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I used to play over 30 adventures a year. I have never played anything other than adventures or puzzle games. Last year I discovered Casual games, and now that is the majority of the gaming I do. The reason is time. Right now I'm reading more, so what I want is more of a gaming quick fix for an hour or so. With a full length game, sporadic play is difficult - you forget where you've been, what you've done and sometimes even the story details. I'm in the over 50 female group of gamers that love the adventure game experience, but want it in smaller units. I'm not a mom, but I can imagine that anybody with a busy lifestyle would not have the luxury of sitting down to a couple of hours of interruption free gaming.
My biggest complaint about casual games is their lack of challenge, though games like Drawn are upping the bar somewhat. I still enjoy adventures, and will probably play more of them in the winter when weekends are less busy.