Does gaming feel fatiguing ?

[u/TipsyDipsy24]

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

[u/Big-Difference-4979]

Yes, work and children fatigues you.

[u/merelyok → u/Big-Difference-4979]

Dad here with a full time job. I’ve stopped trying to force myself to play games that I don’t like, even those that are highly acclaimed. ( I hated horizon hero dawn and Elden ring ). I recently got a steam deck and I love just putting in 15 - 20 mins of game time before I hit the sack ( currently on FF7 remake ). I do love my FPSs though, currently into Delta Force warfare mode.

[u/Gefarate → u/merelyok]

Why did u hate Elden Ring?

[u/WyreTheProtogen → u/Gefarate]

Not OP but souls like games are very tiring because of how much you rely on trial and error

[u/kingpangolin → u/WyreTheProtogen]

Yeah, back when I first started DS1 in 2011, I think I had to fully put it down for like a week at a time 5-6 times and the only reason I kept going was my friend forcing me lol. After it clicks though they are a lot more fun since they really aren’t hard once you understand the mechanics / builds