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| It's often very hard for me to play video games. Like, I often get kind of burnout from playing games, but it happens so much. I never finish games because have to stop playing a quarter though or something. What are some tips to not feel like this and do you ever feel the same way?

| How long are your game sessions, op? I know I can't play for over 2 hours. Maybe you just need shorter sessions, even though it *feels* like you want to play for longer

| Games that are short and simple may be for you, OP. Some action games last only for a few hours, and new stuff come shortly after each other.

| Play games that are fun for you and ignore the popular opinion

| Though I admit it still happens with my favorite games. I think the best "solution" is just not to force yourself and play whatever you want to play at the moment. It's normal to not finish games. I think the more relevant question is why some people feel the need to finish every game they play. The moment I realize there are more interesting games than I have time to play them is when I stopped caring lol.

| >>631522
It depends. Sometimes they're really long, sometimes they're not. It depends on what kind of game it is, how much time I have and how I'm feeling.

>>631594
Why would I play games I don't like?

>>631574
Maybe, but, no. Thing is, I love RPGs and those sort of longer games.

| >>631680
> Why would I play games I don't like?
Because you can't know if you like a game until you played it?

| Maybe you'd be more into session- or run-based games like rogue-lites/-likes.

| Other thing is that games are too similar to you. They are tedious and mundane. Shooters, RPG, driving, after some time games in the same genre feels the same. You may try something new, like boardgames, i'm sure you will find something for yourself

| I used to marathon when I was younger but nowadays I find myself getting tired a couple hours in, even if I really enjoy what I'm playing. For a few years I legit tried to can the hobby entirely, but I keep coming back. So now I just try to avoid hating myself, and play in bursts.

| >>631711
I love rogue-likes/lites, but I still want to get good at them and finish them, you know? I usually play them every now and then until I finally get pretty good at them and then the "burnout" hits me and I never finish it. The only rogue-like/lite I've managed to fully finish is one that I played on and off for years and won because I found out how to kill shopkeepers with no downsides. It was just broken.

| >>631728
They don't really feel the same though. I always buy and play games that are interesting and pretty different from other ones I've played. Even though most of them are JRPGs they feel very different. Like, KH and Persona 5 are both very different and both very good, but the only KH I've finished is the one that's, like, 10 hours long, and after my save file got deleted I basically have up on P5. I have tons of others I've played a lot, but I never finish.

| I've been playing games for 13 years and never felt like I'm tired of it. Sure sometimes feels kinda that way when I'm unemployed and am gaming all the time, but it passes rather quickly.

| >>631769
You know it's absolutely no big deal to not beat a game, right? Even if it's a game you really like.

I've probably only beaten, like, 60% of the RPGs I've played. I'm ridiculous and still try to stay away from spoilers (even decade-old) on the very off-chance that I'll beat them some day, but that's just me.

I don't think I've ever beaten a roguelite, but I still like playing them every now and then, and I still get new ones when I feel like it.

Don't feel chained, op

| >>632095
I want to though. That's the thing. I want to experience the rest of the game. I want to play it, I want to find out what happens next in the story. I want to finish the games, but it's so incredibly hard finding the will and motivation to play them. I want to play more, but something just mentally cucks me from it.

| If you enjoy something, enjoy it in moderation.

| >>632189
But it's not even moderation. It's either a little bit or nothing. The only times I'm really able to play for longer periods of time is when I'm with friends.

| Then just do something else? S9mething productive?

| >>632208
When I barely have the motivation to play video games, do you think I have motivation to do anything productive? I'm a dropout and shit, like, no part of my life is productive.

| Uhh, I think you have bigger problem than just not being able to play video games, op. Have you considered therapy?

| >>632282
I definitely do, and I go to therapy. Still though, I want to be able to fully play games again. I'm not really sure if there's a technique or way to do things that could help me continue games.

| But I guess that's what I want to find out, because I love games and have so many good ones that I want to see the end or even just mid game of.

| >>632285
Ok I think first of all, you NEED to get rid of this "I have to beat every game I play" mindset. You gotta learn to let things go. If you're not having fun with something, you HAVE to be able to drop it.

Limit your sessions. Keep it to an hour or two a day. Yes, even when you feel like you want to play for longer. Let yourself be excited for the next time you can play the game.

| (ouch, sorry for the doublepost)

| Consider taking up something, anything you wanted to do. If you start doing sth else and switch activities from vidya to that other thing you might enjoy vidya a bit more. The other poster has the right idea, limiting your gaming sessions would surely help
>inb4 I'm not motivated to do productive things
It's not about forcing yourself to do sth productive or embarking on life changing ventures. Think of something simple and enjoyable, maybe walking in a refreshing environment?

| >>632329
I enjoy game development for both digital and physical games. I want to get properly into that again. I don't really have the time because I still have to attend school even though I don't attend classes, and it takes time to get started properly.