Have you ever avoided a game because of the perceived emotional investment?

Sitting here thinking of how sometimes I'll see people talk about all the thoughts and emotions some game made them feel and sometimes that's a huge turn off. I know I'm not "the only one" but am curious how common place my mindset is

As an example, I avoided Outer Wilds for a really long time (did finish it great game) because of the tone of the discussion was how beautiful and thought provoking it was with the melancholy atmosphere and deep story and a lot of time when I get free I don't want to feel all those emotions and put in all that thought in especially if I know there's a chance I won't be able to come back to it for a few days. In those cases I just want to stomp some koopas or play a by the numbers story where the power of friendship overcomes the bad guy and the twists are just surprising but not mind bending.

Find my scales shifting further and further into preferring the comfort food games for relaxing instead of wanting something novel and thought provoking even if I occasionally still do.