Playing games are a pretty common addiction and we have so much fun playing them, but was there ever a game (or games) that you couldn't put the controller down for many hours? I'm sure we all had these moments.
Here are some of my most addicting experiences from these following games.
Harvest Moon 64 & Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
I only put those two games just because it's the only titles I had tried from the HM franchise.
The Harvest Moons games are pretty addicting in general, because you are multi-tasking to raise your farm by growing crops, raising animals, stocking your crops and improving your tools and land property. I think getting into the drama with the town's people and finding the girl of your dreams is what makes this series exciting because you are not sure what to do depending on the situation or you see the characters being developed into positive role-models if you are willing to help them. Harvest Moon may look cute and adorable, but it will suck you into the experience.
I remember playing Harvest Moon 64 a lot in grade 8 from around 9am to 4am during weekends and around summer vacation. Now those addicting moments are back again when I recently tried Harvest Moon: Back to Nature on the PSN (which originally came out for the PS1), but not as bad as my younger years with HM64.
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Sure, the game may have a dragging first act of cutscenes with much repetitiveness and backtracking in the gameplay, but for some strange reason you cannot put the controller down. I believe the new elements in the gameplay (like the stamina bar and precise sword swinging mechanics) and the fun and intriguing characters this time around makes you curious to play the game much more further. Normally any 3D Zelda game will make you play for countless of hours, but somehow Skyward Sword's new features and captivating story draws you into this Zelda universe despite some of it's tiresome flaws.
This is the game I play so much during my holiday break last year that I've actually beat it in a week and a few days. When I saw there was Hero Mode after beating the game, I continued and bailed it.
The Original Sims Games
This is probably the only game franchise I got addicted to on the PC and I think I have to thank my high school friends for this (sarcasm). Just like Harvest Moon, seeing your Sims living together, going to places and developing a loving relationship is what made this series exciting. For me though, getting the extension packs for the first Sims game and building houses and places for the sims was my addiction. I just adored the new features and wanted to make my own houses, shops and vacation resorts out of them. Sometimes my friends who had Sims would download pre-made items from users, though they were risky to download since the game would crash.
Like I say in many threads, there's bound to be more on the list.
There's very few I can't put down until I reach the end of the game.
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