Video games are like books. There is one for everyone. Yet unlike books they can be a bad aspect for your life. A time sink. Can be addictive.
For me they are just another form of creation. Creating words. Creating interactive moving environments. They can be simple or they can be incredibly complex.
I find a lot of satisfaction in making them even if I rarely finish anything. :) The act of creating is very satisfying for me.
The only one I was ever any good at was Duck Hunt on the prehistoric Nintendo (or Atari, I forget)