By skyforbes On the plus side, a lot of my favourite genres/franchises have been having very successful entries like MGS Delta, Silent Hill f etc. Since probably AstroBot, I feel like there has been a top tier game for me to play every few weeks, and I recently got a Switch 2, after skipping the Switch, and so have a bunch of first party Nintendo games to catch up on. So the quality of games out there and how much I am enjoying them is a big factor.
On the flip side, various personal life stresses have been affecting me lately and I have been responding by withdrawing a bit. I find myself really only feeling good when doing 3 things: working ( love my job), sleeping and gaming. I think because all 3 are a form of escape from my own thoughts. I'll start within an hour of getting home and continue until I'm about to sleep, whereas in the past I'd just play 1-2 hours per day 2-3 days per week.
My partner is accepting of it and I game whilst next to her on the cough and we chat etc., but something about it feels a bit over the top/wrong, I can't tell if it's a healthy indulgence of a hobby or unhealthy escape from reality.
Any thoughts? Anyone been through something similar?