Time machine games
Discussion
On Friday i picked up Civilization V on the PC.
I installed the game around 19:45 and started with a random setup, and i remember saying to myself that I would give it 10mins to see how it plays, and then crack on with some chores; like putting the washing in etc.
The next thing i knew it was 20:27 and i didn't even realise it!
I was able to peel myself away from the PC to sort out the chores, with the plan to go back to it a bit later, for a couple of hours.
From just after 9PM to 3AM on Saturday morning, i was playing this game; it was only when i stretched my back and looked at the clock did i realise that i was supposed to be sleeping.
Now I like playing games, but i can normally put it down after an hour or so, but this was something else; It is worrying though, that i didn't look away from the screen for a good 6 hours, whilst playing.
The last couple of times that i can remember playing a game like this, was SimCity on the SNES and Batman: Arkham Asylum on the Xbox360.
So what other games would you say have a time machine affect, which alters your perception of time when played?
That being you start and then don’t realise that hours have passed until you put it down?
I’m looking forward to retirement when i can just sit there all day and play games like this and not have to worry.
I installed the game around 19:45 and started with a random setup, and i remember saying to myself that I would give it 10mins to see how it plays, and then crack on with some chores; like putting the washing in etc.
The next thing i knew it was 20:27 and i didn't even realise it!
I was able to peel myself away from the PC to sort out the chores, with the plan to go back to it a bit later, for a couple of hours.
From just after 9PM to 3AM on Saturday morning, i was playing this game; it was only when i stretched my back and looked at the clock did i realise that i was supposed to be sleeping.
Now I like playing games, but i can normally put it down after an hour or so, but this was something else; It is worrying though, that i didn't look away from the screen for a good 6 hours, whilst playing.
The last couple of times that i can remember playing a game like this, was SimCity on the SNES and Batman: Arkham Asylum on the Xbox360.
So what other games would you say have a time machine affect, which alters your perception of time when played?
That being you start and then don’t realise that hours have passed until you put it down?
I’m looking forward to retirement when i can just sit there all day and play games like this and not have to worry.
I spent hours and days on Tribal Wars a few years ago. The realtime nature of the game meant I was regularly getting up in the middle of the night to check my villages!
www.tribalwars.net <- don't go there
www.tribalwars.net <- don't go there
_Deano said:
So what other games would you say have a time machine affect, which alters your perception of time when played?
That being you start and then don’t realise that hours have passed until you put it down?
Skyrim stole hours of my time without me realising it. And I wasn't actually doing anything purposeful in the game either. I'd start it up intending on going from A to B to complete a task, and would get sidetracked countless times when I spotted pathways leading off in to the distance, or villages, or deer to hunt, or caves to explore, or mountain peaks to climb, or ....That being you start and then don’t realise that hours have passed until you put it down?
Alex said:
I spent hours and days on Tribal Wars a few years ago. The realtime nature of the game meant I was regularly getting up in the middle of the night to check my villages!
www.tribalwars.net <- don't go there
I had a quick go on this (co.uk) 6 years ago.......still playing about 10 hours a day on iPhone.www.tribalwars.net <- don't go there
NewNameNeeded said:
Skyrim stole hours of my time without me realising it. And I wasn't actually doing anything purposeful in the game either. I'd start it up intending on going from A to B to complete a task, and would get sidetracked countless times when I spotted pathways leading off in to the distance, or villages, or deer to hunt, or caves to explore, or mountain peaks to climb, or ....
I did manage to clock up about 110 hours of gameplay, although that was over a long period of time. I could never sit there and play it for an immense amount of time. And once i completed the last task, the novelty wore off. 
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