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Do any of y'all play video games like a normal person?
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I don't personally care about achievement hunting or 100%-ing games, but otherwise I am exactly the same yes. If a game piques my interest it becomes a hyperfixation that consumes every waking hour, and I will spend as much free time as possible either playing it, watching others play it, watching videos about it, or reading things about it.
I also don't really understand people who are juggling multiple games at a time. "Oh, today I'll play some X, tomorrow I'll play some Y and over the weekend I'll enjoy some Z!". Sounds completely foreign and bizarre to me. I have my current game, and if I'm playing a game I'll be playing my current game. Who has the bandwidth to keep track of multiple games at once?
I usually only play games becazse they are either fun or interesting.
I also don't understand the playing of multiple games instead of focusing on one but playing it less frequently to avoid fatique.
What I do understand is playing a "brain-off" game and switching to a game that requires attention (e.g. due to a good story)