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[22:22:22]

So. I myself aproach gaming kinda like music.

Every game has a different mood, way of approaching and depends on said mood and current life context in the way you pick the game you play.

I'm curious regarding the threads premise.

I myself rotate. If I'm feeling down I'll play a colorful game. Sometimes I just want to zone out (Vampire Survivor) or play a hardcore (imo) game like Stalker.

I wish I was able to stick to one game though. I feel many of us know the feeling of returning to a game with complex mechanics after a month and are ffs I have (semi) no clue whatsoever lmao.

That sucks.

So yeah, please feel share your approach!

 

[Hrk69]

I usually have 1 or 2 main games (FIFA UT and Street Fighter 6 recently) I play throughout the year

They make room for new releases or other games I want to play

I'm not playing FIFA this year though, it's absolutely garbage this year

 

[Esca]

I'll usually just have a single game at a time but If it is single player I don't mind adding a multiplayer title into the mix as well.

 

[22:22:22]

Does it also depends on your mood at the time or just for varieties sake?

 

[22:22:22]

In before Con-Z-epT and his crack.. uhhh I mean plat OCD lmao

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Pretty much keep playing something until I'm done though that may not mean 100% or platinum, it may just mean finishing the game.

I rarely will play more than one game at a time. Playing a round or two for AOE II or something in-between may happen but nothing of substantial devotion.

 

[Daneel Elijah]

Pretty much keep playing something until I'm done though that may not mean 100% or platinum, it may just mean finishing the game.

I rarely will play more than one game at a time. Playing a round or two for AOE II or something in-between may happen but nothing of substantial devotion.

Same. I play one game at a time unless friends ask for something else.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I play a game til I stop having fun, then I drop it. Usually I don’t rotate games, I’ll play one game til I’ve had my fill then I move on. Only exception is maybe I’ll play some cheap-o roguelike if I just need something to entertain me for 30 minutes.

 

[22:22:22]

Severe restlessness (trauma/add) makes it hard to keep immersed. And really fuels the rotation to see if another game makes me more relaxed.

This thread is more of a (amateurish) meta physiological way regarding GAF's approach regarding the threads premise. Fascinating.

Keep 'm coming!

 

[BouncyFrag]

When I get a new console I immediately disable trophy/achievement notifications.

 

[22:22:22]

When I get a new console I immediately disable trophy/achievement notifications.

IE: OnlyFuns

 

[cormack12]

I buy a new game, I play for about 12 hours. Think this is good, then go back to the game I'm meant to be playing. When I get bored I start playing the game I'm about 3/4 of the way I'm through, then stop while I stick the other game I'm on cleaning up. Then see what's on sale and buy a new game.

 

[killatopak]

I usually play to completion. The exception are big games that take hundreds of hours for me to complete.

I have a plethora of hobbies from model kits, reading novels, manga, anime, movies, music. Usually what happens is one of these affects what I want to do. Say I get into some post apocalyptic novel. I suddenly find myself interested in applying them to the rest of my hobbies.

It’s very apparent when I’m listening to music randomly in spotify and a song comes on that sounds similar to a game I have played. It makes me interested in those types of games spontaneously. Watch a show or movie and now I want to experience something similar. Etc.

 

[GymWolf]

If a game really hook me i only play that one until it's done.

If i rotate 2-3 games then i'm probably not in love with any of them.

Could not care less for trophies or platinum.

 

[jshackles]

I usually rotate through 1 or 2 "big" games, then play a handful of smaller games for when I'm not in the mood to dedicate a huge chunk of time to one of the big games.

For example right now I'm playing Final Fantasy Rebirth (80 hours in, about 2 away from beating it), and Unicorn Overlord (7 hours in, still a long way to go). But I also tried out Balatro this morning, I'm in the middle of RoboCop (which I can only play for about 20 minutes without getting motion sick), and I have like all the Picross games permanently installed on my Switch.

When I finish Rebirth I'll go back to either Infinite Wealth or Trails in the Sky SC (both massive, both I'm at about the midway point).

So yeah, I jump around a lot. But in my defense, I also typically finish more than 52 games every year.

 

[DaciaJC]

I focus on one singleplayer game at a time until I'm finished with it. But I'll break it up with some multiplayer titles, whatever I'm feeling at the moment.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

During the pandemic gaming was great, but now I'm so busy I barely have time for one game at a time. I used to blow through a game per week or so, but now I'm lucky if I can finish a game per month.

 

[Raven117]

I try and get through a full game before I buy a new one.

As a kid of the 80s/early 90s. I would get like one or two games year...So there was a focus on playing and beating each one.

 

[Warnen]

What does watching shit about games online but have no interest in playing games any more fall into?

 

[22:22:22]

When I get a new console I immediately disable trophy/achievement notifications.

Yeah I don't care about those either. Collect all the 200 files etc. Nah I'm good.

If a game really hook me i only play that one until it's done.

If i rotate 2-3 games then i'm probably not in love with any of them.

Could not care less for trophies or platinum.

Regarding your second paragraph; I put hundreds of hours into Darks Souls series Elden Ring and Zelda yet I put once, twice or more 30min into VS and have a blast IE nuance, imho.

I focus on one singleplayer game at a time until I'm finished with it. But I'll break it up with some multiplayer titles, whatever I'm feeling at the moment.

Seems to be a common response. Interesting.

I try and get through a full game before I buy a new one.

As a kid of the 80s/early 90s. I would get like one or two games year...So there was a focus on playing and beating each one.

Yeah shit's over saturated nowadays. Hard to pick where you want to put your investment in.

 

[22:22:22]

What does watching shit about games online but have no interest in playing games any more fall into?

