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This is not intended as rage bait.

Already in my Amiga time in the beginning of the 90's I was mostly interested in programming in AmigaBASIC and uning utility programs to paint, making music, etc., while all my friends ever did with their Amigas was playing games.

And now I sometimes really wish to be able to sit down with a game and relax playing it for a couple of hours. And I found Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 which hooked me for some time in multiplayer. But nobody is playing it anymore so the servers are empty. Also because I play so seldom I'm just dying all the time and can't really emerge into the game if I find a server with people on it.

Sometimes I buy a game because it looks so cool and the idea behind it is so awesome. Like for example Grand Theft Auto on the PlayStation, which is such a big open world. Or just a month ago I bought Cyberpunk 2077 because I have the hardware for it (graphics card which I'm normally use for AI) and Steam made it a bit cheaper.

But then I start the game and walk around not really knowing what to do, I try to follow the tutorials which are so boring, and then I just give up and close the game.

And this happens with all kind of games, browser games, AAA games, indie games, doesn't matter the genre.

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[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Games are entertainment, and like any other piece of entertainment, they aren't for everyone. If you don't like games, you don't have to play them.

Ignore everything I wrote below. I somehow missed your last line, that it happens with every kind of genre, but since I already wrote all that, going to keep it here. :-D

That being said, there are tons of different genres in gaming, you can try different games to see which ones you like most. If you like CoD (Call of Duty), but don't play enough to get good for PvP (Player vs Player), maybe try some single player FPS (First Person Shooter) games. CoD also has single player campaigns, or Zombie mode in which you fight horde of enemies while completing missions.

Cyberpunk 2077 is a big RPG, with lots of systems and freedom to what you want, so of course it has tons of tutorials. If you don't want hand-holding, there are many games like that. Soulslike are famous for these. Try Demon's Souls and see if that is something that may interest you. Remnant 2 is also somewhat like that, but with shooting, instead of melee weapons.

You can also take a look at some indie games, that's where most of the innovation is these days. You can also try strategy games, or side scrollers, or deck builders, or management games, or fighting games, or social deduction games, or sports games and so on.

If you have some friends, you can also try some casual PvP game, like Fortnite, and just play while hanging around. Fortnite gets lots of hate, but it's great for something like this.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Actually I'm playing https://www.twilightwars.com/ with some friends who are all in a 8h different timezone. Because it's a turn based game we still can play together. It's kind of fun but remembering all the mechanics is difficult and the build in help is worthless, so I often have to chat with my friends to ask about how to do things.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Nice. Glad you found something you are enjoying.

You can try board games, or video game version of board games.