My older bro introduced me into games from nintendo back when im in elementary, since then i consider myself addicted to games. Mostly Playstation RPG games or horror games etc. Even though i do play mobile games it gets boring soon enough and half way or maybe just after the initial first time play i would delete it. Oh how i miss great games like FF or Suikoden Wild Arms persona etc back in their glory. Now days games are... Not my cup of tea.
An acquaintance of mine introduced me. But even after many years, I couldn't be a "true gamer", but just a "casual gamer". There were only 3 MMO games that I truly liked enough to spend $ on them. Beside them, then I'm only a "casual Free gamer".
Best reason for me is friends who enjoy the game with you. They don’t have to be RL friends, but in game as well. Theres this one mmorpg mobile thats very generic, very pay2win, not that outstanding, but I tried it for the sake of trying. Well, like many Ive tried before, its okay, I liked the animation and PvP map but thats it. Then I got married in game, and I found my buddy in roaming PvP maps and killing everyone on sight (mostly the afks rofl). Eventually found a guild that enjoys it as well, eventually becoming a top guild. The drama in guild, the eventual civil war (lol guild split in two and everyone went KOS on the other; no grind could be done on this period) the make ups and break ups and my numerous ex lovers (divorce papers was $1 so meh). Let’s just say I wasn’t expecting the ride lmao. Anyways even now, I still play games that I have someone play it consistently with. Might be the magic for you.
The most probable reason for that is, that the shitty companies try to get more money out of everything, so they destroy a perfectly fine game with 3 hours playtime, good story and all, and replace it with half the story, more game Dynamics, "ecpic shit fights" and stretch it to over 10 hours. Often this is just not what the game was made for by developers, so it ends up getting boring Obviously csgo and lol were not made like this, since they were PvP games from the start. If you want, read re:write on RR, it explains that situation well at the beginning
You probably just not playing genres you like. From the sounds of it, you're playing MMOs which are socially driven. In that case, you might want to try out games with a different focus. Seeing as you can stuck with a TV show from episode 1 then it might be better for you to try a more story driven game. Maybe a JRPG? Those tend to be more story focused than western games after all
It's OK to not be too interested in games. I recommend looking for games with the kind of story you'd enjoy (same genre as the novels you like) if you do want to play.
If I went looking for games similar to the genre of novels I like, it's most probably be visual novels. I don't really consider those to be games, more closer to novels. But there are tell tale games and such which get me hooked but I pick those as I pick my novels, based on the genres and story. I was talking about games with more gameplay, competitive games and sort. Sandbox to waste my time in a virtual world.
Yeah, you can pick games that way too, games with interesting stories. It doesn't sound like the time-wasting sandbox games are fun for you, after all.
Yea but that's what I wanna do. I wanna do my own things and have fun making my own story that's not pre-written by someone. Pointlessly run around knowing that there isn't a clear set goal other than my own, have my own ideas and fool around like my friends and get competitive in a world where I can do stuff I never could in real life. As things stand, I might be more interested in the works and lives of other people rather than coming up with and doing things of my own. This line might sound very deep and meaningful, but tone it down a notch and limit it to things I can simply do from my computer...namely, within a game.
It seems to me what fascinates you about the idea of video games is the world and how your choices can shape the world. I think true RPGs are what you are looking for and are the heart of what makes videos games great. A near perfect balance of gameplay and story. I suggest playing Fallout New Vegas, Dishonored, The Witcher 3, Divinity Original Sin 2. Disclaimer: I've only played one of these games. PvP focused games are kind of boring in the long term and are usually only for a momentary high of fun. I love MMORPGs for the simple world exploration. But most people play for the people. I suggest not doing this. If you're going to invest your time in something, I think It should be for yourself. Story focused games are fine, but I find myself wanting to read a book instead of playing the game. Gameplay focused games are fine too, but most people tend to need the higher challenge of pvp. And without an interesting story, I find myself not caring about what happens next. Edit: Not finishing a games is perfectly normal. Out of all the forms of media/entertainment they are by far the largest time sinks. And the definition of a "finished" game is very loose. Did you get to the end cutscene? Did you find all the secret bosses? Did you finish all the DLC? Did you get all the achievements? Can you speedrun it in under an hour? If you enjoy the game then play it. If a game loses your interest it's the game to blame, for not being good enough (most of the time).
After I finish a game, I will delete the save data in most cases, but I also don't have the motivation to start a game anew. There are rare cases, where I've played games again and again. I think this is quite normal, if you aren't a fanatic gamer.
I didn't really get what you said there. So do you like sandbox games where you have no clear goals and have to set them up yourself or not?
That I don't know myself. I can't seem to get into any types of games but after I boot up the game I slowly start enjoying it but after quitting it I lose interest again. That loss of interest prevents me from opening up the game again even though I know I might enjoy it if I open it up again. Anyway, it has been a long time since the post, you don't need to bother seriously considering about it.