Dividing time between games

Okay, maybe it's just 'cos COD4 is taking up a lot of my time atm, but I find it hard to apportion my gaming time between the various games that I play.

Back in the days of the Megadrive and Snes right through to PS1 and 2 I'd always play a game to death before starting to play / buy a new one. Not so nowadays, prolly due to being more flush with the oul cash.

I am currently in the middle of playing COD4, R6v2, Halo 3, Bomberman Live, Viva Pinata + Forza 2 (which are both crap), and on the Wii I'm halfway through Mario Kart, PES 2008, Metroid Prime, Zelda: OOT (gc) and Soul Calibur 2 (also gc). (just realised that's 11 games)

Don't get me wrong, they're all great games except for Forza and Viva, but I end up just going "right, i'll have a quick search & destroy or play til i rank up on COD4" and then end up playing for 4 hours

By the time I end up playing them all to completion, It'll be Christmas, and I've only just remembered that GTA4 is out soon and that I was gonna buy SSMB Brawl on the wii next payday.

How do you all manage to split your time between games 'cos i'm just crap at it.

Melion

I cant split either.

At the minute im playing Rainbow Six, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Viva Pinata(great btw), Madden 08, COD4, Assassins Creed, Stranglehold, FIFA 07, PES 2008, Fight Night Rd 3 and Mario Wii. And they're all gonna be thrown to the side next Monday/Tuesday

johnnyflav

Don't know if there's much point to splitting time between games to get the most otu of them.

My way is I have a look at my games and play which ever one I fancy at that time and play til I'm bored of it and then play another. I've probably got 6/7 games in constant rotation.

Don't think it should be a rigid exercise in time management. I'm all for the COD4 and four hours later finding out it's gotten dark.

tman

Got Condemned, Viking, Lost Odyssey, Mass Effect & PGR4 all on the go (finished the last two, but bought the recent DLC and have yet to check it out...)

I don't even want to think about how many I have on the go spread across all of my systems:pac:

silvine

As problems go....this is a good one. Although I have lost sleep over wondering which
games I would never get to finish (Mass Effect I'm looking at you)

I always used to play games until the single-player campaign was over. Now I have Halo 3 and COD4 and the multiplayer just never ends. One quick session turns into three am and there's work tomorrow. Will I ever find out what happens to Kane in C&C3? Unless he fancies a cage match in COD, probably not.

chrislad

Crap also.

I'm currently in the middle of Lost Odyssey, Rainbow Six 2, Army of Two, Burnout: Paradise City, Sonic 1 (Arcade), Tomb Raider Anniversary, Eternal Sonata (gonna just have to restart this one as it's been so long since I played it), Turok and Condemnded 2. I did manage to finish Viking and Dark Sector recently though, so I can trade those for GTA next week.

Not to mention I've a baby on the way so good luck to every finishing GTA!

That's just the Xbox 360. I also started KotOR and Star Wars: Empire at War on my Mac. Eeeep

miju

I just play a game to death like I always did on the commodore 64 / megadrive etc.

As soon as I'm bored I'll move onto the next game and play that one to death too (which I'm currently doing to COD4 now until Tuesday when GTA comes out )

mehfesto

miju wrote: »

I just play a game to death like I always did on the commodore 64 / megadrive etc.

As soon as I'm bored I'll move onto the next game and play that one to death too (which I'm currently doing to COD4 now until Tuesday when GTA comes out )

Same here. I usually just play one game into the ground. I never new some many people were so serious gamers, though! Wish I'd the time/funds to do it!

Also, what's Viking like? Was eyeing it up the other day, but have to save my cash for, like, food.

Phaetonman

I've got my slow burner games that I can keep coming back to like Forza and Oblivion then maybe 1-2 newer games which I might only keep for a month or so.

Forza is far from crap as well, shame on you.

Basq

Have been torn between The Orange Box, CoD4 and Bully myself.

neilk32

my time is just dedicated to halo 3 at the minute so i can stay on top form competitively and also be able to devote time to studying for my leaving cert also.

Star Lord

Playing at the minute:

360:
Burnout Paradise
Condemned 2: Bloodshot

Wii:
Mario Kart Wii
Super Smash Bros Brawl

DS:
Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Moiph

I find this to be really annoying, cos I'd rather finish a game before starting a new one! I'm currently playing Timeshift, which I find is getting a little repetitive but I'd still like to complete it. Then I've yet to touch my copies of Condemned, F.E.A.R, Burnout Paradise, Dark Sector and Lost Odyssey and I'm picking up my copy of GTA IV tomorrow! Theres no way I'll be able to wait to play that!

emurphy

I've completely given up on playin games till the death. Its not that I dont want to but lets be honest if you have a job or girlfriend or a any one of a list of other things on your plate playin a game fully through just isnt realistic. I have a wii and an 360. I recently went online with the 360 and havent played anything else other than halo 3 since then. I havent even started the campaign yet cause the multiplayer is just hour upon hour upon day upon weeks, years, etc you get the point of fun fun fun.
I think playin games till the death for some people like me for example who by the way would have loved doing it back in the day sonic etc on the megadrive and if Im even more honest Im lookin back as far as the Amstrad etc.. is over.
You have to remember back then I didnt have time constraints or the cash to buy game after game. I have about 12 or so games at the mo and can afford thankfully to walk into a shop and buy games as I want them like so many others these days.
All in all I just play games for the craic, if I finish them great if not I move on and play the next one. Please tell me Im not alone here!
ps sorry for the long rant. Its something Ive been thinkin bout recently though.

stoofer

I kind of wish more games clocked in at the length of Portal, which was a thoroughly satisfying 3-4 hours without outgrowing its welcome.
I don't have the time or patience to be plodding through extra levels that feel padded on to a game to try and make it seem better value.

quad_red

I stick to one game until it's finished. I don't have the time or concentration to jump from one to the other

I'm playing through mass effect atm and will only get GTA after that's finished.

And I should finish that just in time for Gears 2

mise

I too struggle to play games all the way through. I dont finish many Single Player Campaign, tho one that sticks out is COD2 on vet.

Currently working my way through Mass Effect, COD4 and Bioshock atm, with a lot on games on the backburner..

I used to play games to death on the Megadrive and PS1 but being able to buy the next new shiny game without really thinking bout it, means I just dont have the attention span to stick with many games. I tend to flit between games when I play and then finish up with some Sensible Soccer or Switchball!