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...there's nothing that says you have to actually play all games you buy. I mean, sure, you can try, but y'know, I still have books I bought decades ago that I haven't read yet. Doesn't bother me. Either I'll get around to it or I won't. Just think of them as one of those insurance options against rainy days.
Glad I'm not alone..
actually I definitely want to play all the games I buy, but I want to work on getting rid of my backlog in the most logical way possible, honestly, which is why I'm asking if other people have dealt with this.
yeah, but the difference is that sometimes games get outdated graphically, and less enticing to play , unlike books
This happenss to me.
When I have time to play games, I do attempt to play some of those I haven't gotten around to, but when I do, I play for a few hours over a few days and then so long between next opportunity that I forget all that has happened, what I was doing, what the controls are etc. and so generally think it's better to just start over.
For example, I've never played furtehr than the tutorial of Deus Ex for this reason - what's worse, is I don't wish to entertain the sequels until I complete the first game.
At least games are still jsut as relevant even if outdated.
Books (especialyl non fiction, but also certain premises of fiction based on current knowledge) can be rendered totally obsolete by advancements.
For example a lot of Jules Verne or even Wells that was a reasonable possibility for its time, is now laughably ridiculous.
I was.
I cleared my wishlist. Every time I'm tempted to buy something, I instead start playing the equivalent in my backlog. For example, if I'm tempted to buy a third person brawler, I start playing Darksiders II which I already own but have yet to finish.
Basically, I took a long, hard, critical look at what I do and don't enjoy. I wrote off all old DOS games I picked up out of nostalgia. Turns out that I, personally, don't enjoy replaying my childhood memories. I found that most indie games with a cool concept don't tend to deliver anything past said concept. When the mood strikes me, I try one. If it's fun, great, if it isn't, written off. Almost everything my friends were ecstatic about, is still barely played, so I stopped listening to their recommendations.
Lastly, I tend to find myself playing campaign after campaign in strategy games, and character after character in (open world) RPG's, only to move on after hundreds of hours. I used this have this nagging voice about my large, unplayed library in the back of my head, which I now ignore and have since spend ~500 very enjoyable hours divided between New Vegas and Civ V.
The only stuff I buy now is when the story/character appeals to me, and I played all the previous installments. Thus, currently waiting for good deals on Black Flag and Rise of the Tomb Raider.
People who have self control check before trying to post again.
that's what i did
help
I liked Darksiders for being a mindless, on rails brawler where I could just push ever forward in a post apocalyptic world. Darksiders II opened up a lot more and picked a different world, I'm sure I'll come to love it when I pick it up again, but my initial reaction was disappointment.
If you liked it and thought you'd like to play it again more seriously, then put it on a list to come back to. Most games, on easy, if you only do the main story/quests/missions don't actually take that long.
For instance, Ryse SOR. Took me like 6 hours or so (more likely 5 +/- because a lot of time was spent trying to get the game to function well) on normal difficulty. The highest difficulty can take some people 10+ hours. That's not too bad, so I was able to finish the game before I got tempted by a new release or some other game or hobby.