Here we are, more than a year later, and I am still, STILL, playing Overwatch. I didn't even want the game to begin with, but I was sucked in by peer pressure and here I am at 62 hours of total play time. I've even payed for DLC loot boxes because I NEED those event skins!!!
Seriously? A new season AND event all at once? Who needs other games anyways?
This hasn't happened to me since the PS2 had SOCOM. When console gaming finally reached the realm of online gaming I wanted to be there and I went all in on some SOCOM. I couldn't begin to tell you how much time I put into that game, all versions of it, but when it came out I was in high school and I wasn't exactly into studying. Since then I have had a wide assortment of online game addictions. Call of Duty, Madden, Call of Duty, Demon's Souls, Call of Duty, Assassins Creed, and then probably some more Call of Duty. So what is it that has kept me around so long for Overwatch? I honestly don't know. I certainly played a lot of CoD, but never for more than half a year or so on any particular one.
Earlier this year I was thrilled by an incredible lineup of back to back greatness. The gaming community was treated to Horizon Zero Dawn and Zelda BotW a mere 3 days apart from one another. I loved every second of it. I played both of them, simultaneously, until I finally finished Horizon and then shortly after BotW. Since then, however, I have played next to nothing. I turn my system on and even though I have 3 games in my backlog right now, Prey, Injustice 2, and Nier Automata, I can't find myself able to dive into them at all. I at least attempted to get into Prey, but once I made it to the first main area I kind of just stopped. It's sad, but it seems I burnt myself out with two amazing games and now all I can fall back on is more Overwatch.
Now the question arises. Do I uninstall? Do I have the willpower TO uninstall? I wish I could say yes to both of those, but the anniversary event is still going on and I WILL get the skins I want dammit!
Seriously...someone send help.
How I feel when someone spoils a story for me
Hopefully when this event ends I can throw down on some of the games I've allowed to collect dust even though they are my newest additions to my collection. If nothing else, I know I could finish Injustice 2 in just a few sittings, and I am getting more and more nervous about finishing Prey before another customer comes to trade it in and wants to talk about the ending with me. I've now cut two customers off mid sentence as they began to throw spoilers out of their mouths. I can't tell you how many people assume I know the ending to every game just because I sell them. So many Assassins Creed games ruined that I stopped playing them. No one's got the time to play them all folks. Just saying.
Here we are at the half way point in the year. I am hoping E3 can bring the kind of inspiration I need to start playing more games again. Luckily this Overwatch event ends the day before Sony's conference and you can bet I will be watching with great anticipation for some amazing new announcements, as well as some dates and trailers for games we already know about.
Anyways, if you made it through this little rant I apologize for wasting your time, but at least E3 is upon us and if that doesn't put a smile on your face then maybe you are as obsessed with Overwatch right now as I am.
Thanks for reading.