I havent even turned the TV on yet.

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u/TheBosk 18h ago

I believe in you

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u/AnActualGameShark 18h ago

I did it. Looking at sales page. Lmao

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u/TheBosk 17h ago

Hah! Knew you could do it

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u/AnActualGameShark 16h ago

I played Red Dead for 20 minutes....then had to go buy toilet paper.

Id consider it a success.

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u/TheBosk 16h ago

Toilet paper is quite important. Congrats

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u/TUBBS2001 13h ago

Keep playing through that game is worth your time!

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u/Indigenous_Retard 15h ago

My SteamDeck and Ally X are what I dreamed of when I was 13 with a modded PSP. Hardly touch them except to update and uninstall/download more games.

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u/LPulseL11 11h ago

Dude naw, steam deck is the reason why I keep gaming. Hand held so I can game while the wife watches whatever. Sleep mode will pause your game and most games you can jump back in without restarting.

After adulting and losing the ability to play my PS4 (wife wants to watch shows together, no TV access)I thought I would be limited to phone games forever until I got my deck.

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u/EroticPotato69 12h ago

Mfer has a whole game room. You're clearly wealthy enough, just hire an escort and sniff cocaine off of the top of her ass for your dopamine

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u/zgillet 15h ago

Don't have a video or a podcast or anything else playing. Just sit there.

See what happens.

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u/jsonmeta 14h ago

I always end up playing sudoku on my phone instead..

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u/gamer-at-heart-23 18h ago

I think its cause your brain is trying to process how to completely satisfy the gaming urge all before bedtime so you're battling which games is worth putting in the 1-2hrs before bed

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u/Valkinpunch 18h ago

I genuinely don’t even game during work weeks because there just isn’t enough time before I have to go to bed and be miserable at work the next day. I just tend to watch YouTube or a random show until I’m tired.

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u/spicysenpai6 18h ago

I feel this. It makes it more enjoyable to play on weekends

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u/BryLoW 13h ago

Agreed. Not trying to rush progress makes that game time so much more impactful. I find I end up worrying less if I drop a game too because it doesn't feel as much like wasted time. It was more "I tried this game during my free time and it wasn't my thing" vs "I have to get some gaming done now because it's my free time."

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u/zgillet 15h ago

What, you don't love spending 9-10 hours a day to commute, work, get paid for 8 of those hours and then the government and insurance take out 40+% of it?

What are we doing with our lives...

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u/OsosHormigueros 16h ago

I feel this. It's like what little time I would have to game on the week days I would just rather sleep then work it off until I'm "free" again.... lol

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u/JPSWAG37 18h ago

This 1,000%.

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u/TheRealAfinda 16h ago edited 15h ago

Funny, for non-imperialists this reads as 1%

*EDIT* 'Iimperialist' refering to imperial system.

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u/Tresnore 16h ago

France, Spain, and Portugal, famously non-imperialist countries.

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u/Syarafuddyn 18h ago

Choice paralysis is real. Having too many great games somehow makes it harder to pick one lol 😭

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u/inslipid531 17h ago

i do this with everything. cant pick a movie, a tv show, an album to listen to, a book to read...just stuck

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u/Throwawayfichelper 15h ago

I put all my to-watch, to-reads etc into a spreadsheet and then random number generate my choice! Not been able to do it in a while as i've been more interested in recent releases, but the sheet won't disappear on me so it'll be there when i need something to watch :)

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u/Impulse4811 15h ago

Super smart, gonna try this

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u/Icky_Thump1 18h ago

I've said this alot, as I continue to make the problem worse thanks to Steam sales 😭

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u/xsabinx 16h ago

Saw a good video on tackling backlogs and summed up it is just reduce yoir choices to max 3.

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u/liccman 15h ago

I only play one game at a time. Always been like this. Currently 160h on my first RDR2 play through and still find it fun.

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u/ImperialAgent120 18h ago

Games like Fortnite, Phasmo, Repo or smaller games kinda fit that time frame.

It's the longer games like Cyberpunk, Skyrim, RDR2 or Assassin's Creed that really makes it hard.

