Finished God of War (PS3) (thoughts here). It once again made me face the question, "Why do I have such a hard time to not finish/abandon a game?" Can't quite put my finger on it, since I think I am not a "need to get my money's worth" type of person. How do you guys go about "breaking up" with games, that you find aren't worth your time, attention or - for lack of a better word - love?
How do you guys go about "breaking up" with games, that you find aren't worth your time, attention or - for lack of a better word - love?
Take a look at my backlog (this is why keeping it in list form somewhere helps) and read over all the games I want to be playing.
Keeping and regularly updating this list has been informative, watching me squeeze and rearrange as I repeatedly failed to hit even my modest goals due to time constraints. But it's got me prioritizing, selling things off, etc.
It's been informative also to start scheduling into next year. Seeing how just the "must plays" have me busy through at least May has kept me from buying anything I'm even on the fence about, only to leave it sitting in shrinkwrap for months. This thread is saving me money.
December: Folklore - FAILUREJanuary: Assassin's Creed: Revelations - SUCCESSFebruary: Deadly Premonition - SUCCESSMarch: Rogue Galaxy - FAILURE; re-play Mass Effect 1 - SUCCESSApril: re-play Mass Effect 2 - SUCCESSMay: Mass Effect 3 - SUCCESS; El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - FAILUREJune: Lollipop Chainsaw - FAILED; No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise - FAILED; Shadows of the Damned - SUCCESSJuly: Resonance of Fate - CARRIED OVERAugust: Resonance of Fate - CARRIED OVER, AGAIN
September: Resonance of Fate (carried over); Alan Wake replay & DLC??
October: keep clear for personal obligations :(
November: Assassin’s Creed III (out October 30)
December: Hitman: Absolution (out November 20) <-- this may change based on reviews
January 2013: Resident Evil 6; early start on Ni No Kuni
February 2013: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (out January 22); Dead Space 3 (out February 5)
March 2013: Bioshock Infinite (out February 26)
April 2013: Tomb Raider (out March 5) <-- this may change based on reviews
May 2013: Splinter Cell: Blacklist (out April 1?)
Portable pile (when consoles not available): Solatorobo (SUCCESS); The 3rd Birthday (Parasite Eve 3); The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky; Chaos Rings
It's been informative also to start scheduling into next year.
Very true. I already moved my list of games that were moved to 2013 into a new Google doc and it's definitely illuminated that I probably shouldn't buy much next year since that's when all the Kickstarter projects should start landing. Hopefully as we get closer to TGS and the Wii U launch line-up I'll have a better idea of how the year is looking. Right now it's looking fairly indie/KS heavy which should make for an interesting year.
My plan for next year consists almost entirely of Wii and 3DS games. The Wii pretty much being dead means I'm at least saved from the new release race for that platform. It's sad to see it go, but I'll be surprised if there are any high profile releases at all for Wii next year.
My plan for next year consists almost entirely of Wii and 3DS games. The Wii pretty much being dead means I'm at least saved from the new release race for that platform. It's sad to see it go, but I'll be surprised if there are any high profile releases at all for Wii next year.
I really doubt we're going to see much on the Wii aside from a rare game from the smaller publishers like Atlus and XSeed.
I'm mostly looking at PC/3DS games right now for new stuff. Wii U will probably fill in some gaps, but I'm also expecting that to have a slow burn like every Nintendo system of late. I currently have no interest in a new console from Sony or MS so I think it's going to be a good year for attacking the backlog.
September Update!
Current Game: Super Mario 3D Land
Beaten in August: Wind-up Knight, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Post-Game Content: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Pile: Final Fantasy XIII, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Sonic Generations, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Rhythm Heaven Fever, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy VI, Bastion, Fez, Xenoblade Chronicles, Quantum Conundrum, New Super Mario Bros. II, Ratchet & Clank
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. 1st update!
I cannot believe how fast this month went by. Aside from putting a good amount of time into TF2, I think I completed a mere three games this month. On the bright side, I didn't buy any. Well, except for The Last Story, which technically I bought in March, it just came now.
