We've all had certain games catch our eyes, and others we've played to the point where we are depraved of sleep and just sleep in for the rest of the day. Being gamers as we are, most of us have encountered this syndrome one time or another. So, what has been the most addicting game(s) you have ever played and how long did you play it before you put it down?

About two years ago, it was Baldur's Gate II when I played it, and up to the present time today, it's a rare game (or so I'm told) called Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. I played that for an entire weekend, about three days straight before I put it down, then I learned when you play a game that hard that long, you get sick of looking at it [img]tongue.gif[/img]

First it was StarCraft, who I played for one and a half days straight the first time I got internet access. Next it's probably Icewind Dale 2, as I must have beaten it some 15 times already. Morrowind is definetly on the list as that game kept me awake and playing endlessly. I'd like to put Baldur's Gate 2 here, as I've got my hands on it,but I haven't had a chance to too far as I've got a new computer and lost the old party due to a HD crash. That one also kept me going.

It`s been BG 2 for me for 4 years now. I just like it and never get bored.

Doom, Doom 2, Quake.

I was addicted to shooters for years. It wasn't so much the games themselves as it was the head to head competition with others. I played on average 3 hours a day... every day. It got to the point that during our daily hour game (12 of us would play during lunch) whatever team I played on would have to play 2 men short to even the odds.

What got me over it was Quake 2, a visual improvement over Q1 but with poor gameplay in comparison (far slower, when I played it it felt like I was running through water). Could be I just burned out, but twitch games don't hold my interest anymore.

Its really more of a series for me, the Command & Conquer series, but out of all of them, it would have to be Red Alert 2, when I was at boarding school, I once played that game for about 40 hours, then I got in a heap of trouble because I didnt do my assignments. I have been playing that game since it came out and have mastered all difficulties and levels, but I still cant stop playing it.

I just remembered, The Sims also took a big chunk out of my public life. On summers 2001 and 2002 me and my best friend used to ang over at my house for days at a time, taking only thirty-minute naps and playing The Sims all the time. It was a very interesting time of my life, as I've found out that after three days of no showering and sweaty summer gaming the human body reeks like a rotten boiled egg.

[ 07-26-2004, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: Bozos of Bones ]

FF7, FF8, and Kingdom Hearts take a lot of time out of my public life. It's gotten to where people say I act like Squall, Cloud, and Sora.

Well, Rareware's Nintendo 64 title Perfect Dark occupied me for months and months...every time more than one male was in the room, we'd play, for at least two hours...

(Perfect Dark is a FPS that's pretty much a souped up version of Goldeneye)

Good times, good times

I have my moments. Sometimes I can play UT with my flatmates for months and don't get bored. Then one day I decide I've had enough and start playing something else, which can be almost everything. BG2, Age of Empires 2, even Spider Solitaire ;)

For me it was Baldurs Gate 1 and to a lessor extent Morrowind. I was so undisciplined that too many of my other vastly more important commitments suffered. I won't do that again. Since then I have yet to play a game that drove me like BG1. Interesting because Thief 1 and 2 as well as the C&C universe are other games that I have played extensively, but once I left the screen I would not even think about them. Not BG1 though. Too much time and sleep lost.

I've just managed to stop playing Disgaea for some days, which is at least one of the most addictive, and best, games I've ever played. Longer ago, Virtua Fighter 4, GT3 and ToME has costed me some sleep (ToME-addiction is easily cured with the death of a lvl some 40 char tho). Don't get addicted to games like BG and Fallout in the same way... tho I love'em, I tend to be able to stop playing'em when I should get sleep (may have to do with me usually getting better at driving/action games when I get tired, but really not at getting through long dialogues and such).

First it was Civilization II
Then BG 2
Now I've just started NWN and I think that one will posess my soul for some time to come.

Beleive it or not I've never played an Ironworks game, CPU games don't interest me much, are they any good?

Morrowind. The one game that did me in real good was Morrowind. I'm not talking sleep deprivation either. I didn't eat, drink, sleep. I'd get so pissed if someone made me get off the computer. Hell, I'd wake up, brush my teeth and do mouthwash, and go straight for Morrowind for the rest of the day. Not to mention i had the window shades down 24/7.

As a kid, it was the Goldbox AD&D rpg's on the Commodore 64 which begun my obsession with roleplaying in general. In particular Curse of the Azure Bonds - it was probably the first epic adventure which kept me awake at night.

Bard's Tale III also drove me quite insane and kept me up late at night wandering its wonderful dialogue heavy dungeons. Many moons were spent with that game!

Later on, I actually wagged school a couple of days playing the original Warcraft. When the sequel came out, I had to wait until the school holidays to get it to avoid it clashing with study habits. :D

More recently, the Baldur's Gates, Planescape Torment and Might and Magics 4-8 have taken a rather massive slice of my freedom. All hours, pleasurably spent of course. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Speaking of addiction - Back to Clouds of Xeen for me! Mwa ha haha (as Lord Xeen might say)

I have just gotten Planescape:Torment and I cant stop playing it.

Bah, no such thing as video game addictions.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some Eve-online and NWN to play. :D

Let me go way back. First year of college, I was 16, and Wing Commander just hit the stores. The guy upstairs was great at cracking copy protection, so got a hack copy and never saw daylight for a loooong time. Beat the hell outta that keyboard on my PSII with the monochrome screen, I did.

How did you go to college when you were 16, TL? And my addiction mostly, has been Diablo II, though all the Final Fantasies have held me, as well. I'm weak!!! :(

Pretty much every game that I've ever really gotten interested in has cost me a lot of sleep. Some of the biggest chunks of my life have been stolen by Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, Baldurs Gate 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (used to skip school daily for that one), Warlords 3, Warcraft 2, etc., etc., etc. Now I've joined a forum to read about other people's addictions. I need help.
Oh yeah, this is my first post...hi everyone.

Welcome, Rokc! [img]graemlins/thewave.gif[/img]

I suggest you check out the BG2 forum, we're all addicted, there! [img]smile.gif[/img]