Which games have changed (or nearly destroyed) your life?

And when I mean changed, I mean "Holy ..., I've been blessed and shall never be the same ever again"-changed. And as for near destroyed, I'm sure all of us know what that means.

For me, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Shadow of the Colossus and...Ocarina of time. Planescape came close.

tales of phantasia.

it drained me from school for a few weeks

mgs3 the storyline in that game changed me

Definitely EverQuest, back in 1999.

It changed my life in that it was practically my shift from console gaming to PC gaming. It also introduced me to the genre of MMORPGs, and I haven't stopped playing MMOs since then. Since the game was played primarily from a first-person perspective, it indirectly got me into playing FPS games as well, such as Half-Life, UT, and a couple of other goodies.

It also nearly destroyed my life, in that my grades in school pretty much started suffering heavily for a while, because the time I was supposed to spend studying and doing homework was instead spent playing EQ. And while my parents threatened to drop the hammer on me, I recovered my good grades in time before punishment became necessary. Now I maintain a healthy balance of MMOs and studying.

I had very poor personal hygeine for the week I played Dragon Warrior 4. Had very poor hygeine and time for other activities while going through (separately) Wild Arms 3, Wild Arms, Wild Arms 2, and Wild Arms: Alter Code F. The Wild Arms series changed how I think about RPGs. I somewhat compare all RPGs to that series now.

Countless games have changed my life. To be honest, pretty much every game that featuring inspiring music, a beautiful story and a lasting aftertaste.

Mega Man 2, Super Mario 3, Super Metroid, FF7, Mario 64, Metal Gear, Castlevania SOTN, Golden Eye and Tomb Raider spring immediately to mind.

Oblivion, that was one summer I will never get back, but I am not sure I want to, Oblivion is my favorite game and Morrowind comes in on a close second.

How the hell can you spend 256 days playing one single game?

the Mother series changed the way I view the world.

Final Fantasy 7 is easily the most important game for me and didn't necessarily change my life, but changed how I view games.

More recently World of Warcraft ate up a large portion of time, but I wouldn't consider that game life changing I guess.

um i dont think any of my games changed my life. but after playing games like NFS: Most Wanted I tend to drive a little faster and keep my eyes peeled for cops more. and then if i see a cop I'm tempted to just floor it and see if he chases me..... I guess if i was a total moron then I'd act on the impulses and could say racing video games changed/destroyed my life.... LOL

but seriously, I must have wasted nearly a year playing GTA: SA on my ps2 a few years ago. but it didnt really destroy my life, just consumed a ton of time.

um i dont think any of my games changed my life. but after playing games like NFS: Most Wanted I tend to drive a little faster and keep my eyes peeled for cops more.Talldude80

Halo CE, and Battlefield : Bad company online

Halo 2! And GTA San andreas.. Madden series as well.

I think Warcraft III contributed to my divorce.

I rejoice.