Helios wrote:In terms of pacing what's the best way to play videogames? By pacing I mean things like when to switch to another game, playing in short bursts vs. longer sessions, etc.
I wrote:I don't even know why anyone would be wondering about something like this. Obviously it depends on the person and also a great deal on the genre, e.g. Civ vs. Asteroids, etc. I do have some general habits, but I talk about them when the need arises in individual reviews and essays. I wouldn't know where to begin to assemble all of those fragmented observations and post them here for you, nor do I have enough of an interest on the subject to attempt to formulate a theory of pacing that you seem to want.
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Helios wrote:On the subject of pacing in games. Since my last question was too specific. If you had several games you wanted to play and they were all different genres would play them in an alternating fashion (i.e. after you do a fast paced arcade game you play a more thoughtful turn based game), do them in batches (all turn based games first) or some other method? Or is this just the type of question where there is no real broad formula?
I wrote:I would just play whatever I felt like playing, dood.
I wrote:Your question about pacing even makes it sounds as if you don't play games at all.
Sometimes I feel like only playing strategy games FOR MONTHS. For entire months I only want to play strategy games.
And other months I only want to play arcade games. In Japan I played arcade games almost exclusively for nearly THREE YEARS.
The way you phrased your question you make it sound as if there are people who sit down and play 12 genres in one day.