Your mentioned symptoms are what we called "getting old". Which is why we also became cranky when the game lack QoL. We feel like it's wasting our time for no reason.
Another thing that I found to help is keeping only a few games installed at a time. I have crazy choice paralysis, so having my options be limited is great.
I'm not all the way through the video yet, but I wanted to say that your point about matching the 'mood' of wanting to play with the time resonates so hard with me. I am SO hyped to play fighting games in the morning while I'm at work, but after I'm off and have finished all my household responsibilities, my motivation to play is just dead. I don't do any work that is physically demanding, but I am just drained by that point and would rather watch tv or read something.
I took up streaming as an excuse to get through my back log. Jrpgs are my fav genre. Shin Megami Tensei V is a vibe I can’t describe other then I like traversing the apocalypse and explore.
You should definitely try 4, 4a and Nocturne. 5 feels unfinished and restricted compared to these, even though it takes roughly same amount of time to beat
@@counterhit148 I've played Nocturne (and played it blind on hard mode no less) and I love that game! SMT IV and IV A are also great and I hope there's a point those get some sort of remaster for the switch or something.
Am I the only non-coffee drinker that always appreciates watching the coffee being made? Lol I feel like I’ve been given a treat that I haven’t had in years. Anyway, time to splurge. 😂😂
I agree...portable gaming is the only way I can truly enjoy some of the more involved video games in my massive backlog. While my family watches TV, I hop on my Switch, 2DS, Vita, or Wii U (yes, I still play Wii U). As much as I'd like to play on my Series X, PS4 or PC...it just is what it is. Family gets first dibs on the TV 😅.
Ooooh yeah this is a big problem for me. JRPG’s were my home as a kid, but then I grew up, got internet, and got into PVP games. I still buy new JRPGs but the hours aren’t mounting up the way they used to. /:
I kinda in the same situation as well. The games I play most of the time are nba 2k and cod, and I keep buying all the other games but never paly them. I think sometimes we just go through a phase that don’t know how to react to the things we love
Great video, always enjoy the coffee related content and accompanying thoughts. For me it’s just that I don’t have time to game anymore, which has pushed me towards shorter games eg. fighters, puzzle games, 5 minute chess. Juggling all the life stuff - work, relationships, exercise, shopping, cooking, cleaning - doesn’t leave much left over. So I find myself having to multi-task all the other activities I like doing - can fit in a few rounds of 40 line tetrio while having a youtube video in the background, or watching an episode of a show while making a plastic model kit. For single player games I can finish the odd metroidvania and FPS title, but with games being more complex and having more mechanics if you take a break it’s hard to pickup where you left off. There are some JRPGs I have my eye on, but I can’t see myself investing the hundreds of hours anymore.
Good video. I've found myself in this situation recently, at the start of a new job. Now that my schedule is starting to move around. Too many games to play, too little time.
I love fighting games, but for me, they give me that temptation/justification for short bursts and sets. I won't ever feel guilty for playing games, but I do struggle with that feeling for playing "too long" at once. And that's why it becomes easier to shrug off JRPGs because they're too much of a time sink, even though I love them. I probably love that genre more than fighters. But realistically, JRPGs are segmented in chapters well enough that I could probably invest just a hour or two on a more frequent basis.
i think addiction is another big reason with think like this.. when were doing nothing but playing video games all day our mind kinda just gets used to it. so nothing seens new anymore.. i found out that i enjoyed video games as a whole alot more if i did something else (e.g) homework, house chores, the gym. for at least 80% of the day. i would enjoy fighting games (video games in general) alot more. i mean im only 17 so this would probably range age by age. but thats what worked for me....
Ninokuni is in my list to play for ages. Just couldnt find the right time to engage in it. Lots of games are in that list too, i really want to play them but couldnt fit it in my routine yet.
I think everyone can relate to this to an extent. Sometimes I just don't feel like playing games... and there's definitely some games on my Steam backlog and shame list that I really want or wanted to play but kinda never did...
Time gets more precious as we get older as we have less and less of it for ourselves. Thats whats beautiful about your youth you had all the time in the world for you yourself. Nowadays its by appointment so mood dictates activity at that point.
I set up a Raspberry Pi Steam Link for my living room because my wife wanted to watch me play the Yakuza series. It ended up functioning much like you said. I often find myself playing single-player games from my couch that I probably wouldn't have been playing at my PC proper.
You're probably the biggest example of, a Steam Deck would be great for me, I've seen on UA-cam so far. I seriously hoped you'd be one of the ones plugging random stuff into it and putting it through its paces.
First time here. Nice video! So... about the "mood matching", I'd say that has a lot to do with how much energy we spend before that break for gaming comes. The trendy web coaches of personal development tend to call it "willpower", and that actually looks a pretty reasonable wording for the thing from a psychological stand point. You see, we spend all day using our "willpower" to do stuff we need to, like work etc... If we think about video games during those times, we will need even more mental energy to focus on the task we're doing. So it's only natural we get out of breath when the time for play comes, even more so if we additionally want to spend more energy thinking about installing and playing something new. I'm interested in this topic because (un)fortunately I like to play almost any kind of games in any kind of platform. I enjoy playing anything from adventure games to FPS, from a game boy color to a PC. So my backlog is not pretty. Even some mobile games. I tend to play from 2 to 3 hours a day, but the majority of the time goes to some random games on mobile, or some Hearthstone or Valorant on PC at the end of the day. This recently led me to think about how I spend time gaming and I'm getting the same conclusions over and over again. Frist, plans to hit the backlog don't work because they are forced (use too much "willpower"?). Like someone already said here, I also tried to stream games and use that as an excuse for playing different things. After 2 months I was burned out, and just wanted to go back to a routine game. Second, I need to constantly remind myself that my time on earth is limited, and that I won't be able to play all the games I want, so there is nothing wrong about already downsize my backlog to what I find essential (and even then it will be big). And lastly, it's better to abandoned completely a game I didn't play in the last 2 or 3 months, than pretend I really care about it and force myself to finish it for the sake of completion. If I were mildly invested in it, it wouldn't take me 3 months to go back to that storyline. Sorry for the testament... have a nice day everyone.
