I remember when Biffo used to write a column in Edge. Most times he'd have me pissing myself with laughter. But a strange thing happened - he seemed to grow out of games - almost all of them anyway. 

When Biffo's column ended a few years ago, I remember feeling horrified that this might happen to me too. Surely I'd be gaming into my 80s and beyond? Perhaps Saturn Bomberman with the other old folk in my care home who are still nimble-fingered enough to use a gamepad.

But increasingly these days, I'm finding it harder and harder to feel enthusiastic about games. I usually force myself to finish them with gritted teeth, even if it's a game that I actually think is objectively good.

I'm working my way through the DLC in Darks Souls 2: SotfS. Well, I was. I've not played it in over a fortnight. Even knowing that I won't allow myself to start Dark Souls 3 until I finish its predecessor, I can't motivate myself to play it.

I've started Stellaris. Yeah, it's kinda fun and 10 years ago I can imagine I'd lose weeks or months to it. But it all just feels like it requires too much investment of time & energy.

I'm a few hours into SOMA. I love it - I think it's a really enjoyable experience. But I just don't feel like going back to it.

The other day I started Child of Light. Another game which a few years ago would have had me totally sucked in until I completed it. But now I'm just like "meh".

It just seems daft trying to force myself to partake of a hobby which is usually intrinsically fun and rewarding. I don't want gaming to feel just like another form of work. 

I know this problem is bad when I almost always choose to come on this forum instead of actually playing games. No offence, I'm sure all you lot are lovely  

Full disclosure: I have depression and this illness commonly robs people of the joy they'd usually get from their hobbies/interests. But, the weird thing is that I'm absolutely certain I'm not depressed at the moment. In fact, life is bloody excellent right now.

I don't even have the excuse most people my age have - too little time to game. I'm incredibly lucky in that I have ridiculous amounts of free time, especially for someone in their late 30s. (Seriously, who would have children?!)

So, it seems like the scary thing is happening to me - I'm growing out of games.

I've had a couple of gaming lulls in my lifetime where I hardly gamed for months at a time. And then eventually something came along (like Halo 1 on XBox) which totally pulled me back into my love of videogames. 

Maybe this is just another lull. Who knows how long it'll last? Hopefully not forever.