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u/Icky_Thump1 18h ago

I recently got back into CS2, after having not touched it since shortly after CS:GO came out (2012). I didnt think at 37 i had the hand eye coordination anymore, but i've surprised myself. It's been a great quick fire in and out kinda game to scratch that itch. Super fast loading into matches. I dont play the classic modes, just Deathmatch and Arms Race.

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u/DumberThanIThink 17h ago

Did you ever play competitive on CS:GO? How does your experience compare now? I used to be a MG2 or so level player mostly playing Mirage, Dust 2, and Inferno but stopped playing once Valve cracked down on the skin betting/gambling markets. Haven’t tried CS2 at all.

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u/RoyalShine 17h ago

Played live service games in the past but focus on single player now

Those games fit the time frame but also change how you approach a game and can ruin your mindset about single player games, not to mention are way more financially predatory and built around FOMO and microtransactions, and one day will be taken from you unless it's a behemoth like World of Warcraft, Runescape, etc (and even still...)

Once I stopped playing games like League/Overwatch/etc and only did single player games, and most importantly chose to remember that these games should be treated as art and experienced, not consumed...you grow from experiences that single player games give you.

I understand some people only play socially with friends and have limited time, and that's fair. No judgement from me. I can only explain my own feelings. Comparing something like going through the Yakuza series, or the Persona/SMT games, or the Danganronpa games, or The Silent Hill games (specifically 2, goddamn) and comparing that to League? I just prefer expanding my horizons and experiencing new stories with a clear start and finish, over sweating and either having my interest fizzle out or have the devs ruin my game with a bad patch. It's rather depressing thinking about it that way but that's just the way it is.

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u/WhoDatBrow 16h ago

Tbh Cyberpunk isn't really that long, I did damn near every side quest in the game that wasn't a collectathon and my playthrough clocked in at 30 hours. Had the final mission of the main story available in like 12-15.

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u/Grasher312 18h ago

Kinda like that. For me it's thoughts like "Wait I gotta do this. And then this. Could probably also do this. Wait what should I do, this or this?"

And all of this processing while the game is loading puts me off until a day when I'm entirely free, no one is bothering me, and I can forgive myself for wasting up to 8 hours just dysoning the entire map for content.

It's why I started playing Rogue-Likes. It's the closest thing to online session games without actually going into that sad rabbit hole. An hour's worth entertainment without any consequences and obligations.

Ngl that sounds kinda sad too.

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u/Snoo-53209 18h ago

This is it, then you lay in bed not tired because you didn't satisfy your itch completely.

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u/Soundo0owave 18h ago

I get overwhelmed to easily now days, its hard making friends at old age

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u/nightookami 18h ago

For the past 5 months I was so happy because I had 3 hours to game. It was enough to at least get something going, but we're working 9hr days now, so it's back to just watching Three's Company before bed

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u/PineapplePiazzas 18h ago

I think its being a bit done with games. I rarely have the urge for it anymore - Not because playing games is not okey, just other stuff is nicer. Even reading some article often feels more fullfilling than gaming. I waited for silksong for so long and have it on my pc, played a few bosses and just didnt play much more.

Last game I was hooked on was bitburner though, where the game is programming javascript so I guess my brain often craves either more stimulating games or more relaxed activities like reading or seeing a tv show.

I still love games though and currently Im waiting for the new amanita design game to hit some dirt cheap price. Its like I cant be bothered to spend money on games anymore.

Bitburner is also free btw

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u/J0E_SpRaY 16h ago

Decision paralysis I believe is the term.

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u/SwoopzB 18h ago

Yup. I usually spend ~3 hours/ night gaming with my partner during the week (no kids).

We have 2 distinct ways to utilize that time.

Either play 2 different, short form games for about an hour an a half (shooters, roguelites, etc)

Or

One long form game (survival/ craft, factory games etc)

We opt for option 1 most of the time, because it feels like we did more while the evening moves slower playing in 15-30 minute chunks.

Option 2 games usually gobble up those 3 hours pretty quick and before we know it, it’s 11:30 pm. We dub this “getting lost in the sauce” and try to save it for the weekends. Unless we are really hooked on something. Like we currently are on Satisfactory 😫

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u/YouAreTheProduct2 18h ago

This is why I love osrs. Can chip away at a grind and feel like you made progress only playing a couple hours a day. And there are so many different grinds to chip away at

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u/No_Direction_3940 17h ago

Yeah for sure. Thats why i have some quick easy games for short sessions and the longer ones for when I got the time

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u/Irralumea 16h ago

Then decision fatigue hits and you watch YouTube

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u/ResponsibleStep8725 15h ago

For real, I can't be bothered to play games that don't actually give you progress anymore, it just feels like I'm wasting time. Only exception is games I can play with friends.

