When Games Don’t Feel the Same Anymore🫠|| Unpopular opinion
Hi!! Before anything, I would just like to say thanks for tuning in and wasting your time here. . . No seriously, the fact that you chose to come over here and be like “ What’s this dude tryna do?” That means a lot : )
When is the last time you are truly immersed into a game and having the same exact feeling like you once had — that exhilaration, the anticipation to an ending that doesn’t feel forced or fake, or the moment that just felt . . . right? If I’m being honest, I think most of us are mis-playing games nowadays. It used to feel like the happiest thing on earth when you hopped on your fav games but now it’s like a chore. The picture you see on this blog page is depicting how I feel, not a fact. But yes, even kid’s video game platforms like Roblox makes me feel overwhelming too.
Think about it, isn’t it strange how nowadays games give us stress? When it supposed to calm us down? (Not to mention, but some kids gets easily frustrated whenever they lost). Most of us have the urge to open the game apps and play ONLY when we think of these : We’re bored or I must win. The first problem is what happens to me regularly. I play games like Roblox just because I feel that my life is boring and it’s full of greys and dulls. And in order to cure that sense of boredom, I log onto Roblox.
(I mean . . . it’s fine to play games as a way to fill up the emptiness in you. But most of the time we actually have other things to do)
That’s it — My usual nightly routine. However, it changed from “nightly” to “daily” whenever I’m in my winter school break. Basically, it’s getting worse. And if I am to call myself an addict, my train of thoughts will just be me trying to reach that so-called “You get a badge!” ending.
Get Beexblue’s stories in your inbox
Join Medium for free to get updates from this writer.
But the truth is. . . You don’t win if those winning feelings aren’t true
It’s like we’re being pulled down by some great forces that always keep an eye on us to ensure we play games . . . consistently. And those forces are probably the reasons why we play games : Friend’s recommendations, it’s popular (FOMO?) and it’s an escapism from reality. I get it. It’s fun but only in a fleeting moment.
Here’s why we should pull ourselves out of that rabbit hole and what we should think of playing video games as: a way to distress, to relax and to have REAL FUN. That’s what most of us are missing and seemed to forget the purpose of games. Although games are designed to put a spell on you, it’s up to us to decide and to control what games mean in our life.
So what now? What should we do about it? I can’t tell you cause maybe you never felt bored about games, and I’m not a professional mentor or whatsoever , but if you’re like me, tired of the never-ending, repeating games, then you should take a break. By the time you return to your gaming chair, you might just find gaming a bit more fun than it normally does, though it’s not guaranteed (hehe)
That’s why I started this blog! To try something new instead of remaking same kind of content (yes, I feel bored about Roblox too)
Thanks for reading!
