Anyone at the Age Where Games are Now Too Big and Varied?

[Chackan]

I used to stay up on my nights off from work until 3-4 am to get my gaming time in. Then we had a child. Now on my nights off I can barely stay awake past 12. Maybe being 33 contributes to it too.

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Yeah, same age, almost the same time limit :|

 

[remanutd]

I'm at the age where my fitness matters more than being home playing games lol, i spend that playstation time on the gym now but i will play Horizon DLC, God of War, Spiderman and the new Motorstorm wanna be game: Onrush ( hate the name)

 

[Arthois]

33, 2 kids, wife, suburban house.

Yes, I am at that age. I've played 120 hours of Zelda BOTW in 120 different sessions (WiiU keeps track). While I enjoyed Zelda BOTW immensely all these Open world/GAAS are impossible for me to play. I don't have 6 hours/session to commit.

I'm thinking of buying Minecraft for something new to play that can be enjoyed in small sessions.

 

[atarisegabox]

Married, job, daughter. Too many games, too little time. I often find myself playing more SHMUPs on my iPhone than regular games on my Xbox. Sometimes, a game comes up that takes me back to the console (Cuphead, for example), but it's getting harder and harder.

 

[Croc Man]

Even when I was younger and unemployed such games were daunting.
With less time the worst thing is finding a couple of hours to play but finishing the session with the feeling I've barely made any progress.

 

[Haunted]

If I didn't have a Switch and were able to play during my commute, I probably wouldn't even be playing games right now, that's how busy life has been for the last couple months.

I definitely see what you're saying, my sit-down-and-play-games time is basically zero right now.

 

[suffah]

Mobile gaming has been a godsend. Due to the length of these games I can only jam a few AAA titles per year (BOTW, Witcher 3, SMO this year). Mobile fits in the rest during my commute.

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

29.
No kids but a job and a GF I live with.
I'm drowning in games and it feels bad man.

 

[phaeb]

You can play open world games in bursts.

 

[Fitts]

I'm down for big games. I'm just not down for ones that waste my time with stuff that just isn't fun. Empty open worlds and loot treadmills just ain't for me.

 

[Nameless]

In terms of taste or tolerance level, not at all. I still prefer RPGs and sandboxes to mostly anything, and I still like a challenge with as little hand holding as possible. But those types of experiences definitely can conflict with being a responsible adult with a life.