For sure, I have about 6 games started. I ended up liking 1 more than the others so I've been playing that non-stop. Some games will catch you and won't let go but you've got to attempt to play it before you'll know.
I liked your point about not feeling guilty about replaying a game you love, over starting something new. Why do you have to feel bad about doing something you enjoy/want to do?
I have 100+ games in my backlog, I play half an hr per game and it seems to work so far. Straight up needed to get laid off to finally play through it.
The souls trilogy will always be a comfortable place for me to come back too. Recently, i found the halo campaigns to be new comforting games that i always jump back into.
Bloodborne was my first "Souls" experience when finally decided to by a PS4 so long ago. Holy hell, was I not prepared for any of that at the time. Damn near ruined the whole series of games for me. Luckily I stuck with it. Sekiro and DS1 are the only two I haven't touched.
You know, the complaints about the dungeons reminded me of the Chrysler Building in Parasite Eve 1. It is a question that interests me, because those long segments of grinding and the same tune over and over again certainly didn't raise red flags for most players back in 1998.
I remember it well (and still hope for a PE remake one day!). Something that interests/depresses me nowadays is how often I meet someone who wasn’t alive in 1998 😂
Awesome video as always! Assassin’s Creed is one popular series I just can’t get into for some reason, but I did enjoy the second game. I never beat it but I played it the most! I want to get back into the series soon to give it another try. I have Valhalla and Origins on my shelf. I’m really interested in those two.
Thanks buddy! It’s a series of extreme highs and lows. Definitely recommend Odyssey, I put hundreds of hours in and stayed on long after the platinum and all the dlc. It’s got such a good vibe to it! Valhalla was when they really drove it into the ground. Could take or leave 😕
I have a lot of different games I go back to, but the most impactful comfort game I’ve experienced is Skyrim. I never ever get tired of living in that world
I really need to approach my backlog in a relaxed way... Lately I've been clearing a massive chunk of it but it feels so much like a job and not a fun activity 😢
Something about AC Odyssey and Days Gone for me. They're nowhere close to being my favorite games, but something about existing in those world's is very comforting to me. Not sure why those in particular.
The last game that consumed me was RDR2. Played it every time I could, even for just 20 minutes. Ever since finishing it, I haven’t had that same passion. It’ll come back one day when the right game catches me at the right time. After all, it’s just a hobby. And not even a very healthy one
I bought Elden Ring years ago but never got around to playing it, put 100 hours in over the last 2 weeks and just got the dlc. Now considering DS3, thanks for the vid. Looks like Im hooked.
AC II, Brotherhood and Revelations are the ones I have a lot of nostalgia for. I played them at a time in my life when backlog was not a word in my vocabulary. 😅
100% with you on dark souls 3 being a comfort game it's my favorite of the series and I've beat the game several times, their really is just something to expecting what you are going to get.
I've had some time off from work due to an injury lately and found that I feel less burned out on gaming if I can just identify what I'm in the mood to play and just play that. I've dabbled in probably 10 different games in that time and finally played through Kingdom Hearts. Journey before destination. Doing things just to say they're done isn't satisfying and just causes stress.
@backlogbaldie I'm saying to relish the experience you're playing rather than to force yourself to play a game just to check it off a list. I wasn't saying that game in particular is journey before destination. In that time I've played a bit of Death Stranding, Fallout 4, Animal Crossing, Metroid Prime Remastered, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, The Witcher 3, and probably others I'm forgetting. Some of them I gave up on, but others I'm further along in than I've ever been made it just because I'm not trying to force myself to play something I'm not in the mood for.
Separating my games into want to play and games I feel like I need to play feels so amazing! Thank you for this wonderful video :) I've never thought of this before.
I am an Warzone addict. I smashed my Chair to the wall and broke my keyboard to pieces, i crunched it so hard that my hands started to bleed. It drives me crazy, i was covered in sweat completely. I killed an streamer 3x but he killed me once and won the game and started talking shit in game chat and his twich chat, i was going to search for this Person but couldn't find any info where he lives. Idk what to do, yet i still jump on this game every night for 2-3 hours. I am actually good at it and have many wins, so i don't know why it drives me crazy. Idk what to do.
My advice would be to reach out to someone in your life for help, and uninstall the game immediately. No hobby is worth the physical and emotional pain you’re describing. I hope you’re able to find help.
Any Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter or Sly Cooper game. After all these years, I still love Ratchet 2's start screen. When was the last time you saw one of your favorite games.....playing your other favorite games? lmao 🤣
they are genshin, total war (any of them), or squad. They are my comfort game, depending what i need (if i need brain dead moment - genshin, if i need some thinking - total war, if i need to "socialize" - squad)
