Being Quarantined Finally Taught Me To Finish More Games
I have decided to spend the time I would have been spending socializing with friends and family cleaning up that trail of unfinished games.
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Many people around the world have found themselves with more time on their hands than ever before over the past three months. Whether that be due to the fact they have been placed on furlough, held up at home during lockdown, or perhaps even stranded away from home as they wait to be given the go-ahead to travel again. Whatever the reason, whether hardcore, casual, or even a non-gamer before all of this, many people will have turned to video games for some much-needed entertainment.
Nothing But Games To Play And Time To Play Them
As kids, many of us would sit and play games for hours, or at least that’s how it felt. Our parents would have to come and tell us to stop for dinner, or even to go to bed. The responsibilities that come with being an adult tend to put a stop to that. Gaming until the wee hours with the threat of a 6 AM alarm and 9 AM meeting isn’t nearly as fun. If anything, it’s downright scary.
Part of me assumed as I grew older, I would eventually outgrow video games and not want to stay up and play them all night long. Here I am, though – thirty years young, and that pang has yet to fade. Instead, my gaming habits have changed. As a child, when I had all the time in the world, I would invest time in a game. Play it from start to finish. When I left for college, gaming was still a major part of my life, but it happened with friends. Groups of us would play Rock Band, or FIFA, or the Wii. Games that required my time and attention fell by the wayside.
After college, I picked those types of games back up. However, my periods of free time were few and far between. Between working and the arrival of my first child, I was lucky if I could find an hour or two every three or four days. Subsequently, I have left a litany of unfinished games in my wake. Spider-Man, Super Mario Odyssey, I haven’t even made it past the first of the Arkham games. Don’t get me wrong, I loved them all, and others, but if I were to try and finish them, I’d have missed out on so much.
Let Me At Those Loose Ends
But here I am, in the middle of a pandemic, still with work and a child to look after, but no social life. If the rest of the world wasn’t in the same boat then that statement would be a lot sadder. Since there is apparently a limit to how many times I can watch all 14 seasons of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (who knew?), I have decided to spend the time I would have been spending socializing with friends and family cleaning up that trail of unfinished games I’ve left behind.
Spider-Man is now done, DLC and all. I’ve moved onto Arkham City. I’ve even managed to find the time to explore Midgar in Final Fantasy VII: Remake. Yes, that includes chasing cats around Sector 7, an optional side quest I would have normally opted out of because you know, the time thing. Completing these games has made me fall in love with them all over again, and fall in love with them harder as I get to experience everything they have to offer and discover how their stories end.
It might not feel like it right now, but the craziness around the world will come to an end. There’s no telling when it might be, but it will. This period in time won’t be one we look back on and laugh, but will be one we learn from – at least, I hope. As for me, the way in which the pandemic has changed the way I game will hopefully remain the same. I will return to not having as much free time as I did before, but no longer will I leave a game unfinished, ignorant to everything it had to offer, especially if it’s one I love like any of the titles I’ve mentioned above.
It might mean missing out on some hype as I get to a new release after everyone else, but it’ll be worth it if it means getting to experience everything the developers of that game wanted me to enjoy.
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