Some games I feel like it's best to play by segments like that it doesn't feel too much also if it text heavy I like playing with a friend makes the game more fun switching turns if I don't get what to do.
Excellent points and observations; adulting is a balance, a challenging yet rewarding balance and changing it all up and moving into different lanes help you appreciate certain behaviors and opportunities more, GET YOURSELF SET UP. make the time to embrace the life spice variety and quality coffee too! It’s a process and the journey is as if not more important that the destination always
As someone that plays on PC for like 10 years the time I played more games was when I got my switch. Just being able to play and pause without the commitment to have a game open in the background of my PC is amazing to me.
@@momomomomomomomomoto honestly I am from USA. But work overseas since 2008. Anyway you can keep or make a second steam account. Then buy it and have a friend in USA ship to you. In my case my family will ship 4 to me.
My friend advised me to "stop playing games that don't have an end" when confronting me about my backlog. He has a point, but popping in the fighting game of my choice to instantly play a few or many matches is just too convenient for me. The flexibility to play FGS in short or long sessions is fantastic. One needs to commit time to playing RPGs, so I don't play them as often as I did when I was younger.
I had these issue for years with rpgs and jrpgs. It was one of the genres I played the most on my teenage years. Now I've rediscovered it on my 3ds playing SMT Strange Journey and them IV. I didn't have a game holding me down like this for a looong time :D
It's so weird, I just got into Code Vein because it went on sale recently, but I have piles of games in my Steam library that I just haven't played or finished that I've amassed from sales. I guess in my defense some of those games I've tried but not finished, they just never really hooked me.
This isn't just with games. We often get into 1 thing and then we keep doing that 1 thing for a while. When we try to do something else, it just feels off; not the mood. We often are put in a situation where when we want to play/do something we don't have the time. But when we have actual spare time, a lot of times we don't feel like playing. The thing with JRPGs is that it's a long & dedicated thing. So that aspect alone could make it less motivating. A lot of people end up (for example) taking a hiatus from gaming completely (or whatever hobby) or some just drastically cut back on buying new things in your hobby to minimize adding more things in backlogs.
Great video, just passing by to say that the Honey in the name of the coffee probably is there to say that those beans were processed using the Honey method, where they are de-pulped and then left to dry unwashed, the traditional method washes the beans after the flesh of the coffee fruit is removed.
I need to have a variety of genres to play. Sometimes I rotate just between fighting games because they’re fun with their different styles. From Mortal Kombat to Tekken to Guilty Gear. Then I have my shooters, racers, and RPGs etc… Depending on the vibe 🎮
Also the sound effects that the character that’s basically reew the Japanese fighter from streetfightfighter is in killer instincts name is Jay go and the sound effects of that character makes is basically mocking the streetfighter character in a hilarious way I really recommend it and also the Chinese fighter boo for Mortal Kombat in Mortal Kombat trilogy sounds like a very exaggerated Bruce Lee Cellarius I really recommend is five games you should add them into your collection of fighting games because they really are amazing and in fact Mortal Kombat trilogy is one of the hardest findings that you are required
I think you also inspired me to drink better coffee. Bought a 30€ grinder and a steel bialetti first and the changes in flavour were noticeable . Dont get me wrong. Bought organic expensive arabica but already grinded before. Today my comandante c40 mk4 black came and its just an amazing coffee mill. I wanted to recommend an ethiopian coffee named sidamo in a dark roast. Very good coffee for espresso, mocca can, french press or filter. Low acid. The c40 is also recommendable. :) ☮️
Haha. I don’t know how old you are but I’m about to turn 45 and lately I’ve just been getting lazy when it comes to starting a new game, time is also a factor. I miss the days where I can just play uninterrupted. I feel like I loose this mood if I know I can’t. Play it long enough to really get into it. Most of the time I just want to watch UA-cam or Netflix. I totally get what you’re going thru. I still have ps4 games I barely touched and I have a PS5 now. Currently playing Elden ring and Legends Arceus. Both open world and very big games. Sometimes this can be daunting too. I feel like it will never end. Which is both good and a curse. It means I will be playing this game for years and never complete it. Meanwhile the lure and temptation of new games keep on coming. Haha. First world peoblems eh? Let’s just say I probably have enough games to last me 5-10 years. That’s how back logged I am.
I don’t think I could play every game I own in my lifetime. Due to having over 500 physical games and also due to having played so many similar games in the past most of them are nothing new or a interesting worthwhile experience. I use games mostly to keep up socially now, Very little only single player games. It’s either smash or mariokart with the family or fort nite, fall guys etc. with friends.
I’ve fallen out of love with JRPGs back when I played Persona 3 Portable. I always like to play games in the most efficient way possible, so I ended up playing P3P with a strategy guide. Some point after the Emperor & Empress fight, I realised I wasn’t enjoying the game because I was following the instructions to the letter instead of figuring this stuff out for myself. Digital Devil Saga and SMT3: Nocturne were a similar story, but not as rigid since they didn’t have a time mechanic like the Persona games. There was more room for me to fool about with them. Still, I tend to avoid traditional JRPGs from then on since they feel more like a checklist simulator than a game to me.
I'm doing that right now, just bought tekken 7 and mk11. Got my mayflash f500 out of the closet to finally learn how to play fighting games. Only spent about 30 minutes in the mk tutorial quit and the next day started playing fallout 2. Have only been playing that for the past week not even touching my arcade stick while thinking of finishing elden ring instead. I don't know what my problem is
yup, after the first mmo I played I knew for a fact which games I didn't want to play. This was because it felt like work and I can do work in my real life.
