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Making peace with liking very few games? (piefed.social)
submitted 22 hours ago by [email protected] to c/games
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I love my favorite games and have been playing them for years, but I disliked about 99% of the games I played.

I don't think I have FoMO or anything; I just find it weird because my taste in music, film, or art/media in general is usually fairly broad. I guess I just wonder why my taste in games is aggressively limited.

It's not for the lack of trying new games; I've tried more or less anything I could find, sometimes because it's popular, other times because it looked interesting, but nothing really hits the mark like my favorite games.

I just don't like what most developers create, I guess?

I'm hoping, by posting this, maybe I can find others who are having a similar experience, and we can share thoughts.

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[–] Zarxrax 52 points 22 hours ago (11 children)

I've found that as I got older, my taste in games has narrowed significantly. I used to be able to play pretty much anything, or especially any popular or critically acclaimed games. But these days I just don't give a shit about most of what's out there. I do have certain genres and developers that interest me though, so I know there are occasionally going to be some new games that I really like. And every now and then I might get surprised by something too.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Does it not feel weird sometimes to be disconnected from the gaming zeitgeist? Like, we can obviously still follow news and whatnot, but I'm particularly talking about having no significant emotional investment in contemporary releases—in other words: being disconnected from the hype of announcements and release cycles.

I know people consider this a blessing in this age of hyper-consumerism, but there's a communal aspect to it that I like, and it often feels odd to not be part of it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

Like, we can obviously still follow news and whatnot

I stopped following the news first, then largely lost interest in new games after that. After TotalBiscuit passed I haven't seen a single thing about video game news or reviews. If there's something I'm interested in I might skim through a review, but that's the most I do.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

Not weird for me. I don't play anymore at all. Don't even have a system to do so. But, I watch YouTube videos about games and game facts or speed running every night before bed. I know more about games now than when I actually played them. I just don't have time for them anymore but that doesn't mean they don't interest me. I lost my passion for playing games years ago but not the idea of it. I don't know or care about the hype but I just find it terribly interesting via others hype or interest in these games. If that makes sense.

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