witcherbummed out because i thought i'd enjoy elden ring much more, but while playing i noticed i've been forcing myself to play it for the last 4 hours and didn't really have that much fun
i think one reason is that i don't feel like spending a signifcant amount of time "getting good" at a game anymore. i mostly just want to enjoy myself, and "getting good" hasn't been that enjoyable to me the past few years, although it has been part of what i find enjoyable in games before that.
one way this shows is how gaming has changed for me in the last few years: i stopped playing dark souls, osu, counter strike, valorant, and i stopped speedrunning.