When your jrpg games list keep growing and you can't do anything about it. Moreover i want to try them all like you would complete your first pokedex but the mood you are after you beat one hard game is different. I feel its just enough and then dont play at all for weeks.
I had dive kick in mind when I was talking about one handed fgs but I kinda imagine something closer to a traditional directions + attack buttons, just with a one handed layout
I totally get the feeling. The older I am the less time I wanna sit on a PC to play anything. The only thing I play on it nowadays is 3S, the rest of my gaming time I’m either on switch, or a retro handheld or phone, laying down on the couch with my wife while she watches or plays something. I still enjoy games, but I rather play Mother 3 on a GBA than sit for several hours to play any AAA game on a PC. Even hogging the TV with consoles is something I avoid. Recently I also started reading both books and (more) manga, and it’s been great, and it makes it so that when I wanna play games it’s because I want to, not because it’s the only entertainment I have to rely on.
I never even knew about steam link, and for some reason it didnt even occured to me that there could be a way to play my steam games on my phone... from the time I got PS4, and then Vita and Switch... I never touched my steam library again, albeit there are some games I always wanted to play, mostly PC only visual novels. So I guess this could be a way to get into them... after all these years, haha And the fact that they are just visual novels, the control scheme is not an issue. I actualy dislike playing anything on my phone without buttons, but this could work. But in reality... this is not solving my issue at all... I already have such a huge backlog on my mentioned consoles, and now with steam games coming to life again for me... oh, jeez... thanks NG.
Playing Elden Ring made me realize that I no longer enjoy lengthy video games anymore. After like 40 hrs. The game felt like a chore for me. I finished it in 90 hours and I know that there's still more stuff that I could have explored. But I am done with that game. It's why I appreciate arcade games like fighting games, SHMUPS, and rhythm games a lot more. The time commitment is not based on if you can complete the full game because those types of games typically have a short duration of completion. It's moreso based on your skill level and how you compete against others 1v1, or score-based (leaderboards) + replayability. That's why I will never grow tired of arcade games and when I see new games getting console or PC ports. I don't hesitate to buy them at full price.
I loved Elden ring but yeah after 50 hours I just wanted to be done. For me knowing that all the stuff I’m collecting and progressing in doesn’t carry over to anything makes me lose motivation. Games like fort nite have ruined me because you get a cool skin or whatever in that game and its something you can show off for years to come. got a cool weapon in Elden ring? So does everyone else, doesn’t help that Elden rings story is best experienced on UA-cam via lore videos haha
Making games more accessible so you can play more means your children will see how much you game. Gaming has enhanced my life although I would prefer my child develops interests in other areas rather than mimic what I do. So I tend to lower the priority of video games while I'm with him.
I really like Nintendo first-party exclusive games on the Switch. Most of them are a pick-me-up arcade-y experience (Mario Kart, Smash, Splatoon, Animal Crossing etc) that I can play for 15-30 minutes and put down without thinking too much. Not to mention the Switch is also home to many excellent 3rd party indie games. I also have a pretty powerful desktop to play Steam/PC games but as long as Nintendo keep making good exclusives on their dedicated console/handheld, I don't think Steam alone is enough for me. Steam Deck? nah, the absence of Nintendo exclusives mean it's not really an alternative to the Switch.
OMG I feel attacked. I literally just made a backlog list last night. Well I better watch and see the T is. I have this problem so bad. Ill report back later.
I've actually fought against this feeling, and still am fighting, for the past few years now. I default to the MMORPG genre because I enjoy the gearing systems in the majority of them and I enjoy the constant grind that is required to achieve the best gear in almost all of them because it keeps me busy and it helps me completely forget about the troubles I face in real life. Recently, because of the release of Elden Ring, I have been wanting to get away from MMO's so I can enjoy other games that I left behind like From Software's souls-like games or single player story driven games like Nier Automata. The issue isn't really not having time or not being comfortable when playing but instead it is more about just not being interested in a game that I want to play at every given moment. Everytime I go to play Elden Ring I play for maybe 30 minutes to and hour before slumping down in my chair and turning off my console even though I prefer playing for hours and hours a day since that is the amount of time I give myself to play. I still haven't seemed to find a solution to the problem like you have but I am still searching for it each and everyday. Thanks for the great video and amazing content, keep up the great work!
Maybe it has something to do with the amount of expectation you put on the new versus the amount of comfort you get from the default. I'd say there is nothing wrong to enjoy any game for an hour and switch it up for other, or just stop playing. Maybe if you lower the amount of expectation about the new game, in terms of the "mental reward it will give you", but also rationalize a bit that MMORPG is something you can always get back to, you may find it is easier to play both. Hope you find a balance (=
More importantly I would love to see the original artist from that development all of these games for example of the artist that drew the street fed at three cast I would love to see them add some of the newer characters that were never in the game into the game through downloadable constant like Laura for example or only and go chemistry for the three that would be awesome I would love to see that hopefully we can make this a reality in the future maybe for the 40 year anniversary of Capcom hopefully we don’t have to wait a long though or Sean in hyper fighting lol that would be awesome if cocaine was in hyper fighting cigar from Thailand is pretty much finished lol.
I started solving this problem when in 2020 stopped playing Call of Duty Warzone because I was wasting way too much time plating that video game. But then I started playing Call of Duty Mobile and I also stopped playing it after a year or so for the same reason. But then I started playing Genshin Impact to the point my account was at youtuber level but I was not making any content so the problem was just replaced for a new one again. I was not playing that much hours a week but all my gaming time was dedicated to Genshin and to some fighting games playing ranked matches (especially Soulcalibur VI and Guilty Gear Strive). All this years I was looking at my gaming library with lots of great AAA titles ready to be downloaded and enjoyed but I didn't have the time nor the energy to do so because online gaming is so addictive due to the competitiveness (fighting games) the gambling (gacha games) or sometimes both (Call of Duty) that most of the time you're trapped playing those games. But then I got tired of the situation a couple of weeks ago and I ended up uninstalling every single online video game on every plattform I own (PS4, PC and mobile). After a couple of days I felt like a slave that was freed from his forced captivity. I started beating Final Fantasy VII Remake, then Devil May Cry 5 and today I just finished The Last of Us Part II and OMG!!! I can't believe all the fun I was missing, the top tier graphics, the amazing stories, no more microtransactions, no more battle passes, no more forced addiction! no more ranked lobbies, no more training, just pure fun with amazing masterpieces that really mean something to me instead of brainless, repetitive, addictive, low quality and empty hours, days, weeks and months wasted on online games IMO. I can't wait to get my hands on so many other great AAA games I haven't played yet. I feel like the gamer inside me was reborn like a phoenix from its ashes. I'm really way happier now! 😁 P.S.: I'll keep playing fighting games but not online anymore.
