Fun things are fun.

Wish I'd gotten into single player games as a child, but I'm stuck having an whole hour ruined because a teammate didn't like the way another teammate walked in front of him (´・ω・｀)

It's fun and stuff

A game with a good story can be like a book, movie or any other narrative driven medium. Multiplayer games can either be coop, fun to play like TF2 or mentally stimulating.
>>2268
I more or less gave up on multiplayer games with ranked matchmaking because of this, and because the MMR hampster wheel does nothing for anyone.

I've reached the age, or did years ago, where I have to consciously attempt to avoid hiding in the comfort of nostalgia. It really is true that games used to be better, though. There's still good anime being released to keep me "with it" or something, and occasionally good indie games come out and I talk to younger people about them. I otherwise feel completely disconnected from the world, which might sound unusual in escapism entertainment. In the past people would bond over books, though, so I don't think it's too strange.

>>2266
It causes a change in my internal state, that's pretty physical to me.

>>2266
It feels good. Which is a bad reason.

>>2268
At least you learned creative ways to trash talk people

i crave stimulation

Generally, I see media as some kind of delayed communication, as in, I'm engaging with whatever the creator(s) wanted to express. It's kind of like a way to see the deeper ideas of what's going on inside someone's head without the need for real-time conversation; instead, I can just see their creative output. Hefty media consumption/engagement acts as some kind of surrogate for real conversation with others. In real life, I have to go through a lot of awkward small talk to get to the cool stuff, but when I'm watching an anime, I am immediately seeing what the creator finds cute, what philosophies they think are interesting, their perspective on (or rejection of) the world, etc. I actually have never cared much for multiplayer games for this reason, they are almost the 'small talk' of gaming in my mind.

>>4477
>In real life, I have to go through a lot of awkward small talk to get to the cool stuff, but when I'm watching an anime, I am immediately seeing what the creator finds cute, what philosophies they think are interesting, their perspective on (or rejection of) the world, etc
reading the backlog of someone's blog (or twitter or tumblr or formspring etc. account) is this in its most concentrated form
I like games because they make their own little worlds to mentally inhabit. From the standpoint of addressing what you want out of it, games are communicating the things that are less easy to say in words. Stuff like aesthetics and mood.

>>2266
immersive escapism

>>2266
What are your reasons for living if you're going to die anyway in 60 years?

i play video games because they have more limited possibilities than reality and so dont cause as much anxiety

>>2266
You don't keep you material gains when you die. Enjoy life.

>>5330
Wise words that can't be said enough.

>>5330
Yup, I'm in it for the spiritual gains that pass over to NG+