Guilt, gaming and the "too many games" syndrome

[Jonesy]

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Yup.

All of them or just the "big" titles?

I can't bring myself to come back to them once i've finished them and know how the story ends. Maybe it's because i couldn't care less about trophies as well so i never go back to them for that purpose.

I'm like that with most things though, i rarely watch movies more than 1 or 2 times and i've only ever read 1 book more than once (my fav book The Power of One by Bryce Courtney) so i guess i just like things more when they are "fresh" and new.

[jmood88]

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All of them or just the "big" titles?

I can't bring myself to come back to them once i've finished them and know how the story ends. Maybe it's because i couldn't care less about trophies as well so i never go back to them for that purpose.

I'm like that with most things though, i rarely watch movies more than 1 or 2 times and i've only ever read 1 book more than once (my fav book The Power of One by Bryce Courtney) so i guess i just like things more when they are "fresh" and new.

If I'm interested in it enough to buy it then I'll play it multiple times.

[Pete1210]

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that's a good analogy, i'm exactly the same. I always say i'll go back and play through the really good games again like uncharted etc but i never do. It just sits their collecting dust untill i eventually realise i haven't played it for 6 months and trade it in at much less value.

Does anyone ever actually go back and play through their single player only games again once they have beaten them?

Almost never. I'd rather play something else. Even a game I think I might eventually get back to I will usually sell or trade. I can always buy it again for much less. For example, Oblivion I sold for $40, then later on picked up the GOTY for $20.

[ODogg]

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I think a lot of folks think they will but never get around to it. I know i never do.

[Phobia]

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I think a lot of folks think they will but never get around to it. I know i never do.

Yea because the next title comes out and you move on to it, then another and another and another. I know my big thing is lack of time. I work all day and have MAYBE a hour a night to sit down and play. So normally I choose a sport title because a game normally last around a hour. Then the weekends, I generally spend time with my single player stuff because I have more time to knock out stuff. For instance I am very close to beating Darksiders. But outside of that, I am to busy trying to beat titles I have not beat yet, than to go through games I already beat.

[ODogg]

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That's exactly how I play. I don't ever want to boot up Heavy Rain or a story based title during the week night because I invariably end up staying up way too late and it's tough the next day to get up early. So I either don't play during the week or else I play a sports game which is "an hour and done". Then on Friday/Saturday I tackle the story based titles like Heavy Rain.

I guess my thing is I watch tv more during the week because it's easily controlled time-wise plus there is very little thinking in tv since it's passive, whereas in games you have to figure out things. I spend all day at work figuring out things so I really am not up for it when I get home.

[Phobia]

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That's exactly how I play. I don't ever want to boot up Heavy Rain or a story based title during the week night because I invariably end up staying up way too late and it's tough the next day to get up early. So I either don't play during the week or else I play a sports game which is "an hour and done". Then on Friday/Saturday I tackle the story based titles like Heavy Rain.

I guess my thing is I watch tv more during the week because it's easily controlled time-wise plus there is very little thinking in tv since it's passive, whereas in games you have to figure out things. I spend all day at work figuring out things so I really am not up for it when I get home.

Oh yea Dogg, I can relate to that. I spend all day working with clients and racking my brain. When I get home I like to pour me a drink, wind down, and relax with a game of The Show 10. But I am not in the mind set to put my brain to another work out and solve all kind of puzzles.

Take last night for instance, I got home late. Made me a bloody mary and went sit down and played a game of The Show 10. It is a good slow paced game and was perfect type of game to wind down.

[ODogg]

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You're right, the Show is a classic example of what type of game I play after work (if I play one). I used to have a roommate who played games every night but he was a construction worker so all day long he used his muscles and then in the evening he was really ready to use his brain.

Maybe this all explains why I like reality TV. It's the ultimate non-thinking TV, LOL

[Jonesy]

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I'm exactly like you two. Sports games or just tv during the week to relax, SP games on the weekend if i have some decent amout of time free.

I like multi-player games like MW as well but i find i can get too engrossed in them (especially things like Spec ops when playing with a friend) and don't go to bed til late then getting up at 5am is brutal.

[CaptainZombie]

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I am glad that this gaming onslaught is almost over for the next two months for me come next week. I have been very good for sometime and haven't bought as much as I used to years ago. Since Feb, damn is what I will say. I picked up Heavy Rain (did a few trade-ins), Army of Two (got this cheap), The Show, FFXIII (took adv of 50% off at Gamestop), and Battlefield 2. Next week is God of War 3.............I'm going doozy.

I think I should be very good here until May when wave 2 of titles starts. I am glad to have finished Heavy Rain and was close on AO2, but had to start all over due to the stupid ps3 save system.

[ODogg]

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What's in May that is good? I can't think of anything really until NCAA 11.

[Pokes]

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Probably going to skip NCAA 11, I didn't buy 10 til it had been out for 4 months. And that was the last sports game franchise I actually supported.

[ODogg]

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I can see that but they won a reprieve from that with me with NCAA 10.

[CaptainZombie]

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What's in May that is good? I can't think of anything really until NCAA 11.

There is UFC2010, Mario Galaxy 2, Lost Planet 2, Red Dead Redemption, and Backbreaker to name a few. I think I am only getting UFC, Red Dead and Galaxy 2.

[jeremym480]

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There is UFC2010, Mario Galaxy 2, Lost Planet 2, Red Dead Redemption, and Backbreaker to name a few. I think I am only getting UFC, Red Dead and Galaxy 2.

Just UFC10 for me. Red Dead Redemption looks great however, after playing playing Heavy Rain, I realized that I'm growing a little tired of the GTA's and Assassins Creed type games. So, I'll probably skip RDR and wait for NCAA 11, then Madden. After that I'll probably pick up a few games in October when Toy's R Us has their buy 2 get 1 free sale.