<![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> They forgot Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

Fitz Rhapsody

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Thrustonion

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> since my systems are in my room, I play whatever console game I have been playing before sleeping. I just finished Call of Juarez on 360, so now I'm in the middle of choosing a new game...probably gonna be Folklore on PS3...

Soralinkyuna

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I can't believe I'm about to make a triple post but I thought of some more I used to play into the wee hours of the morning: Psychonauts (PS2), Another Code (DS), Zoo Keeper (DS), Zelda: Wind Waker (GC), Pikmin[2] (GC)...

They're all good, but I forgot the All Time Greatest Late Night Game:
Shadow of the Colossus. A game I haven't heard mentioned anywhere in about 6 months.

Collins1

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @endercatbus: I used to wind down with half an hour of Animal Crossing DS, but I get to sleep so late now that there's nothing to do in the game.

Collins1

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I like a bit of my guilty pleasure; Sly 2: Band of Thieves because of the art style - my dreams look like that game. Also:
+ GTA:VC/LCS (For the free roaming)
+ SSX 3/On Tour (Relaxing tunes)
+ Super Mario Sunshine/Galaxy (Art style)
+ Skate (Custom soundtracks, chilled out gameplay)

Collins1

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I dont play games before sleep any more. One night, my mom saw me sitting up in bed, pressing air buttons with my eyes wide open.

Fire_Mario

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I like playing Lost in Blue before bed, it's not at all taxing or stressful, and it's repetitive enough to be relaxing.

SisterGrim

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Animal Crossing on gamecube used to be my lullaby. Turn in a few fossils, fish for 15. Put me right out, never recaptured the magic on DS.

endercatbus

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> If I play Nintendogs right before going to sleep, my dogs are already sleeping and get pissed when I wake them up. That proves for unhappy moments before bedtime.

GamerBunny

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @Goataroo: It was mentioned about 10 times hours before you >_>"

Bam345

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Yahtzee

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> DeLoRtEd1: I love tetris, Tetris DS is the only other tetris game I love.

Yahtzee

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've seen a lot of good suggestions for Bedtime gaming, but how did nobody mention Professor Layton yet? It's stimulating, but not overly so...plus the music is quite calming. I'll pop that on for 10 minutes or so before going to sleep, then I'm out like a baby.

Goataroo

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> yeah, like I'm going to play Lumines before bed and be up all night. AND even if I do manage to get to sleep, I'll just dream of trying to get two colored blocks into 4x4 squares :(

KingSnakeX4

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @greeble: I'm with you, Crush before bed. Despite the fact it gives me strange and sketchy dreams. Exit is great as well.

TearsandScreams

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> fl0w

Thermopylae

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I really regret buying Sins of a Solar Empire, I'm going to fail my exams ;_;. Anyway, here's my top 5 in no order:
SoaSE
MHP2ndG
C&C 3: Kane's Wrath
Warriors Orochi (PSP)
FF VII: Crisis Core

Bam345

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Mrobinson587

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> If I need to go to sleep it's Professor Layton. Works like a charm.

Flow's great after watching a movie late at night and you're just not quite ready for bed.

otaking241

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> The big problem with some games is the "one more" syndrome where you keep telling yourself "just one more puzzle" and after a bit you realize it's 4 am.

otarumx

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I played Profesor Layton for a while but now that I finished it I'm looking for a new one to lull me into dreamland.

otarumx

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Lumines is pretty good, Pheonix Wright is also good sleepytime gaming. However, i am a purist, and will always think that reading is the best way to drift to dreamland.

dragonsword

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Final Fantasy III...nothing like repetitive leveling up to get you good and sleepy...one of my characters still has 25 before they max out their experience at 99....yaaawwwn.....

MikRoBot

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Oh man i havent played JSRF in a long time. Time to pop that baby on teh old box. JSR needs a sequel.

Rengenki

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> oh, i just remembered Endless Ocean. ive zoned out for hours on end playing that game.

wavesofwar74

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've been stuck on puzzle 135 of Professor Layton for weeks and weeks, so I usually fall asleep trying to finish that one. Clubhouse DS was a big one in the past. Dr. Mario for old Gameboy, too!

Candle

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I used to play Big brain academy, for the nintendo DS.. Actually is very funny to play it at night when I´m tired from school homework... xD

Hellicus

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> By far my favorite game to play before bed time is my DS and Ace Attorney Series Either Phoniex Wright or the new Apollo Justice. It is like having a great before bedtime story to read each time.

