Post by: u/Village_Wide
I've seen many posts like "70% of us not gamers, we're testers". It is well known tendency. While I can't fully relate to this, I have a tendency that i'm not as interested in gaming as I used to be. While it quite normal, I'm willing to be sucked up by a game, but it has become harder.
For me(32y) it is sounds just sad. I started to play since my parents bought me Dreamcast back in 2000 year in Russia. After that, four of my friends and brothers become infected by it and bought Dreamcast. It was wild to play in such console, winter, Siberia, pure magic on your TV, something like Shenmue or Sonic Adventure 2 was captivating like another boundless world. Then I got PC and so on. I won't write my whole gaming history here. Just wanted to add a bit emotions and nostalgia into it.
After that were many games, I ended up with multiplayer ones. With steam deck I've done some cinematic games like Life is strange, stray.. but I'm struggling with solo gaming now.
What keeps you into gaming? Do you have some hacks or approaches to deal with it? I don't want to play in steam store, I would feel myself miserable because of it. It looks like a contemporary form of hoarding. For example, my brother has around 1000+ games, and he doesn't look much happy with it judging from what he says. I don't have something against this, just not my thing.
I have some personal approaches. For solo, I got used to finding something with strong story and many dialogues. Though i don't play much, I like competitive games like Rainbow Six siege or Overwatch. And the reason why i every evening play in steam deck is Moira. Yes Moira character in overwatch, she fits to steam deck gamepad ideally. You needn't much aim but a lot of tactics and there is escape and healing for any moment, very forgivable character that let you be effective and even a bit competitive. And if there was no moira i couldn't imagine what I would play then. Maybe I should get into docking and play via mouse/keyboard. I'm still find it interesting that one particular character keeps me into gaming. I wish there were more games, character like this to me. So, does someone have something like this?
There is also gaming industry that i think became worse because of marketing, buisness wants to interfere with the creative process. Seems like buisness has greater impact than it was back in old days when skill was more valued, it was not just high paid work in IT. I guess those guys were kind of wizards of that time in gamedev. I don't know though.
MalevolentDisciple: biggest tip i can give is stay away from two types of games: Big AAA recycled content, devoid of soul games that are a waste of time and only exist to siphon money and flavour of the month games UNLESS you are actually interested in them.
These are two big traps that people like yourself fall into where their only exposure to gaming is bad games or games they dont like. No wonder you dont like gaming anymore!
Check out older titles, check out indie games, check out games from genres you actually love instead of feeling the need to buy the newest call of duty slop.
Now this also doesnt mean every AAA game is bad, there are some banger games out there still made with passion from its developers, namely from software, insomniac and naughty dog off the top of my head.
Two games ive been loving recently on my steam deck is A indie poker deck builder called Balatro and Telltales the walking dead series.
Village_Wide: Yes, you exactly right. I got used to play in AAA titles and AA i guess. I'm not into indie gaming. Yes now I understand why my brother like indie games so much, there is more of a free will in making games for developers.
Yes, that is a trap, a good insight. Although I kind of know that but do nothing about it. Will think again and hope to find something new, thanks ๐