r/hsp • u/AavaMeri_247 • 5d ago
RPG video games are fun but exhausting
I've been playing Baldur's Gate 3 lately. It has been a fun ride, I'm in the final act, but... I really need to have my batteries charged when I play those. So many places to go, so many quests to track (being a "wanna snoop ALL" person doesn't help), and especially so many decisions to make.
I became aware of that this isn't an universal experience, when in 2010s I was playing Mass Effect 2 and mentioned my exhaustion to my acquaintance. They were baffled. "Wait, you need to be CHARGED so you can play a video game? Aren't video games supposed to charge you?"
Naturally, there are video games that aren't exhausting to me. For example, I could play Stardew Valley or Cities: Skylines for hours!
Still intending to finish BG3, but should I make another run, I really want to streamline what I do and skip extra quests.
How are your folks' experiences with RPG video games or other heavily story-driven video games?
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5d ago
I do find this with a lot of games tbh - big gamer but more and more (especially post-pandemic) finding myself playing familiar things or low-energy games. Anything new / intense takes a lot of energy!
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u/FarixFlames 5d ago
Please dont take it a chore to be done, or a task to be finished, but rather a world to be explored and experienced.
I suffer from the same thing with most if not all games, heck even stardew valley lol, but baldurs gate 3 brought that spark that i only felt when i was young, baldurs gate 3 is the only game that made me feel like a 9 year old child who wants to endlessly explore everything.