Sometimes I don't know if I am actually depressed, or if it's just that video games mostly suck now. Or both. I barely can be arsed to play anything, and even when I do I feel nothing. 😔

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Half the videos games now make you run around doing the regular life shit that you can't achieve in the real world so why would we be able to do it in the game?

[–] razzazzika@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Much easier in game. Rather than getting soap and bucket and water and a scrubber then spending an hour cleaning the bathroom, you press a couple buttons and it's clean. Way less effort. I'd do more chores irl if they were that easy.

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Idk dude. I think I flipped a switch and now just playing games doesn’t do it for me because what’s the point really? There’s too many and too many of them are just cash grabs. I can basically only play old or indie games and only if I stream it so that my friend who’s depressed can get some virtual company.

I don’t regret having spent so much time with games but I guess there’s a time and place.

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 1 points 1 hour ago

That's so sweet and thoughtful of you to stream it for your friend. <3

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah. When you start to realize that video games are just success surrogates to help you compensate for a lack of success in real life, it gets depressing fast!

I did so much gaming in my 20s. Now in my 40s it’s hard to motivate myself to play more than a few minutes!

[–] zenforyen@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago

This.

I grew out of video gaming the moment I started to realize that games are a manufactured irreality where nothing you do really matters, because once you quit the game you gained nothing in life, it is a well engineered time sink.

Since my time became a scarce resource and I started to value it, only a rare unique mind twisting puzzle game or short experimental experience might be worth my time, but I will not touch games that eat hundreds of hours of your life for well, nothing at all.

Also, when I was young and had almost no friends, games were a refuge and distraction, now I don't need them. If at all, now I'd rather play a board game with other people, because it's wholesome real world interactions and social fun.

[–] stray@pawb.social 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I obviously can't be sure about you, but in my case my tastes have crystallized pretty dramatically, and I'm now much harder to please than when I was younger.

One thing that has changed though, is that games in general tend to have much more detailed stories and dialog in a way that just wasn't in the budget or storage space previously. Nothing annoys me more than having to watch a movie when I want to play a game or to jump through hoops just to get to the next chapter of a book. These are very different activities which require very different moods to enjoy.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 1 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, I also got way more picky. I don't see it as a bad thing at all.

[–] Djehngo@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Do you get joy from simple things like eating a nice meal or taking a hot shower on a cold day?

Can you anticipate joy, if you are planning to meet up with friends or watch a movie or read a book; does thinking about the activity lift your mood even a little?

When you think back to happy memories do you feel happy, do you remember what the sensation of happiness felt like?

Not a professional and none of this is diagnostic one way or another, but it's probably worth checking if you have exhausted or outgrown a hobby which just means you need to find more things you enjoy even if it's just to add variety to your week. Or if your ability to feel joy itself is failing, in which case you probably need to a professional

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I never got board of gaming, my taste just changed from stuff like shooters and action to Factorio and Rimworld. Most big game franchises are corpo slop with gambling mechanics anyways.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Factory games make me shudder because it just feels like actual work.

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 1 points 41 minutes ago

Infinite dopamine glitch. I can't stop lol.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

Growing out of video games is a thing. Maybe youre just not into them anymore but its hard to realize because they've been such a constant in your life.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 15 hours ago

That's rough mate. The nothing is just a void, emptiness and it's hard living with that. It sounds more like depression to me. Have you reached out at !mentalhealth@lemmy.world they're really supportive

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago

Hey! It could be both!