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Blogposting - Depressed Gaming Edition Anonymous 07/12/2025 (Sat) 23:43:56 No. 29201
There are hundreds of games in my library, thousands of retro games in my emulator folder, and so many that I recently got a hold of that I simply thought looked interesting too try out. Despite all of that I have almost no drive whatsoever to play any of them. Some of the few I've actually been wanting to play are ones I can only enjoy with friends co-op but none of them are online, and the few I've played endlessly in the past solo feel pointless. Why bother? Completionism, to say I did, to get another idea for some game or drawing or mod I'd want to make but just put off forever while I head back into the wage cage and then come home and drink myself to sleep and wish any of it made me feel anything at all anymore? It'd be nice to upgrade to a new PC, but I don't have the money. And if I did what good would it do if I just keep playing the same four or five games anyway? The past 20 minutes consisted of clicking through my library running a mental cost benefit analysis just to end up on the same game I played last night. I decided against it because I'm tired and don't feel like it'd matter if I even bothered. Everything feels like an endless hamster wheel with no end but the one you make. I fucking hate modern computers. I fucking hate Microsoft. I fucking hate the Chinese. I fucking hate how gaming is mainstream now and the entire industry subsists off of whales and gachas and casual faggotry. I fucking hate "achievements" and how they've ruined my brain's reward system. I hate steam. I hate gaming becoming a fucking social media platform when it used to just be games. I fucking hate videogames.
>>29201 >Completionism >Cheevo hunting autism Time to eat the bullet.
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>cheevos You know what to do
i have never played a single mmo in my life i haven't ever made a friend online either
>>29201 >I fucking hate videogames. Kinda relate, today the only vidya's that get launched are shitty gacha games or the basic streamer bait shit over and over again. Also I have seen an increase in "retroslop", basically games trying to emulate old mechanics or aesthetics and failling miserably. I personally haven't play anything in like 7 months, I will try to play some indie games today though. → https://itch.io/games/platform-web/tag-card-game Card-type games cause i'm a disgusting ludopath
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Start of blogpost I like massive fucking titties in my video games End of blogpost
>>29259 I think it's because I want it to mean something. Even if I know it's essentially worthless I can look back and say "Yeah, I did manage to achieve that goal." or "I did beat that game better than 99% of other people." Videogames don't feel fun anymore. Even the old ones I loved as a kid. Either it's my depression or the fact I've fucked my brain beyond belief through so much gaming but regardless it doesn't feel rewarding anymore just to play a game. There's no discovery that The Legend of Zelda gave, or flow state like getting into your groove in TF2 and Quake, or sense of wonder and astonishment like watching a Colossus tower over Wander and then realize you have to climb it to kill it. It all feels formulaic, metered, just enough to drag me in but then my brain starts screaming for it to stop, to go outside and breathe in the air, or write something, or draw something, or try to live in some other way. I'd like to make a game and try to make it special, or unique. But all I have is time to play vidya, and that's all lost its luster.
>>29362 If you do have depression, that certainly could be a major contributing factor behind your feelings. But at the same time, there are many, many other adults out there that feel similarly about video games who don't have depression. So depression may be something that adds fuel to the fire, so to speak, not necesarily the thing that sparks it. >Videogames don't feel fun anymore. Even the old ones I loved as a kid. >It all feels formulaic, metered, just enough to drag me in When you were a kid, all these video game tropes were new and fresh, simply because you just hadn't played a lot of them yet. Sure, video games have always innovated, such as adding some extra thought to the writing to make a really in-depth plot, or throwing in a neat gameplay mechanic. But over time, it is inevitable that you as the player start to notice repeating story elements, character tropes, etc. You begin to know exactly where the story is going before any hints tease you or events happen. With books, at least you can find enjoyment in developing the scene in your mind, since there are little to no pictures. With movies, tropes may be dull, but at least you are only spending 2 or so hours of your life in your seat at the theater. With games, it may take anywhere between 20 to 100 hours to get yourself to the end, only to be met with a variation of the same conclusion you've seen 10 times before. With vidya, ignorance, and learning from the game as it teaches you, is a major element of your enjoyment. Which may be why games don't seem nearly as fun to you anymore as an adult. >I think it's because I want it to mean something. This is probably a very common sentiment from long-time video game players. I can personally relate to this very much, too. If you don't get the same rush from simply exploring a game anymore, and you aren't surprised or awed by the plots presented to you, then you try to find a way to make the time you spent on the game seem more meaningful. Video games are a serious time investment with little tangible proof of your efforts. This is much easier to justify when you are a kid, when you are