Do you only play one game at a time, or switch between different games?

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#1 chocobo7000
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Do you only focus on one game for a few months and try to beat it, or will you play several different games in the same day/week? I find it difficult to only focus on one game because I get tired of it after a few hours, I will switch between several different games so it takes me forever to beat any of them.

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#2 linkthewindow
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Depends on how much time/patience I've got. During the school year, I'll usually only play one at once, during holidays, I'll sometimes play several.
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#3 Dr_Manfattan
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well if i get a new game i`ll concentrate on that one for a bit, but if im just playing normally i`ll just play whatever takes my fancy

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#4 Crimsader
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I switch pretty often.

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#5 muthsera666
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Most times I'll try to play the same game until I finish it, but I'm fairly fickle. The problem is partially that I have so many games that there is always something else interesting on the shelf. If a game doesn't pull me in completely, I tend to put in something else. It's not really the fault of the game, more of a personality quirk.
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#6 Kahnray
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I switch between two or three at a time. I usually get bored quickly with just one (unless its exceptionally fun, or I'm driven to meet a certain goal in a particular game).

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#7 BuryMe
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I switch between games a lot. I need some variety in what I play.

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#9 DJ-Lafleur
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I play 2 or 3 games at the same time. 4 would be alot more than I would like to handle at once, but only playing one game isn't going to do it for me.

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#10 theharlemshake
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I focus on one role-playing game at a time, but the other genres are easy to switch up frequently, so I do end up playing several games at a time.
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#11 rjxtian
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I am usually a one game at a time player. Once in a while, if a game is frustrating, I will switch to a different game, and at some point try the first game once more.

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#12 edub272
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right now, its basically been cod:mw2 all day erryday. I've played Dirt 2 once since I got cod. o well

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#13 Panther023
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I usually cycle through a few games at the same time. It keeps my interests up.

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#14 Blue-Sky
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I play games based on my mood

I bought MW2, borderlands and Demon souls around the same time, but I'm in an RPG mood atm so I've been playing DS.

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#15 fampoclii
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you have a lot of time. I play just 2 but max for 1 week. i get bored
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#16 skp_16
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I switch between 2. One story based game and the other is an NBA game (whatever the latest NBA game is). I don't play another game with story until I beat the one I'm playing. Been doing this for a few years already.

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#17 dakan45
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I play too many games at the same time to have fun. Games in this generation are kinda monotonous, they do the same thing all the time and it gets kinda annoying. ld like to change the scenary abit and the gameplay, or progress the damn story.
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#18 PublicNuisance
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Do you only focus on one game for a few months and try to beat it, or will you play several different games in the same day/week? I find it difficult to only focus on one game because I get tired of it after a few hours, I will switch between several different games so it takes me forever to beat any of them.

chocobo7000

I try to focus on one at a time. I have fiound if I have multiple ones going that my chances of finishing either are slim.

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#19 angelbelow000
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I try to play multiple games at a time. I usually get sick of playing the same game for an extended period of time. For instance, I'm currently playing Left 4 Dead 2, MW2, and Assassin's Creed 2 right now. Not that I don't like any of those games (they're all amazing) but I like variety in my games.

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#20 smm217
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I like to switch between different games. It gets boring when you only focus on one game. By playing more than one game, you have more variety. However, some games may just be too awesome to step away from.

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#21 JediXMan
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I usually only play one game at a time per system. But I do play multiple games on multiple systems at the same time (PC, PS3, Wii, DS, etc.)

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#22 Gammit10
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I'll play 3-4 games simultaneously until I get hooked on one. Then I'll play the crap out of that one exclusively until it's finished.
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#23 Megaman5364
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[QUOTE="linkthewindow"]Depends on how much time/patience I've got. During the school year, I'll usually only play one at once, during holidays, I'll sometimes play several.

I'm the opposite lol, I'll play multiple in the school year and only one in the holidays lol
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#24 ish_gibbor
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It never takes me a month to beat a game, unless I just don't have much time to play it. I usually beat an 8hour game in a few days, playing a few hours each day.

I switch between games because I like different types of games for different reasons. I will play Smash TV on live arcade or Geometry Wars, or one of the other games I enjoy playing, just to get acheivements or high scores. Last time I checked, I was number 1 for Commando 3 on the hardest and normal settings.

I also play a lot of old school games on the genesis and GBA. I just finished Kim Possible 2, which is one of the best 2D platformers of all time, Seriously.

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#26 BloodSeeker1337
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I play mutiple games :)
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#27 good_sk8er7
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Usually I switch but lately I've been playing one game at a time. I think I like it better.

I actually finish the games.

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#28 Mercury_May2112
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well if i get a new game i`ll concentrate on that one for a bit, but if im just playing normally i`ll just play whatever takes my fancy

Dr_Manfattan

That sums me up as well.

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#29 Aero5555
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Play one game, beat it, move on to the next. Playing multiple games at once causes me to lose track of the games' plots and I sometimes even forget what the heck I'm supposed to do and/or which button does what.

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#30 LongZhiZi
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While I'm usually playing multiple games at once, I find that, upon the purchase of a typical new game, it gets usually 5-8 hours of exclusive playtime. It can go longer if the game is a true masterpiece, but usually that's when I need to switch it up by playing something else.
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#31 juice--box
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depending on the the time of season it is and what is going on. During christmas i tend to play a lot more of the nhl series becuase that is pretty much what it is all the time. In the summer especially this year, i will probably be playing a lot more of fia due to the world cup being on. Every now and then i will also switch it up to play COD or other first person shoter games or depending if i have friends over what ever they like at the time, so im not really concentrated on one game for a long period of time.