10 Games That Consume Your Life

There are times in your gaming career that you come across a video-game that consumes your soul. The game becomes so addictive; you question whether the developers have lined the game with opioids. Whether it is the gameplay that attracts you, the story, the online community, trophy collection or it’s just part of your daily routine. Some games simply do not lose their appeal; they ooze longevity and secrete attraction. Let’s take a look at a few that are a certainly worth paying for

[alijones94]

Always preferred New Vegas to Fallout 3. Felt like even though it didn't go for the standard formula of having a character straight out of a vault, it expanded the series much more than 3. Also, it made you explore - I got through 3 only having to do 1 or 2 side quests, whereas New Vegas makes you go out into the rest of the wasteland.

[timmyp53]

Well it really depends on your playstyle. In regards to Fallout. I don't even start on the main missions before I feel like I have explored almost all of the world and gotten all that I can out of it. This was different in Fallout 1 due to the urgency/time limit of the situation..

On a side note(may get some opposition for this):
I'd love to see them implement something like this again because being too open world and having too much choices can be overwhelming for some players. Fallout does its quests well but a lot of open world games give you that fetch quest vibe for mostly everything you do that's not main story or you get sidetracked and lose focus for mundane things. I'd love to see some changes in that aspect.

In the end Fallout is amazing for its sense of exploration/lore not for its story really.

[takohma]

Thats an interesting way to play. I'll have to try what you did sometime. Exploring almost all the world before you start the main missions seems like you will have a better grip on the game.

[dreamoner]

http://i.imgur.com/zonlwEv....

better writing beats better world design. I say let Obsidian make New Vegas 2/west coast fallout with the new engine

what do they got to loose? moar money for bethesda

[Fridgecake]

Surprised to see that League of Legends isn't on the list but I guess it's a similar thing to Dota.

Hadn't heard of dying light though, will have to go check it out!

[MrsNesbitt]

You will not regret Dying Light! Trust me :P

[joab777]

I figured LOL had to be on any list like this.

[Relientk77]

Diablo 2 and 3
The Witcher 3
Dragon Age Inquisition

[Rimeskeem]

for me at least:

BF4
Rocket League
FIFA

[kreate]

Also starcraft.

[GamerGabs]

Quite a few there that I'm going to have to check out. I think The Binding of Issac:Rebirth, Don't Starve, and Pokémon, are the games that not only take up many of my hours but that I keep revisiting. Whenever I want to kill a bit of time or I'm not sure what to play I usually end up picking one of those three.

[Chupa-Chupa]

Destiny!

[timmyp53]

Nah. But kudos for Draper avatar.

[JasonBloodbourne]

Has for me mate

[WellyUK]

it has for many it's a popular game just look on Twitch it's always up there. People just can't deal with it, i personally hated the game but it's no doubt a popular game.

[joab777]

Destiny definitely will take more of your time than Dying Light or any sp game for that matter.

[WellyUK]

WoW isn't number 1? are you sure with that? That game drains your life.

Dying Light and GTA V? really?

DayZ SA? Nope, now the Mod yes that was and still is a game i sink hours upon hours into.

[MrsNesbitt]

This list could have been a lot larger :) it was difficult to whittle it down to 10 in all honesty

[WizzroSupreme]

I'm still on Dragon Age: Inquisition from last fall. Addictive.

[MrsNesbitt]

Haha awesome. The game has certainly paid for itself!

[evilkillerk]

forgot league of legends

[MrsNesbitt]

What others would you include? :)

[Jayszen]

Of this gen, I would say Bloodborne and the remastered version of Diablo 3 are really addictive and many a midnight has suddenly turned into 4 a.m. when playing either one of these games. Of other games and formats, XCOM - Terror from the Deep, Civilization 4, the first Unreal, FF7, SOCOM 2, Half-Life 2, COD 1 & 2, C & C Red Alert 2 and Warcraft 3 have been super-addictive and I STILL play many of these.

I tend to play single player campaigns first and foremost and I find that most of the new games aren't as addictive as the older games I mentioned above. Maybe it is due to the shorter lengths or just the fact that the older games are too good! I like that in GTA V one can go back and play the various missions again using the alternate method, different crew or different weapons. Things like these also add to the game and make repeat playing a lot more fun.

[Back-to-Back]

99% of single player games consume a week or so if your a hardcore gamer. The games that really have long legs are the games with multiplayer.

[JamesBroski]

I played more of Fallout 3 or Skyrim than any MP game I can think of.
It really depends on the gamer.

[Back-to-Back]

Yea I should have prefaced that I was talking about referring to my personal tastes.

[OhMyGandhi]

Skyrim. By the time I finished it, I grew a wizard's beard.
No magic in real life, though. :(

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Fallout 3 consumed more than anything else I've played in 25 years of gaming.

[MrsNesbitt]

Preach, brother! Yup same here

[Ashistheking]

Great list! I would definitely add pokemon to my list, and Mortal Kombat (especially around the time of EVO) so much time in training mode, need to perfect those combos!

[CantBeStopped]

WOW is the worst of the bunch, that ones a time suck that ruins lives.

[PX54]

Surprised Football Manager isn't on the list. If you play it, it consumes you. I've played GTA V, but I don't play the online so it doesn't 'consume' my life.

[Jaqen_Hghar]

#2-5 yes

the rest a man got bored with rather fast, especially games like DOTA.

[Azzanation]

There is one game that has consumed my life and I am not the only one. A game that reads my hourly play time as 461 days!.... and that's World Of Warcraft.

Followed by EvE Online with 315 hours.

[peshkavusCA]

1. WoW
2. Everquest
3. Diablo II
4. Diablo III
5. Kotor
6. Skyrim
7. Mass Effect
8. Super Mario 3
9. Dragon Age Inquisition
10. Age of Empires II