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u/Turbulent_Pin7635 14h ago

I don't think... I put bg3. Play until the game crashes and go to bed.

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u/No-Locksmith5015 14h ago

my brain deos this exact bedtime battle too

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u/NeighborhoodVeteran 12h ago

That's why I play FPS games now. I tried doing 30mins of BG3 but it was just not satisfying

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u/0neAboveAlI 6h ago

Choice overload. Same thing that happens with Netflix and other stuff.

You sit there and try to figure out how to best spend your limited leisure time, and end up wasting a lot of your leisure time trying to make a choice.

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u/Schlot 18h ago

I agree. What’s the move from there?

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u/mat477 18h ago

For me its just staying consistent with what your playing. Dont play more than 1 or 2 and dont debate it just start it when I have time.

If you start it and decide you dont feel like playing than sleep would be more productive or do something else entirely. Debating in your mind which game you might want to play is just a waste of time.

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u/Schlot 16h ago

Thank you. Just hearing it from someone else helps.

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u/Intruding1 17h ago

Literally me last night. Open warhammer total war, cycle through some factions to start a new campaign, alt+F4...open crusader kings and explore the map looking for a fun start...alt+F4, check steam for anything new, nothing interesting, go to bed.

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u/Jaegernaut- 16h ago

Warhammer: TW is probably my all time favorite game to go back to, but with 1790 hours played across all 3 games, there is a limit on how much I can really enjoy it anymore.

How many campaigns can you play before you've seen every permutation and scenario you care about? How many times can you play your favorite factions/lords before they become hopelessly repetitive and boring?

I keep it installed even when not actively playing a campaign, so I can go back now and then to thumb through the faction selector and maybe start a new game. 9/10 of these "visits" end with me closing the game and not playing anything.

Sometimes thinking about playing the game is more fun than actually playing it.

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u/Many-Baby5180 18h ago

If this happens to you at any age, you’re burnt out and need a break. Trust me, i used to do this all the time a couple years back when i was bored and depressed all the time. Stopped playing games for like a good month, and came back and couldnt get enough again, started playing all kinds of different games too that i never would have before. Please pace yourselves yall

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u/SergeantThreat 18h ago

Amazing comment. People don’t realize you can burn out with hobbies. It’s not solely tied to stuff like work.

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u/Soulblade32 18h ago

Yupp, I get this way after a really good game that I finish. I want to play something, download like 4 games I hadn't finished, don't actually play more than 10 minutes of them, go to the store and look at games for like an hour, then go to bed lol

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u/curlycatsockthing 17h ago

not necessarily. I haven’t played video games consistently in years now, and as much as I want to, I really struggle to sit down and actually DO it. for me, I believe it is executive dysfunction issues probably related to ADHD.

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u/Wufje 16h ago

Very recognisable. Medication helped me get that spark back, but before medication and with diagnosis, what helped me was saying to myself:

"just play for 30 seconds to see if you feel like it" and then try another game.

Most of the time I could really enjoy the game for at least an hour. Hardest part was actually starting it and doing something. If not, I asked myself what I really needed. Usually it meant an overstimulation from everything (repeated every 3 to 5 weeks). I shut it down and went to do nothing for a while. Some chores or whatever that I needed to do for 2 weeks already. Do that for one or two days and I was fine again. No podcasts during that time. That one took me a long time to figure out.

Trying to figure out the balance like everyone else. In the mean time, hope this helps somebody.

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u/NeutralKuchiKopi 16h ago

I saw a Youtube video mentioning this method a couple years ago and it changed a lot for me. You don't have to commit to anything, and wasting 30 minutes wondering what you'll play is worse than "wasting" 30 minutes playing 3 different titles and deciding they aren't what you want to play right now. No harm was done but at least you DID SOMETHING with your time.

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u/curlycatsockthing 13h ago

first part i already do and still get distracted/anxious that it isn’t truly what i wanna be doing (i struggle with anxiety surrounding utility maximization). i’ll try the second part.