BaZ2

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I'm down with the flOw. Great game to play with the lights out.

CyOps

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Although I already said "w/e i am currently playing /bought" well, I gotta add one. I like Electroplankton sometimes... Soothing stuff...

Scazza

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Just last night I finished things up with a few random games on Club House Games. Funny it's on the list.

Lost In Blue 3 on the DS isn't so bad either. You can play through a couple of days (in game) and it's just enough.

Adam In Texas

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> No specific game, but beating that impossible boss or completeing a difficult task in a game is always great to do before sleep.

mferrari

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I'd love to be playing Me & My Katamari before bed; it's too bad I can't fucking find the game anywhere. >:O

I swear, two months ago when I didn't have a PSP, I could find it anywhere. Now that I do have a PSP, it's nowhere to be found. Kudos though to MSNBC for actually mentioning a game like Katamari.

ceilingFANBOY

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I found a second hand copy of Metroid fusion on Saturday so I've just been playing that. But I usually read.
My partner plays pokemon. It's really cute, she falls asleep mid-battle sometimes and so I gently prise her hands from the D.S., finish the battle and save her game for her. It's worth doing just for the confused look on her face when she wakes up slightly later on, trying to push buttons for a moment before she realises the D.S. is gone.

Weirdwolf

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Always Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters for me. Blowing up robots is always a great way to end the day.

Wolfers

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've been playing Phoenix Wright T&T before going to sleep lately. I'll probably go on to Apollo Justice later on.

...I would read books or manga but I don't like having a light on when I sleep (I have to get up and turn it off D=)

simpleandpink

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I try lots of stuff before going to sleep... but last few days I'm playing PSP.
Disgaea, Patapon and Final Fantasy II.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've been playing Imagine Figure Skating before bed. Now I'm onto Fashion Designer, lol. Great games to just park your brain, and relax. I'll admit, I am having fun with them.

Menolly

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Usually I read, I'm working through THe Song of Ice and Fire books right now. But I'm not against playing a day or two of Harvest Moon, and iteration but usually magic melody or DS Cute, before bed.

ConstantCupcake

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> one word. Cloud. super chill to play before going to bed and the music is quite relaxing too.

wavesofwar74

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> OUENDAN 2!

titlecade

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I surprised noone mentioned "Crush" for the psp. The game is all about a kid that gets hooked up to an expermental machine to fix his insomnia. The protagonist is half asleep the whole time. Its perfect to play before bed.

greeble

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Animal Crossing WW, though lately its been super mario galaxy

lunarazo

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I find that if I get my brain all riled up before I go to sleep, I don't actually go to sleep.

Monsieur Fap★Fap!

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Geometry Wars Evolved.

el.sand.bag

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I play solitaire on my iPod before going to sleep.

WEGGLES90

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Monkey Island 2 on my DS (flash cart of course) or the SNES version of Simcity.

jigglypoofs

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Evil Tortie's Mom: bah! I put in carriage returns, honest I did!

Evil Tortie's Mom

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Evil Tortie's Mom

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Pon-Pon-Pata-Pon... FEVER!!!

talk2sk

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I did have a 5th game in mind either Bart's Nightmare or Pyjamarama on the spectrum (something I doubt many people have played) anyway I hit the post key, by accident before typing in the 5th game.

Since Kotaku has no edit feature I was doomed and felt too lazy to double post.

Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I play a MGS game then go to bed.

Knight-Zero

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've been really enjoying Professor Layton for the DS -- before that it was Hotel Dusk. It's like reading and using your mind without associating a book with a bed and sleep. I'd rather think of sleeping while playing video games then while reading...

republicofthoronia

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I read a book.

TimLyons

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> FFXII RW on the ds is a great game to play in bed and just relax with. Lately though I've been playing the side mission in Crisis Core in an attempt to do them all while just relaxing. Lumines is a good way to exhaust your eyes and help you fall asleep.

But nothing beats playing Risk on the GBA to help fall asleep. Oh yeah, that's a great way to pass out.

VixDiesel

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Any open world free roaming game really, where just ambling around is a chill thing to do. San andreas was good for that, Crackdown most recently.

Sunjammer

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Anything on my DS in the dark ,as the backlit screen makes my eyes tired really quickly!

And as others have said books.

Riotpoll

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Gyakuten Saiban 4
Although I find that it keeps me awake more than it should xD

Iceman B.

