Ever get to where you can't play games?

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#1 juden41
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I enjoy gaming, but sometimes I get into this mood where I just don't want to do it and get no fun from it. I want to enjoy the game, but the enthusiasm evaporates and it becomes a chore and if I am trying to do a harder difficulty, sometimes my skill level goes down (due to the mood) and I have to quit or risk getting farther in the game worse off than I would have been if I'd been in a better mood (what I mean is, if I'm in the bad mood, I might use health potions more carelessly and later on, I'd have fewer because of it, which could be bad if health potions are limited). As much as I love gaming, anyone else have something similar to this or is this unique to me?
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#2 NaveedLife
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It is really dependant on mood which has to do with SO many things. What is going on in your life, where you are at mentally, maybe even the season. Also it may be the games that you are playing, or the environment you are playing them in. Or maybe you don't play enough with others and such. I HAVE felt this way, but lately I have not. Ever since I bought my ps3 about 10 months ago, things have been much better for me then when I owned my 360.

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#3 sportwarrior
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I've been finding myself more and more like that over the last few years. I'm pretty busy, and when I'm not there are just other things I feel I should be or could be doing with my time, so when I pick up the controller to play I almost feel guilty. And since I haven't kicked my compulsory habit of buying games when they're on sale, I have this huge stack of games I haven't or barely have played... Madden 10, Saboteur, GoW3, ACII, Force Unleashed, MGS4, Marvel UA2, Batman AA, inFamous, Resistance 2, Saints Row 2, Mercs 2 and several others... Really the only games I've played voraciously over the last few years have been Uncharted 2 and The Show 09. I still love games, though ;)
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#4 Shad0ki11
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I rarely even have the time to sit down and play a game. If anything I play TF2 because I can play that after I finish up my hw on the computer. I bought FFXIII at launch, but I haven't really had the chance to sit down and play it and enjoy it. I think I have only have 4-5 hours total at the moment.

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#5 dresdek
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Sometimes, when I have that not truly being productive feeling. But really setting some time for yourself to play not a bad thing, just take a break and enjoy it. For some reason when I feel like I don't I also don't feel like not doing much in general at the time also.

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#6 Denji
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lol Yeah, I call those "breaks":P

Besides, it keeps things fresh despite replaying a game for a long time. Just play it when I'm in the mood for it.

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#7 CBottom7
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Sounds like someone has a case of the mondays

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#8 newhighscore
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not me. there are certain games that ive felt like i was forcing myself to play. but that was only to get used to the control scheme or something like that. skate 2 and kz2 are great examples of that.

you gotta take breaks and enjoy "real" life sometimes. besides, its spring and theres ladies afoot out there.

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#9 kakkarott23
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It depends on my mood which is why I only play when I really feel like it. I have so many different hobbies so there is never enough time. However, when my wife is on her special time I do play games a bit more.
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#10 cyee
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sometimes i cant bring myself to start playing a game, but then once i start playing i usually enjoy it. other times i cant wait to play game and have a blast. i guess my crave for games comes in waves

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#11 gtyu
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i'm actually experiencing it now i really don't feel like gaming even when i'm playing gow3 it's like i'm forcing myself to play and i really want to enjoy gow3 maybe i'll get in the mood in the summer or something

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#12 DNAngel-
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Yeah happens every Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I find gaming so boring on those days for some reason:|

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#13 MURDA_B
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this happens to me sometimes to

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#14 x-2tha-z
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I'm in the same situation. I have been for a few years now. I still love gaming, but most of the time I can't be bothered playing a game. Problem is, these days, I buy more games than I ever have. This, combined with my lack of enthusiasm to play them, has resulted in a huge backlog of games that I've bought but will probably never play.
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#15 Dogswithguns
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It's like I really wanna play but Im not playing like I used to.
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#16 juden41
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I'm in the same situation. I have been for a few years now. I still love gaming, but most of the time I can't be bothered playing a game. Problem is, these days, I buy more games than I ever have. This, combined with my lack of enthusiasm to play them, has resulted in a huge backlog of games that I've bought but will probably never play.x-2tha-z
Yeah, I know what you're saying, and then I feel guilty for buying so many.
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#17 sukraj
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i wanna play but sometimes i find it hard just to switch on my console.

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#18 TJSAGE
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I buy most new games when released and never play them,,,Uncharted2, Metal Gear, Killzone2, and others just go un touched.....Gaming is just not when it use to be.....Fun, Interesting, Uses imagination, Simple, but challenging.....Todays games you have to dedicate whole weeks just to get into the story and get use to the feel of the game.......

Give me Zelda on Super nes, original Socoms, First Driver on ps1, and some older resident evils...now that was a awesome time of gaming to grow up in....Todays games try way too hard

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#19 Nitrouz
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Yeah i've been getting that alot lately. It's like i'll get bored with the game i'm playing, then take the game out so I can play something else. After that i'll sit there and stare at my collection for about 10 minutes because I can't figure out what to play. After that my system gets turned off :(

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#20 GamingKidX
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Yeah, at random times I just get bored and dont feel like playing anything. I dont know why D:

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#21 gamer082009
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I get like that too..some games are so good there boring. I don't know..one of those moods you describe I guess.