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u/norsefrogg 16h ago edited 16h ago

Yep I'm diagnosed but it's much worse now than before. I might have much higher standards for games and what I find enjoyable tho.
And mental fatigue can be a pain.
Too tired in the head to play games, especially if they require decisions or inventory management instead of just going autopilot.

Edit: bc I see this type of thread over and over, I will say that ppl ALWAYS generalize that "it must be depression".
There are so many possibilities. One of them is indeed ADhD, but also more.

And I hate to admit it but ofc it can in many cases be true that today's social media and constant dopamine could play a role. In theory.

Personally I have become a perfectionist compltionist while also being too tired to play.

Black Flag was super fun on day one but now it's just another chore where I play to kill time and do what the objectives and map says.
No hate, just how it felt on day 3 - maybe it's more my mood tho, and/or maybe I played too much.

Still, gamers staring at their library without anything feeling like worth the time or tempting is real. And it kinda sucks.

I'll end my rant by saying I miss the gamer I was before I learned so much about quality in games and performance.
After having my standards raised to the sky, it sucks playing so many games that don't have the same dedication.

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u/The_Freshmaker 18h ago

from life or gaming? Because this happens to me often but I'm also constantly sleep deprived. I want to play the games but because of the lack of sleep I just can't gather the mental energy to really get into something. Other times I want to play something but I don't have the several hours to accomplish a section of a game I'm playing without leaving it halfway in the middle, which I don't like to do.

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u/ihatewhenpeopledontf 15h ago

Brodie, you answered your own question. Sleep.

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u/LiquidDiviums 17h ago

Also, video games should be an activity that helps you relax, enjoy, and disconnect from your daily activities. Video games are supposed to be fun.

Try to treat video games as a hobby and (if needed) build a ritual around them. That way, you can associate the activity with something that you enjoy and that it’s for yourself.

If video games feel daunting, overwhelming, and you can’t withstand more than 15 minutes, you might need a break.

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u/JalapenoPopPoop 16h ago

Yeah I honestly can't relate to the experience of booting up a game, staring at the title screen, then turning it off. If I start up a game it's cause I'm in the mood to play games. And if I'm not then I'm doing other stuff.

I feel like you only really hit this point if video games are basically the only thing/interest going on in your life is that, so your habitual routine becomes work, video games, sleep, repeat.

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u/SmolishPPman 18h ago

This but I play 3 different games for 30 minutes and think ’I’m bored this is a waste of time’

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u/Financial_Mushroom94 18h ago

This always happens after finishing a game i was completely immersed in. The better the game the harder to play something else afterwards.

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u/zgillet 15h ago

Tainted Grail :(

I should just replay it as a big brute swordsman and side with Arthur.

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u/BwanaTarik 11h ago

Literally did this today after work

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u/Karthas_TGG 18h ago

As I've gotten older I have found that I enjoy games that respect my time more. A game where I can always make progress, even if it's small rather than a game that I can spend 30 mins doing something, but then die at the end and lose any progress I would have made

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u/AoKrasni 14h ago

When I was younger and had more free time I loved long jrpg so it would take like 80 hours to 100%.

Now if I can't beat game in like 20 hours or less I just don't finish it.

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u/WorryNotBanIncoming 18h ago

When wow came out in 2004 I joined my IRL friends group to go to BFD.

I sucked at the game and I realized why, because I’d only play for 2-3 hours at a time.

My friends walked me all the way to BFD from Org and dude it was like “are we there yet?”

From me sitting down to the START of BFD it was maybe 90 minutes. I remember thinking “who the fuck sits around and enjoys this shit?”

Now eventually I got sucked in but it took years of blizzard breaking me down. Looking back at some of their classic vanilla choices it was really grimy how they dragged people’s time away from them just to get a subscription fee extension.

If you want to feel great one day go to prison for a month, I bet you feel like a billion dollars on the day you’re released….doesnt make it all worth it though does it?

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u/pipboy_warrior 19h ago

I typically just keep on playing whatever game I'm currently in the middle of, and I don't stop until I've beat it. I guess there might be some indecision in choosing my next game, otherwise there's no daily choice.

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u/ThaPhantom07 18h ago

This. We really should normalize playing 1 game at a time.