The best part is when you go back to the multiplayer games (locally at least) you actually have fun because your friends and family aren’t no life’s with crazy high skill levels. Makes fighting games and racing games way more fun when your opponent is a normal human being.
TBH getting older, having a salaryman job, life etc. I really don't want to spend my free time in front of a TV playing computer games if honest, much rather be outside in the fresh air. If it wasn't for say a Street Fighter or a dark souls game I don't think I would have any interest in booting up my PS4 anymore lol.
Don’t know if you ever played Mortal Kombat I don’t think you ever seen you playing on my back 11 on this channel but I honestly think more kamikaze is the best one I ever did since you made me pig I think I’ve seen please play the Japanese character for three feather I will go with subzero in Mortal Kombat trilogy on Mortal Kombat 11 would love to see you play on your channel though it’s probably the best American developed fighting game outside of killer instincts which I also highly recommend The frog from battle towards is in Kill State fighting games and he doesn’t hilarious dance I believe it’s a tant but it’s hilarious and it’s worth buying the game just for that
Would love to see a 3-D fighting game collection from Captain like for example rival schools collection street fighter EX plus collection maybe even add the final fight revenge fighting game that they made for the Saga Saturn or even if they released that independently of these other collections I would really love to see that maybe even a cab Converse SK colle and which include part one one and part two I would really like to see that for the modern consuls I’m really tired of trying to find these 30 year old video game system just to play the games that I like because I really don’t know how to do a simulation stuff so I’m relying heavily on trying to find all castles in all games that just continue to get more and more pricey when I could just really download a digital version of these games and it would solve for the forms I will never have to hold onto all systems that I really don’t want to
Is Capcom ever going to fix violent tens stance in ultra Street fighter two I noticed that it was completely wrong and comparison to the original character that was an SPC chaos I told the company about it I’m sure they laughed I just find it kind of funny that a fan was able to recognize that the very company that is selling the game that they made made a mistake on the very characters that they designs and it was completely wrong lol
This is why I’m gaming exclusively on the Nintendo Switch lately. It’s so convenient to be able to move my switch around and still enjoy it on the TV. I still would love to see Nintendo and Sony go back to handheld gaming. The Switch battery limits make it difficult to take around on a daily based. This was a great new coffee video!
To be honest I’m not really big on Japanese rol playing games but I do believe they have some best graphics when it comes to game development no I feel like they’re the only producers of amazing content other than the European game developers for the ones here in United States it was a vole playing game that apparently cab, was going to make called deep down that had some of the best graphics I’ve ever seen in a video game especially on a console and then they just stopped the development for it but amazing don’t know if that was real in game for the dep or just a CII trailer but either way was really looking forward to it maybe though just do a dragon storm too instead LOL
Fort nite for me haha. but I don’t like most jar-gas anyway. Beyond final fantasy and those kind of games I find most jpgs like tales of really dull, monotonous and boring. Some of them shine with a pretty good story, but I can get a similar or better story from a 12-26 ep series of anime in way less time with more memorable characters. I don’t believe anyone who says they play most jpgs for the story, as the stories are largely nothing special.
Your mentioned symptoms are what we called "getting old". Which is why we also became cranky when the game lack QoL. We feel like it's wasting our time for no reason.
Another thing that I found to help is keeping only a few games installed at a time. I have crazy choice paralysis, so having my options be limited is great.
I haven't stopped by this channel for awhile, but I've always enjoyed the 'While I'm making coffee' series. Topic is definitely relatable.
I'm not all the way through the video yet, but I wanted to say that your point about matching the 'mood' of wanting to play with the time resonates so hard with me. I am SO hyped to play fighting games in the morning while I'm at work, but after I'm off and have finished all my household responsibilities, my motivation to play is just dead. I don't do any work that is physically demanding, but I am just drained by that point and would rather watch tv or read something.
Same place. I want to want to play fighting games. But life has been busy and tiring so I don't want to put in the work to get better ATM.
I took up streaming as an excuse to get through my back log. Jrpgs are my fav genre. Shin Megami Tensei V is a vibe I can’t describe other then I like traversing the apocalypse and explore.
You should definitely try 4, 4a and Nocturne. 5 feels unfinished and restricted compared to these, even though it takes roughly same amount of time to beat
@@counterhit148 I've played Nocturne (and played it blind on hard mode no less) and I love that game! SMT IV and IV A are also great and I hope there's a point those get some sort of remaster for the switch or something.
Am I the only non-coffee drinker that always appreciates watching the coffee being made? Lol I feel like I’ve been given a treat that I haven’t had in years. Anyway, time to splurge. 😂😂
I agree...portable gaming is the only way I can truly enjoy some of the more involved video games in my massive backlog. While my family watches TV, I hop on my Switch, 2DS, Vita, or Wii U (yes, I still play Wii U). As much as I'd like to play on my Series X, PS4 or PC...it just is what it is. Family gets first dibs on the TV 😅.
Is your pc hoked up to the TV too?