Watching (hopefully a semi good player with charisma on a journey) which falls in the category who gives a shit when you enjoy yourself.

 

[Audiophile]

There's stuff I'll continually drop in and out of like Call Of Duty MP, Superstardust HD/Ultra, Trials & any racing games I'm into (still Driveclub most of the time).

But with single player games that have a beginning, middle and end I'll binge for anywhere from a week to a couple months; and then not really play much beyond the odd dabble in the above. Occasionally I'll split my time with a single player title into two big chunks. With RDR2 I played heavy for a few weeks then took 3mth break and then played heavy for a few weeks more. I never have more than two big games on the go at once. I lose the state of flow if my muscle memory is split between too many input schemes.

Generally I have two periods once a year where I'll really get into a given game or couple games, then I'll live life and won't game for months outside the odd session of the aforementioned CODs, SSHD's, racing games etc. to wind down for a few hrs in an evening or after a lot of work.

That said, I sold my PS5 over a year ago as I was bored with it and will only be getting back in with the Pro + GTAVI, Death Stranding 2 & Ghost Of Tsushima 2. So my only gaming in the last year or so has been Infinitode 2 on my phone and borrowing my brother's PS5 for the Burning Shores DLC before he asked me to sell it for him.

I tend really to go through cycles in my own downtime, I'll listen to as well as research masters, collect and rip music over the course of a couple months, then rotate back into gaming for a similar amount of time, then play my guitar, then in summer get really physically active and cycle. Then rinse and repeat; just as with projects, work and life in general I get super-focused and obsessed with things for a while then just switch up and do the same with another thing.

 

[22:22:22]

Yeah the muscle memory and full recall of it's mechanics is so important.

 

[22:22:22]

Thanks for responding GAF. Really interesting to read your responses!

 

[semiconscious]

I play a game til I stop having fun, then I drop it. Usually I don’t rotate games, I’ll play one game til I’ve had my fill then I move on...

thanks! saved me having to post...

 

[fart town usa]

I rotate because games are long and sometimes I'm just not feeling it. I never force myself to play something if I'm not actively enjoying myself.

 

[Beer Baelly]

I mostly stick with one game. Usually a story driven sp game.

 

[OverHeat]

I jump from game to game all the time to much choices

 

[Killjoy-NL]

If "start to finish" only counts when Plat, I never finish a game.
Give zero fucks about Plat/100%.

I finish a story and move on.

As for multiplayer, I rotate.

 

[Fredrik]

I usually have one main game I put in the most hours in but I always have 5-10 games I go between depending on what I feel like playing.

 

[Heisenberg007]

I mostly stick to games from start to finish before the starting the next one, but I also don't usually platinum the games.

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[Hrk69]

Thanks for responding GAF. Really interesting to read your responses!

 

[Caffeine]

i play one thing for a couple hours and jump to the next. and just keep hopping around games.

 

[22:22:22]

Yeah... That's kinda what happens when my friend comes over for a drink an music

 

[Danjin44]

I just enjoy playing video games, sometimes Platinum a game and sometimes I dont.

 

[Spyxos]

When there are a lot of interesting games like last year and this year, I play 3-4 at the same time.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Don't care about trophies rather have loot.

 

[22:22:22]

Recently playing a lot of Halo Infinite firefight. No loot no nothing. Loving it

Do have a lot of criticism but hey

 

[ClanOfNone]

Don't care about trophies rather have loot.

Yeah, this. I wish there was a way to disable trophies/achievements altogether, I get tired of seeing them pop.

 

[Fbh]

I can juggle 2-3 games at the same time as long as they are different.
Couldn't really play 2 RPG's or 2 Metroidvanias at the same time, but if it's like an RPG, some sidescroller and a multiplayer game I have no issues.
Right now I'm rotating between Jedi Survivor, Balatro and Monster Hunter World in coop with some friends.

Also I almost never 100% finish games (as in getting a platinum), even most games I really like grow dull if you try to do everything.

 

[22:22:22]

I like it but that's it. No chasing

 

[22:22:22]

I like it but that's it. No chasing

It's like hey! You did this!

Cool! Carrying on.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Rotate and I don't really finish most games. I tend to prefer more experimental indie titles that are short in duration. Too many AAA games are a snooze fest these days.

 

[Sojiro]

When it comes to single player games I will finish a game I start without starting something else, unless I am not enjoying the game and drop it, and if I am enjoying it enough I will shoot for a 100% with it unless that is a big timesink. I have a pretty high tolerance for some janky games though, so I usually will finish a game and it's rare I flat out drop it. I always have a multiplayer game (Splatoon 3 for the last year ish) I am playing alongside single player stuff.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I usually juggle between playing one or two single-player games and one multiplayer game with the buds, although there are times when I solely focus on one SP game or fully dedicate myself to a specific MP game. Oh and I don't really care about platinum/1000 the titles I play, just want to have to fun.

 

[John Marston]

I rotate, forget, start again, uninstall then reinstall, I'm a mess

I have a crazy backlog of games to last me 10 years.

But lately I've been disciplined and sticking to one or 2 games.

 

[22:22:22]

I rotate, forget, start again, uninstall then reinstall, I'm a mess

I have a crazy backlog of games to last me 10 years.

But lately I've been disciplined and sticking to one or 2 games.

My brother from another mother!

 

[22:22:22]

It's a really fascinating thread disguised seeing it exposes the mindset to how you all aproach gaming in perhaps (semi) the same way y'all approach different media.

*smiles*

 

[Mossybrew]

I usually have 4-6 games I actively rotate playing at any given time.