I play all video games on mute
I play video games every day for about 1-2 hours, but I typically don’t really enjoy instrumental music. Even when I listen to music for fun, I need lyrics to be engaged and even then, I’d much rather listen to a podcast.
I usually play story-heavy RPGs (BG3, Veilguard, Yakuza series, Persona), where I put on the subtitles and read my way through cutscenes while listening to a podcast or just being in silence.
It helps me concentrate way more. I realise video game music can be fantastic, I just don’t feel the need to enjoy it.
Ironically, I wasn’t that way as a kid, and I walked down the aisle at my wedding to a classical rendition of Frog’s Theme from Chrono Trigger.