Ask Lemmy

Been gaming since I was a boy in the early 90s, mostly a computer and retro games since my family didn't have the money for new consoles as they came out. Got invited a lot to friends who did have consoles to jam out.

These days, Ive found that burnout is a thing but it's usually temporary. Games I am playing don't do it for me, or feel like a chore keeping up with dailies or other tasks to unlock content.

Remember that's all just grind and put that game down and pick something else up, usually an older game I spent a lot of time with or maybe something in my library didn't have too much time for.

Also found that getting into modding can be an amazing way to breathe life back into games you loved. And can pretty much say my generation is entirely at fault for remasters and remakes becoming prevelant since the games we played in the 90s and 00s have that huge nostalgia factor and a lot of then don't work on modern hardware. Plus most of us having jobs and families that make playing them harder to find time for, so making a nice flashy nostalgia hit is something we will drop 60 bucks on and never get more than 20 hours for a while.

Its also worth noting that as you get older your likes and tastes can change. Where you might have been big into shooters and racing games as a teen or young adult, you might find yourself going more for strategy and simulations games as you're older, but for some its the reverse or migrating to a new genre entirely like fighters or even RPGs. Don't be afraid to dabble and see what works, and consider what you are playing and why, and what makes you put it down quicker than you plan to.