I always liked the original Silent Hill's save points. Harry (the main character) would use them to chronicle his journey up to that point in case someone came across his notes. Wasn't revolutionary, but just a neat touch of emersion.

Parasite Eve on the Playstation. That game went from zero to 100 in 10 seconds flat. Watching an opera full of people spontaneously combust into flames... Very intense and very exciting. One of the best openings to a video game, period.

It's only wrong if you're putting other, more important things on the back burner. Video games are wonderful things and give us some amazing experiences that I think more people should actually find a way to enjoy! But if it's at the expense of your job, marriage, relationships, personal growth... Then yeah. You might want to take a step back and reevaluate where you spend your time.

But that's on you to be honest enough with yourself by looking inward.

110% of the time. But I don't just walk through it or jump into it willy-nilly. I ease my way to the flames so I understand how close I can get. Haha