This is sort of a phrase I came up with for a way I've played games for years. Like getting another piece of gum when the flavor runs out, so has been my pattern of gaming. I would buy a game I was interested in and play it for a decent amount of time. Then I'd get to a point to where, for different reasons, I stop playing that game before beating it. The reasons include:
-Another game (new or owned) gets my attention and I move on to playing that one.
-I reach a point in the game that I can't pass and decide to set it aside for just awhile and convince myself I'll come back, but don't.
-LEVEL GRINDING gets mundane to the point I fall asleep with the controller in my hand.
-Life.
-3 discs into a 4 disc game and the file gets deleted/corrupted. I lose my passion when I have to mow through all of that again.
Some would sell their games or turn them into a Gamestop for credit to buy another game, but I'm a sentimental person and super-rarely ever give up a game. I still enjoy the time I spent playing them and they aren't bad games really. Don't get me wrong, I have played games to completion for sure. Couple of them even RPGs. I've got at least 20 PS2 games and probably over half I haven't finished.
Are any of you guilty of being a Bubblegum Gamer?
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