The older we are getting the less time we have to actually play the games we love. It's an assumption of course, but its certainly true for me. There's so much out there that I would love to play but with a full time job, a wife and a daughter, I really have to put in the effort to even play at all. At first, I became much more strict about what I was going to buy. I did my research, awaited reviews, tried demo's and beta's before deciding if it was worth it. It helped, but not enough. The next step was to stop being tempted at Steam sales and stop replaying old games. Now, it has gone so far that if I like something, I check how long it would take me to beat the game (howlongtobeat.com). If it's too long, I have to re-evaluate and sometimes, take a pass.
I think it's great that games have become so long but sometimes I'd wish they were shorter. I'm currently playing two titles which really eat up my time. I'm loving The Witcher 3. But when I look at all those question marks on my world map and quests on my to do list, I cannot help the feeling of it being too much work. Even though it's amazing to play every time I put some effort into it, I still feel slightly demotivated by the enormous amount of time it requires of me. The same goes for Bloodborne. Very different game. But it's time consuming due to it's lack of a narrative, guide and it being very obscure in almost everything. I consider both titles some of the best games I've played in years but I do yearn to move on to other games. First world problems am I right?
Anyway, it made me wonder how other people feel about this. So don't be shy and share a little with us. Btw, life is ironic isn't it? When you were a kid, you didn't have the money for all those games. Now, you don't have the time 
even if I've loved every minute of it so far.
so I had to finish on my own.
