So many choices to choose

I have been working continuously on Fallout 3 and FFV yet things just keep getting in the way.  I get distracted with Netflix, or can't decide if I want to watch TV (which is an issue because most of my games are on the PS3 platform so I have to usually use a TV.  I do have a computer monitor hooked up through a Jam box but the monitor is not that large so the display sucks big time for games that require a much larger screen).

Fallout 3 is a great game.  It just takes a lot of work to get into things and then want to continue the storyline quests for it.  I just wish to explore everything and complete all the quests, while at the same time get all the damn trophies that the game offers.  And when you deal with a game that's main content with no DLC content takes a 600 page game guide to cover in detail, sometimes too much is not a good thing.

I think that is a downfall of Fallout 3 in some cases.  It is big.  It is huge.  And that's not just what she said.

The game has a massive world to it where almost anything is possible.  I know that many games say that anything is possible, yet when Fallout 3 says it, it is true.

It is so overwhelming at the immense data that is available in the game that I found myself getting lead astray by external factors, being TV, Netflix, FFXI, etc.  Things that would normally not drag me away from the screen since I would be sooooo into this playable universe.  Maybe its the choices.  Maybe having way to many choices is not always a good thing.

Think about it.  Sometimes it can be so stressful in real life to have to make a decision on what to do and when to do it and then if that was the right thing.  So why bring that into a video game.  Yes we all want them to be as close to reality as possible however we don't want all that reality and life has to offer.  Give me an open world game that sucks me in.  Something that I am given choices however the limits are still there I just can't see them.

Then I turn to FFXI.  With the new level cap increase to 95 I have been working on getting my character stronger, yet I also want to work on my lower level stuff and I find problems with what to do and when.  In FFXI there are a lot of choices, however not as many as you would think.  That is because the user population has shifted things over to a world in which you have to do this to succeed.  Yes there is a demographic in the game that gets by lvling in other areas, however the missions and quests which draw people to the game I feel are almost ignored by the major populace which frustrates me.  My best friend is now playing more which is great cause I had a buddy to adventure with.  However I wish the choices were not as limited with that.

Hmmmm  what to do what to do.

I find myself resorting to Gran Turismo 5.  Its a good game, however I never understand why I keep buying GT games.  I am just not a big car person.  Nor do I know a damn thing about tuning them and racing.  Its nice to drone out to some mind numbing racing requiring me to hold down the X button and steer.  Yes, its realistic physics.  Yes the graphics are in my opinion some of the best for a car racing game out there.  Yes, there are hours upon hours of playtime and its a great game.  I just don't see it as a fit for me.  Maybe that will change as I continue on with my list.  I might use it as a reliever game of some sort between titles that I complete.