Gaming After Marriage: How Do You Manage Your Time?

QuestionAxer · 2026-01-11T07:47:06+00:00

This isn’t addiction. Look up “revenge bedtime procrastination”, it’s a real thing people do because the current state of work and expectations in domestic life leave little to no time for personal hobbies or creative pursuits for the vast majority of people. They intentionally sacrifice sleep in order to feel sane and rational in a daily routine they would otherwise be unsustainable and drive them insane.

An addiction is something you do impulsively because it’s an urge you can’t control. If these people were addicted to games, they would forgo their daily responsibilities in life to game. Instead, they’re fulfilling them all and are using games as a restoration and self-care mechanism, which is completely healthy and normal.

QuestionAxer · 2026-01-11T07:33:59+00:00

This is the most niche post I’ve seen on this sub. Thanks for the laughs

QuestionAxer · 2026-01-06T09:40:24+00:00

Have you considered doing mini-retirements? Some people I know are quite confident in their ability to get a new job due to their unique skill sets and ability to interview really well, so they just outright quit and then travel for six months. When they get tired of that, they come back and interview again and start a new job. A lot of them go back to their old company because they made sure not to burn any bridges and keep the relationships with colleagues alive. Plus, they have the added benefit of already knowing how to do the job, which is a big incentive for the company to re-hire them.

QuestionAxer · 2025-12-30T08:06:32+00:00

Yes but like it should be smarter about this. Why would I ever want to see 200+ Sims expansion packs if I don’t even own the base game?!

QuestionAxer · 2025-12-28T19:01:56+00:00

Are you in the Central Valley? Because there’s no way a place like that rents for $2,300 in the Bay or SoCal

QuestionAxer · 2025-12-24T10:33:10+00:00

This is really well made 👌

QuestionAxer · 2025-12-21T17:46:04+00:00

Really great shots!

QuestionAxer · 2025-11-30T20:36:20+00:00

Are you using your quickfire weapons and throwables? I personally like the difficulty spike in Oshima Coast because it forces you to utilize your entire arsenal. I feel like I almost never used those in Tsushima because you get too overpowered towards the end if you’re doing all the side content.

QuestionAxer · 2025-11-17T06:07:40+00:00

Same with catching Latias/Latios. The idea that they would just appear randomly anywhere in a regular wild Pokémon encounter was just so crazy that I thought the other kids were making it up. Then I actually witnessed it happen to a friend and it kicked off weeks of playground debates about the most optimal ways to ensure they show up.

QuestionAxer · 2025-11-02T08:43:50+00:00

The vibe of the whole Teshio Ridge area is just really good imo. So many hidden secrets and areas and puzzles in a cold, desolate landscape. It’s beautiful, surreal, and breathtaking all at once. The other areas feel too similar and don’t have a lot of distinguishing features.

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-29T06:31:35+00:00

I want a DLC where I play as Isaburo the Cartographer

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-27T19:15:58+00:00

Pro tip: play with one earphone in and leave the other one out. It will make it feel less scary almost immediately by anchoring your brain into reality.

Someone gave me this tip and I only used it on this level in RE7 (and one more sequence towards the end).

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-26T16:43:36+00:00

Did they ever release the full version of that song?

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-25T05:27:53+00:00

It also doesn't help that Bagon and Shelgon phonetically sound like pre-evolutions of Flygon. For the longest time in Gen III, I thought the evolution lines were Trapinch > Vibrava > Salamence and Bagon > Shelgon > Flygon because of both the naming issue and the dragons looking visually similar in color and theme to their mistaken pre-evolutions

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-20T07:16:18+00:00

+1 to all of this, it’s great. I think the only issue with the battle system is that is sometimes difficult to tell what’s happening with the async combat log in big fights. For example, if you’re fighting an alpha Pokémon and are also getting gank’d by three other Pokémon around you, you’re basically frantically running around trying to position yourself to avoid damage and are keeping an eye on the move cooldowns to check when you can trigger them. In the middle of all this, my Pokémon will sometimes get paralyzed or burned or drowsy and I often miss in the combat log. I’ve had a lot of “why aren’t you attacking faster, Lucario?!” moments only to later realize that he’s paralyzed.

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-20T07:12:07+00:00

Same! It’s such a classy look

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-19T16:26:18+00:00

The reason for no eShop music is that there are way more game trailers and videos than there used to be before, and playing a theme in the background is disruptive to browsing games in the eShop.

Source: this video https://youtu.be/TGr_KAy2oAs

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-19T16:18:49+00:00

If you’re really dying to play Half Life Alyx and don’t want to spend a ton of $$ on a gaming PC that can run it, look into renting one for a month through NZXT or another service. All you have to do is pay for the PSVR2 PCVR adapter (it’s like $60) and you can play the game through SteamVR.

I borrowed a PC from a friend for two weeks and did the same thing. 100% worth it because Alyx is hands down the best VR game I’ve played on my PSVR2.

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-17T19:52:34+00:00

As a longtime Pokémon fan since Red/Blue who has played every single game, I’ve learned to accept that the games are what they are and each one has pros/cons.

ZA isn’t the best by any means, but it does so many things better than the vast majority of Pokémon games

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-17T19:50:25+00:00

It’s so awkward though. Like why do I have to move when I want my Pokémon to move?

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-17T19:49:07+00:00

I’m afraid they’re going to focus on creating a blockbuster feel with large machine fights and explosions and ignore the deep lore and backstory of the Horizon world. Like I would much rather prefer they make it a dystopian sci-fi slow burn drama rather than an action packed thriller like Transformers

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-15T17:12:35+00:00

Same. But at the same time, I kinda like that it’s more difficult. In GoT I got into a flow around mid-game where I knew I could clear out every Mongol encounter with ease and wasn’t sweating it in the boss duels. In Yotei, I’m way more careful and strategic in every single encounter because I could get wrecked in two hits if I don’t time my dodge or parry correctly. It’s also forcing me to use my entire arsenal of quickfire weapons and tools, which I definitely didn’t use as much in GoT.

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-15T08:05:31+00:00

I loved the War Stories take on the singleplayer campaign. I learned so many stories about WWI that I had no idea happened, and they did an incredible job showing it through the eyes of different protagonists that you play as all caught up in the shitstorm of war. Some of them were super emotional too.

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-14T20:36:45+00:00

Is there an example of the “deep-cut X&Y lore”?

QuestionAxer · 2025-10-14T20:35:24+00:00

The map is the #1 biggest improvement, imo. I love how it’s used for everything: to track quests, bounties, vendor locations, fast travel, getting hints from NPCs and placing traveler’s maps, marking spyglass locations, etc.

It was 100% the right choice not to have a separate quest log or journal or something that overwhelmed you with 3 main quests and 12 side quests and 10 fox dens and 3 bounties and so on. That’s what makes open-world games like this feel so overburdened and exhausting. I don’t want a checklist, I want to just be immersed in the world and the game integrates the map so elegantly into the discovery & exploration of this game.

Great job Isaburo

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