Finished this year (alphabetical by platform)
- Alpha Protocol [color=blue](360)[/color]
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Dark Souls
- Dance Central 2
- El-Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Enchanted Arms
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- Final Fantasy XIII-2
- Gunslinger
- Kung Fu Panda
- Lego Batman
- Once Upon a Monster
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- Rayman Origins [color=red]New this month[/color]
- Botanicula [color=blue](PC)[/color]
- The Dream Machine (chapters 1-3 so far)
- Mirror's Edge
- Quantum Conundrum
- Tiny Bang Story [color=red]New this month[/color]
- Ys Origin
- LittleBIGPlanet [color=blue](PS3)[/color]
- Journey
- Uncharted
- Uncharted 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword :([color=blue] (Wii)[/color]
- The Last Story [color=red]New this month[/color]
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Radiant Historia[color=blue] (DS/3DS)[/color]
- 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
- Devil Survivor 2
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
- Super Mario 3D Land
- Persona 3:FES[color=blue] (PS2)[/color]
/ = Abandoned / Sold
/ = Finished / Completed
Currently playing (alphabetical by platform)
- Bayonetta [color=green]on loan[/color] (aaaalmost done) [color=blue](360)[/color]
- Driver: San Francisco
- Atom Zombie Smasher[color=blue](PC)[/color]
- Jade Empire (unfortunately on hold until I can get the technical issues sorted out...if I can)
- other yet-to-be-determined PC games
- Hyperdimension Neptunia [color=blue](PS3)[/color]
- Ocarina of Time 3D[color=blue] (DS/3DS)[/color]
- SMT: Strange Journey
Games shamefully purchased this month
- The Last Story
I, Minarchist, solemnly pledge to remain incredibly awesome just like I am now. Also, to take part in the Pile of Shame monthly threads. Even if it is just for one game, I will put forth effort to clear my ever-growing pile, one game at a time.
I also pledge to do everything within my ability to restrict my game purchases to those that I've listed, and, if I should falter, will shamefully add them to the pile in full sight of this support group.
Wait, it's September already!?
Wait, it's September already!?
I know, right?
Per Backloggery, I beat four games in August, completing three of them; added ten, most of those part of my So Long, My Wii project; and removed three. My goal for the coming month is to finish New Super Mario Bros. 2, Metroid Prime 2, and a shorter PC game or two. I might also try to complete one of my 3DS eShop games like Mighty Switch Force or beat Yoshi's Island between NSMB 2 sessions.
Monthly update
New:
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
Pokemon Black (NDS)
Beat:
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (360)
L.A. Noire DLC - A Slip of the Tongue (360)
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Steam)
Removed:
Baldur's Gate 2 w/ Throne of Bhaal Expansion (PC)
I have until mid-October to finish Pokemon Black before Black & White 2 come out. That shouldn't be a problem, as I've been playing it on the bus and sometimes at lunch, which means typically 1½ to 2 hours a day.
We also have Borderlands 2 pre-ordered, and that's coming out this month.
So far this year: 31 games beaten, 35 added
Credits rolled
WWF King of the Ring(GBC) - 2 JanuaryMetroid(NES) - 3 JanuaryMonkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge HD(PC) - 27 JanuaryAmnesia: The Dark Descent(PC) - 1 AprilPower Blade(NES) - 7 AprilThe Mark of Kri(PS2) - 7 AprilChrono Trigger(DS/SNES/PSX) - 30 AprilThe Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages(GBC) - 18 MayCastlevania: Symphony of the Night(PS1/multi) - 24 JulyParappa the Rapper(PS1) - 28 JulyStatus: 10 of 54 (18.5%)
Unannounced 'beatings.'