2:43 great choice of music for talking about time
Ooooh yeah this is a big problem for me. JRPG’s were my home as a kid, but then I grew up, got internet, and got into PVP games. I still buy new JRPGs but the hours aren’t mounting up the way they used to. /:
The title say everything I think I don't even need to watch the video but I still will.
As a parent of 2 - this definitely resonates with me. Have to find the stuff I REALLY want to play.
I kinda in the same situation as well. The games I play most of the time are nba 2k and cod, and I keep buying all the other games but never paly them. I think sometimes we just go through a phase that don’t know how to react to the things we love
Great video, always enjoy the coffee related content and accompanying thoughts. For me it’s just that I don’t have time to game anymore, which has pushed me towards shorter games eg. fighters, puzzle games, 5 minute chess. Juggling all the life stuff - work, relationships, exercise, shopping, cooking, cleaning - doesn’t leave much left over. So I find myself having to multi-task all the other activities I like doing - can fit in a few rounds of 40 line tetrio while having a youtube video in the background, or watching an episode of a show while making a plastic model kit.
For single player games I can finish the odd metroidvania and FPS title, but with games being more complex and having more mechanics if you take a break it’s hard to pickup where you left off. There are some JRPGs I have my eye on, but I can’t see myself investing the hundreds of hours anymore.
Good video. I've found myself in this situation recently, at the start of a new job. Now that my schedule is starting to move around. Too many games to play, too little time.
I love fighting games, but for me, they give me that temptation/justification for short bursts and sets.
I won't ever feel guilty for playing games, but I do struggle with that feeling for playing "too long" at once. And that's why it becomes easier to shrug off JRPGs because they're too much of a time sink, even though I love them. I probably love that genre more than fighters.
But realistically, JRPGs are segmented in chapters well enough that I could probably invest just a hour or two on a more frequent basis.
Great video 👏👏👏 I can totally relate!!
I sometimes spend more time trying to pick a game to play
i think addiction is another big reason with think like this.. when were doing nothing but playing video games all day our mind kinda just gets used to it. so nothing seens new anymore.. i found out that i enjoyed video games as a whole alot more if i did something else (e.g) homework, house chores, the gym. for at least 80% of the day. i would enjoy fighting games (video games in general) alot more. i mean im only 17 so this would probably range age by age. but thats what worked for me....
0:06 “But first… “
Me: “coffee… COFFEE! COFFEE!”
Nihongogamer: “Coffee.”
Me: *”WHOOOOO YEAH BABY! That’s what I’ve been waiting for! That’s what it’s all about!”*
It's been a while since i last watched your contents, usually i watched for the arcade sticks / fighting games contents.
Ninokuni is in my list to play for ages.
Just couldnt find the right time to engage in it.
Lots of games are in that list too, i really want to play them but couldnt fit it in my routine yet.
Dude, I miss these kind of videos :) Whatever topic it is, I love the coffee-making process xD
OMG, that running analogy is spot on.
I think everyone can relate to this to an extent. Sometimes I just don't feel like playing games... and there's definitely some games on my Steam backlog and shame list that I really want or wanted to play but kinda never did...
I love these coffee videos you really need to do them more
Working at the office on a rainy day, now I really want a cup of coffee.
Playing fighting games too much makes me feel like my job is actually more interesting than video games.
Time gets more precious as we get older as we have less and less of it for ourselves. Thats whats beautiful about your youth you had all the time in the world for you yourself. Nowadays its by appointment so mood dictates activity at that point.
I envy your coffee B-roll. It's beautiful.
I set up a Raspberry Pi Steam Link for my living room because my wife wanted to watch me play the Yakuza series. It ended up functioning much like you said. I often find myself playing single-player games from my couch that I probably wouldn't have been playing at my PC proper.
This is why I prefer to play RPGs on handhelds. I can watch TV and at the same time grinding levels in Dragon Quest or similar game.
You're probably the biggest example of, a Steam Deck would be great for me, I've seen on UA-cam so far. I seriously hoped you'd be one of the ones plugging random stuff into it and putting it through its paces.
Coffee! Love these talks. Also nice BGM.
This is actually evolving and maturing as a gamer, the hobby we love.
First time here. Nice video! So... about the "mood matching", I'd say that has a lot to do with how much energy we spend before that break for gaming comes. The trendy web coaches of personal development tend to call it "willpower", and that actually looks a pretty reasonable wording for the thing from a psychological stand point. You see, we spend all day using our "willpower" to do stuff we need to, like work etc... If we think about video games during those times, we will need even more mental energy to focus on the task we're doing. So it's only natural we get out of breath when the time for play comes, even more so if we additionally want to spend more energy thinking about installing and playing something new.
I'm interested in this topic because (un)fortunately I like to play almost any kind of games in any kind of platform. I enjoy playing anything from adventure games to FPS, from a game boy color to a PC. So my backlog is not pretty. Even some mobile games. I tend to play from 2 to 3 hours a day, but the majority of the time goes to some random games on mobile, or some Hearthstone or Valorant on PC at the end of the day. This recently led me to think about how I spend time gaming and I'm getting the same conclusions over and over again. Frist, plans to hit the backlog don't work because they are forced (use too much "willpower"?). Like someone already said here, I also tried to stream games and use that as an excuse for playing different things. After 2 months I was burned out, and just wanted to go back to a routine game. Second, I need to constantly remind myself that my time on earth is limited, and that I won't be able to play all the games I want, so there is nothing wrong about already downsize my backlog to what I find essential (and even then it will be big). And lastly, it's better to abandoned completely a game I didn't play in the last 2 or 3 months, than pretend I really care about it and force myself to finish it for the sake of completion. If I were mildly invested in it, it wouldn't take me 3 months to go back to that storyline. Sorry for the testament... have a nice day everyone.
Some games I feel like it's best to play by segments like that it doesn't feel too much also if it text heavy I like playing with a friend makes the game more fun switching turns if I don't get what to do.
