Friday, July 15, 2011

Someone stop me, please!

             I am such an addict. Civ5 has spent more than 49 hours with me in the past 4 day. It started one day I decided to see how it works for a single player game. I was Alexander. a couple of hours later, I won by getting the best research score. After I won, the game asked me if I want to return to main menu or "wait,... just... one... more...turn..." Of course, I clicked on "wait...". Of course, it's not just one more turn. I started to use my death robots to take over all the little countries around... It did not end in the coming 4 hours. It didn't end even after someone off work...

             That was it. After 7 hours of games, I thought it's enough. I really felt so. I told J that I will never play more than 1 hour a day in the future. The day after, I went back to the computer, thinking about what I could do differently. I chose a new set up. 3 hours later, I won again, by surviving from battles all over the world. It asked me if I want to go back to the main menu, well, you know what I chose. Someone was off from work and caught me red handed.

              Awful, that was the only one thing I could say. It definitely felt like a waste of time. That was how this addiction worked for me. I knew that I will always feel like waste of time whenever I play it. I will always think that I can control myself. The truth is no. At least, not now. Not until I get a new addiction. Alright, that was my confession of my new guilty pleasure. I am back to normal again!

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Sid Meier's Civilization V