How do you decide what to play?

[chxshire22]

just wondering. nowadays we have hundreds of games at our fingertips, we probably have a handful of favourites. how do you decide which game to play when you're free? i've got so many games halfway played, heck even my persona 5 i bought in 2018 is still left in the last dungeon (the one we go for morgana) lol

 

[Bakuma1997]

I do the virtual equivalent at eenie neanie moe (Pick a random game) and play it, if i get hooked to it, that's what i play, but often i start my console/ handheld with what i want to play already in mind

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I usually get my recommendations from bloggers I follow or random uploads on YouTube.

 

[Dr.Kisaragi]

Mostly my instincts if the game "clicks" me then I will play it.

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

I look at the cover of the game, Google what it's about and look at pictures of the game to see if it's something that I may want to try playing.

 

[Guinea]

I just go over the backlog and pick whatever strikes me.

Edit- I guess to kinda sorta deep dive, I don't really like sticking with the same genre. Like, after I finish an RPG I'll play a platformer, or a point-and-click, or a hack and slash. Never the same genre back to back.

 

[χKai]

Pure instinct. If I was gonna play something and then get a sudden urge to play something else, I will.

Just not sure how I'm gonna explain that to the rest of the participants at the Smash Bros. tournament.

 

[redux007]

just wondering. nowadays we have hundreds of games at our fingertips, we probably have a handful of favourites. how do you decide which game to play when you're free? i've got so many games halfway played, heck even my persona 5 i bought in 2018 is still left in the last dungeon (the one we go for morgana) lol

Depends on what I'm in the mood for.

 

[Sleepstate]

idk anymore usually I just remember "oh yeah this franchise exists" and play a game from that or if I see a game "usually a platformer or RPG" that looks cute or interesting i play

 

[AceWhatever]

I already have a backlog for every console I own and play everything in release order so I don't waste time thinking about it. If the turn comes up for a game that's part of a series I never played before I go back and play the earlier games first but only as far back as the 16-bit era or Gameboy.

Occasionally I'll make some exceptions and jump ahead to a specific game on a specific console depending on circumstances and also for current PS4/5 games that either pop up on Plus or get heavily discounted.