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I already downloaded. Thanks!

I don't think gaming gets in the way of life things for me. I just game in moderation. When I played through MMOs this summer, I just limited to a few hours a week with each game, maybe 1 or 1.5 hours a day to do some quests and then log out. I still had a good experience, but I also just limited gaming to like 1-2 yours a day. I still read at night or watch a tv shows or movies instead of gaming and I also do fitness stuff as much as I can. I was just trying to avoid the avalanche of game sales and pressure to buy new consoles and games that is going to explode next year. WiiU is really good, XOne is cheap now and PS4 is also going strong with Plus and games, not to mention gog.com and steam sales etc. on and on. I just need to step away from the table and have more self control.  Blogging is fun. Why not keep doing it. It's a pretty creative outlet in my opinion.

I'm glad you got Mordor. I'm curious to read what your thoughts on it are since I really didn't like it and I seem to be alone on the internet with that opinion. The map you see when you start out is only half the world map and half the game. When you complete the story quests you will open a new map similar in size to the starting map with more story and side missions. I'm roughly 20 hours in and I don't feel like finishing it. 

Reading about the length of Inquisition deterred me from buying it. I just don't have time to play through another long ass game right now. So far, most of what I've read is that it's good. I'll eventually get to it. Just not now.

Playing
Mordor, Diablo3 Reaper of Souls
Watching
Defiance
Reading
Resident Evil Novels
Eating
A lot of coffee and hot chocolate. It's the holidays. 
 

Thanks for the long response. I'm glad I ain't the only one thats felt this way at some point. It's just been such a long hobby of mine that I feel like maybe I should venture out and try something new, or maybe do it far less. Games are just so accessible now that it's hard to resist sampling and getting into them. I definitely need to moderate my gaming in-take. Blogging is pretty fun. 

I'll probably be an old gamer too. Nothing wrong with being old and gaming. I was more about taking a break from it all. Coming back fresh.

I think a nice break can be refreshing. Maybe more excited to jump back in and fall in love again. Maybe I'll fall back in love with games after new Bloodborne or Zelda. Final Fantasy might be good too? Oh, and new Batman.

The Pumpkins music was pretty mellow before Mellon Collie. It was very euphoric. You should try out Gish and Pisces Iscarot as well as Siamese Dream. There is also the newer stuff like Oceania which is more like contemporary soft rock and very good. I like all the Pumpkins music really. The albums are all very different. New album drops this week and I'm digging the singles so far. I will buy the physical disc just like old times. What the heck? Amirite!  I dig the new song too.

I dont think I'd quit forever, but more or less take a long break. There are stil two new consoles that I don't own, plus the cost of purchasing new games and the time sync I feel like this hobby is just becomig too expensive and time consuming. I've already come around to doing what you mentioned. One game a week.  I think that's why I'm always interested in what you say because I usually follow through to the same conclusions. I've already begun limiting my game in-take and just completing games of a list which is working just fine. A lot of gaming websites are so obsessive with the newest latest thing that it becomes a bit like ad nauseum sometimes. I'll just try to keep my eyes and ears shut when it comes to new game announcments and slow my roll.  

Oh, and I read the article you linked to and I do remember you taking an absense a while ago. I don't think I have an addiction, but it would be nonsense to say that it isn't there, games are designed to keep you playing nonstop. I recall reading an article that mentioned psychologists being brought in to advice devs on how to mae Diablo 3 more addictie or something gross like that. Glad you didn't quit. I love console games too.  

It was a nice suprise for sure. I especially liked that they mentioned a new Star Fox release next year too. Very nice indeed!

I kind of feel like finishing a game is unrealistic nowadays. There are so many options out there and for some long games the ending is pretty much the same as the beginning so you can get a feel for what it is a few hours in and go play something else. Quitting is the new Winning.