Excellent points and observations; adulting is a balance, a challenging yet rewarding balance and changing it all up and moving into different lanes help you appreciate certain behaviors and opportunities more, GET YOURSELF SET UP. make the time to embrace the life spice variety and quality coffee too! It’s a process and the journey is as if not more important that the destination always
As someone that plays on PC for like 10 years the time I played more games was when I got my switch. Just being able to play and pause without the commitment to have a game open in the background of my PC is amazing to me.
So..... you will put your switch in the closet to rot away and buy a steam deck?
@@sagepirotess6312 if if were sold where I live or I get the money yah
@@momomomomomomomomoto honestly I am from USA. But work overseas since 2008. Anyway you can keep or make a second steam account. Then buy it and have a friend in USA ship to you.
In my case my family will ship 4 to me.
My friend advised me to "stop playing games that don't have an end" when confronting me about my backlog.
He has a point, but popping in the fighting game of my choice to instantly play a few or many matches is just too convenient for me. The flexibility to play FGS in short or long sessions is fantastic.
One needs to commit time to playing RPGs, so I don't play them as often as I did when I was younger.
I had these issue for years with rpgs and jrpgs. It was one of the genres I played the most on my teenage years. Now I've rediscovered it on my 3ds playing SMT Strange Journey and them IV. I didn't have a game holding me down like this for a looong time :D
It's so weird, I just got into Code Vein because it went on sale recently, but I have piles of games in my Steam library that I just haven't played or finished that I've amassed from sales. I guess in my defense some of those games I've tried but not finished, they just never really hooked me.
This isn't just with games. We often get into 1 thing and then we keep doing that 1 thing for a while. When we try to do something else, it just feels off; not the mood.
We often are put in a situation where when we want to play/do something we don't have the time. But when we have actual spare time, a lot of times we don't feel like playing.
The thing with JRPGs is that it's a long & dedicated thing. So that aspect alone could make it less motivating.
A lot of people end up (for example) taking a hiatus from gaming completely (or whatever hobby) or some just drastically cut back on buying new things in your hobby to minimize adding more things in backlogs.
Great video, just passing by to say that the Honey in the name of the coffee probably is there to say that those beans were processed using the Honey method, where they are de-pulped and then left to dry unwashed, the traditional method washes the beans after the flesh of the coffee fruit is removed.
Oh interesting! Thanks!
Pesona 5 royal is one of my favorite rpgs
I also love shining force 2
I need to have a variety of genres to play. Sometimes I rotate just between fighting games because they’re fun with their different styles. From Mortal Kombat to Tekken to Guilty Gear. Then I have my shooters, racers, and RPGs etc… Depending on the vibe 🎮
What is this coffee kit, I can listen to this and watch you make coffee all day
Also the sound effects that the character that’s basically reew the Japanese fighter from streetfightfighter is in killer instincts name is Jay go and the sound effects of that character makes is basically mocking the streetfighter character in a hilarious way I really recommend it and also the Chinese fighter boo for Mortal Kombat in Mortal Kombat trilogy sounds like a very exaggerated Bruce Lee Cellarius I really recommend is five games you should add them into your collection of fighting games because they really are amazing and in fact Mortal Kombat trilogy is one of the hardest findings that you are required
I think you also inspired me to drink better coffee. Bought a 30€ grinder and a steel bialetti first and the changes in flavour were noticeable . Dont get me wrong. Bought organic expensive arabica but already grinded before. Today my comandante c40 mk4 black came and its just an amazing coffee mill. I wanted to recommend an ethiopian coffee named sidamo in a dark roast. Very good coffee for espresso, mocca can, french press or filter. Low acid. The c40 is also recommendable. :) ☮️
Coffee culture is the best!
@@NihongoGamer i guess i always liked coffee but was too lazy to get more informed about it. Which kind of coffee do you like?
When you get older some games remind you of work so you don't want to play it because you are thinking you should be paid for your time and work.
Haha. I don’t know how old you are but I’m about to turn 45 and lately I’ve just been getting lazy when it comes to starting a new game, time is also a factor. I miss the days where I can just play uninterrupted. I feel like I loose this mood if I know I can’t. Play it long enough to really get into it. Most of the time I just want to watch UA-cam or Netflix. I totally get what you’re going thru. I still have ps4 games I barely touched and I have a PS5 now. Currently playing Elden ring and Legends Arceus. Both open world and very big games. Sometimes this can be daunting too. I feel like it will never end. Which is both good and a curse. It means I will be playing this game for years and never complete it. Meanwhile the lure and temptation of new games keep on coming. Haha. First world peoblems eh? Let’s just say I probably have enough games to last me 5-10 years. That’s how back logged I am.
I don’t think I could play every game I own in my lifetime. Due to having over 500 physical games and also due to having played so many similar games in the past most of them are nothing new or a interesting worthwhile experience. I use games mostly to keep up socially now, Very little only single player games. It’s either smash or mariokart with the family or fort nite, fall guys etc. with friends.
I missed your coffee intros
We all have back log games I switch genre of games when i want to shift focus and do more than one thing at once.
this is the exact problem I was having I love you so much
im glad コーヒー is back
I’ve fallen out of love with JRPGs back when I played Persona 3 Portable. I always like to play games in the most efficient way possible, so I ended up playing P3P with a strategy guide. Some point after the Emperor & Empress fight, I realised I wasn’t enjoying the game because I was following the instructions to the letter instead of figuring this stuff out for myself.
Digital Devil Saga and SMT3: Nocturne were a similar story, but not as rigid since they didn’t have a time mechanic like the Persona games. There was more room for me to fool about with them. Still, I tend to avoid traditional JRPGs from then on since they feel more like a checklist simulator than a game to me.
This is happening to me lately. Exhaustion from work? Bought games, yet i spent most of my time playing free games.