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King(Gamecube) - 2 JanuaryTrine(PC) - 5 JanuaryMega Man X(SNES) - 29 JanuaryBattle Realms(PC) - 21 FebruarySerious Sam HD: The Second Encounter(PC) - 20 MarchCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare(PC) - 30 MarchTeen Agent(PC) - 6 AprilCostume Quest (with Grubbins on Ice DLC)(PC) - 8 AprilPortal 2(PC) - 15 AprilThe Cat & the Coup(PC) - 19 AprilUnreal Tournament: Black Edition(PC) - 02 MayDelta Force: Black Hawk Down(PC) - 05 MayAbobo's Big Adventure(PC/Flash) - 11 May - AWESOME!!!Kirby: Canvas Curse(NDS) - 15 JulySonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure(NGPC) - 28 JulyThe Legendary Axe(TurboDuo) - 04 AugustDear Esther (retail)(PC) - 05 AugustDungeon Keeper(PC) - 12 AugustBreath of Death VII: The Beginning(PC) - 26 AugustBraid(PC) - 31 AugustStatus: 21 of 0
2012 Releases I will be purchasing
Xenoblade Chronicles(Wii) - April
Status: 1 of 2 (50%)2011 and Prior Releases I might purchase on the cheap
Portal 2(PC) - MarchSerious Sam 3: Battle for Earth(PC) - AprilLA Noire: Complete Edition(PC) - JuneAlice: Madness Returns(PC) - June - gifted to meBastion(PC) - July
Status: 5 of 18 (26.5%)Side Goal: Whittle the pile down to 70% unfinished
- 73,5% or 1190 titles as of Dec 22nd, 2011
- 73,0% or 1182 titles as of February 29, 2012
- 72,9% or 1186 titles as of April 2, 2012
- 72,4% or 1186 titles as of May 2, 2012
- 72,1% or 1189 titles as of July 28th, 2012
- 72,0% or 1191 titles as of September 2, 2012
Side Goal: Clear out my Gameboy/Color backlog. - 2 of 7 done.
Side Goal: Knock off 5 or more NES games. - 2 of 5 done.Months without any games purchased/received
January
February"Failed" months
March - 7 games purchased/received - only 1 was from the allowed list.
April - 8 games purchased - only 2 were from the allowed list.
May - 3 games purchased/received/free (Abobo) - none from the list.
June - 8 games purchased/received/free from gog.com - 1 from the list
July - 4 games purchased - only 1 was from the allowed list
August - 3 purchased (plus an expansion) - none from the list.Games purchased/received in August
- Ticket to Ride (plus Europe map DLC) (PC) - Steam sale
- Alan Wake GOTY (PC) - Steam sale
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare (PC) - Steam sale
- Project Giana (PC) - Kickstarter
Hmm... I think I need to figure out a better way to format this mess...
January: Psychoauts, Orcs Must Die!, Bastion, Renegade Ops
February: Trine, Trine 2, And Yet it Moves!, Breath of Death VIII, Cave Story+, Yosumin!, LIMBO, Cthulhu Saves the World
March: NyxQuest, Blade Kitten, I-Fluid, Legend of Zelda: Spirits Tracks
April: Aquaria, SONG SUMMONER, 初音ミク and Future Stars: Project Mirai, Shoot Many Robots
May: Mass Effect, Mega Man ZX
June: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine, Bulletstorm, Puzzle Dimension, Quantum Conundrum, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link, Amnesia: The Dark Descent
July: Q.U.B.E., Auditorium, Lollipop Chainsaw, Mass Effect 2, The Binding of Isaac, Botanicula, NightSky
August: Mega Man 9, Stacking, Jurassic Park: The Game, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Jolly Rover
Removed: Spacechem, Archon: Classic, Lucidity, Mr. Robot, Gish, Bob Came in Pieces, Bad Rats, Various pvp games*
Added this year: 初音ミク and Future Stars: Project Mirai, One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP, Shoot Many Robots, Xenoblade Chronicles, Torchlight 2, Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2, Borderlands 2, Lolipop Chainsaw, Alice: The Madness Returns, L.A. Noire, Cargo – The Quest for Gravity, Grotesque Tactics 2, Sequence, Penumbra Overture, Penumbra Black Plague, Binding of Issac, Alan Wake, Stacking, Costume Quest, Chantelise, Fortune Summoners, Jurassic Park: The Game, Beyond Good & Evil, Q.U.B.E., Botanicula, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Auditorium, Defense Grid: The Awakening - You Monster DLC
[size=8]*Can't remember which ones were cut. Accounts for the missing eight from pile since last month[/size]
Remaining Pile: 90 (40 beaten, 27 added, 15 removed, Total Pile Change: -28)
Edit: No one called me on bad math?! :p
Didn't get a whole lot done last month due to the move. Mostly cleared a couple of indie games (ARES: Extinction Agenda and Windosill) from the PC.
