Have Video Games Become Your Life?

Playing games is ok, just don't let it control your life. If it's between hangin' out with my friends or playin' a new game theres no competition (goin out btw :P). Games are best enjoyed played in spare time or saved for a 'Rainy Day'. Wheres the fun in completing the game within 2-3 days?

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Im not addicted... >.> but seriously, the world outside can be much more fascinating then any game, but games in their own way have that wonderful enjoyment. Wither or not a game is wasting your life or not depends on how ambicious you are, if you're goal in life is simply enjoy it, and you really enjoy video games, then I suppose in some way its not wasting it. Yet do feel bad after an 8-10 hour marathon... holy crap is that sun? Wow...

When I was addicted to MMOs, they sure were and my relationships suffered.

But with consoles, I can pause, save or whatever and generally put it down easily. So, when other people ask to do things with me, or I have work, or Karate or whatever else outside of gaming, I do that, but when I have downtime, yea, games are my life. It's my passion. Some people like sports, others like books, etc, I like video games. 

I wouldn't say that they are my life, but certainly a large aspect of it. I think if we are truly honest with ourselves, we all have on occasion pondered what we've could have done with the 40 hours we spent completing whatever game we were enthralled with at the time. But as long as you have other interests you partake in (friends, work, family, books, exercise) , video games overtaking your life should never become an issue you have to be concerned with.

I wouldn't say they have become my life, but they have shaped my alter-ego

I'm in a lot of school activities, but when I come home to unwind, gaming does the trick

defintely go out with friends, although sometimes we play games together

I don't play as much since I tend to post here, watch tv/anime or enjoy life.

When I was addicted to MMOs, they sure were and my relationships suffered.

But with consoles, I can pause, save or whatever and generally put it down easily. So, when other people ask to do things with me, or I have work, or Karate or whatever else outside of gaming, I do that, but when I have downtime, yea, games are my life. It's my passion. Some people like sports, others like books, etc, I like video games. 

defintely go out with friends, although sometimes we play games together

I don't play as much since I tend to post here, watch tv/anime or enjoy life.

Games are a big part of my life and I always want them to be. I play games with friends who share the same interests, and i'll rather be spending my time with those people then some townie guy in the club. I work, I look after horsies, I get enough breaks from it that way. I go out occasionally not only to keep grips with reality but because sometimes I want to.

I often gain a gameing addiction and while i'm in that state everything that isn't the game becomes a choire, even eating! Of course, when I have guests or girlfriend around I be sure to give them attention, however often my guests play with me since my friends are mostly gamers also. As for girlie friends, you just have to slowly and discretly convert them.

none of my friends play video games... well actually a few... but none of my CLOSEST mates.

 games are just so AWSOME that thats pretty much all i do when i have the time... i dont watch tv. and for about an hour a night i jump on msn / facebook / myspace / gamespot cos thats how i roll

i also play 2 sports and work practically full time... i still punch through about 40-50 hours a week of games... goddamm i love fable 2 

I do what makes me happy. So, if there comes a night that I feel like having a quiet time at home reading a book, watching a movie, and playing some games rather than getting drunk at some place, puking all over people, and making a fool of myself just because that is what some people consider to be "having a life", then I will do just that.Mash_Affect

it doesn't became my life but it's definitly the best thing that i have fun doingonuruca

thanks for all the replies, i had a feeling that maybe i had a rare thought, but it seems everyones pondered this once or twice. I'll never stop playing games, but i think ill spend some time away, ive decided to leave gaming as the very LAST thing i do in the day, take care of all my things, homework, friends, life, then at night just dive in and be myself. to be honest i think it was just MGS4 because of the story and how sad and real it is, it made me want to appreciate life more, again, thanks.Zeldasboy_12

I find standing around yapping to people about a bunch of s*** a waste of time. Much less interesting than being teh ultimate ninja and chopping massive monsters to pieces in fountains of blood. Or being an assassin with infinate amount of lives. Or defeating satan and his labyrinth of doom. Real life is f'ing boring compared to that.bad_fur_day

It's my hobby for sure and I dedicate the most time to it second to schoolToriko42

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]It's my hobby for sure and I dedicate the most time to it second to schoolgbpman630

[QUOTE="gbpman630"][QUOTE="Toriko42"]It's my hobby for sure and I dedicate the most time to it second to schoolToriko42