This but its more like 15 minutes let alone 15 hours - often its for fairly minor reasons as well like poorly implemented controls takes all the fun out of a game.
To many games not enough time :(
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This but its more like 15 minutes let alone 15 hours - often its for fairly minor reasons as well like poorly implemented controls takes all the fun out of a game.
I have plenty of games I want to play, but with a small child I can't really get sick into anything unless I've agreed with my other half that she is on duty if the little one wakes up crying. I get about an hour or so most nights though
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Bloating your steam list with games you never want to play sounds the opposite of 'benefit' to me.
I only game for, maybe, 10-15 hours a month (got kids) so I've got more games on Steam than I ever expect to be able to play (mostly, it's all games from bundles), but I've only activated the ones I would like to have a go at. Must be a nightmare deciding what to play next but having to pick through a load of games you don't ever want to play to find something.
I have too much selection, so I try playing them all and get burned out.
Currently I have these games going, not all played on the same day but I try for atleast once a week. Battlefield 4, Battlefront, Fifa17, Plants v Zombies 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Tales of Symphonia, ADR1FT, Dark Souls 1 and last night I craved an RTS game so I started playing Homeworld....
Currently I have these games going, not all played on the same day but I try for atleast once a week. Battlefield 4, Battlefront, Fifa17, Plants v Zombies 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Tales of Symphonia, ADR1FT, Dark Souls 1 and last night I craved an RTS game so I started playing Homeworld....
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I hear you brother. I have developed a serious addiction to buying games this year - I've had a bit more cash and have bought almost 100 games so far - they're just so god damn cheap with constant sales across the key selling sites - I just can't help myself!! I guess I'm fortunate that due to being able to work from home mostly, I'm managing to get around 4 hours of gaming in everyday so I've completed almost 40% of my 250 games with 26% never been played as of yet. I do have around 10 games I got with bundles that I'll never spend any significant time on but I'm confident I'll eventually get through the rest. I have a kind of system that helps me - at any one time I usually have around 6 games that I'm playing through, I categorise these so that once one is completed I replace it with the next one I have in that category - that keeps me quite disciplined so that I'm not tempted to dip in to lots of games at any one time which of course usually causes other games to be dropped and ultimately abandoned:
A 'straight FPS'
A big RPG or AAA title
A horror game
A point & click adventure
A Star Wars game (as I bought almost all of them through Humble Bundle)
And a platform/sci-fi/exploration game, such as Lifeless Planet, Inside, etc - something that is awe-inspiring that I like to play at the end of the night after I've had a roll-up cigarette with the smelly funny coloured tobacco in it...
A 'straight FPS'
A big RPG or AAA title
A horror game
A point & click adventure
A Star Wars game (as I bought almost all of them through Humble Bundle)
And a platform/sci-fi/exploration game, such as Lifeless Planet, Inside, etc - something that is awe-inspiring that I like to play at the end of the night after I've had a roll-up cigarette with the smelly funny coloured tobacco in it...
I try to restrict myself to 2 (3 tops) games at once and completing them takes me quite a lot of time usually.
I still have some games left unfinished and now I'm replaying Witcher 3 and tackling Zelda and Horizon all at the same time:/
This will take a lot of time but really enjoying all three for different reasons.
I still have some games left unfinished and now I'm replaying Witcher 3 and tackling Zelda and Horizon all at the same time:/
This will take a lot of time but really enjoying all three for different reasons.
I only ever pick up a few games full price ~£25 on release. Those are usually must play games and because I want to support the developers. Got Tekken 7 on pre-order for ~£22. Very happy to finally get a Tekken game on the PC. Now need a Soul Calibur.
The rest I pick up when super cheap. Recently picked up mad max and batman arkham knight premium edition for a few quid each
Enjoying Mad Max a lot more. Getting around 90fps maxed out at 4K. Plays silky smooth and looks very good.
The rest I pick up when super cheap. Recently picked up mad max and batman arkham knight premium edition for a few quid each
Enjoying Mad Max a lot more. Getting around 90fps maxed out at 4K. Plays silky smooth and looks very good.
AgreedToo many games are open world and take up too much time these days. Can we go back to 'on rails' unless it's really necessary, please?
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That sounds like heaven! I have 3 kids and whilst the missus let's me sit and game in the evenings - essentially completely ignoring her - I still only manage about 5 hours on a good day. I'd love a week off from my life - everything - no kids, no missus, no work. Just me, my computer and my games... never going to happen though...
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I agree, my backlog is huge. My wife doesn't help either - I lose a lot of gaming time keeping her happy!
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Too many games are open world and take up too much time these days. Can we go back to 'on rails' unless it's really necessary, please?
Yup, Deus ex is doing this to me at the moment!
I think the ideal time to completion for a story-driven game is about 40 hours. Open world RPG around 80-100 or so.
Anything more casual with a defined start and end should be no more than a single season box set IMO so 8-15 hours.
It's still possible to have the illusion of open space and a big world without having the player wandering off for days on end. I don't know how some people find the time to replay the epic time sink games.