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> pinball fx. lumines just takes way too damn long.

ajacy

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> BOOKS FTW

[its those fat papery things, that old people stare at]

Dude From Dubai

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Flow

Buji

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I wish that Super Mario Galaxy was playable without the wiimote so I could play that in bed. Sure, it's full of action, but there are some pretty laid back, dreamy areas.

mgy

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore: Very clever. Except you should of came up with a number 5. I'm pretty sure at least one other game had the cheap ending that the American Mario Bros 2 did.

Tiger-Fever

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Generally I play games that can be played in bursts when going to bed, mostly because I just play between commercials.

It's been mostly Crisis Core lately, still finishing up on missions. Before that though I'd stuck to Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee for the longest time; like, since that game came out lol

Recup

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I usually play some Ace Attorney before bed~ used to be Animal Crossing.

Kotae

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> right now, Heroes of Might and Magic III....this is why I don't get enough sleep every night

Bondageware

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Also, I asked this on another post but never got an answer... what do the stars to the right of some peoples comments mean?

dirtybacon

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Lately, either Audiosurf (to someone realxing, like Dave Matthews, James Taylor, or Mr. Bob Dylan), Sonic Rush Adventure, or Final Fantasy (the first one) on my buddy's PSP.

InsidiousTuna

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I go with all of the above people that talk about reading... My issue with DS and PSP is that my brain usually thinks.. "Ok, one more level, one more boss, one more puzzle" and I don't sleep well... a month ago I played Prof Layton until the wee hours.... I just couldn't stop.

dirtybacon

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> The only game that ever helped me sleep after playing just before bed but didn't make me feel like I was bored to death to do so was Golden Sun. Every other game I enjoy makes me stay up until I realize it's daylight and I'm screwed for the day for sleep...

cybereal

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @Erwin: It'd be scary, too, because Nessus would only do that if he had some terrible manipulation in store for you. That, and, you'd be having sex with an alien tripod.

zebber

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @ThaiGrocer:

Same for me . When i close my eyes i still see the block moves and try to make the lines .

Ett

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> not to sound like a smash fanboy but...

i like to play brawl before i go to bed and when i get up in the morning.

oh and i play ff tactics if i don't want to turn on the tv.

swift_tiger

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Phoenix Wright works best for me. Fire Emblem(I have The Sacred Stones)also works well too.

KM91

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I freak out half-asleep when I play Tetris DS before bed.

ThaiGrocer

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> MLB 07 the show for PSP or Lumines II or whatever DS/PSP game just came out that I'm trying to play, but quickly getting bored with...

Vabor

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Tetris DS, hundreds of nights since its release.

Just the standard marathon mode, because the other modes don't actually exist -- it's true.

PhantomSpaceman67

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> THEY SO FORGOT TO PUT ZACK AND WIKI, I LOVE TO PLAY THAT GAME BEFORE THE ZZZZZZZZ

NUVOLARI

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've been trying to find a copy of "Me and My Katamari" for like 4 months now. It's impossible.

PlayerX

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Ruisu

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I usually just read, but for a while, Wario Ware (the original, for the GBA) was my bedtime companion. Going through the minigame list in the mode where you just play one minigame and it gets fasterandfasterandfaster turned out to be pretty good.

MrPerson

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Like many of the posters above, I usually play Picross DS or Planet Puzzle League, and sometimes Ridge Racers 2 on PSP. Unrealistically drifting around at high speeds is relaxing to me somehow.

Sometimes I fall asleep while playing Phantasy Star Unvierse, it's funny because my character starts running into a wall and minutes later everyone in my party asks me what was I doing?

The "best" for last: For some strange reason Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed for the PC puts me to sleep. I mean, pink skies? come on. It was a great game though, but that problem made me lose races a lot.

TheContender

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Lately I've been playing CoD4 late into the night. Probably not a good idea as afterward I'm so cranked up I can't sleep and have to read awhile or something.

Oyn

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> games before bed eh? My Selection in no set order

1) Forty Winks on the PS1
2) Nights
3) Kirbys Nightmare/kirby in Dreamland
4) Super Mario 2 (USA Version)
5)





Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Typically I'll boot up the old famicom for some balls to the wall horizontal shooter action. Helps take the edge off, I guess.

However, the original Animal Crossing for Gamecube always cured me when I was having trouble sleeping.

handpuppet

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Pixel Junk Monsters on Remote Play.

Most Wanted

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Final Fantasy Tactics. Although now that I think about it, any rhythm would be a good idea.

