Losing the will to game! What to do?

[Murph]

I went through this recently as well. Took a 2 week hiatus, didn't go near a game. Of course, by the last two or so days I was dying to play something.

[to0kenZA]

Same here dude. Also getting gatvol, but mostly due to all the kak games being released. I haven't bought a game in months. Last game I bought was Deus Ex, which was a fantastic game. But RAGE was a fail, and I'm not even looking to buy Skyrim anymore. Also definitely not getting Diablo 3 anymore.

The only game I'm really excited about, and still waiting for is BF3. I think after that I might now even get another game for months to come.

[Lycanthrope]

Too much of a good thing ruins it. Eat pizza twice a day for a month and tell me if you'd still want some at the end of it

Moderation is key. If you love something, savour it or else you'll ruin it

[Grimspoon]

Same same here. Funnily enough Alice - the madness returns pulled me out of my slump.

Then got Gears 3 and I am back on the gaming wagon

[czc]

Here, enjoy some off-beat Saints Row humour.

Unlike Batman: Arkham City and Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Saints Row: The Third's PC version has not been "delayed by any unforeseen development problems, shipping issues, inclement weather, or zombie apocalypse," says THQ. Bucking the trend! I like it. [Saints Row]

[strawberry]

Too much of a good thing ruins it. Eat pizza twice a day for a month and tell me if you'd still want some at the end of it

Moderation is key. If you love something, savour it or else you'll ruin it

true dat. it's really important not to let a hobby dominate your life

[Achtung!Baby]

I also go through such phases. I've gone months, like in 5 months without playing games and not wanting to play games at all. It came back though. Whatever you do, just don't give away all your games and consoles o.O

[worf]

I also go through such phases. I've gone months, like in 5 months without playing games and not wanting to play games at all. It came back though. Whatever you do, just don't give away all your games and consoles o.O

I've recently come out of this phase and all ready to go with BF3, busy killing time with Dragon Age 2 untill then.

[Voicy]

Gamer burnout.

It feels like you're obligated to finish games you bought - and the pile just seems to get bigger.

I'm suffering from the same thing. I've stopped my WoW subs and made a rule to not buy any new games until I finish my current selection. (Then I bought Portal 2 for R200 and finished it in 2 sittings ) I realised now that even this decision takes the joy out of gaming for me, because now it's become a chore to finish old titles before I can get new ones.

However, hoarding games that you buy on special etc. and never end up playing is a real problem. And I also think you're spoiling yourself for choice. So pic 1 game, put the rest in storage, and play that one game until it's finished. Playing bits of different games gives you no sense of accomplishment.

More importantly, find other hobbies as well. I've started gymming in the evenings directly after work instead of playing WoW as soon as I get home and it's given me a metric crapton more energy than I had before, not to mention losing 8.5kgs in 2 months.

I also bought myself a road bike, bought a kindle and took up scuba diving. So now my weekends no longer consist of me playing games all day, but rather a case of me trying to find time to play games - rather than play games out of boredom, which brings back the enjoyment.

Give it a try...see what's what. Oh - and stay away from MMO's!

[PatPion]

I guess it's something everyone goes through. It happened to me also, just take a break. After a couple of weeks (or a couple of months in a very bad case), you will be yearning to get your hands on games again.