Aronman789

I wanted to play a video game and I looked at my library of games. I didn’t want to play any of them. I couldn’t think of a game I wanted to play. This depressed me. I just was in my room without something to do and no idea what to do with myself.

I was dealing with that exact same feeling for a long time until very recently. I would usually have a couple of burn-out periods every few years, but for the last two years or so I was so burnt out nothing would hold my attention. I would sit, staring at my library for hours, wanting to play a game, but having no interest in any of them, I was getting more and more anxious as time went on because I just couldn't understand why I couldn't just have fun anymore. I'd go out, but a great game that was recommended a bunch of times, pop it in, play maybe an hour or two, and stop. I would feel drained every time I tried and even trying to take a brake by reading or watching movies didn't work, they couldn't hold my attention at all either. Drawing, music, running, lifting, swimming, nothing helped in any way. I was about as depressed as you can fucking get, I couldn't enjoy anything anymore. That all changed about a week and a half ago.

Most of the time, the only thing that would hold my attention was browsing the internet. Having had video games as a big part of my life, I usually just read news and forums about games even if I couldn't play for 45 minutes of one at a time. I stumble upon some news that Xenoblade Chronicles X was going to be done by 8-4, and sorry 8-4, but they don't have the best track record when it comes to localization. I don't support changing a developer's vision for their game in any way, so even if all they did is change character ages it's still not something I can get behind. Long story short, I remembered I had bookmarked a guide for learning Japanese a few months back and decided, what the hell, I've got nothing going on anyway and those SNES colored buttons on Japanese N3DSes are awesome, I'll give it a shot.

Now I know all the hiragana, dakuten, and actually learned the combo hiragana today after about ten minutes of studying. I'm actually having fun again, my brain releases dopamine every time I get the pronunciation or strokes of a character right, something it hadn't done in months. I've been able to play 17 hours of Shadowrun Dragonfall this week when two weeks before I couldn't get past the tutorial. I feel like I stumbled upon some magic cure, all on a whim I had. It's going to take me a long time, at least a year or two to even be considered literate, but I plan on importing games raw and maybe even starting a fan-translation group if fate wills it.

This response is really damn long and there's no real moral to this story, I just feel fucking awesome and am enjoying myself with games for the first time in ages. If you guys ever find yourself so down in the dumps it feels like rock bottom, just say fuck it and try everything you can get your hands on. You'll be surprised how random the thing that gets you back out of it can be.

I actually just got a new ID today, all I had to do was show some form of identification, for which I used a permit, a bank statement and a form to confirm where I lived, and my SS number. Everything went pretty easy, though I did have to wait a bit. They should be able to process you in a tax collector or DMV office

Guys, I've got a couple hundred bucks and want to try out some console games that never came/ will never come to the PC, but I'm not sure if I should buy a PS3 or a Wii U.

Now that the PS4 is out the PS3 doesn't cost as much and has a catalog of games like Dragon's Dogma, Demon's Souls, Nier, Drakengard, and Red Dead Redemption for me to dive into and play for (hopefully) lower prices, however, it will soon stop getting games and really only be there for the older ones.

The Wii U is starting to get some games, but not really that many are out that interest me, Bayonetta and Monster Hunter 3U are cool, maybe even Captain Toad, but the rest of the current releases not so much. It will, however, be likely to get more in the future and not just die once I play the ones I have, and is backwards compatible with Wii games so I have those to play too.

Which system would you say is a better value in terms of games? Is the PS3 catalog good enough to warrant buying one even though there won't be new releases?

@truthtellah: yeah, you helped a lot (what didn't help is that the reply and post buttons on the mobile site are unresponsive 90% of the time, wink-wink nudge-nudge Alexis) I think I've made up my mind to go with Fantasy Life. I don't have the time or energy to play anything too involved after work most days, and I've heard the Freedom Wars multiplayer is having lag issues at the moment. Might buy it later on.

@mosespippy: it's supposed to be kind of a present to myself for my birthday, waiting for another release wouldn't work with it.

@truthtellah: about how many hours of content do you think each one has? I know FW has a singleplayer story, is it or the characters any good?

@truthtellah: I do prefer MH's slower, more tactical timing of moves and positioning, but I didn't particularly hate SS's faster pace, though it did become annoying at times when ten goblins would run around and hit me at random while I'm trying to kill and Orc.

@truthtellah: I really didn't like the moves being limited by the item usage, and the art was too 'grimdark' for my tastes, I mean meatwalls? Really?

I also disliked the book quest system, I prefer a hub to roam in and buy/craft stuff, in SS you just got handed stuff and thrown into battle with no downtime.

@truthtellah: I love Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. I hated Soul Sacrifice with a passion. I didn't like the time constraint on things in Animal Crossing at all, but I liked the aesthetic and like cute things.

@conmulligan: I'll give you the mentally challenged one was off base, but lazy isn't an insult.