I collect games and most I never open or I buy a digital copy as well. What do I end up playing? Fort nite and fall guys with my friends haha
I'm doing that right now, just bought tekken 7 and mk11. Got my mayflash f500 out of the closet to finally learn how to play fighting games. Only spent about 30 minutes in the mk tutorial quit and the next day started playing fallout 2. Have only been playing that for the past week not even touching my arcade stick while thinking of finishing elden ring instead. I don't know what my problem is
yup, after the first mmo I played I knew for a fact which games I didn't want to play. This was because it felt like work and I can do work in my real life.
When your jrpg games list keep growing and you can't do anything about it. Moreover i want to try them all like you would complete your first pokedex but the mood you are after you beat one hard game is different. I feel its just enough and then dont play at all for weeks.
Nice Jacket Man!
That’s how I feel about fighting and fps right now. Like I have the motivation to play them just not any that interest me atm.
Yes, coffee!
Have you tried "Dive Kick"? It might be the simplified fighting game you're describing.
I had dive kick in mind when I was talking about one handed fgs but I kinda imagine something closer to a traditional directions + attack buttons, just with a one handed layout
lol im glad im not the only one who always feels like this
this was exactly the video i needed these days. been having a hard time playing all of the games ive bought
holy crap this is me AF right now.
I enjoy gaming much more if I can watch something or listen to something at the same time
I totally get the feeling. The older I am the less time I wanna sit on a PC to play anything. The only thing I play on it nowadays is 3S, the rest of my gaming time I’m either on switch, or a retro handheld or phone, laying down on the couch with my wife while she watches or plays something. I still enjoy games, but I rather play Mother 3 on a GBA than sit for several hours to play any AAA game on a PC. Even hogging the TV with consoles is something I avoid.
Recently I also started reading both books and (more) manga, and it’s been great, and it makes it so that when I wanna play games it’s because I want to, not because it’s the only entertainment I have to rely on.
We focus too much on being entertained these days instead of just being.
I never even knew about steam link, and for some reason it didnt even occured to me that there could be a way to play my steam games on my phone... from the time I got PS4, and then Vita and Switch... I never touched my steam library again, albeit there are some games I always wanted to play, mostly PC only visual novels. So I guess this could be a way to get into them... after all these years, haha
And the fact that they are just visual novels, the control scheme is not an issue. I actualy dislike playing anything on my phone without buttons, but this could work.
But in reality... this is not solving my issue at all... I already have such a huge backlog on my mentioned consoles, and now with steam games coming to life again for me... oh, jeez... thanks NG.
;)
Playing Elden Ring made me realize that I no longer enjoy lengthy video games anymore. After like 40 hrs. The game felt like a chore for me. I finished it in 90 hours and I know that there's still more stuff that I could have explored. But I am done with that game. It's why I appreciate arcade games like fighting games, SHMUPS, and rhythm games a lot more. The time commitment is not based on if you can complete the full game because those types of games typically have a short duration of completion. It's moreso based on your skill level and how you compete against others 1v1, or score-based (leaderboards) + replayability. That's why I will never grow tired of arcade games and when I see new games getting console or PC ports. I don't hesitate to buy them at full price.
I loved Elden ring but yeah after 50 hours I just wanted to be done. For me knowing that all the stuff I’m collecting and progressing in doesn’t carry over to anything makes me lose motivation. Games like fort nite have ruined me because you get a cool skin or whatever in that game and its something you can show off for years to come. got a cool weapon in Elden ring? So does everyone else, doesn’t help that Elden rings story is best experienced on UA-cam via lore videos haha
Making games more accessible so you can play more means your children will see how much you game. Gaming has enhanced my life although I would prefer my child develops interests in other areas rather than mimic what I do. So I tend to lower the priority of video games while I'm with him.
Very wise
I really like Nintendo first-party exclusive games on the Switch. Most of them are a pick-me-up arcade-y experience (Mario Kart, Smash, Splatoon, Animal Crossing etc) that I can play for 15-30 minutes and put down without thinking too much. Not to mention the Switch is also home to many excellent 3rd party indie games. I also have a pretty powerful desktop to play Steam/PC games but as long as Nintendo keep making good exclusives on their dedicated console/handheld, I don't think Steam alone is enough for me. Steam Deck? nah, the absence of Nintendo exclusives mean it's not really an alternative to the Switch.
I just wanna say that I missed your content lately.
So have you got your steam deck yet? What do you do with it?
OMG I feel attacked. I literally just made a backlog list last night. Well I better watch and see the T is. I have this problem so bad. Ill report back later.
this is crazy to watch. i feel so seen. it's like he's picking from my brain.
What coffee grinder are you using?
Can you make an audio recording when you are going to the store so you can uploaded as a UA-cam video later
I've actually fought against this feeling, and still am fighting, for the past few years now. I default to the MMORPG genre because I enjoy the gearing systems in the majority of them and I enjoy the constant grind that is required to achieve the best gear in almost all of them because it keeps me busy and it helps me completely forget about the troubles I face in real life. Recently, because of the release of Elden Ring, I have been wanting to get away from MMO's so I can enjoy other games that I left behind like From Software's souls-like games or single player story driven games like Nier Automata. The issue isn't really not having time or not being comfortable when playing but instead it is more about just not being interested in a game that I want to play at every given moment. Everytime I go to play Elden Ring I play for maybe 30 minutes to and hour before slumping down in my chair and turning off my console even though I prefer playing for hours and hours a day since that is the amount of time I give myself to play. I still haven't seemed to find a solution to the problem like you have but I am still searching for it each and everyday. Thanks for the great video and amazing content, keep up the great work!
Maybe it has something to do with the amount of expectation you put on the new versus the amount of comfort you get from the default. I'd say there is nothing wrong to enjoy any game for an hour and switch it up for other, or just stop playing. Maybe if you lower the amount of expectation about the new game, in terms of the "mental reward it will give you", but also rationalize a bit that MMORPG is something you can always get back to, you may find it is easier to play both. Hope you find a balance (=
More importantly I would love to see the original artist from that development all of these games for example of the artist that drew the street fed at three cast I would love to see them add some of the newer characters that were never in the game into the game through downloadable constant like Laura for example or only and go chemistry for the three that would be awesome I would love to see that hopefully we can make this a reality in the future maybe for the 40 year anniversary of Capcom hopefully we don’t have to wait a long though or Sean in hyper fighting lol that would be awesome if cocaine was in hyper fighting cigar from Thailand is pretty much finished lol.
