I’m a separated dad with a demanding job and a fiancé. I only have the kids when I’m not working but I want to be fully available for them.
Recently, I’ve noticed that it would be difficult for me to play more than a story/ambiance game (next one is gonna be either Dead Space Remake or Aliens Dark Descent) and forever playable game (Gran Turismo 7 since its launch).
If I played more games with the time I have, I would forget the story or the controls. I haven’t tried but I’m pretty sure of it.
The problem with such a system is that I’m almost a aralyzed when I have to chose which story/ambiance game I’m gonna play.
So what’s your system and what are your time limitations?
Usually just two games in rotation, the story game and the forever game. The forever game gets slotted in when I have a 30-60 minute time block, or when I know I’ll be interrupted. For story games I block out a weekly “game night” for myself - from 9pm until whenever I get tired, I’ll have my headphones on, door closed, fully immersed in the game. Whenever that game is done, I’ll pick the next one.