Let's begin with the beginning of my gaming life. It consisted mostly of playing a few Mario games and Warcraft 2. I loved gaming, it made me happy, etc. This evolved into what I'll call the Gameboy era. I played tons and tons of Pokemon (Yellow & Gold mostly). I loved the games. I would play them for hours and hours while at friend's houses, etc. Obviously I played other games at buddies houses (random sega games, nintendo games, etc.). This era also coincided with my N64 playing times. Specifically, I played tons of Star Fox, tons of Mario Kart 64, and tons of Donkey Kong 64. There were a few others (such as Bomberman), but I absolutely loved the games I was playing (and to be quite frank, I STILL think these are amazing games).
Eventually, we got a PS2 (Not long after it released actually). During these years, I put a lot of time into sports games (with my brother, etc.). There was never really any love in these games, they were just fun time wasters. I also played lots of Warcraft 3 with friends (including Dota). Of all the PS2 games I played, there was really only ONE that I truly loved. Red Dead Revolver. I loved everything about the game. I beat it multiple times, I played it tons with friends, etc. Sure, I had fun with others, but there was really nothing else that struck me as a game to love (that I played). I played a bunch of game boy advance during this time as well, and the same can be said. I honestly have 0 games for game boy advance that I truly loved. There were fun ones, but none I really got into.
Now we'll say I have entered the modern era. More time than anything is put into League of Legends. I don't even love the game, it is simply a fun time waster. While I've had games I truly enjoyed this generation, only one strikes me as loving it (Portal 2). I really enjoyed the Uncharted games, Infamous, etc...but it wasn't like a "Wow, that was truly an amazing game" type feeling to me. Ever since this point, while I have gamed tons, I have struggled to be fully interested in games. I don't know if I'm simply missing out on the amazing games, or what the deal is, but it is really starting to make me wonder if gaming as a whole is simply less of a wonderful thing to me now, and is more of just a time waster.
Is a "lull" like this something everybody in the community thinks is normal, or am I truly starting to lose my love for gaming and am no longer able to appreciate great games the way that I used to?
Money can't buy happiness. Just video games, which make me happy.
