How do you divide your gaming time?

[Neo]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

I have this problem ALL the time. It feels like I was happier when I was a kid and didn't have money to buy games.

Because then I could only buy one every month or so, and I would have plenty of time to focus on it and beat it before buying another one.

But now I spend 10 minutes standing in my room staring at a stack of games wondering which one I should play (I have so many unbeaten ones), and I usually walk away disgusted because I can't decide.

I think I'm going to start using Neo's "primary/secondary" plan. Because when I DO play a game, it usually ends up being something like a fighter, which I can play for years and never beat, and thus I never get anythign accomplished.

I also agree with Dyne on the RPG thing. I sick and tired and done with them. I always buy more than I can ever possibly beat. From now on I'm just buying the ones from my favorite series, like Xenosaga, FF, and The Elder Scrolls. No matter how much I want another one, I'm not getting it. I usually have more fun with the action oriented games anyway. Instant gratification is great.

Ah Elder Scrolls...now there was a time-sucker. I haven't played GOTY but I'm considering it.

One thing you can do is try something like gamefly, or a blockbuster game pass. That way you can catch up on the games you wanted to try out but not necessarily play all the way through. I'm waiting for a few more games to come out before I try that.

As far as walking away because you can't decide, that happens to me to. There are so many games I could be playing that I don't feel justified in playing any specific one. Therefore I end up playing nothing.

When I was younger there was only 8-bit Nintendo. I would go to Don's Video every weekend and rent a couple games which always smelled like tobacco since Don was a chain smoker. Those were the days.