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I used to be concerned about a game being too short. Now I worry that it will be too long. (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Title mostly describes how I'm feeling now.

When I was younger, my main worry when deciding what game to buy and play next was that the game wouldn't be able to keep me entertained until I can buy another game.

Now I have a backlog of almost 100 games that I own and haven't played yet (although some come from bundles, not all are worth playing). My new concern when I'm playing a game is whether or not the time I put into the game is well spent.

I used to really like the idea of games where it would take me 100s of hours to get to 100% completion, but now I tend to almost avoid playing them entirely even if I know I don't care about completion anymore.

I don't think I'm alone in this, but what I'm really wondering is if this is a result of getting older? Or is it because the gaming space itself has changed?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any game longer than 10 hours is usually a no from me. I don't want to dedicated days of my life playing one thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's pretty short. What games do you play?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The latest three I've completed are Resident Evil 5, Cave Story and The Talos Principle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't mind 30-40 hours as long as it has a definite end to it. I might play side quests if it's a really good game and I don't want the finale of reaching the end yet.