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u/armorpilla 17h ago

I can't even imagine trying to play multiple games at once. I've played through about 10 games this year, one at a time. I don't bother thinking about my next game until I get close to finishing with whatever I'm on at the time.

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u/More-Future-9578 18h ago

Cut down on the phone time people. Keep social media doom scrolling to a minimum. Stick your phone on airplane mode in a drawer when you get home from work, do what you need to do then sit and chill on your game. You’ll feel like you have much more energy and concentration

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u/elegantvaporeon 14h ago

I wish I could do this but I am on call 24/7 with my job. So I am basically glued to my phone and it definitely is a big cause of this. I get an important message / call then get distracted and then suddenly I’ve used all my dopamine on stupid ass social media

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u/Popular-Pomelo-4241 18h ago

Yup. Too tired to engage with something new, too bored to play the same games

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u/Queasy_Original_7624 18h ago

Agreed!

I mean, a tutorial can be pretty overwhelming when you just wanna sit back and game.

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u/norsefrogg 16h ago

I hope one day ppl will understand how painful it is to be met with a tutorial slammed in your face, taking up the whole screen, pausing your game, forcing you to read without bullet points...

It probably sounds ridiculous but it sucks so much for me. I finally understand Arin lol.
Tutorials are so much easier if they guide you and interact with gameplay.

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u/The_Stoic_One 16h ago

The engaging with something new part is what gets me. I have 10-15 games that I just cycle through and keep replaying because I know I enjoy the games. When I think about getting a new game my thought process goes as follows:

  • I should get a new game
  • But then I have to learn said new game
  • What if I don't like the new game
  • Then I've wasted money on something I won't Use
  • You could refund it
  • No way I'm going to be able to buy a game and immediately play enough to know if I want to refund while the window is open
  • Even more importantly, it's the time wasted more than the money
  • Sigh
  • I'll just play Mass Effect again

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u/Popular-Pomelo-4241 16h ago

So true. Right now I’m alternating between Sekiro and Resident Evil 4 Remake. Weeks ago I’ve made the bold decision to buy FF XVI. Played for like 8 hours and didn’t connect with it. I’m still mad at myself for the wasted time and money. So the cycle continues.

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u/AgainZap 18h ago

Does anyone else take a lot of pictures and videos on their consoles? I have thousands between my PlayStations and switch. If I'm bored, I'll look at my gaming memories lol

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u/Yojimbong 18h ago

Cool idea, I’ve taken plenty of screen shots for whatever reason but I might do this sometime

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u/diogoswag1 16h ago

yeah i do that aswell xD

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u/Foreverymess 13h ago

Only by accident lol

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u/TheVoynich 18h ago

I have passed countless hours in my life staring at walls or closed TV, asking myself what to do. Probably lost year's of my life because doing so. Yeah, I'm on the extreme side of it.

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u/Smooth_Specialist416 16h ago

Do you get any good feeling out of it at least? I sometimes do when I get in that mood. Almost meditative but it’s hard to fight the urge for immediate satisfaction.. if I get through that phase it can be mildly pleasing just staring peacefully maybe into a nap. In a way refreshing sometimes for me 

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u/Foreverymess 13h ago

One of my favorite things in life is waking up early on a day with no obligations, feed the kitty, brush my teeth, maybe eat a snack, vape a little herb if I'm in the mood, and then crawling back into bed and drifting off and on for a few hours while I watch something that requires minimal concentration (travel or cooking shows, usually).

So soo relaxing.

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u/Proud-Enthusiasm-608 18h ago

Haha not at all.

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u/D_Orangeyes24 15h ago

It is an envious position you have. I sit here, after so much colleg bs where I played so much, finally I am in vacation, free, with a list of games I though I wanted to try I can not enjoy it. I try try try, even when I ma good at them I dont feel good. What worries is that I will remain this time without the will, but as soon as the next semester arrives I then will the itch, but wont have the time.

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u/Olipro44 18h ago

I'm born in the 80's and have kids. I don't recognise at all. I play no more than three games at the same time. When I finish one, I pick up another one in my huge backlog. I always finish them. It's a passion.

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u/TheRageful 10h ago

Yup, my solution too. Stick with a game and beat it.

