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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 eragontalley@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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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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[–] Stillhart@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

other responsibilities ate into my time and now I don’t remember where I am, what I was doing, and I frankly barely remember how to even play.

This is my biggest issue with long games. I feel like if it's getting too long and I want to try something else, I can't come back to it in the middle and pick up where I left off. I have to either consume the game in one chunk, or accept the fact that I'm never going to finish it... which makes me not even want to start it half the time.