Back in the beginning of July, Steam had their Summer sale that featured hundreds, if not thousands, of deals for almost all of their games. Everyday there would be around ten or so “special” deals that could sometimes cut the cost of game by 86%. So how could I resist picking up games that would normally cost $10 for $1.50? Well, I couldn’t.

Throughout that whole ordeal, I purchased 16 new games. What the hell am I supposed to do with 16 new games, all at once? Was I really supposed to go through each, one at a time? I should have known better as I quickly discovered I have something called Gaming ADD.I wouldn’t doubt that other people have expressed their concerns for this affliction, be it in other blogs or forums, but I feel I need to explain what happens to me:

I would install one of my new games (for this example, let’s say it’s Overlord), and quickly boot it up. Upon starting my brand new campaign, I’d be faced with your standard tutorial. Press down on the spacebar to attack this pumpkin. Go test out your new spell on this dummy goblin. If your life gets too low, you can heal at these points. Okay, I get how to play this game. Let me get to the good stuff.

Sadly, that “good stuff” would never come as I’d finally get through the tutorial, remember that I had another 15 games to try playing out that just might be quicker into the action . I would promptly quit out of the game and end up back at Steam to install my next game.

Rinse and repeat 15 more times, and I’m here a month and a half later having played barely any of the games for more than 20 minutes.

And you want to know the worst part about all of it? Those 16 games cost me around $40 and I’m probably just going to do the same thing when Steam has it’s Winter sale… Steam has found a way for you to blow $40, and not feel remorseful about it whatsoever.

Let me know if you suffer from Gaming ADD and any ways you’ve conquered it.