I also used to idle, watch videos, doomscroll, launch and quit the same three games. I've realized that if gaming is a hobby of mine, I have to be willing to put in effort to engage with it. So I make the effort, nearly every day. Sometimes it's hard at first, but once I am in the swing of things I am much happier for it.

I have probably completed more games in the past few years than my entire childhood at this point and I am having a great time.

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u/BozTheReaper 19h ago

i do this almost every night

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u/thirdeyeboobed 18h ago

Or, or, when you finally work yourself up to play, play a little, realize how you've lost so much skill because it's been so long since you last played, and shut it back down.

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u/Nieruz 18h ago

That's not adulting, that's depression

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u/NimRodelle 18h ago

I wonder if there's more going on there than just "being an adult".

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u/No-Contest-8127 18h ago

It's choice and commitment paralysis.  You need to pick one and commit.  Yes, the games are long but unless you commit it will feel overwhelming. You commit, you play, you get an idea of the scope and how to handle it and set realistic objectives for yourself. Enjoy. 

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u/SickBass05 18h ago

Thats called being depressed and is not normal

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u/zgillet 15h ago edited 15h ago

LOL.

50.

Amateurs.

EDIT: but seriously, get yourself a "gateway game." I highly suggest something like No Man's Sky or something that has a daily thing. Pop in, do the thing, then that should get you in the mood for gaming.

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u/SheriffBartholomew 13h ago

Here's my experience for the last 3 years. Own $1000 worth of games. Play Baldur's Gate 3 every day. Be happy.

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u/Hyper_Mazino 18h ago

Not really, no.

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u/CheapSushi117 18h ago

Definitely not my routine, but ok

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u/Returnedfavor 18h ago

Not sure if that's linked to being an adult...or linked to depression...

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u/RedNulItt 18h ago

I'm almost certain this is depression or burn out. I'm 40 and I don't have this issue whatsoever and I've seen it posted A LOT in the last 10 years. It sounds like they just have no motivation or drive to do hobbies they once loved probably form burnout or depression, it's almost text book. Good luck fellas

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u/FreeReadit 19h ago

Gotta kill the same boss I kill every night so I can go to bed feeling good about myself

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u/RepulsiveUse3372 18h ago

i got almost 90 cames (mostly PS4) on my ps5 external ssd and 90% of the time i just play farming simulator 22

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u/Alert_Dingo_4504 18h ago

You know you don't have to do this, right? Stop loading up your device with a million games, or use a randomizer to select your game. Either way, yal choose to do this.

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u/ThePracticalEnd 18h ago

God damn, this gets me. I’ve got over 90 games in my library.

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u/TheBaykon8r 18h ago

I go for a ride on my longboard, or try to find a new diner or something.

If all else fails, small story game, or Minecraft.

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u/confidential613 18h ago

I mostly play games on EASY mode, as Resident Evil says: ASSISTED MODE.

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u/hword1087 18h ago

Being seen like that via a SpongeBob meme… wasn’t prepared

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u/ChalkCoatedDonut 18h ago

My sad daily routine was:

- Reinstall the game.

- Play it for a few hours.

- Regret all the time i wasted on it.

- Uninstall the game.

I decided to end the cycle by practicing drawing and playing some old point and click games for a change.

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u/Dijinnie 17h ago

Me every day after work lmfao.

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u/loco500 17h ago

Have a decade plus game catalog of hundred games purchased on season sales, but can't make up mind what to play; so i just start up a sports sim game, set it on CPU v CPU and watch several matches of that...

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u/vitalblast 16h ago

Yes I keep buying more games because they are on sale.

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u/Justin_Togolf 16h ago

*while scrolling socials

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u/Orphan_Crippler66 16h ago

Me. It sucks, cuz ill waste literal hours just looking at the screen....

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u/Haruu223 16h ago

Real, nowadays me and my fiance just yammer the evening away while menu scrolling or do some light party gaming because it feels like anything else is a huge commitment outside of a story game.

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u/Zis_is_Sparta 16h ago

I only buy my game one by one (2nd hand gaming shop only, physical is the way). No new game until i finish my last buy.

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u/RealRymo 15h ago

I'm feeling lucky to be disabled almost. I can game all day any day. But, what a cost.

