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What is a hobby you'd love to get into but cant for what ever reason
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Gaming. While I loved the arcade as a kid, I just cant seem to get into any modern game. Seemed like the more advanced they got the less I was interested. The last game I tried was RDR2 and gave up on the second mission. Just bored to tears.
Sounds like you need games that focus more on the gameplay loop and less on the presentation/story. Like someone else said, indies are kings in this regard.
Unfortunately I'd have a hard time recommending anything because they can be so wildly different in style.
It's the go here do this, then go here and do that, Go over there and shoot them, over and over, that I find boring. The story I am sure is fantastic, the gameplay is what I dislike.
That's fair. In my perspective, the "go here, do this, shoot that" is a symptom of needing to fill out the gameplay loop without investing heavily into world building or genuine reason, because that's all being spent on the main story beats. But in some games, that's all there is to do.
Perhaps you are looking for a game where either:
I feel that. It feels like many modern games put in features instead of pkay testing.
The modern indie retro game scene is absolutely great, right now, though.
I recommend starting with "Donut DoDo" or "Rogue Legacy 2" and then look for related titles, if you enjoy either.
Edit: Or "Horizon Chase Turbo". It's a great refinement on classic arcade racers.
I can only really stick at sim racing these days.
No story, no fetch quests, no save scumming or p2w bullshit.
Well open world sims might not be for you.
Arcade titles tend to have simpler stories and more immediate juicier primary gameplay loops. A very arcade-y game I like is Unrailed!. It's always hilarious with a group of friends. You might also check out Vampire Survivors, it's kind of a reverse bullet hell.