Hello Video Games, Please Take a Break Now Because I’m Tired

One of the most irritating things I’ve heard lately is that with the ongoing pandemic happening, everyone has a ton of free time and you can learn a new skill and I don’t know, perform ten cooking classes in the space of an hour. However, I write about video games which means that I have to play a lot of them without having a real break.

I don’t hate my job at all, but unfortunately with so many video games coming out, I have to be glued to a lot of them 24/7. Notice how I say a lot, but not all? That’s because my backlog is at least 100 miles long and I don’t have the time to play them all. Granted, sometimes I just want to sit back, relax and play Dragon Age 2 despite having played it 100 times already, but that’s a story for another time.

So video games, let me throw a plea your way: could you take a break for the year and we can come back and start again in January? That’d be great, thanks. After all, I’m certain I still wouldn’t be able to get halfway through my backlog, but boy, would it feel nice to say I had the chance to catch up.

And look, let me be honest with you here, I love events with tons of trailers, and gameplay, and speculation with interviews. Those sort of things just tickle my pickle and whatnot, but just maybe, as a suggestion, that we just calm down and have a little nap for the rest of 2020? It’s just an idea.

Hit me up Geoff Keighley, I’m sure you can make it happen.

Please, I just want to have a nap.

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Aimee Hart

[She/They] Aimee Hart specializes in queer fandom, video games and tabletop, having started her career writing for numerous websites like The Verge, Polygon, Input Magazine and more. Her goal now is to boost LGBTQ+ voices in the video games industry.

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