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[DunDunDunpachi]

Whether you're rekindling an old Mario Kart or Street Fighter rivalry with visiting relatives, or busting out the co-op games after dinner for the whole family to enjoy, or maybe just catching up on your backlog during some much-needed holiday vacation time, I'm curious if you play more games during the holidays (I do!).

Also, do you hold any fond gaming-related memories from this time of year? Maybe you got [that special console] as a gift, or maybe you remember some epic Goldeneye battles between you and your visiting cousin.

 

[J-Roderton]

Usually not. I travel too much in December to get much gaming done.

Used to enjoy playing for hours whatever game I got as a gift in Christmas night.

 

[GC_DALBEN]

I tend to play less, i dont know why, but i do intend to play some Dota, Forza Horizon 4 and this new game Ashen.

 

[shark sandwich]

I usually have time off that I have to use before the end of the calendar year, so I try to time it with game releases I’m interested in. So I’ll take a couple weeks off and game while the kids are at daycare. (Also hit the gym every day + do 1 other productive thing so I don’t feel completely awful)

2015: Xenoblade Chronicles X
2016: Final Fantasy XV
2017: Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Sadly I don’t have much time this year but I will take a few days off and play Guild Wars 2

 

[AV]

Not more, no - I usually get 12 days off and spend at least half of that with the family back home. But I do make it a habit to play through an old beloved game, something comfy and familiar. Often Bully for that winter season.

 

[Makariel]

Way less. It's the only time of the year I see various parts of my family.

 

[Guileless]

Yes, I'm in the northern hemisphere and Dec. has the shortest days of the year. And it's cold too.

 

[DreamsiclesPlz]

I play more. I usually take a week or two off around Christmas, and it will be frigid outside so I got nothing else to do! Drink homemade Bailey's or some craft beer and chill out at my desk/couch/bed with a blanket. It's heaven

It's also a nostalgic time of year for video games due to getting most of my consoles growing up at Christmas.

 

[Blade2.0]

The first console my parents ever bought for my siblings and I was in Christmas. I remember getting the Genesis and it being hidden under the sofa.

 

[tomiguelk]

Now I don't have much time to play around the holidays, but when I was younger, I used to spend Christmas day playing the games I got on the 24th. One of my cherished Christmas memories was playin Shinobi 3 on my Megadrive until 3 a.m.! A few other games I remember receiving on Christmas eve were Story of Thor, Dust a Tale of the Wired West, Blood omen Legacy of Kain, Grim Fandango, Mickey Mania, Curse of Monkey Island… Good Times

 

[dan76]

Yeah, I hook the old tv up and tate it for the shmups. The gf doesn't mind too much, though I'm still a way of convincing her of a candy cab. I usually finish off hobbies I started during the year, and often they're game related. Got to add some thermal paste to a PS3 and maybe try and get Teknoparrot to work.

I'll also be heading back into Dead Space, or maybe Shadows of the Damned / the Last of Us on grounded difficulty. A strong single player to get me through the joy...

 

[TacosNSalsa]

I work from home so I game a lot anyway . For me to out do that I would have pull freaking 24 hour sessions and whatnot