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What do you when you're too bored to want to play any games?
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Fredrik
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To be honest I have far too little time for me-things these days. Work, family, kids, house, yard take up like 90% of my time.
Sometimes I’m just not into playing a game though and then I:
play the guitar and make music
draw
read a book
watch a movie or TV show
work on a Unity game
listen to music
take a walk
listen to a podcast
do some work in the aquariums
watch something on youtube
surf GAF
check the news
…or a combination of those things.
Sometimes I’m just not into playing a game though and then I:
play the guitar and make music
draw
read a book
watch a movie or TV show
work on a Unity game
listen to music
take a walk
listen to a podcast
do some work in the aquariums
watch something on youtube
surf GAF
check the news
…or a combination of those things.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Post that Unity game or what.
Laptop1991
Member
Watch TV. read books, train and workout anything else really, i haven't been playing for a couple of weeks now after replaying games i had already completed, the lack of new games in recent years has taught me to do this lol, Saints Row next month should lure me back.
Kamina
Golden Boy
I havent played a videogame in over a month.
Today i then asked my wife, who is currently in a Star Wars phase, if she wants to check out Jedi Fallen Order with me, and so we did.
Sometimes a break is nice and needed.
In the meantime, watch some Netflix, or something.
Today i then asked my wife, who is currently in a Star Wars phase, if she wants to check out Jedi Fallen Order with me, and so we did.
Sometimes a break is nice and needed.
In the meantime, watch some Netflix, or something.
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Fredrik
Member
Wrong thread and it’s nothing special, more of a drawing exercise and coding practice than a proper game at this point. The fun thing is that I’m making it with help from the kids, they come up with ideas for new enemies.Post that Unity game or what.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Sounds like a lot of fun. Post it some day on the other thread if you feel like, I'm always curious to see indie projects.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Just do something you love backwards.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I didn’t put on the lights and scaffolding on the top as it’s designed to look like a set. I prefer it this way instead.
No way! Is this still available?
BouncyFrag
Member
I’m in this same spot too, lol
azertydu91
Hard to Kill
Yeah it happens to all of us I think...I usually consume other medias like books or TV shows either some that I like from my childhood or brand new...I had a period when comedians help me get occupied like jimmy carr or Louis CK...Sometimes Animes will help cather, I discovered Berserk about 3 or 4 years ago and it has become one of my favorite franchise.
VeganElduderino
Member
Read about videogames !
1. Lists help
2. be okay with not wanting to play anything (stress yourself out over it doesn't help things)
3. switch off any distraction (phone included), close any background programs (if on PC)
4. choose a game you really like or liked and play something familiar
5. routines help (as with anything), but it's important to small with small steps, like having one dedicated evening per week where you play for 30minutes without any distraction. increase incremental the more comfortable yo get with a routine.
2. be okay with not wanting to play anything (stress yourself out over it doesn't help things)
3. switch off any distraction (phone included), close any background programs (if on PC)
4. choose a game you really like or liked and play something familiar
5. routines help (as with anything), but it's important to small with small steps, like having one dedicated evening per week where you play for 30minutes without any distraction. increase incremental the more comfortable yo get with a routine.
TheDraconian
Member
All the while listening to Soviet Connection from GTA4 on repeat.
brettski2024
Member
If I want to play but don't have anything specific in mind I find myself firing up some classic retro games like Wonderboy In Monster Land, Banjo Kazooie, Super Mario World, EarthBound or something.
ZoukGalaxy
Member
I love to do this all the time.
Creating musics, what were you thinking ?
Creating musics, what were you thinking ?
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Ghost of Caelid
Banned
Watch anime, hit the bars, hit the gym, hang with friends. Gaming is my favorite hobby but not my only. It's good to be well rounded in a plethora of areas. Always will recommend the gym as one.
I read. Mostly fiction because many books tell stories (and in a way) most video games don't and can't because of the risks of high production values.
Try out mainstream novels and niche novels both.
