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It says in the article that he's been playing it for four years and has racked up 300–400 hours game time. That's a bit less than the 'obsessive' realm some peo

It says in the article that he's been playing it for four years and has racked up 300–400 hours game time. That's a bit less than the 'obsessive' realm some people are placing this in, in terms of daily play. (400/(4*365*24))*100 =~ 1% He could easily rack up that game time with about 20 minutes per day. Granted, to do that each and every day for 4 years is still quite some undertaking, but it's not like he's spending every waking hour obsessing over it. (This only sprang to mind because I instantly compared it to my 160+ hours of game time in Breath of the Wild, a game I've only owned for a couple of months...) (Edited for formatting of the napkin-math)

zimpenfish 9y ago
I'm currently at 292 hours on "Binding Of Isaac"[1] in a little over 18 months. I'm not sure he counts as "obsessive". [1] (PC version; I've probably got 100+ hours on the Vita version as well)
jvzr 9y ago
Last year, I clocked in at 565 days spent in World of Warcraft (since February 2006). I have since stopped playing that game, unrelated to the time spent. I do not regret a single minute spent playing that game with my friends and family.
- Retric 9y ago
  WoW always felt more like 1/3 video game 2/3 social network.
ghostbrainalpha 9y ago
Off Topic... but what are you doing in Breath of the Wild? I thought that game was 50 hours to beat. Are you going for 100% complete, or is the game more difficult game than I realized?
- oneeyedpigeon 9y ago
  I'm not really going for 100% complete, but I am going for 'complete as much as I possibly can'. From what I've heard, 100% complete would really be a grind, but I'm still totally enjoying taking my time and discovering new things. Some days you want to fight, some you just want to explore the world. For example, there's an element of the game where you photograph various animals/objects and attempt to collect an example of each and every one. Now and then I take some time out and just roam the landscape, honing my photography skills. The next thing I know it, hours have passed and I'm thinking to myself "what am I actually supposed to be doing again?" It's a game to get lost in, big time.
- CM30 9y ago
  The game has a lot of content, especially if you're going for 100% completion or get easily sidetracked by open world titles. Those 900 Korok seeds take a while to find, as does getting and upgrading all the armour, completing 120 shrines, plus the Trial of the Sword, Champion's Ballad DLC, about 80 odd sidequests, beating the various overworld bosses (about another 100 or so), getting all the key items and finishing Master Mode. 100% completion could easily be a few hundred hours. And it only gets more insane if you try self imposed challenges, attempt speedrunning, mess around with glitches or try out various mods for the Wii U version.
CM30 9y ago
Yeah, it's not exactly the longest playtime you can have for a game. I mean, I've personally played Breath of the Wild for more than 500 hours across profiles, and various 3DS games (Luigi's Mansion 2 and the Mario & Luigi titles) for 200+ hours a piece. And that's still nothing when you consider that many people play your average Pokemon or Animal Crossing game for many hundreds or even thousands of hours, or how long people spend playing MMORPGs or other multiplayer focused titles. 300-400 hours is impressive for a game like this one, but obsessive might be something closer to a World of Warcraft who's played the game for eight hours a day for six years, or someone whose entire YouTube career is based on being really good at a single game (like pannekoek or Stryder7x).

zimpenfish 9y ago

I'm currently at 292 hours on "Binding Of Isaac"[1] in a little over 18 months. I'm not sure he counts as "obsessive". [1] (PC version; I've probably got 100+ hours on the Vita version as well)

jvzr 9y ago

Last year, I clocked in at 565 days spent in World of Warcraft (since February 2006). I have since stopped playing that game, unrelated to the time spent. I do not regret a single minute spent playing that game with my friends and family.

Retric 9y ago
WoW always felt more like 1/3 video game 2/3 social network.

ghostbrainalpha 9y ago

Off Topic... but what are you doing in Breath of the Wild? I thought that game was 50 hours to beat. Are you going for 100% complete, or is the game more difficult game than I realized?

oneeyedpigeon 9y ago
I'm not really going for 100% complete, but I am going for 'complete as much as I possibly can'. From what I've heard, 100% complete would really be a grind, but I'm still totally enjoying taking my time and discovering new things. Some days you want to fight, some you just want to explore the world. For example, there's an element of the game where you photograph various animals/objects and attempt to collect an example of each and every one. Now and then I take some time out and just roam the landscape, honing my photography skills. The next thing I know it, hours have passed and I'm thinking to myself "what am I actually supposed to be doing again?" It's a game to get lost in, big time.
CM30 9y ago
The game has a lot of content, especially if you're going for 100% completion or get easily sidetracked by open world titles. Those 900 Korok seeds take a while to find, as does getting and upgrading all the armour, completing 120 shrines, plus the Trial of the Sword, Champion's Ballad DLC, about 80 odd sidequests, beating the various overworld bosses (about another 100 or so), getting all the key items and finishing Master Mode. 100% completion could easily be a few hundred hours. And it only gets more insane if you try self imposed challenges, attempt speedrunning, mess around with glitches or try out various mods for the Wii U version.

CM30 9y ago

Yeah, it's not exactly the longest playtime you can have for a game. I mean, I've personally played Breath of the Wild for more than 500 hours across profiles, and various 3DS games (Luigi's Mansion 2 and the Mario & Luigi titles) for 200+ hours a piece. And that's still nothing when you consider that many people play your average Pokemon or Animal Crossing game for many hundreds or even thousands of hours, or how long people spend playing MMORPGs or other multiplayer focused titles. 300-400 hours is impressive for a game like this one, but obsessive might be something closer to a World of Warcraft who's played the game for eight hours a day for six years, or someone whose entire YouTube career is based on being really good at a single game (like pannekoek or Stryder7x).