Here's the current list:
Games already in my collection I want to finish/watch the credits roll this year:Key
@ = Tabled / Hit “The Wall”
* = In Progress
+ = UnplannedMain List:
Bastion + DLC (PC)
Magicka + DLC (PC)
Half-Life (PC)
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC)
Mass Effect + DLC (PC)
Borderlands DLC (PC)
Megaman X Collection (PS2)
*Megaman Anniversary Collection (PS2)
Defense Grid + DLC (PC)
*World of Goo (PC)
Gish (PC)
Orcs Must Die! + DLC (PC)
Bulletstorm (PC)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GCN)
Darwinia (PC)
Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
Breath of Death VII (PC)
Aquaria (PC)
@Deus Ex (PC)
@Saint’s Row: The Third + DLC (PC)Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword (Wii)
+Peggle DeluxeShatter (PC)
+A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda
+WindosillPortable:
Kirby Mass Attack (DS)
+Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (iOS)Chrono Trigger (DS)Status: 8 of 28 (28%)
2012 Releases I will be purchasing:
Key
@ = Acquired
* = In Progress
+ = Unplanned@Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3) (February) - Day 1
@Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) (April) - Day 1
@+*Quantum Conundrum (June)
@Final Fantasy Theatrhythm (3DS) (July) - Might wait for sale/reviews?
@*Kingdom Hearts 3D (3DS) (July) - Day 1
@Torchlight II (PC) (Summer?) - Day 1
Gunpoint (PC) (Summer?) - ?
@The Last Story (Wii) (August) - Day 1
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) (August)
Kirby 20th Anniversary Collection (Wii) (September) - Day 1
Borderlands 2 (PC) (September) - Day 1
Professor Layton & The Mask of Miracle (3DS) (October) - Month 1?
Paper Mario Sticker Star (November) - Day 1
Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP) (Winter/2013?) - Day 1
@Journey (PS3) (March) - Day 1
@+Botanicula (PC)
@Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb (PC)(May) - Day 1
@Diablo III (PC)(May) - Day 1
@+10000000 (iOS)Status: 5 of 19 (26%)
Hoping I can clear a couple more games from the pile before end of the year, but that really depends on how hard the WiiU launch is going to hit me. Would really like to get the Backloggery progress indicator below -20 this year.
Okay I made more progress this month than I originally thought. Comparing to my last post I finished/played enough of the following games:
Stacking
Terraria
Fallout: New Vegas
Plants vs. Zombies
Saints Row: The Third
World in Conflict
World in Conflict Soviet Assault
Also started up a game of Mount & Blade: Warband and decided to scratch Sword of the Stars and Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword off my list.
The goal is to put some more time into Mount & Blade, it isn't really grabbing me that much. What I like about it is the combat, which I think War of the Roses does better (I have put several hours into the demo). Not sure how long I will stick with it.
Also hope to start up another game of either EU3 or CK2. Finally, beat two of the "Indie" games on my list, probably From Dust and AI War.
I'm kind of considering dropping Magicka and Psychonauts from my list. I have put some time into each of them and I just don't think they are doing it for me.
Okay, as per the pile-o-holic agreement, I hereby shamefully admit at picking up Guild Wars 2 full-price last week. I was strong enough to skip SWTOR and TSW, but I succumbed to what was being hailed as "the first next gen MMO". My plan is to make this the staple "in between" and "I only got 1 hour this week" game, that Diablo 3 should have been (if it hadn't been horrible).