ItotheCtotheE

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Yoshi's Island DS is really good.

iisdev

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> NiGHTS

Hoogie

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @LedRush: try any of the Silent Hill games before going to bed.

Grimmjow Jeagerjaques

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> generally I read, but for a while i was playing phoenix wright games right before bed because it mostly felt like i was reading!

sohpi

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> It used to be Animal Crossing on the GC for me.. but now I rarely play anythng before I go to bed apart from the most recent game I bought

Makeda

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> DJ Max Portable for me.

Sadly however it keep me up instead of helping me sleep.

Parasitepaladin

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Animal Crossing: Wild World is the ultimate cure for insomnia. It works for me every time, when I'm tucked into bed with the lights off.

SillyJonna

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> DUDE! OWEN! SERIOUSLY!

I totally couldn't f'n sleep last night, so I was like, shnike, what do I do to fall asleep??

I picked up my PSP for a round or two of Patapon, when I felt I was satisfied, I put it back down, and went straight to sleep!

So creepily odd that I find this post upon waking....

CitizenInsane27

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @Erwin:

Hahaha!

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> When I got the Phoenix Wright games, I would play them in bed till I got tired, closed it up and went to sleep. Shame the ride is over. :/ Need to get Apollo soon.

ShinjiKinomoto

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> for me it was always JSRF and Katamari and Pokemon

TinyLightning

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Lately it's been a few mission in Crisis Core for me.

Juha Kangas

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Jet Set Radio Future, because it's easy enough to play when tired, but difficult enough to tire you out further. Plus, it's all so laid back and relaxing. The music puts me to sleep.

Pombar

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> these are my top five:

Assassins Creed
Gears of War
God of War
Ninja Gaiden
Condemned

Amazon_Chris

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Gotta agree with whoever said flOw, it has that really relaxing atmosphere about it and is a great de-stresser.

hrunting

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I try to avoid playing games before sleep. I find that my brain keeps working after playing a game and I can't fall asleep. Usually I try watching some TV or reading a little before bed, which are more passive activities.

Silent Predator

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> no silent hill origins?

RonMaverick

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Poor Meteos, it didn't make the list while Lumines did. I personally find myself playing that game before I fall sleep all the time. Such an addicting game, and to an extent, it's relaxing to mercilessly beat the computer right before bed time!

The list seems as though it is a good one, but I personally don't want to be "Training my Brain" before I fall asleep. The last thing I want to do after a long day of school or work is play Brain Training. That's okay, I train my brain long enough during the day.

TraderJake

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @dead_red_eyes, amadeus3000: I stopped reading before bed after I dreamt having sex with Nessus from Ringworld. *shudder* I only read during the day now.

Erwin

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> GoW is a good option too.

but 0rigins is still my No. 1 pick

Edwinik

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I generally play my DS just before going to sleep. Right now it's "Front Mission DS". I spend time upgrading, doing fights, and messing around in the arena for cash. Right when I realize I'm sleepy and before I convince myself to push past it to keep playing I just send the DS to "sleep", which I immediately follow.

Parsifal

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> trunks651

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I play call of duty online until I pass out... almost every night too

WickedOrange

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I play Animal Crossing when I'm insomniac.

ZombiePuppy

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @Scazza: - "Its usually w/e game I currently am playing or recently bought."

The same goes for me.

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @Spoiler Duck: Fl0w would be an awesome game to play before bed. I tend to almost fall asleep while playing it alone. The music is so calm, a long with the gameplay. Cept when it's multiplayer, then it gets intense.

Before bed, I tend to read a book, or play a nice few rounds of pokemon

ItsSuperEffective

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I'm there with Scazza, I play the most recent games I have bought, so for me it is Crisis Core, GoW:CoO and Patapon

Evilv6

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Books, or Castlevania: Circle Of the Moon on the Advance, usually books.

ggodo

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Its usually w/e game I currently am playing or recently bought. So for me, its Crisis Core or Ninja Gaiden DS right now...

Scazza

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @Edwinik: Exactly the reason why I won't be playing it before bedtime. Those horror games always get to me. :-D

amadeus3000

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> ha sorry for the typo!

Edwinik

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I agree, games like Brain Age 2 (DS), Clubhouse Games (DS, and Nintendogs (DS) will all definitely put me to sleep.

I usually play Audiosurf before going to sleep because it's just too awesome, which is funny because it has a disclaimer that says specifically not to play when drowsy.

