How many games do you play through simultaneously?

Samurai · Post by **Samurai** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:38 pm

Well, not at the exact same time, but how many games do you play during the same time period? Do you plow through one game at a time and finish it, not taking time to play any other games? Or do you play one game for awhile, then switch to another?

I've been blessed with a bunch of gaming time this summer, and have found myself playing through Arc the Lad, Phantom Brave, and Star Ocean all at the same time. I might play Phantom for a bit, and switch over to Star Ocean. I might even add another RPG to the mix soon, as I have a couple old PS1 games that I just bought for cheap. I don't seem to have any trouble keeping the stories straight, which I can't say the same for any simultaneous book readings I have attempted.

So how about you guys, what do you prefer? Take on one game at a time, or do a whole bunch slowly but surely?

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:51 am

A bunch at a time.
However, I do stick with one game for the entire session or day as the case may be, usually 4 to 6 hours at at time. (In the case of Thief, up to 12 hours at a time).

Currently:

GTA:SA - 1st time through
Jedi Knight: DF2 which runs splendidly on my XP rig to my delight. - second time through
RtCW - second time through
Thief Gold - 1st time through the Gold version
Finally installed Vietcong--cool-looking graphics in a retro sort of way--I'm loving this game the most at the moment.

Regarding books: that's completely different. I have to stick with one single book until I'm completely through with it or I get all messed up combining plot-lines, characters, etc.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:55 am

I've usually got two games actively going at any time - one more action oriented, and one slower. Of course, if a game really sucks me in, I ignore any other games. Right now, I'm actually actively playing three games. And don't forget about all of those partially played games that I'm planning to get back to "soon."

baron calamity · Post by **baron calamity** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:00 am

I generally play 3 at a time. Different ones depending on mood and time to play.

Zealot261 · Post by **Zealot261** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:31 am

I usually dedicate myself to one game until I finish it. And when I say finish, I mean all little sidequests, skirmish modes, and the like. I try to be as thorough as possible, got to get my moneys worth, ya know.

EddieA · Post by **EddieA** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:38 am

I've tried concentrating on a small number of games at once, but it never works. I'll buy a new game, and can't resist starting it up. I probably play 20-30 games at once, and still have tons I want to get to. It takes me a loooong time to finish games, but I enjoy playing this way.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:01 am

I try to keep at least 2 going, mostly for when the CoH servers are down.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:03 am

2+1. I generally run two games of different styles (a shooter and a strategy game, or an action game and an RPG, or whatever), plus a multiplayer game. Right now, itis Splinter Cell and Spellforce: Breath of Winter, plus BF2.

Ripstar · Post by **Ripstar** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:54 am

3.

RPG, FPS, RTS.

Jolor · Post by **Jolor** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:00 pm

1 main game (typically an RPG or adventure).
1-2 others (typically strategy but, occasionally, action).

JayG · Post by **JayG** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:27 pm

3 usually.

At the moment I'm playing EQ2 and GTA:SA on the PC, and Sam and Max on PSP. I reckon that those games are gonna keep going a long time on PC, and when I'm finished Sam and Max I'm gonna try DoTT,

Arnold Yim · Post by **Arnold Yim** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:15 pm

Just one. Although when I get a new game, I'll play that, as well as an old game(EU2) that I play when I need a rest.

I haven't bought a new game in a while, so I've been catching up on good tv shows that I missed the past 5 years :-)

EddieA · Post by **EddieA** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:08 pm

"I haven't bought a new game in a while, so I've been catching up on good tv shows that I missed the past 5 years

"
Given the current state of television programming, that shouldn't take more than a few hours

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:58 pm

Except for PBEM turns in an on-going TOAW game, I have played anything in months. So the answer I guess is zero. Zero concurrant games.

shaggydoug · Post by **shaggydoug** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:38 pm

At most 2. Currently Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Half-Life 2 for the 2nd time. I devote way more time to something I haven't played before than to something I have played before.

- shaggy

Archangel · Post by **Archangel** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:50 am

I can play up to 4 games during a period.

Usually I have a main SP game a main MP game that I play a few times a week.
In addition to that I have two other games which I swing by from time to time and that will take me a few months to finish.

Butterknife · Post by **Butterknife** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:04 pm

I also tend to game by genre. At any given time, I am playing a strategy game and a RPG, as well as some "other" type of game.

Also, the RPG of the moment is currently on console, so I don't necessarily play things with platform-specific restraints. My habits tend to vary wildly, as well -- sometimes I will be "playing" as many as 10 games at once, at other times I am only "playing" one game (World of Warcraft sucked me completely in, for example, months ago).

O.DOGG · Post by **O.DOGG** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:27 pm

A whole bunch. I always have a couple of games that are permanently on my HDD and I play every now and then - Heroes of Might & Magic 3 + Ext. and recently San Andreas (which replaced Vice City). I play them whenever I feel like getting a fresh dose of something familiar. Then there are the main games that I'm currently playing (at the moment these being Silent Hill 4, Final Fantasy VII, and Guild Wars). Add to these the huge pile of console games that I haven't finished, which I play with increasing frequency lately (I'm now mostly playing Mercenaries). And finally, if there is a new and interesting demo, I'll play that (yesterday I got the demo for Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy - very, very good, you all should try it) and that amounts to quite a number. Now if only I had more free time to enjoy them...

Cylus Maxii · Post by **Cylus Maxii** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:25 pm

In one sitting - usually only 1 or 2 games. I sometimes drop a SP game to play CoH when friends come on line. If friends log off CoH - I'll often log and load up an SP game if its early in the evening.

Over a couple of weeks, the SP game will vary between 2-4 games. It depends on how much time I have to play and how much fun I'm having with a particular game.

Right now, I have a bunch of stuff installed but am playing almost nothing since I'm recently too busy with RL. I'll be really challenged to pick when I get some time.

Enough · Post by **Enough** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:51 pm

It's like the book thread in EBG, sans the poll! We demand a poll!

Anyways I am just as tangential about my gaming as I am about reading. Right now I am playing GTA SA, Trackmania SR, GTR, RON, and FS2.