| axumblade said: Honestly, I just stop playing until I am ready to come back to it. If I try to force myself into doing something I don’t want to do, I’ll just burn myself out more. I have mostly cutout social media but that used to be a way to decompress. Lately I’ve been just alternating between reading and playing video games so I don’t get burned out. Though it’s taking me a lot longer to get through games because of it. |
Yeah that's a big part of it, modern games are so long with lots of systems and controls to keep track of. Making it harder to play over long periods, so many things to keep track of.
I agree with this
From the 1000s of in game hours spent to the 100s of useless game mechanics, modern gaming can feel like a chore. Especially if you are older with a job. In this video we tackle the topic of simplistic game design and how having the most complex or biggest world isn't always best in the long term.
That feeling stops me from playing new games. Everything is bloated nowadays, even shorter games like The Midnight walk feels padded / repetitive by the end. I rather have a great experience I want to play again than wondering if I'm going to lose interest before the end credits.
VR is already falling into the same trap. Thumper was pure bliss in VR, one jump button, left/right lean, that's it. Eagle flight, steer with your head, don't even need any other controls. Astrobot Rescue mission, perfection.
Now it's all body inventory, complex 'realistic' reload mechanisms, inventory management and a lot of guessing what motions the game wants you to mimic where a simple button press would suffice. Forgetting immersion comes from being in the game, rather than mimicking actions. That actually breaks immersion since there's no weight to anything. And when you come back to a game after a break, have fun remembering where everything is 'stored' on your virtual body.
No wonder kids rather play on their phones or stick to Roblox, while older gamers are looking backwards to simpler times. Remakes are doing well, new games not so much. I have enough todo lists irl, don't need them in games!
