Addiction

At first, I thought it was just nothing. I started working, making my own money, and when I want a game, I can go and buy it.

Normal right? Let's fast forward about a decade.

I've bought so many games I'm embarrassed to even admit it. Most of them are barely played if played at all. Now that I am getting married, I am trying to shake this terrible habit of buying a game just because.

Here are some games I've bought and have honestly, not even OPENED:

1. Mass Effect 3
2. One Piece: Romance Dawn
3. Dishonored 2
4. Final Fantasy XV
5. Rise of the Tomb Raider

Why did I go and buy those games if I wasn't going to play them? Did I like the cover of Dishonored so much? Did I buy them because it's the cool thing to do?

I think I am addicted to purchasing video games.

To try to ease myself, I've even joined Gamefly, which is a decent (not great) service which lets me play more games without buying them. Through them I've played games like Attack on Titan, Ninja Turtles Mutants In Manhattan, Digimon Cyber Sleuth, and currently For Honor. I would have bought all of these games... But when I come home from work, I play Hearthstone, Contest of Champions, some Overwatch, and MAYBE something new. Before I know it it's 11PM and I want to go to bed.

The Backlog is so real, these games I've bought with intention to play them without grasping the reality of how much time it would take. I am trying to prioritize the ones I really want to play, and I guess dump the others. It's just wasteful.

The addition is real.

Why did I just buy Nioh? I really want to check it out, sure...

But in about a week's time Horizon Zero Dawn will be out and I'm guaranteed to buy that too!

Unbelievable.