Frustrated? Drooling with anticipation? Yup that's me and my relationship with games.
Is anyone else finding their lifestyle incompatible with the demands of being a hardcore gamer?
I have loads of games I want to play, I’m sitting here at work itching to continue my quest in Dragon Age: Origins, and find as a married man I only have a couple of hours at night when I get in if I’m lucky.
I’ve got a large pile of games to get through… I’ve given no more than ten minutes to Gears Of War 2, Dead Space, Dirt 2 and Modern Warfare 2. I’ve got The Witcher and King’s Bounty too, not to mention games from a previous era that are shrinkwrapped or barely touched since I downloaded them from Steam for a cheap price (I’m looking at you, Bioshock and Warhammer Dawn Of War 2!).
I’m luckier than most, as my most recent addictions were Fallout 3 (90 hours playtime) and Fable 2, both of which I’ve completed and they’re not small games, so somehow I am finding time over the longer haul I suppose.
But right now I want to have a few days off, just me and the console/PC. You get so spoiled as a kid, I spent so long playing Lords Of Midnight on the Spectrum, the original Championship Manager on the ST and XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the PC all back in the day of course.
Now there’s just not enough hours in the day to satisfy me. And of course I’ve got Mass Effect 2 just round the corner!!
To summarise: responsibility as an adult of 36 years of age sucks, I want to be ten. Or do you think I should be growing out of computer games now??
Is anyone else finding their lifestyle incompatible with the demands of being a hardcore gamer?
I have loads of games I want to play, I’m sitting here at work itching to continue my quest in Dragon Age: Origins, and find as a married man I only have a couple of hours at night when I get in if I’m lucky.
I’ve got a large pile of games to get through… I’ve given no more than ten minutes to Gears Of War 2, Dead Space, Dirt 2 and Modern Warfare 2. I’ve got The Witcher and King’s Bounty too, not to mention games from a previous era that are shrinkwrapped or barely touched since I downloaded them from Steam for a cheap price (I’m looking at you, Bioshock and Warhammer Dawn Of War 2!).
I’m luckier than most, as my most recent addictions were Fallout 3 (90 hours playtime) and Fable 2, both of which I’ve completed and they’re not small games, so somehow I am finding time over the longer haul I suppose.
But right now I want to have a few days off, just me and the console/PC. You get so spoiled as a kid, I spent so long playing Lords Of Midnight on the Spectrum, the original Championship Manager on the ST and XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the PC all back in the day of course.
Now there’s just not enough hours in the day to satisfy me. And of course I’ve got Mass Effect 2 just round the corner!!
To summarise: responsibility as an adult of 36 years of age sucks, I want to be ten. Or do you think I should be growing out of computer games now??
".. Things you just can't say no to but you really ******* want to 
I'm i right?
Yeah I miss the days where I was up all night, then stroll into college for 2 hours and back home to bed. Good times! WoW urges are always tingling 
