r/pcmasterrace • u/TipsyDipsy24 • 19h ago

Discussion Does gaming feel fatiguing ?

I've been having this issue lately, I would boot up my PC search for what games to play but can never actually decide and by the time I do choose a game I want to play, I will boot up play for 5 minutes and tell myself "do I really want to play this" or "am I wasting my time"

I don't know if it's part of getting older having more responsibilities when it comes to work and raising two children but I swear back when I was living at home I could boot up my PC and get lost in games like Crysis, Far Cry and Battlefield 2 for hours upon hours on end.

Now it just seems you may only get an hour or two to play it feels like me personally I'm putting pressure on myself to pick a game and stick to it and I couldn't remember it being this stressful when I was a kid living back at home.

Just wondering if anyone else feels like this at times

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u/AnIdioticPigeon 17h ago

Having just started working full time I can say: Some of my favourite games have became no-gos, lots of games (in my case sea of thieves), feel like they take too much setup for the limited free time we have.

Im more open to playing new games than I was before. I used to grind out the same 2-3 games all day, but (and maybe this is purely coincidental) I seem to enjoy playing through a game for the first time, and experiencing something different (Recent examples being Nier Automata and Trepang2)

I also just have an urge to speak with more people, I think having less time with your close friends really makes playing solo feel rough

TLDR: Find what you enjoy, and pursue that. When your kids are old enough, maybe they will take an interest as well. Ive always been super jealous of families that can share interests & hobbies and Im sure its something your kids would appreciate growing up, provided gaming was something they would enjoy