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u/queuedthought 15h ago

I wanna game but no time and tired now with a new born. But it’s good to just look at it sometimes to know it’s there if I need it.

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u/suciocadillac 14h ago

Mine is 5 months, I can't even stay awake past 11 pm

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u/king063 13h ago

be completely uninterested in new releases

get unreasonably excited about a remastered or ported game from youth

-me

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u/Naughtydog96 11h ago

I feel like I'm being called out

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u/mike5mser 11h ago

This was me from every night to every weekend

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u/mephilisthedank 9h ago

i have this issue, for example, i want to learn c#. i’m in school (uni).

everytime i get home after a long day (i workout, make food at home every day, study for uni etc, work). i wanna game. but i have hobbies (film, desire to make video games and learn to code, making youtube videos ). yet whenever i finally have time i sit down, stare at my games and feel guilt for enjoying them because i could do something ‘productive’ it’s a viscous cycle… i reallly want to pursue my passions but im too tired.

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u/rolfraikou 3h ago

The closest I've come to this is just the pure paralysis of having too many options and no game feeling "right."

Granted, that's happened to me on and off since I was 20.

I've honestly been doing better in playing my backlog since turning 38, because I feel like I got a better sense of what game genres I should play when I'm in what moods, something I wasn't in tune with before.

Like if I've been REALLY stressed I need something a little brainless and creative (minecraft creative mode)

If I'm really high energy, and I'm worried about falling asleep, I actually go for intense action (think, Devil May Cry games) which help drain my energy.

If I know I have an hour or two, I download a campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 I've never played before. (The longest I think I've ever found was 2.5 hours, but they're usually around an hour)

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u/O0111111 3h ago

"50," haha. That's adorable. 😅

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u/ThatOneNintenno 1h ago

I didnt wake up this morning asking to be called out but thanks I guess

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u/L0fiRonin 18h ago

skill issue

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u/blueghostfrompacman 19h ago

Thank god it’s not just me

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u/KarateGamer007 18h ago

Guilty of this too, from time to time.

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u/Bad_Decis10ns 18h ago

Me as of late. But I don’t go to bed. Instead I just turn on Netflix or something.

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u/LeatherfacesChainsaw 18h ago

Occasionally I'll find a game that sucks me in

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u/xNonPartisaNx 18h ago

Except i play ff7 og for a half hour.

Sim race on rhe weekend.

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u/asault2 18h ago

I sat on the couch watching my 6 year old enjoy Astrobot on the main TV while I sat next to him playing Super Mario Wonder on the Switch

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u/Someonevibing1 18h ago

Games, infinite games, but no games

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u/doublethink_1984 18h ago

Cure for me has been playing a linear sp game. I can get progress and move forward instead of farming or skill building open world or multiplayer

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u/LargeHardonCollider_ 18h ago

You finally have at least some money so you can buy all or most of the games you want, but lack the time to play. Or are too tired.

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u/NTWEESY 18h ago

I usually sit on my pc or Xbox thinking about which game I want to play I do this for about 15 minutes sometimes and then just go back to one of the same games I always play like Ridk of Rain 2 or Balatro or Halo

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u/dg_riverhawk 18h ago

I make a list of games I'm currently playing or want to play. I most play stuff before the PS3 era, mostly NES, PS1, GBA, Gameboy.

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u/Zonda1996 18h ago

Gotta fight against the waiting mode for a few hours before you actually boot something up and don't draw any satisfaction from it because you wasted almost all of the time you could've spent playing

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u/Present_Attention_35 18h ago

Take a break, start watching game trailers build interest for new titles and play when ready.

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u/UniqueMystic 18h ago

Same dead tired from work.
Manage to get into the game menu
Stare at menu then log off and sleep

Edit: Feels all I do is work and sleep

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u/Obs-z 18h ago

Literally so relatable' literally that's crazy!! 🙂‍↔️

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u/621_ 18h ago

Trying to game after getting off work only to just start looking at my phone

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u/Healthy_Fig_5127 18h ago

Me, but only with the few games I have unfinished (the 3)

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u/Commander-ShepardN7 18h ago

I've found that having the least amount of games installed at the same time helps a lot with this 

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u/lusciousleftfoot 18h ago

Or you could play Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

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u/kdkdodopdpdp 18h ago

Try maxing every achievement