I can't believe I spent all that time playing [insert game title here]!

[Pete for President]

It's funny , because looking back on all of the thousands of hours I have spent playing video games in my life I don't feel that any of it has been wasted. As long as you are enjoying you time playing a game and it isn't preventing you from doing other things you want in life I don't see how it is a waste at all. Unless you aren't having fun, but then again if I am not having fun anymore I don't play.

I detest the stereotype that any time playing a video game is inherently a waste of time.

I agree. Some people question why I never watch TV or read books. In terms of spending time, video games is to me what TV or books are to most of my friends. All the while the games I play provide mental challenge and encourage creativity, creating a more give and take situation compared to other media. Therefore, I play games. Anyhow, on to the topic;

What game have you spent most of your time on?

Either GTA Vice City (clocking in one save at about 220 hours, + a 60 hour save, + two 20/30 hour saves) or FFX (clocking in two 120 hour saves, + three 30/40 hour saves)

The 1000 hour game;

FFX, for it presses issues on modern life as we know it, is set in a very appealing, believable world and takes hundreds of hours to perfect. It might take even longer to get to know everything about Spira.

[Rocket Edge]

Either Call of Duty: World at War, or Tekken 6. The amount of time I've invested in these playing online is too much I've trouble counting how many days I've collectively played. Probably 40 solid playing days in total for each. As for RPG, in one turn FFX, but with the amount of times I've played 8, it has to go to the latter.

[Shattered Dreamer]

What game have you wasted most of your time on?
Final Fantasy XII. I played over 400 hours across 2 saves back during college!

If you had to play 1,000 hours of a game, which game would it be?
Hmm that's a tough one! I think I would probably spent it getting really really good at Mortal Kombat or Tekken. That or a sandbox game like one of the GTA series.

Of the many time-consuming single-player games there are in the world, which ones do you think are actually not a waste of time?

To be honest the older I get, part of me thinks I'm wasting my time playing video games at all. What's my excuse then? They are probably the best form of escapism I have found. I used to feel guilty about not exercising when I was younger due to gaming but now I exercise regularly & go to the gym alot so I allow myself some guilt free escapism.

[Mercen-X]

EoFF.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

To answer the first question: Facebook app games, Gardens of Time (my mom made me start, she loves hidden object games), CityVille (my cousins got me into it), CastleVille (my friend Jackie), MapleStory (read about it in a mag), KotC (it had the words Final Fantasy in it... actually, I don't really play this anymore)

To answer the second question: I'd rather die than oblige such a decree, at least, not if those were hours in succession.

And that third question: I can't comp to there being any game that isn't a waste of time. Anything I want to learn about a game world, I can look up on the internet whether for story or pics, so I don't really need to play to be inspired. There's no glory for beating video games. The only real difference between a game and a book is that when reading a book, you never get angry that you can't beat a monster or complete a quest or mini-game or obtain a rare/hidden item. Books are only a slightly lesser waste of time and energy than playing video games. Both have the capacity to teach something, both have the capacity to fill your head with junk, both are merely something you do when you have nothing to contribute physically to the world around you.

Our bodies only require three elements: Nourishment (food and water), Activity, and Rest. Our minds require the same three elements but the nourishment is provided by education and community while the activity is the solving of equations and other puzzles/mysteries.
When reading a book, your mind with struggle will puzzles and mysteries provided by context but you won't get mad because you know the answers will be provided by the plot. When playing a game (video or otherwise), certain aspect provide no solutions... it's completely up to you to get it right and that gets frustrating especially for those of us who are arrogant (like me when it comes to a game.)

Anyway, yeah, still pointless...

[Del Murder]

Very few games I felt were a true waste of my time, but Dragon Quest VII was one of them. That game just dragged on and the only character I liked left my party forever.

The game I've spent the most time on is easily FFXI. The second is probably Chrono Trigger because I've replayed that game so many times.

[chionos]

Very few games I felt were a true waste of my time, but Dragon Quest VII was one of them. That game just dragged on and the only character I liked left my party forever.

The game I've spent the most time on is easily FFXI. The second is probably Chrono Trigger because I've replayed that game so many times.

Who, Keifer? Didn't he get a whole spinoff game to himself? Anyway, I agree. DQVII just wouldn't end.

[Del Murder]

Did he? I have no idea.

[Rostum]

What game have you wasted most of your time on?
Final Fantasy XI. I've logged 471 days, 18 hours and 58 minutes as of this post.

If you had to play 1,000 hours of a game, which game would it be?
Hmm, tough one. It'd have to be an MMO, but at the moment nothing exists on the market where I would put that much time in to - though some are coming up that spark my interest. I just love the social and co-op aspect of MMO's, which is why I've loved FFXI for so long (it's a non-PvP MMO, strictly large-co-op style).

Of the many time-consuming single-player games there are in the world, which ones do you think are actually not a waste of time?
I guess it depends how you define "waste of time", but in the general sense nothing in this world is a waste of time to me. Each and every game I've played in my life have always given me an experience of some sorts, and to me that's not a waste of time.

[Bubba]

What game have you wasted most of your time on?
It's probably Red Dead Redemption. Hours upon hours of roaming around hunting and skinning animals.

If you had to play 1,000 hours of a game, which game would it be?
Tetris. Its simply a game that I never get bored of. I reckon I'm close to clocking up that length of time already.

Of the many time-consuming single-player games there are in the world, which ones do you think are actually not a waste of time?
I suppose there are no games that I would consider an actual "waste of time" because I'm getting enjoyment out of it.

[Innes]

What game have you wasted most of your time on?

Recently, I wasted a ton of time playing Dungeon Crawl : Stone Soup. It's a roguelike, a genre that's known for being stupidly hard and also for the permdeath feature; if you die once in the game, it deletes your save and you have to restart. Over a few months, my total time playing it was something around 300 hours. |:

If you had to play 1,000 hours of a game, which game would it be?

I would probably get bored after 100 hours playing the same game. But I wouldn't mind playing Disgaea or something for that long? Maybe an online game so if I get bored I could at least talk to other people.

Of the many time-consuming single-player games there are in the world, which ones do you think are actually not a waste of time?

None! All video games are a waste of time.