I had a great time playing vidya today. Been working my way through Murder By Numbers; I fucking love picross. Also fuckin around in Master Duel with my Exodia deck. How about you anons?

>>713783518 (OP)
i'm trying to power through death stranding. haven't played it since release back in 2019, want to refresh my memories before i go into death stranding 2. having a great time. just finished chapter 3, was far less of a slog than i remember it being.

>>713783603
death stranding 2 has a recap option on the main menu.

>>713784467
recap is not enough. i have armed myself with some knowledge over the past few years and want to go through the experience again to notice some of the symbolism.
>there is no blue in the inverted rainbow

>>713783518 (OP)
I have depression, I've become Stu. I didn't want this to happen

when do i enjoy vidya again? i've fixed nearly everything wrong with my real life, and i have fun reading manga, but the joy in vidya never came back.

>>713784734
Just stop playing vidya for a while. Do something else. Within a week or two you'll want to play vidya again.

>>713783518 (OP)
I'm A14 ironclad on StS and climbing. I hit a wall a year or two ago at A11 and randomly decided I'd beat A20 before 2 comes out a month ago. So far so good.
Been playing some eu4 multiplayer too with a friend, he usually rage quits but this last week or two it's like it's all clicked and he's playing small tribes well.

I suffer from chronic pain and can only play for vidya for like an hour

>>713784805
it's been 4 years... i only get some joy playing vidya when my 1 friend is available.

I've barely been playing any video games lately. I've been on a model kit binge instead. But when I played Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers with my brother, I had a lot of fun a few days ago.
>>713784734
What games were they? This is important.

>>713783518 (OP)
>Play Splatoon for the first time in a long while
>Normally sit around 2100-2200 x power (elo)
>Got put in the fucking 1600s
>So low it couldn't even find me a match one time
I found out I am a washed up tired old hag and I'm going to sudoku

Finished metaphor refantazio and aliens dark descent
Metaphor 9.5/10
Aliens 8/10
Some overbearing DEI in the first hour of Aliens and the last mission is a fucking tutorial set piece
When you're mowing down xenos with a smart gun and the motion tracker showing 20 more of the fucking things coming in it's fucking glorious thoughbeit

Dropped death stranding 2 after Mexico not sure why, I like the first game but maybe I'm not in the mood for something comfy after the 24/7 stress and adrenaline of Aliens
Will try to pick it up again tomorrow so we'll see

>>713785239
various games. team fortress 2, day of defeat: source, aoe2/broodwar compstomps, deep rock galactic, risk of rain 2, dungeon of the endless, hell let loose, left 4 dead 2, barony. now whenever i boot a game, i just feel im using it to waste time and not really enjoying myself. last time i really enjoyed a game was starship troopers: terran command 1year ago and before that it was 4years ago playing drg with /v/. sometimes i'll play a few of these games with a friend and mildly enjoy them, but it's still just mostly a way to pass some time.

>>713783518 (OP)
finished rf azuma the other day, got nothing to play now till grand bazaar remake releases in august

>>713785729
It seems like it is just a mentality thing and I don't know how to help with that. Maybe try something single-player and not random, because something that's more built for an intended experience and not random chance won't feel as time-wasting. I'm a Nintendo Baby, so when I think of stuff like that shit like Pikmin 1, Chibi-Robo, and Sonic the hedgehog in general come to mind. But I don't believe you have my taste. Have you ever played the boomer shooters like Blood. Or what about a Contra? You could branch out into a new genre like shmups or blobbers.

>>713786681
yeah i dont know how to solve it either. i recently tried out sonic adventure 2 which i played in my childhood, but same thing it was mildly fun for a bit then just went back to passing time. i did have some fun with doom1 but then went to doom2 and tried quake and wasnt having any fun with it at all.
i was hoping once i was done with graduate school i could enjoy vidya as much as i used to, but it didnt come back. think i'll just have to stick with reading manga/shooting pistols+shotguns/wasting time watching videos until the joy for vidya comes back.