Alright, it's been forever since I posted a big monthly update, but I also kinda derailed on my specific progress to finish up some cheap / free stuff obtained this year, a few things I didn't list and play Firefall:
Games in my collection I want to finish/watch the credits roll:
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword- [color=blue]Everything collected![/color]Bioshock 2De Blob 2- [color=blue]My 1st Platinum Trophy![/color]
Dirt 3Renegade Ops + Cold Strike Campaign
Borderlands GotY EditionClaptrapBastion
FEAR 2 *3D Dot Game Heroes
Alien SwarmPrototype- [color=blue]Everything Collected![/color]Hard Reset
Super Mario Sunshine
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Blaster Master
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Sanctum
Magicka
Mega Man 9
Metroid: Other M
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Psychonauts
Valkyria Chronicles
Batman Arkham City *
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow *Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Jamestown
Ratchet & Clank Futue: Tools of Destruction
Transformers: War for Cybertron *
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask *LIMBOMega Man ZX Advent* - Game not yet in progress since there's more of those.
Status: 13 of 33 (38.23%)
2012 purchases
- Dungeon Defenders
-Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - The Crystal Bearers(Goozex'ed)
- Battalion Wars 2 (Goozex'ed)
- Theme Hospital (Goozex'ed)
- Cities in Motion (freebie for a survey)
-The Baconing- $8 - [color=blue]100%'ed[/color]
-Battlefield 3- $20 + $7.49 for 1st expansion - upset that the premium stuff happened and made finding good servers impossible for me
-Enslaved: Odyssey to the West(Goozex'ed)
- From Dust - Steam Summer Sale gift
-Toy Soldiers- $2.49
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - Steam Summer Sale gift
- Dead Island - Steam Summer Sale gift
- Driver: San Fransico - $1 but haven't installed yet
- Firefall (founders package) F2P MMO FPS so it's unbeatable5 beaten out of 11 I intend to beat. (45.45%)
Okay, as per the pile-o-holic agreement, I hereby shamefully admit at picking up Guild Wars 2 full-price last week. I was strong enough to skip SWTOR and TSW, but I succumbed to what was being hailed as "the first next gen MMO". My plan is to make this the staple "in between" and "I only got 1 hour this week" game, that Diablo 3 should have been (if it hadn't been horrible).
*Sigh* Guild Wars... me too.
Think I'm going to give up on both FFXIII and MGS3, both "good" games, but neither game is very fun.
Nope, and I'm not going to bother. Maybe I'm in chapter 6 or 7, but I'm just not having fun.
Nope, and I'm not going to bother. Maybe I'm in chapter 6 or 7, but I'm just not having fun.
But, but, but.... the game really opens up 25 hours in
If there was at least excitement during that journey to 25 hours, that'd be totally different...
Okay, started Torchlight yesterday and am currently about 3 hours in. It seems like I am getting close to the end of the first big quest, not sure though because at this point it seems to be an endless rabbit hole (the princess is always at the next castle!).
It isn't that it is a bad game, it is just that I'm not having that much fun. I have a serious pet peeve of inventory management, and I feel like I spend way too much time fiddling with inventory. For a loot driven game the fact that I only have about 12 inventory slots (after a health and mana pot stack), seems completely absurd to me. Every 5 minutes I have to open up the inventory screen, load up the pet, and send him on his way.
I should say, I've never been a huge fan of dungeon crawlers, so me not super digging this game isn't a huge surprise.
Okay, started Torchlight yesterday and am currently about 3 hours in. It seems like I am getting close to the end of the first big quest, not sure though because at this point it seems to be an endless rabbit hole (the princess is always at the next castle!).
It isn't that it is a bad game, it is just that I'm not having that much fun. I have a serious pet peeve of inventory management, and I feel like I spend way too much time fiddling with inventory. For a loot driven game the fact that I only have about 12 inventory slots (after a health and mana pot stack), seems completely absurd to me. Every 5 minutes I have to open up the inventory screen, load up the pet, and send him on his way.
I should say, I've never been a huge fan of dungeon crawlers, so me not super digging this game isn't a huge surprise.
Sounds like it's time to find the key to send items directly to the pet inventory, load up some mods, and make the game easier to manage.
Speaking of purple phallic items, how goes SR3?
I could seriously go for another replay
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