A Ballanced Gaming Diet: How Many Games Do You Normally Play At a Time?

This has been on my mind for a while now so I thought I'd see what some of my fellow gamer's thoughts were on the subject. Me, I usually play from 3-5 games at a time. Right now I've got 4 games going:

Burnout: Revenge, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, Custom Robo, and Fatal Fury Battle Archives vol. 1

Some days I can't even squeeze in some playtime for each game I've got because I've got to tend to other things plus I work 6 days a week. Just not enough hours in the day. Sometimes I wonder if 4-5 is too many games to be playing at a time. How about the rest of you?

Games i am currently playing. *Ahem*

Metroid Prime Hunters, LoZ:Phantom Hourglass, BF2142, Shadowgrounds, Painkiller, FFXII, FF:Chocobo Tales, Portal(Orange Box), Tenchu DS, Guild Wars: Factions, MOH: Pacific Assault/Allied Assault, Disgaea 2, FF:Tactics Advance, LoZ: Minish Cap, Children of Mana, Breath Of Fire: Dragon Quarter, and Wild Arms 3.

I Have A Problem!

I only play one story-driven game at a time, but I can play one or two multiplayer/strategy/racing games alongside it. I can't really get a good grip on a game if I play a billion other games at the same time, and it only means I'll never get around to finishing any of them. I like to pace myself. I also generally try to avoid playing two games in the same genre in succession, I believe variety is key to keeping gaming fresh at all times.

I play aRPG game with tons of cut scenes and one button moveson my console/TV, with my right hand on the mouse/keyboard playing a FPS or RTS on my PC, and my DS turned on for quick moves on a puzzle game during long loading times. And I watch a UMD on my PSP as well. :P

Kidding aside, that's how I basically use to be, confused, don't know what to play, too many games on different consoles.

But now I'm getting in the habit of playing one major game at a time on one of my big rigs which is either a PC or console. But when it comes to handhelds, I play whatever I'm in the mood since handheld games are more casual.

I usually have about 3 games in my primary rotation--meaning I swap between them on a daily basis--and another 4 to 8 games on the backburners, which generally means playing them only a bit every month or two. After that comes the backlog, which stretches over years.

Currently, my 3 main games are Team Fortress 2, ADOM, and Picross.

I like my games much like my women. Lots of them and a plethora of variety all at one time. I kid. I kid. :P

Actually,as of late I have had only time for one game. one woman, one job, and one kick. The one kick you will have to just figure out for yourself.

I am like UpInFlames to where I have to really get into a story driven game by only focusing on that game. If it is a game I can just pick up and play easily such as Guitar Hero or Street Fighter then I can play those alongside that particular game. Often times I play those latter games mentioned to balance out the deep game I am heavily involved with to round my gaming experience out.

Usually about 3 or 4 at a time. Generally, the game that gets the main focus will either be a game that I've been dying to play, like when Bioshock came out, or something that's going to generate a lot of play time. In most cases, some sort of RPG, usually MMO. I try to squeeze in playtime with a few others here and there.

I'll keep one game in a system per time, and I jump around whatever games are installed on my PC depending on my mood.

(I do break it up with a one week binge on whatever game I get with my monthly free game rental coupon at Blockbuster...)

I am like many of the folks here in that I try to keep to one story-driven game ata time. Multiple RPG's at one time will devour your life before you know it.

on 360 : GH3, The orange box, and CoD 4

on PC : Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros., super mario 64, Metal Slug X, and Counter Strike Source

i usually play most of those in a day, gotta get all my nutrients LOL