20 Surefire Signs You're Playing Way Too Many Video Games

Being a gamer is a funny old lifestyle. To those who ain't part of gamer culture, us gathered around our televisions for hours on end as we bash demons in Dark Souls or jump on the heads of cute creatures in Mario is baffling, and they simply can't fathom how and why we spend so long doing what we do. Now we all know gaming is excellent and these people are the crazy ones, but do we realise exactly how much of an effect it has on our day-to-day lives? In this article, we'll delve exactly into the funny habits of us gamers as a result of absorbing ourselves too much in our favourite hobby. This article is for everyone who has spouted forth a game reference to a non-gamer and been greeted with silence from the grave, for every person who is ridiculed for having the sonic ring sound as a text message tone and for all gamers everywhere.

20. You Are The Dragonborn

After spending far, far too long with Skyrim, its most famous Dragon Shout has now become part of your vocabulary and is used at all times whenever a loud noise, such as a sneeze, is emitted in the immediate vicinity. I mean who needs 'bless you' or 'achoo' any more? FUS RO DA applied to everything is much better.

19. Victory!

Whenever you've done something truly excellent, you hum the victory fanfare from a game of your choosing in your head. Those who are risque might even hum it out loud, hoping that those nearby might get the reference and not just reward us with a blank stare of hatred. Favourites, naturally, are Final Fantasy and Zelda.

18. The Horror Of Outside

Bleary eyed, delirious and probably malnourished after your latest gaming binge, you emerge out of your man/woman cave to the harsh, unrelenting sunlight and it burns so very much. It makes much more sense to avoid it altogether and retreat even further amongst your discarded crisp packets and immerse thyself once more in the nice, gentle glow of your monitor or television set.