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Suffering from post-gaming depression [No GA - Sorry!]

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dymoblade

A few days back, I finally amassed enough time to start and then subsequently finish Bioshock Infinite. Despite some nay-sayers out there, it was a marvelous game. To be honest, it was about as good as the critically acclaimed Half-Life 2. I think the difference was just that HL2 beat Infinite to the punch, and it was so new AND good, which made it awesome.

Anyway, the same sort of thing happened after I finished HL2 + Ep, and Portal 2. It consumed me for a a couple of days, and then I'm suddenly back in the real world. It's like being in Fight Club. Nothing else matters anymore, at least for the next couple of weeks. I want to get back to other stuff, like drawing, modelling, even another game if I want to. I've got a nice copy of Tomb Raider staying unfinished, but I don't feel motivated enough to jump in.

Usually, the best cure for this is going back to work. But I'm on holiday, maybe for six more weeks. I just feel apathetic. It's actually quite pathetic. All over a single game.

Anyone else have this feeling? What do you do/don't do?

See ya.

11 years ago*

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Khalaq
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The quickest and easiest help for depression/malaise is a change of scenery. Get out, get busy, and interact with real people. (The friendly ones, not the pricks.) The same chemicals your body puts out during video-game play can be found in other pursuits (e.g. exercise), so the sooner you start participating in other people's lives, the sooner you'll feel better.

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BiskutMentega

Skipped one whole week worth of lectures to play Persona 4 Golden. Game emphasize on making friends and get to know them. The night I finished the game, I cannot go to sleep thinking about my purpose of existance and how I should find a girlfriend or just spend more time with people I know.

Day after that I bought a new game, got hooked with it and totally forgot what I had gone through the night before.

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Mangoniter

I had the same feeling after finishing Bioshock Infinite and that's why I played it a second time in 1999 mode. It's great to see all the early signals for the ending ;)
Or you could play something mindless like Shadow Warrior or a good multiplayer game like TF2 or Battlefield Bad Company 2.
Watching TV shows is also a good alternative (Scrubs, Person of Interest... something funny or something really suspensefull).

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SeanBahamut

As above, I started 1999 as soon as I finished my "normal" playthrough. The ending was truly brilliant and I loved every second of Bioshock Infinite, but I dont get any "PGD" like the OP. I sat stunned for about 10 seconds, then I smiled, then I moved on.

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dymoblade

Hm. I might try that. Sounds interesting. I might also try a playthrough in Japanese, because it's always interesting. (To hear how horrible the dubs are.)
Actually that's a joke. I thought Infinite's (at least the Japanese ones) dubs were actually handled quite well most of the time.

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handybudd

switch to fantasy novels like lotr or harry potter.. or whichever genre u like.. it worked for me..

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Closed 11 years ago by dymoblade.