[0F]

I used to love video games in 2010. I loved Skyrim and counterstrike. And in the last 4 years or so I have just stopped liking them. It just seems so boring. Online games are just a contest of who’s willing to sink the most time or money into oblivion. Single player games boil down to the story/writing so why not just read a book or watch a movie? And even then, why bother with a fictional story when I can read some non-fiction which is much more interesting?

[kadoban]

Games aren't for everyone, and aren't for every stage of life. Nothing wrong with that.

Some of that just isn't true though. I can't remember the last single player game I really cared about the story, I mostly skip it. Gameplay is solid in _many_ games these days, or a huge variety of types.

For example, Elden Ring, the story is not a lot more than: there's an Elden Ring you should go explore the world and find, have fun. It's pretty far from a book in game form.

This is probably the best time to be a gamer there's ever been, the only real blemish being that GPUs are ridiculously priced right now.

[thatguy0900]

Souls games have always been more about world building than story. The stuff going on in the background with small lore snippets here and there is really good, the actual story is always hardly existent.

[kadoban]

Yeah I think in general I greatly prefer lore and worldbuilding. You can take it or leave it, as you like, it doesn't depend on going through a linear set of events, and it requires effort and awareness (and often a community).

[Geee]

I used to think that way, but I've been lately trying to get into more gaming and found a few non-boring games. Most games I abandon after the first try, but there are a few exceptions, namely Resident Evil Village, Control, and Doom Eternal. These are the games I've enjoyed to completion.

I've been playing Elden Ring too, and while it's quite tedious, it's interesting enough that I might be able to grind through it (it's huge in terms of hours).

[k8sToGo]

Only game I play mostly these days is flight simulator. I guess it is a different type of gaming, but I agree with you. I have lost interest in most normal Games as well.

[eddiewithzato]

That’s why Elden Ring is good to me. I actually explore within the immersive world and discover NPCs, items, etc. If I get stuck in a boss, I can take a break and explore some other part of the game.

I can even ignore, and did miss whole areas on my first play through. I did end up finishing my first play through in 80 hours.

I then decided to wait for the DLC to begin my second play through.

[NotCamelCase]

I am in the same boat. Save for a few games, modern games bore me to death and completely pass by me. I play maybe ~2h a month, if any. Actually, this is true for me when it comes to modern movies and music as well.

Is there more to it other than the fact that as one gets older, one has higher expectations? I keep wondering about it...

[astrange]

Soulslikes don’t have “story” in the sense of other CRPGs that constantly dump words upon words on you and have romance systems that are just dungeons inside a dialog tree.

Actually, most Japanese games aren’t like that at the moment. There’s a move away from turn based JRPGs to having more action.

[nix23]

I went back to older games like daggerfall (daggerfallsetup), the longest journey, some goldbox games, might and magic6-8 and so on.