NeoAkira

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Lately I've been revisiting some old titles before I go to bed. F.E.A.R and its expansions then God of War: Chains of Olympus on god mode. My dreams were usually already messed up even before partaking in these titles.

the Don

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> for me silent hill Origins is the best bedtime story of all.

play it all dark and some kikc ass headphones and you'll see what i mean

Edwinik

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @amadeus3000:

I agree with you there. I <3 reading.

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Animal Crossing lately. At night, there's really only so much you can do, so I don't get involved in the game and end up playing it for 5 hours.

MrBionic

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I used to play Clubhouse Games before bed, but now it is Picross DS all the way. I start off with a Normal puzzle and then usually doze off trying to solve a Free puzzle.

Perky Peanut

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @KrsJin: Double post. I'm surprised fl0w wouldn't be a top 5. If I had to choose a game to play in order to relax and prep for bed, it would bet hat.

KrsJin

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> @rbelmont000: I totally agree. Picross DS is damn near perfect for pre-sleep. Also, even though it's not Me & My Katamari, I play the original Katamari a lot before bed. The music...the music!

jus10j

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've yet to try Lumines 2 but loved the first. Should I check it out?

KrsJin

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> It varies, but I'll usually play a fighting game before I go to bed. One I can finish in half an hour, like Marvel vs. Street Fighter or MK: Deception, is perfect.

ShaggE

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Ooh, Tetris DS would definitely be pretty kickass. For me though, there are two games.

Sonic 2K6, which bores and frustrates me to the point that I get exhausted, especially since I've been going through Silver's game lately.

Or Team Fortress 2, which I just stay up playing 'til 7 in the morning.

One's more fun, one's more effective.

PositivelyJosh

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Haven't played it before bed yet, but I always enjoy fl0w to chill out and de-stress. Nearly all my other video games are skill intensive to some degree, so having a simple, pressure-free and frankly visually and aurally gorgeous game is a wonderful thing.

Spoiler Duck

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I do a bit of Crisis Core right before bed. Handhelds are fun just before crashing, or when you can seem to go to sleep.

Altima NEO

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I refrain from puzzle games before bed. Those sessions sometimes go for longer than intended. Ever have a surprisingly good game of Lumines? Who wants to stop after that?

I'll usually pop in something more finite. There was a stretch of time when King of Fighters XI and Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum were my sleep aids. Also, any of the Gundam vs. games out there. Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam would be limited to something like two or three scenarios in UC Mode, or I would just play through an arcade scenario on Zaft vs. Union II.

Truth be told, none of these should actually be played before bed if you're trying to relax. If you've been in bed for a while but can't sleep, then it's advisable to read a book (or play a short game) for about 15-20 minutes.

Gospel X

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I have a Sudoku game for my DS. That's been a big go-to before beddy-bye time for me. :)

hikergirl

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> akilshohen

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Does Porno count? LOl Actually I PLay CS Source till I get so fed up by hackers I go to bed pissd.

Otacon91

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I don't know why, but I have violent, bizarre dreams whenever I sleep after a light game like MSNBC's picks and rhythm games keep me up, so I guess violence is the key. I still think Halo is my most calming game, with most Caslevania games in second.

Erwin

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've been recently playing Vice City Stories before going to bed. It's made for quite the interesting dream line-up.

bangbangblah

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Reading. The best bedtime game ever.

amadeus3000

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Tetris DS for me.

I like to slap an episode or two of Family Guy on my DS and watch that.

DeLoRtEd1

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I own all of those games on that list, except any form of Lumines (which has been on my "to get" list).

And yet, I sleep horribly at night.

MSNBC IS A PACK OF LIES.

BPMο

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Animal Crossing Wild World for me. Fishing helps me pass out.

lordbowser

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> New York Times crosswords. It makes me feel smart.

Tiger-Fever

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Lately my "before bed" gaming has gone to 'Advance Wars: Days of Ruin'.

brent_w

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> Chances are, I'm usually playing the game I last bought before I go to bed. Though I have to say, that wasn't such a good idea when the last game I had bought was Resident Evil 4.

Those Regenerators? Couldn't sleep for a week.

peAr nectAr

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> I've been playing Picross DS nearly every night before I go to sleep since the game came out late last summer.

I love that game so much.

rbelmont000

]]> <![CDATA[Top 5 Games to Play Before Bedtime]]> You like Manhunt 2 for sweet dreams, I like Leisure Suit Larry for wet dreams.

LedRush

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