Diminishing returns and getting old

[Rub'Rum]

Seriously, I'm really bored right now, looking at my games collection, on PC or consoles, it's not the biggest thing ever but I certainly have a lot of games, but it seems I don't want to play any of them. I'm also a huge music junkie and I collect vinyls and haul records from obscure records stores downtown... I just remember when I was a young teenager and would only listen to that one album for like months, learning every word, going nuts over details...

Now though, I'm older, I just buy MORE music, MORE games, and I still can't get the same lifetime for these products anymore. I mean, I can sure recognize a great album or a great game and I'll enjoy them, but it's just... Why do I need to buy another one like one week later? Jayzsus.

Man I'm bored. Every time I think I finally decided to pick up a game and play, I change my mind. Like just now, I was going to play Europa Universalis III, a great game. but went "meh" and immediately started reading about some other games I don't have. Damn youuuuuuu!!!

 

[Maniacal]

Play TF2. That's my man fallback and I usually end up having a good time. CnB FTW

 

[GoodGame]

Read moar books! And just pick up stuff deeply discounted on Steam/online. And don't buy stuff unless it has an uber high rating on Metacritic.

 

[Rub'Rum]

Play TF2. That's my man fallback and I usually end up having a good time. CnB FTW

Yeah I did that for like 4 months, but now I'm finding I have a harder time getting back into it. I play scout all the time, and it seems that once the scout update came out, the servers were overloaded with scouts everywhere and it made me stop playing... Maybe I should go back now if it has died down?

Read moar books! And just pick up stuff deeply discounted on Steam/online. And don't buy stuff unless it has an uber high rating on Metacritic.

Oh I read plenty. I'm reading War and Peace right now, it's taking forever and by the time a character comes back, I basically have to go back to remember who the hell it was.

 

[GoodGame]

Final option would be to stick with a game you mostly like and get into modding it so it's always fresh.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Instead of spending money, maybe you could try some free games.

 

[Rub'Rum]

Instead of spending money, maybe you could try some free games.

Most freeware have this weird quality to them that makes me really excited about them at first until my interest suddenly dwindles to nothing like 3 days later.

 

[croxis]

Learn programming (I suggest Python) and make your own games!

 

[carmen510]

I suggest getting mods to all the games you've played and going back to those you had enjoyed the most.

Or just addict yourself to an MMORPG and drown your sorrows forever until Starcraft 2 comes out.

 

[Oruc]

Nope!

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

How about trying a completely different game then what you're used to? If you like nice quiet nonviolent games, get the goriest FPS you can find. Or the opposite way around.

 

[Maniacal]

Goriest FPS games are not always very good games. And mostly console games ... >_<