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Sincere question: why play long video games? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago by jtzl@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Admittedly, I am not a games enthusiast, whether video or board, but I have played both at times. In particular, I played a lot of -- OK, this is totally gonna reveal that I'm an old ;P -- THPS, and I'm 100℅ sure I played both RPG-type computer games as well as like Mario Bros stuff. However, I just have never really grasped what makes video games so enticing.

I suspect this is an annoying and well-trodden path, but I would sincerely appreciate it if you could find it in your heart to help me understand.

For me personally, I tend to look at things in terms of costs and benefits. Through that lens, most games seem like a bad deal. In principle, I like some of the more quirky or esoteric ones, but it quickly seems like a lot to learn relative the payout.

When I was in HS, I had a band. Has that type of interaction simply been replaced by video games?

I swear I'm not trying to troll -- I really want to understand the interplay between video games and psychology. Cuz it seems like FPSes are dominant whereas not too long ago they were a single niche among many niches.

I appreciate your taking the time to read/reply.

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[–] 0xtero@beehaw.org 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I swear I’m not trying to troll

But you're doing it anyway. If you really are old enough to be posting "back in my days" shit on the Internet, then you must also be old enough to be able to reflect on what you're actually trying to say and start a discussion about.

Games, like any hobbies are done with whatever expendable income and time we have after everything else "important" is done. They are hobbies. Taste in this fleeting field of entertainment is just as personal and subjective as anyones taste in music. I'm pretty sure you know since you used to have a band in high-school after all.

So what exactly are you trying to say with your post? Why play long games? Because I want to. Just like you seem to want to troll people in this group.