I started solving this problem when in 2020 stopped playing Call of Duty Warzone because I was wasting way too much time plating that video game. But then I started playing Call of Duty Mobile and I also stopped playing it after a year or so for the same reason. But then I started playing Genshin Impact to the point my account was at youtuber level but I was not making any content so the problem was just replaced for a new one again. I was not playing that much hours a week but all my gaming time was dedicated to Genshin and to some fighting games playing ranked matches (especially Soulcalibur VI and Guilty Gear Strive). All this years I was looking at my gaming library with lots of great AAA titles ready to be downloaded and enjoyed but I didn't have the time nor the energy to do so because online gaming is so addictive due to the competitiveness (fighting games) the gambling (gacha games) or sometimes both (Call of Duty) that most of the time you're trapped playing those games. But then I got tired of the situation a couple of weeks ago and I ended up uninstalling every single online video game on every plattform I own (PS4, PC and mobile). After a couple of days I felt like a slave that was freed from his forced captivity. I started beating Final Fantasy VII Remake, then Devil May Cry 5 and today I just finished The Last of Us Part II and OMG!!! I can't believe all the fun I was missing, the top tier graphics, the amazing stories, no more microtransactions, no more battle passes, no more forced addiction! no more ranked lobbies, no more training, just pure fun with amazing masterpieces that really mean something to me instead of brainless, repetitive, addictive, low quality and empty hours, days, weeks and months wasted on online games IMO. I can't wait to get my hands on so many other great AAA games I haven't played yet. I feel like the gamer inside me was reborn like a phoenix from its ashes. I'm really way happier now! 😁 P.S.: I'll keep playing fighting games but not online anymore.
The best part is when you go back to the multiplayer games (locally at least) you actually have fun because your friends and family aren’t no life’s with crazy high skill levels. Makes fighting games and racing games way more fun when your opponent is a normal human being.
sounds like you might want a steam deck :0
TBH getting older, having a salaryman job, life etc. I really don't want to spend my free time in front of a TV playing computer games if honest, much rather be outside in the fresh air. If it wasn't for say a Street Fighter or a dark souls game I don't think I would have any interest in booting up my PS4 anymore lol.
Don’t know if you ever played Mortal Kombat I don’t think you ever seen you playing on my back 11 on this channel but I honestly think more kamikaze is the best one I ever did since you made me pig I think I’ve seen please play the Japanese character for three feather I will go with subzero in Mortal Kombat trilogy on Mortal Kombat 11 would love to see you play on your channel though it’s probably the best American developed fighting game outside of killer instincts which I also highly recommend The frog from battle towards is in Kill State fighting games and he doesn’t hilarious dance I believe it’s a tant but it’s hilarious and it’s worth buying the game just for that
Related to this 100%
I avoid fighting games, racing games, as those games I know I get bored the first second I boot up the menu :P
Apple tv for steamlink? Whaah? It literally just plugs in your TV. What's Apple TV needed for?
Would love to see a 3-D fighting game collection from Captain like for example rival schools collection street fighter EX plus collection maybe even add the final fight revenge fighting game that they made for the Saga Saturn or even if they released that independently of these other collections I would really love to see that maybe even a cab Converse SK colle and which include part one one and part two I would really like to see that for the modern consuls I’m really tired of trying to find these 30 year old video game system just to play the games that I like because I really don’t know how to do a simulation stuff so I’m relying heavily on trying to find all castles in all games that just continue to get more and more pricey when I could just really download a digital version of these games and it would solve for the forms I will never have to hold onto all systems that I really don’t want to
More Miata videos please
Is Capcom ever going to fix violent tens stance in ultra Street fighter two I noticed that it was completely wrong and comparison to the original character that was an SPC chaos I told the company about it I’m sure they laughed I just find it kind of funny that a fan was able to recognize that the very company that is selling the game that they made made a mistake on the very characters that they designs and it was completely wrong lol
I became a Vtuber so I could work on my JRPG backlog.
Same and get paid while doing it
This is why I’m gaming exclusively on the Nintendo Switch lately. It’s so convenient to be able to move my switch around and still enjoy it on the TV. I still would love to see Nintendo and Sony go back to handheld gaming. The Switch battery limits make it difficult to take around on a daily based. This was a great new coffee video!
Nice cofe
To be honest I’m not really big on Japanese rol playing games but I do believe they have some best graphics when it comes to game development no I feel like they’re the only producers of amazing content other than the European game developers for the ones here in United States it was a vole playing game that apparently cab, was going to make called deep down that had some of the best graphics I’ve ever seen in a video game especially on a console and then they just stopped the development for it but amazing don’t know if that was real in game for the dep or just a CII trailer but either way was really looking forward to it maybe though just do a dragon storm too instead LOL
i similarly have been neglecting my triple A ps4 titles in favor of mobile gaming 😖
i really want to finish my jrpgs too but i just end up booting up apex legends 😭
Fort nite for me haha. but I don’t like most jar-gas anyway. Beyond final fantasy and those kind of games I find most jpgs like tales of really dull, monotonous and boring. Some of them shine with a pretty good story, but I can get a similar or better story from a 12-26 ep series of anime in way less time with more memorable characters. I don’t believe anyone who says they play most jpgs for the story, as the stories are largely nothing special.
Final Fantasy XIV? :))
We don't like to admit it, but eventually we outgrow our toys... And after video games, there's really not much else. So we cling to them.
Been a while since I've seen one of these on the channel
Try MGS saga
I'm the same
This is me with ps5 remote play
nice pour over :' )