At what point do you stop playing?

I have a short attention span, I suppose. I can't normally play a game for more than an hour and a half without becoming bored and zoning out. But I've been playing the hell out of Mass Effect lately. I'm talking 5 hour play sessions. And it made me realize I'd probably enjoy the game in smaller chunks, because I keep zoning out. Does this happen to anyone else? Funny thing is, I kept playing anyway!

So my question is, when do you know it's time to stop playing? When you just wander aimlessly around in an RPG? When you keep dying on the same part of a level over and over, without regard? When you're falling asleep with the controller in your hand?

For me, it's when I catch myself going through the motions, and not totally being into the game. Realizing I'll enjoy it more if I play it later.

Oh yeah... and if you haven't checked it out, ME definitely rocks.

I have a short attention span, I suppose. I can't normally play a game for more than an hour and a half without becoming bored and zoning out. But I've been playing the hell out of Mass Effect lately. I'm talking 5 hour play sessions. And it made me realize I'd probably enjoy the game in smaller chunks, because I keep zoning out. Does this happen to anyone else? Funny thing is, I kept playing anyway!

So my question is, when do you know it's time to stop playing? When you just wander aimlessly around in an RPG? When you keep dying on the same part of a level over and over, without regard? When you're falling asleep with the controller in your hand?

For me, it's when I catch myself going through the motions, and not totally being into the game. Realizing I'll enjoy it more if I play it later.

Oh yeah... and if you haven't checked it out, ME definitely rocks.

Jbul

When you just wander aimlessly around in an RPG

Jbul

This hits (besides unusual often dying) pretty much the spot.

Unless the game doesn't really draw me in from the start, then I won't have any problem playing it from beginning to end in a single session.Kazona

Same here.