Somehow, some way, playing games on my PC gets me hooked. I?m much more of a console gamer, but the most I can play any console game is usually 4 hours or so before wanting to take a break. That?s even for games I love. Most times I play for an hour or two and feel happy and ready for a break. PC games though, what a different story.
Doesn?t matter the game or the genre, but find me a new PC game to play, and before you know it, I?m playing it for 8 hours straight if I can (considering work/life responsibilities). My first ever PC game I got, Roller Coaster Tycoon, when I was 14 years old... I must have played that thing day in and day out for a good year. I don?t even really like Sim games! Then it was Counterstrike, then Team Fortress, and Team Fortress 2. There was Starcraft, Diablo 2, and Everquest. Diablo 2 might have been one of the worst for me. My entire life for about a good year and a half from 15.5 to 17 years old was Diablo 2 eight plus hours a day. I only stopped because I was hacked too... thank god! :P
Now more recently, two years ago I was introduced to League of Legends. I still play it to this day, though have uninstalled and reinstalled it several times due to playing it too much some time. Diablo 3 is my current game of choice, and I find myself just playing it for the hell of it. Something deep down just keeps urging me to play and play and play, even when there is no tangible reward in sight.
So getting all that discussion out of the way, just why are PC games so addicting?! I thought first that it had to be the genre, but that can?t be it. Diablo is a fun action RPG with loot collection. Borderlands is very similar, and I love the death out of that game (on console), but eventually I am able to move on from it. I play it for a bit, feel good, and just go on with my day. I don?t think I could ever play Borderlands 8+ hours a day. I would get bored! (maybe if it was the PC version though it would be a different story!)
So then I wonder, is it the accessibility? With consoles, I have to go get my controller, turn the big TV on, sit down on the couch, and play. Not very complex I know, but compared with a computer where I can simply click an icon and begin playing in seconds, it?s a notable difference. Computer games are super easy to get into, I can be at my desk working on something or just browsing the web, and just a click away is a game to play. It?s quick and easy. But I?m still not convinced that is what hooks me.
I thought for awhile maybe it was the game design. I tend to fell like I keep playing mostly because I?m aiming for that ?next big thing?. In League of Legends, it?s that next exciting game. In Diablo 3, it?s that next awesome item drop. So on and so forth. Maybe part of the equation is that gameplay in PC games is actually very mediocre with amazing bits scattered around, that you start playing just to get another glimpse of those amazing bits. But I?m not sure on this point either. There?s tons of genres of PC games that I have got hooked on, with many similar counterparts on the console that I have played and loved, but never got hooked on.
So what is it? I even find it easy to get hooked on stupid little flash games sometimes! Is it just me that finds PC games so damn addicting? I love gaming, but on consoles I play for a little bit, feel good, and then I?m done. With PC games, I just want to play and play and play all day. Sometimes I really just think I should give up PC games all together, and just stick to the consoles. I?ll certainly make better use of my time at least!
So what?s your thoughts on the topics? Anyone else here find PC games really easy to get hooked on? Why do you think they are so addicting.. or not addicting at all? Looking forward to your comments and thanks for reading!
Source: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=24803
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