Finishing a video game can trigger “post-game depression,” study finds - Dexerto
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Post-game depression is now being studied as a measurable phenomenon, with researchers identifying how finishing a video game can leave players feeling empty, reflective, and emotionally drained.
  • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    5 hours ago

    Same with TV shows. Finished scrubs again, got to end, turned it off and tried to figure out what was next. Sad times.

  • f3nyx@lemmy.ml
    27·
    10 hours ago

    Ah, the researchers finally got around to playing Expedition 33 huh?

    Jokes aside, isn’t this also a phenomenon with finishing books and TV shows?

    • jtrek@startrek.website
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Jokes aside, isn’t this also a phenomenon with finishing books and TV shows?

      I’ve had the same thought. When I finish a really good, lengthy, book it feels similar to when you lose touch with friends.

  • CarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.ml
    2·
    5 hours ago

    Years ago I played Dragon Quest XI up to the good point: where they time traveled and resurrected <character>. My PSN expired and I never finished it.

    Can someone please tell me if I did it right?

  • darkkite@lemmy.ml
    5·
    7 hours ago

    This is why i replay final fantasy x several times but will never finish it myself. I don’t want it to end

      • mrfriki@lemmy.world
        5·
        9 hours ago

        Yeah, i know, I also don’t care about them but they are funny little statistical facts, like “only 20% of the people that played this game beated the tutorial” or “45% of the players didn’t play past the first chapter”.