When do you know to quit?

[Stark]

Better question: when do you know to quilt?

[Exhuminator]

It's called the sunk cost fallacy

That is an enlightening article.

If not being a wuss means you have to be an idiot or do something to harm yourself, I think it's time to sit down and have a good hard think.

I don't believe playing a game of oscillating entertainment factor equates to being an idiot or harming yourself. I'm not talking about running with bulls here.

I'm talking about sometimes you start playing a game and it seems impossible, and then you push through it, and the game turns out amazing once you understand it. The King's Field series is a perfect example of this. But sometimes you push yourself to endure a hard game that simply is hard without merit. And then it would have been better to quit while you still felt intimidated.

Putting more time into a bad experience means you've not only wasted your money, but your time as well.

That's a good way to put it, and I agree.

it's always a good idea to ask yourself if you could be doing something better with your time right now, including non-gaming activities like exercising.

Personally I already make time every day for exercising. But any of us could replace any kind of entertainment with more important things. Games are no exception. But you've got to have that spoonful of sugar to make the life go down.

[J T]

Personally I already make time every day for exercising. But any of us could replace any kind of entertainment with more important things. Games are no exception. But you've got to have that spoonful of sugar to make the life go down.

I think entertainment is of the utmost importance. What's the point of living if life isn't any fun? People who slavishly pursue "productivity" don't make sense to me.

[Exhuminator]

What's the point of living if life isn't any fun?

To get ya dukkha on?

[J T]

What's the point of living if life isn't any fun?

To get ya dukkha on?

[noiseredux]

Better question: when do you know to quilt?

[prfsnl_gmr]

I do not complete every game I start, but I beat almost all of them. Since I beat Military Madness and Return Fire last summer, the only two games I have started, but not beaten are:

Odin Sphere (PS2); and
R-Type Delta (PS1).

Odin Sphere just bored me to tears, and I will have my revenge on R-Type Delta this summer...

[noiseredux]

I will have my revenge on R-Type Delta this summer...

[Stark]

Using subtitles to annotate an image, that's awesome.

[prfsnl_gmr]

You're probably right. R-Type Delta is probably going to kick my ass again...