Do you have to be in "the mood" to start a new game?

when you get a new game or have one you havent played yet, do you have to be in the mood to start playing a new game?

or do you just start playing regardless the situation?

myself i usually have to be in the mood to start playing a new game unless its a sports or fighting game. if its a game with a story i gotta be wanting to play it and have have at least an 1 or 2 to get into it or i wont even start it. its kinda point less to start a new game and only have like 20 minutes to be able to play it

so what about you guys and gals?

Yup. I only bother starting a new game if I've got at least 3 hours to spend on it to get a grip on the game. Although when a new release comes out that I've been waiting for (like Red Dead Redemption) then I'll take a day off college or work and get into it.

I can't stand buying a game only to get home and find you've got to go out to get food or something. I want to play NAAOOWW!

As far as moods go, I usually take a skim of my game collection (or a retailer's shelf/website) and think about whether I'm in the mood to play X, Y or Z genre....

If it's single player, I want to have time to play it and not be tired, so I can take in what's happening.

That's what it's like with a lot of games if I want to just play the campaign mode, even if I've already started it.

It depends on the game. As you said, if I only have 20 mins I would probably insert a 2D platformer on my DS. On the flipside if I have 5 hours of playtime I would play 1 act of MGS4. Damn that game was amazing, it was ~2 hour movie + ~3 hours of gameplay / gaming session. Playing only half a chapter (act) wouldn't give the same results imo.

Generally I don't have to be in a special mood when it comes to games, but I understand what you're saying. When it comes to movies I have to wait until the perfect time to watch it. I just pick the next game on my huge list of unplayed games.. -_-

For me it just has to be new.

i am always in the mood when i get a new game

Absolutely. Sadly, with work, the mood doesn't always last long enough for me to finish the game.

I have to be in the mood to finish a game.

Definitely. Sometimes I feel likestarting games over, but other times I can't be bothered to :P

Yeah, I cant just randomly start a game, I need to build myself up to it, like set aside a day to get started so the excitement builds up :)

when you get a new game or have one you havent played yet, do you have to be in the mood to start playing a new game?

or do you just start playing regardless the situation?

myself i usually have to be in the mood to start playing a new game unless its a sports or fighting game. if its a game with a story i gotta be wanting to play it and have have at least an 1 or 2 to get into it or i wont even start it. its kinda point less to start a new game and only have like 20 minutes to be able to play it

so what about you guys and gals?

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it depends.. if i was in a bad mood i definitely wont start a game with a story i need to focus on, instead i play a game just to take my mind away from things, like online FPSs or racing games or something like LBP. other than that, my mood need to be good and set for 4 or 5 days to play a game and finish it. my latest bad experience with such issue was when i started MGS3 about a month ago and i still didn't finish it, and i just cant see myself playing it from the beginning all over again... but somehow i have to.

I am, i'm always in a good mood when i start a new game, if im not then the game doesnt seem that fun and i'll just forget about it, so yes, i think you should be happy when you start a new game :D

If it's a soccer (and most sports games) or a RPG i don't have a problem to play whenever i can, but if i'm starting some i have to at least use 3-4 hours onto it if it has a story or difficult/weird gameplay.

I flip between games so easily, that it's pathetic. Sometimes I have to force myself to play, because I don't seem to be in the mood to play. And sometimes, I just want to play a different game than one I've been playing.muthsera666

I don't flip between games, but I totally agree with you with forcing myself to play. However, as soon as I start playing, I get into it really easy and get that "addiction" back.

Yes, I have to be in the mood to start a new game. I like to plan starting a new game for a time when I know I will be able to play it for at least several hours in a row like a weekend or a holiday.