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How many hours a day do you play video games?

Why do you like video games?

Which video games do you like?

What good and bad impacts has playing video games had on your life?

If you could not play video games, what else would you be doing?

What should you be doing instead of video games?

Most days I play zero hours video games.

I like video games but very rarely do I find a game that I can really get into and want to play a lot of. Last one was Elden Ring.

Most games now have gone too far into storytelling, endlessly interrupting gameplay for cutscenes and random "Press LB to wipe nose" sort of instructions.

Just give me two buttons, one to jump, one to hit and let me get on with it.

I'm old. I like games because they remind me of my teenage years when I was passionate about them but most modern games do nothing for me. Exceptions include Zelda 3d games (totk excepted), Elden Ring, Tony Hawk Skating games (I know, they're still modern to me), that's about it.

I do want to play that new Indiana Jones game though. I'll give it a go.

I actually get a bit sad that I don't enjoy games like I used to. I remember getting obsessed with them. It's hard to do that now.

I don't play modern video games, only online chess and Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, a very old dungeon crawling game. These are free and do not require fast reflexes. I don't pay any money, ever. I like that system. With Dungeon Crawl, I can pause at any time, and I like that, too.

Good impact - I really enjoy these games. I am reasonably good at them. They allow me to escape for a bit and have pleasure and relaxation.

Bad impact - my now ex-girlfriend disapproved of such games and felt like I should be engaged in more vigorous activities (supporting her and her objectives in life). That was a difference of opinion, one of many that we had. She was highly argumentative at the best of times, it is best not to have such people in your life.

People like to say, go out and join this group or that one, socialize. I have been there and done that. What I like to do is stay at home and play my games. I am better at that, it is what I know, and what I have done all of my days on this earth, even since childhood.