If you really want something else than the typical fictional, read Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy – think of Faulkner with a twist and more bleak and apocalyptic.
Try out mainstream novels and niche novels both.
If you really want something else than the typical fictional, read Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy – think of Faulkner with a twist and more bleak and apocalyptic.
Drizzlehell
Banned
Sit in the dark by myself and have an existential crisis while slow metal music is playing in the background.
Alternatively I just put on Power Rangers on Netflix.
Alternatively I just put on Power Rangers on Netflix.
TheGodfather07
Member
Just wait it out and don't play at all for a while. Trust me, you'll get an urge to play games again after a while. If anything is stressing you out, than try to deal with it aswell. Gaming is so much more enjoyable when your in a relaxed mind state.
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Quasicat
Member
Looks like the Seinfeld LEGO set, as well as Friends and Sesame Street are recently discontinued now in case you were unable to pick it up before.
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
Why is this thread back up all of a sudden LOL
MasterDerico
Member
Maybe it's a beginning of a depression, or burnout/stress.
If u feel the same in other activities, look for a doctor.
If u feel the same in other activities, look for a doctor.
My literal first thoughtWhen I'm bored
DaGwaphics
Member
Easy Answer. Shit post on GAF, problem solved.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Maybe buy better games.
I don't spend money on trash games I don't feel like playing.
That said, your drive to play certain games can be very much a function of the moment. Like, after finishing an absolutely top-tier game like The Witcher 3 or GOW, I often feel like this. But I generally get myself out of it by forcing myself to pick up some smaller indie game in my backlog that's been rave-reviewed. Those smaller, finely crafted experiences surely can whet your appetite again.
I don't spend money on trash games I don't feel like playing.
That said, your drive to play certain games can be very much a function of the moment. Like, after finishing an absolutely top-tier game like The Witcher 3 or GOW, I often feel like this. But I generally get myself out of it by forcing myself to pick up some smaller indie game in my backlog that's been rave-reviewed. Those smaller, finely crafted experiences surely can whet your appetite again.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Easy Answer. Shit post on GAF, problem solved.
Yep,... checks out.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
That's what I'm doing.
or this
or this
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
console warring on Gaf, ofc
Platinumstorm
Member
Exercise.
Start cleaning for fifteen minutes or so.
Bike /ski maintenance
Think about home improvement projects that I'll probably never do.
Start cleaning for fifteen minutes or so.
Bike /ski maintenance
Think about home improvement projects that I'll probably never do.
Boredom, or at least learning to tolerate being bored, is a good thing. Not every moment of your life has to be filled with external stimuli. Learning to sit quietly and just be mindful of the moment is valuable. Your paralysis comes from the need to evaluate too many choices. You see it as a problem because you see time as something that must be filled.
Put 5 games you want to play in a hat. Pick one at random. Force yourself to play it for one hour without alt tabbing, background noise, or glancing at a second screen. Focus on enjoying the game. Repeat every time you are bored and gradually you will feel more confident in picking a game or choosing not to play at all.
Put 5 games you want to play in a hat. Pick one at random. Force yourself to play it for one hour without alt tabbing, background noise, or glancing at a second screen. Focus on enjoying the game. Repeat every time you are bored and gradually you will feel more confident in picking a game or choosing not to play at all.
Roger Rabbit
Member
I get into Amazon, and buy more games. Then you get that delicious wait for the dopamine hit of the package(s) arriving to your home. You open the new games, barely play them, get bored and wonder what to do, and then repeat the cycle.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
I don't really have an answer because I don't really have that happen to me. I have a wide variety of games that I keep on hand so that I can play according to my mood.
If I'm just too tired or can't be bothered to load everything up and get started I usually just sit down and read one of my books though.
If I'm just too tired or can't be bothered to load everything up and get started I usually just sit down and read one of my books though.
names are for friends
Member
honestly OP the older I've gotten the more time I've spent trying to find something I can get into
mostly I just talk to people online or look for stuff to play
mostly I just talk to people online or look for stuff to play
