Your most addictive games...

[Cobra]

Also played Ramparts on the C64 alone, or with a friend to the point it had trouble loading... damn magnetic medium.

[modest9797]

Dead Rising.  I probobly logged at least 200 hours on that game in the first month.

I was convinced to buy it (traded in some stuff) after playing the demo for it. Started getting into it and decided to stop because I could definitely see its addictive quality.

200 hours! How many times have you played through? Did you get all 1000 achievement points?

I think I am at 940/1000.  I have played through the main story 5 or 6 times, the other stories maybe 2-3 times each.

[Sirgin]

5-6 years ago I was terribly addicted to RuneScape  I played it non-stop for like 6 months, it was crazy.
But when I look back on it now I can't understand what I liked so much about it, because the game has some serious flaws if you think about it.

What I also noticed with myself is that MMO games in general are really addictive. But when you quit the game for like, a week, the addiction is totally gone. I've played Guild Wars a year or so ago and was addicted to it for like a month or 2. Then I had to stop gaming for my exams and after they were done I never felt the desire again to play GW. I've tried it a couple of times though, but the addiction/appeal is completely gone. (Not a bad game though!)

[phoenix1967]

Funny thing. I'm taking a little bit of a break from Sid Meier's Civ Rev. But even though I haven't played it in the last couple of days, I'm thinking about what I would like to do with new strategies, etc. for the next time I do play.

I'll be picking it up again soon I'm sure.

[logical123]

5-6 years ago I was terribly addicted to RuneScape  I played it non-stop for like 6 months, it was crazy.
But when I look back on it now I can't understand what I liked so much about it, because the game has some serious flaws if you think about it.

What I also noticed with myself is that MMO games in general are really addictive. But when you quit the game for like, a week, the addiction is totally gone. I've played Guild Wars a year or so ago and was addicted to it for like a month or 2. Then I had to stop gaming for my exams and after they were done I never felt the desire again to play GW. I've tried it a couple of times though, but the addiction/appeal is completely gone. (Not a bad game though!)

I feel exactly the same way! I used to play runescape like no tomorrow. Then, I took a 2-5 day break, came back to it, and said to myself "Why am I playing this "

[Sirgin]

I feel exactly the same way! I used to play runescape like no tomorrow. Then, I took a 2-5 day break, came back to it, and said to myself "Why am I playing this "

Yes exactly! It's the weirdest thing, isn't it? The addiction almost immediately fades away when you take a break from games like that...
And to think that all you do in the game is level, level, level...gives me shivers down my spine just thinking about it now.

I much more appreciate singleplayer games now. I like the fact that (most of them) actually END at a certain point. That's the fun about them, once you finished them you can move on to the next game But MMO games can last for years and you've still played only one game. (MMO's kind of ruin your other gaming activities)

[Feechy]

My most addictive game is Earthbound. I already beat it at least 10 times, but I can't stop playing it.

[cverz2]

SNES: Sim City

N64 & Arcade: Off Road Challenge

PC & GBA: Snood

DS: Zoo Keeper, Zelda: PH

SNES & GBA: The Legend of Zelda: LTTP


These are some that I can remeber obssessing over. And I would play so long I didn't even know what time it was.

[Feechy]

Alright now today it's Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution. Even though I just got the demo I can't stop playing it!

[hXd]

The one game that's eating my soul right now is Mario Kart Wii. Other than that the only titles I can recall spending hours on are Final Fantasy games and DDR games.

[phoenix1967]

Alright now today it's Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution. Even though I just got the demo I can't stop playing it!

Cool. Just wait until you get the full game...

[Phillyman]

The original legend of zelda, I must have been 8 at the time, I would play for hours on end....ignoring Mario Bros.....and then while I was laying in bed trying to go to sleep, i would get nervous that my game didnt save.....I would run over and start up the game to make sure my progress was saved.....turn the system off and worry if that save worked. I never did beat that game....but its been years since I tried

Oh and I logged 97 hours on FF7, I fired that one up months ago and put a serious hurting on Seph, I just summoned everything in my arsenal and kicked his ass! I have the save point right at the entrance to the final battle

[Kimoosabi]

For me it would be Geometry Wars on XBLA. Almost every time I turn on my Xbox 360 I end up playing it at least once.

[modest9797]

For me it would be Geometry Wars on XBLA. Almost every time I turn on my Xbox 360 I end up playing it at least once.

That game is alot of fun but I can never seem to get past 100,000 my eyes aren't built to see so many things happening at one time.

[ganonbanned]

Currently, resident evil 4.  I've played like 30 hours over the last week.