What game could you play for 8 hours straight?

And two follow up questions

What game should you play for 8 hours straight?

What game have you play for 8 hours straight?

I won't list what I could play specifically for 8 hours straight, as it would likely include any game that really captures my imagination.

I don't know if there's any game you should play for 8 hours straight.

Games I have played for 8 hours straight or more include:

Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights 2
Dragon Age:Origins
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
Icewind Dale 1 and 2
Mass Effect
The Witcher 1 and 2
Kingdoms of Amalur:Reckoning


Might be a few others, but I think all of those I've played for an 8 hour or longer stint at one time or another.

Games I remember to have played 8 hours straight:
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Starcraft 2

Games I think you should play for 8 hours straight:
None. None at all. It's actually bad for you. Take breaks.

Games I could play for 8 hours straight:
If I'm feeling bad enough and need escape from reality, pretty much anything good that lasts at least that long.

Back when these gaming experiences were new: Betrayal at Krondor, Ultima VII, Diablo, Wing Commander games, particularly Privateer 2, Fallout, Fallout 2, Baldur's Gate 1/2, Planescape Torment, Icewind Dale 1/2, Arcanum, Freelancer, VtM: Bloodlines, and especially Civilizaiton II and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (with and without the expansion pack). All of these I had a least one 8-hour session at one time or other, back when my time was cheap and patience enduring.

I'd add Thief 1/2 to the list, except I only played those games at night, and well, four or five hours was typically the max so I'd get *some* sleep.

Nowadays I never game for that long. Usually just an hour or two, in spurts every few days, if that.

should:
Beyond Good and Evil (one of my fav games of all times)
Dungeons and Dragons Online (if you enjoy MMOs)
Treasure Adventure Game (free on here, and awesome game!!)
Life. You should participate in life at least 8 hours a day, not focusing only on video games :)


Have:
Dungeons and Dragons Online
Beyond Good and Evil
Halo
Worms 3D
Baldur's Gate
Crysis
Halflife
Team Fortress 2
Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine
Magicka
Titan Quest
Terraria
Fallout 3
Fable 3
Dragon Age: Origins
The Bard's Tale (2004)
Dungeons of Dredmor
Dragon Warrior
Final Fantasy 1
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire 3
Dragon Warrior 7
Zelda
Link
Zelda 2: Link to the past
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Zelda Windwaker
Mariokart Double Dash
Neverwinter Nights
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager
Guitar Hero 1 & 2
Way more from my childhood, but I hardly remember them.

These days:
Pretty much none. I have too many things going on and seldom have the time to sit down and play a game that long straight.

If time weren't an issue:
Any game which really grabbed my interest. Skyrim, Arkham City, etc.

Games I have:
City of Heroes
Ultima Online
Star Ocean: 'Til the End of Time
FFVII (I think)
Maybe a couple others I don't recall.

Games you should:
None. :p

Don't really do this often these days but if I do it would be something like:

Left4Dead 2
Civilization Series
Heroes of Might & Magic Series

8 hours is lightweight though :P

What game could you play for 8 hours straight?

Civ II,III,IV

What game should you play for 8 hours straight?

None

What game have you played for 8 hours straight?

Civ II,III,IV

Virtue's Last Reward

What game could you play for 8 hours straight?
Anno series

What game should you play for 8 hours straight?
Anno series

What game have you play for 8 hours straight?
Anno 1404, I've played it for 16 hours straight :))

I played The Witcher 2 for 8 hrs or more, because I want to see Triss naked again and Geralt's way of 'bedding' women.

The list for me is too big, my most recent games would be

Mass Effect 2 (26 hours)
and Psychonauts (10 hours)

With most Civ games, it's a given that you'll end up playing 8 hours or more and not realize it!

To answer your three questions:
1. Deus Ex: it is too engrossing and I have to force myself to quit when I play it.
2. The Elder Scrolls II - Daggerfall: The only way to make progress in that game in my opinion is to play for eight hours.
3. None, I can't get myself to play a game for more than 2 or 3 hours ninety-five percent of the time. I have to get up and move around or do something else with my time.

Civ, Heroes of Might and Magic, Batman. Yeah.

Oh and Eador now, holy shit it is good.