I Don't Play Games for 500 Hours
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Some people play games for like a million hours. I'm not one of those people. In this video, I talk about why.If you like the video then consider subscribing...

I think this video showcases an interesting aspect of gaming that I never really thought about before. In their case, they play more games for a shorter amount of time vs spending a large portion of their time in few games.

Personally I’m on the side of spending more of my time in a select number of games. By far I have put no less then 3000-4000 hours in Minecraft. Logged by Steam, I got 1300+ hours in both GTA V and American Truck Simulator

More recently I’ve been really into Rocket League and Trackmania. These games are notable because I am constantly working to improve and get better at the game. As much replay-ability as much I find enjoyment in succeeding.

From time to time though, I do really enjoy getting into shorter, more story based games. Great examples being Portal 2, Road96, and Firewatch. What kind of gamer are you?

  • sylverstream@lemmy.nzEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Depends on your stage of life as well. I’m 41 now and a dad, so I have max 2 hours per day. When I was still studying I played wow for entire days.

    Now I enjoy shorter games like Firewatch and Lake. Just finished Beacon Pine. Xbox Gamepass is excellent for this as it’s full of these games.

    I did play longer games like Mass effect legendary edition, and The Witcher 3, but I only play such long games if I really like them.

    Thousands of hours in a game is unfortunately out of the question.

    • 0xtero@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      I’m 50+ and while my kids are old though to manage without me, I still have plenty of other responsibilities.
      I don’t really “track” my gaming and I think the focus on hours spent is a bit silly.

      I play when I have time to relax.
      It’s mostly WoW, single-player RPGs, Paradox Grand Strategy games, online chess etc - stuff that doesn’t need twichy eye-hand coordination, too old and slow for that - games like that make me frustrated, because I used to be competitive in Quake back in the day. Just can’t keep up with the kids :)

      Mechabellum has been my latest addiction

    • ISOmorph@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m your age and I’m in a similar situation. I still play longer RPGs when I really like them but it’s definitely harder to do. My last forever game was warframe. I clocked in about 3300 hours.