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@wollywoo: oh, I don't want to come off that gaming is a chore for me, or even that I'm depressed... it's a game I'm genuinely excited to start, but it's a game that I know is a deep and engaging game so it's also a little anxiety with starting such a big game.

@bigsocrates: I have a date on the calendar to start.. (wednesday) I haven't drawn another game yet so this won't compete with any other game.

@apewins: I totally get the hour one, and it's somewhat relevant here. A long time ago (before this blog series) I was going to start nier: automata, but I remember Giant bomb game of the year talks saying you need to put x hours in just for it to click.. and it scared me off because I just didn't think I could ever commit that time.. now I've played dozens of games for the same time commitment, but I just haven't thought of it before hand.

@bigsocrates: I think some of it is certainly having to be in the 'perfect' state of mind that is holding me back. Do I have a solid chunk of time that can uninterrupted game time? Are my kids around? Is everything else taken care of so I can only focus on this game?

The problem is I know that it's an impossible standard to hit, there is always something else I should be doing. I know once I start it, I won't have to satisfy these rules again, once I see it's a regular game.

Hello there,

You may see my name pop up on occasion as that guy who writes boring blogs about ranking games no one cares about. The good news is, this isn't going to be one of them, but rather a genuine question.

When it is time for you to start a new game, one that you are fairly sure you will like, do you ever have apprehension in actually starting it?

I normally have no problem starting a new game, heck I use a roulette wheel to tell me what to play, just to avoid decision dilemma, but I recently spun a game that I have been excited to play for a while now, and can't find time to start it.

During that time I have started another game (I always have two going at a time) and finished it before I even booted up the game I really think I will enjoy. I keep finding small reasons to put it off (not enough time to really ENJOY it, or I should instead post on giantbomb) and I don't know why I'm doing that.

I've been let down by games, played real stinkers, and even disliked games that I used to like as a child.. it's not that I am afraid the game will disappoint me, it's something else. I told myself I have to start it this week or else (I don't know what the else is)... but has this ever happened to anyone else?

You got me.. I'm not ashamed to admit it. I was like, how am I just finding out about this series on episode 14? Why have I not been painstakingly reading all these to see if this stranger agrees with my 360 game rankings.. and then the pieces started to fall together..

Kudos

@bigsocrates: and isn't that what life is truly all about?

@chamurai: yes of course, but I will even take any arcade sports game, even the bad ones.. bring back NFL Street (over the superior NBA street). Or nba playgrounds over jam.. I feel like we get one attempt every two years that has no licensing, and it doesn't sell, and people assume the gamers don't want it.. when in reality we very much want it, but we still want our teams or players in it.

@dochaus: I know.. there wasn't a banner at the top of every menu asking if I wanted to buy virtual currency, or buy fake clothes for real money... they really missed out.

@shindig: sherlock crimes and punishment is kinda like that.. you can certainly put the wrong person in jail and technically solve the case. But that is just you interpreting the evidence wrong, and not quite pinning it on someone else... semantics