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How many hours do you put into games? (www.youtube.com)
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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?

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[–] sdcSpade@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

As far as single-player games are concerned, I realized I have a sweet-spot of ~100 hours when I get somewhat tired of it, and ~150 hours when I'm just done. I don't know anything about the story of Xenoblade 3 after the snow area because I crossed that threshold and just stopped paying attention. I just wanted it to be over. I had just played the Live A Live remake before that and I realized how much I miss the pacing of classic RPGs.

On the other hand, I'm closing in on 500 hours in Monster Hunter Rise. I have no problem casually grinding out games that aren't a long-term story-commitment.