supposed to relax and play and enjoy your free time before taking on adult responsibilities. But when you are older and realize how valuable time can be, you look for ways to make such an investment reasonable. This is also why achievements have become so popular. >but then my brain starts screaming for it to stop, to go outside and breathe in the air, or write something, or draw something, or try to live in some other way. Which is likely why you keep experiencing this ^ >I'd like to make a game and try to make it special, or unique. A handful of people desire to take this path, because it is something that can make money, create tangible experience with coding, writing, art, etc. while also connecting with a hobby you've loved since childhood. You can help bring some of that happiness and wonder to today's kids. Though of course, making a game takes a lot of work, and like you said, time. But it can be done. Overall, this is why many people are selective with the games they play once they reach adulthood. They don't buy every game they see, purchase something on a whim, or try and join in on the latest trend. They look into the game to see if there is something special about it, whether it is gameplay, story, graphics, etc. that makes the time investment worth it. That why, they not only feel like their time is better spent, they also have more time to do other things, develop other skills, have other hobbies. It also saves lots of money. After much thought, it seems like balance is the key, as cliché as that might sound. Video games can be a fun activity, but doing other non-vidya activities is essential. If you are bored, looking for something different, something exciting, picking up the controller might not be the best choice anymore. A book, a walk, socializing might be better choices. I know that listening to your brain might not always be the best idea for someone with depression, but if your mind is screaming for you to go outside, write, draw, etc. instead of playing a game, it is pushing these feelings for a reason.
>>29362 >Videogames don't feel fun anymore. Even the old ones I loved as a kid. That's depression, go do something else. Go outside
>>29201 you're probasbly just retarded. The end.
>>29201 >>29362 You want meaning in your life. It's not that vidya isn't fun for you anymore, it's that it's not scratching an important itch in your life, so that itch just keeps bugging you when you're not doing something about it. If you could satisfy that itch, then you could allow yourself to do other things, like indulge in your hobbies. There's something lacking that's keeping you from being happy until you fill that void. It's simply that vidya, and everything else except that thing, will not fill that void. Now, some people would say that that void is god. But I think on a more instinctual level it's just that you have no gf. When you're too hungry, or too tired, or whatever, you won't be able to think about other stuff without distraction. You're distracted by something. Whatever it is, I won't say it's easy to fix your problem, but I will say that you simply have to do things to work toward fixing it. There is no other option. Once your life in general is a bit more satisfied, then you can do things that are more for fun.
You guys ever feel like it's just not worth keeping online friends anymore?
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>>29621 >Now Nigger I figured that out 15 years ago, fags just want to play the latest FOTM trash of F2P cancer anyway. I was lucky enough to have a Military RP group with some cool dudes in it. Mostly played military simcades, Half Life 1 and 2 mods plus Quake and Unreal. Most either moved on or became/turned out to be severely autistic redditor furries. 2 trooned out One of them ODEd I left because IRL shit and everyone started playing ASSFAGGOTS and TF2. The biggest issue is having to set up a time to play, and then needing to leave as some will ask you not to and make you feel like shit for doing so, at that point it turns into a fucking chore, this is my hobby, I want to play it whenever I fucking want to lay off stress and/or get a nice challenge. If I want to socialize, I either leave the house or come here. So I either play singleplayer games (the best) or play with randos which is a dice roll, but I can shoot the shit for 10-30 minutes, have some casual fun shooting some cunts and calling them a nigger and then move on with my life. Dealing with online friends is having another fucking commitment and while it's fun as a teen it's usually just a fucking leeway into drama and cancer as an adult. Even playing with IRL friends became a fucking chore, it was either sports, COD or ASSFAGGOTS. Where before we were having fightan and wrasslan tourneys on consoles and RTS/FPS Lan parties on PC. Just join a gamenight and have fun anon, it's way better than checking if KnotTaker69Trans is online so you can play the latest FOMO. Don't commit, it's fucking videogames just have fucking fun nigger goddamn.
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>>29621 Honestly i think i might just abandon most of my platforms, i'm convinced nobody will really be there for you in your darkest moments but yourself, and the few who will allow you to say something will give you some fortune cookie response like "that's tough" or "hope it gets better for you" not that i can blame them for saying that, some people just dont have the capacity to think up a large response with what they're given.
I suggest a few things if you do that. >Delete an account instead of letting it hibernate. Are you going to go back? >Give closure to the good ones. I enjoy the time away from established connections, but that lack of closure's a real bitch.


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