Post Game Depression

It's over.....I can't believe it, finally after all these hours spent, it's done. I finished the game! *Sobs*

Oh hello there, metallic nation you seem to have caught me sobbing uncontrollably at the fact that i have just completed another great game. I am now suffering what people call PGD which means Post Game Depression. The feeling of sadness, emptiness, the loss of direction altogether and the unbearable boredom you feel, all these come from finishing a video game that you put a lot of time in and enjoyed. You don't feel like doing anything else and you feel like these feelings will never leave you.

So as I sit here typing away how I feel and about this PGD I have, do please at anytime leave me a comment or message me if you have had any feelings like this after something or about your own experiences with Post Game Depression.

Game's that made me feel PGD in the past 15 years include, DBZ Budokai 3, GTA 5, Telltales Guardians Of The Galaxy, Telltales Walking Dead Season 1, Yakuza Kiwami, Watch Dogs 2, Dragonball Xenoverse 1&2, Firewatch, Digimon Cyber Sleuth, Uncharted collection 1 - 4, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, The Bureau: Xcom Declassified, Heavy Rain, Spec Ops: The Line, Mass Effect 2, Pokemon X, Sims 3, Gears Of War 1 - 3, Batman Arkham Asylum, Halo 3, Far Cry 3, Saints Row 1-4 and finally LA Noire this is to name but dozen there's been many more but only these have sprung to my mind as of right now.

The first stage of PGD is the feeling of disbelief because the experience you have had over the many hours and days spent playing a game has now finished, the feelings of sadness, empty feeling, boredom all creep in to make their nest in your soul. Stage two is the loss of direction i would say like you are unsure what to do next and you are just craving for something to fill the void but you fear nothing will and stage 3 is just the last stage being starting a game and missing the fun of the previous game. PGD is all caused by the end of a great game you enjoyed which transported you away from reality to a virtual world where your real life troubles did not matter because you are not you, you are someone else with many lives who is not afraid to lose a life because you'll come back in a few seconds or minutes or you can restart and go again. 

You can also get post depression from finishing a series you have been binging like breaking bad, i spent days in bed watching the show i was gripped, enthralled just immersed in this story and when i finished it, i had no idea what to do, i was sad and i felt empty too. People tend to get distressed when a character or game they love comes to an end which this feeling funny enough was dubbed the Seinfeld effect after the cancellation of the tv show of the same name back in the 90s. 

Us gamers in the video game worlds do become quite parasocial and develop parasocial relationships with fictional characters basically we feel a connection with fictional characters because we gamers frequently interact with many of these people models in games and these parasocial relationships are quite positive as we can test out social and emotional realities without the risks of real relationships, our parasocial relationships are one sided with fictional characters in terms of interaction which means we are protected from physical danger and social rejection so you know with this in mind its why we could form a relationship with a psychopath like Trevor in GTA 5 as we are not in danger of him being a real person and cutting our throats. 

It's been a week since i completed Mafia 3 and i still feel this empty void and i feel like nothing can fill this gap in right now like i'm still in the second stage which is basically the loss of direction and just unsure of what to play next. I think this depression is taking a bit longer not just because of how great Mafia 3 is and how much i enjoyed it but more so from the lack of gym time i have had lately, honestly the less exercise and work outs i get i think the more these depressing thoughts and feelings creep in. 

So basically the reality check is what causes the post game depression aswell as finishing a game we spent many hours of which we were thoroughly immersed in. 

Thanks for reading and visiting my blog as ever, take care, have a nice day :)

For future reference...

To whom it may concern, for future reference of online work and of my writing skills on a professional website here is 9 pages which contain content and or articles from myself on Cylent Beatz page. Unless of course they decide to remove the stuff since i am no longer with them. https://cbword.com/category/s-jones/page/9/

Breaking News: Cylent Departure

BREAKING NEWS

It is with great sadness i must announce my departure from Cylent Beatz. Leaving on my own terms to go do new things. Love the lads at Cylent Beatz i am very greatful and thankful for all the opportunities i have been given with them and of everything i have learned from them and making so many new friends from them it's amazing. I wish the guys nothing but the best for the future they are gonna be stars. 

There for also....this facebook page the scott jones show aka the jones show will be deleted. I don't really use this page no more anyway. So i am deleting it. I will still have videos of the interviews on my youtube channel and i feel sad and do apologise for the lack of the missing second season as it seems to have been no good and has been scrapped.

The facebook page system is stupid why should people have to pay for people to see posts?

I use to use hootsuite a lot for everything here on this page etc until i had problems with hootsuite connecting so posts were not being thrown out anymore on my social networks which is gutting it was a handy site. 

What will i do now? Well, here is a list of what i typically get up to outside of CB. 

I am blogging on my own site. I am social networking via facebook and twitter. I make videos on my own youtube channel. I play video games. I go out with friends and family. I apply and look for work. I am attending courses and applying for work. I go swimming now and then. I watch movies. I listen to music. I write lyrics. I write other things. I aim to better myself as ever also. 

AND FINALLY....I rant and this is not a rant. If anything it's a statement on the state of things going on right now. This is not all hate or venting of frustration or what ever you want to call it. I am just listing facts and issuing a statement. See loads going on. Busy bee me lol.

I am also trying my best to finish writing some original stories and fan fiction. 

So as ever to achieve something you really want to get done it takes some sacrificing aswell. I can and will admit sometimes my heart was not so into work with CB anymore as it used to be but it's ok, all part of the learning curve of life.

I am one of many people out there who would love to do something yet others won't let you or they will but you won't get the same thing everyone else would get if you get me.

The fact that your parents income decides whether or not an unemployed person who wants to learn new things by attending college will not get paid, is dumb. So dumb.

The fact that also if you have an interest in a subject and you wanted to get educated about it, that you need required skills and grades from GCSE'S is also a load of bull.

This is a bit of a rant and some truthtelling to boot. For you to know that the page is going to go in a few days.

My apologies.

I will continue to support my CB family. I will also continue to be the best i can and do the best i can at anything also. 

Thanks for reading.

Hope you have a nice day, 

Scott.