Buying more games than finishing

richymcdermott · 13-04-2012 8:44pm #1

Had a conversation on steam talking bout games that are coming out , conversation took a u turn and i reliased i end up buying more games dirt cheap than actually playing them and finishing.

House of the dead overkill
Tomb raider collection
Fragile dreams
Just cause 2
Oblivion
Viking battle for asgard
The sly cooper collection
Batman brave and the bold
Yakuza 1
Okami
Epic mickey
Madworld

All games i started , got halfway through or nearly finished but havent
Then theres games i have not opened nor touched yet

Disaster day of crisis
House of the dead 2 and 3
Yakuza 2

Such a bad sickness that i buy games dirt cheap but even i hardly play games anymore :pac:

Any people out there like me , or am i the only crazy bastard out their

Skerries · 13-04-2012 9:00pm

HAHAHAHAHA! we laugh at your tiny collection of unfinished games!

probably most of the older players on here who are cash rich and time poor

TheGunns · 13-04-2012 9:00pm

im right there with you. got bioshock 2 and velvet assassain still in the plastic on xbox, also got RE5 and splinter cell not played just opened.
then theres the countless games that have just been barely touched

digital downloads at times are just too cheap and really i can never resist some games, eg san andreas 2.50 and arcanum $3

the worst is i realise i do it but will still continue to do so

Retr0gamer · 13-04-2012 9:42pm

I've 538 not played in my backloggery

And I'm hitting the 3DS shop as we speak to get more.

I have a problem.

K.O.Kiki · 13-04-2012 11:24pm

2* words:

Steam. Sales.

*secret third word: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Skerries · 14-04-2012 2:39am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I've 538 not played in my backloggery And I'm hitting the 3DS shop as we speak to get more.

I have a problem.

I thought we held an intervention for you already?

chrislad · 14-04-2012 8:04am

I'm not too bad.

Currently have:

Metal Gear Solid Collection HD
Metal Gear Solid 4
Heavy Rain
Final Fantasy XIII
Splinter Cell Trilogy
Prince of Persia Trilogy (though I have played on the PS2, just not the re-release)
The Witcher (about 2 or 3 chapters in but has been on hiatus for about 4 months - actually checked Steam - it's actually last July!!!)
Tomb Raider Underworld
Silent Hill (PSOne)
Shank 2
I Am Alive
ICO HD
Jak and Daxter
Back to the Future 1-5

Have all those and what am I doing? Replaying Wind Waker on the GameCube. Of course.

Other than that, it's not too bad. I do have a few games I plan to replay, but nothing I haven't finished already.

Mr.Saturn · 14-04-2012 9:04am

Having spent years openly mocking those who've fallen victim to such things, I've now got a creeping stack of unfinished titles building in the top-right of my game pile. This made worse by the fact I've got some stuff in my trade/sell lot, so there's a load of unplayed phaff there, staring at me disapprovingly every time I bring home a new title that I'm undoubtedly gonna play first.

RedXIV · 14-04-2012 9:14am

I've a ridiculous backlog at this stage

I even ended up giving a load of the ones I was pretty sure i'd never play (most in plastic) to a charity drive. And of course, the next day I wanted to play one I gave away and bought it.

It got to the stage where my girlfriend has, rightly, banned me from buying games for 6 months

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 14-04-2012 9:26am

i've quite a few games in my steam list and elsewhere that I bought but haven't played and have no real intention of playing any time soon. I buy them so I can play them when the mood strikes, whenever that is.

boiledeggs · 14-04-2012 11:02am

Why assume you have to finish a game. When you feel you aren't enjoying anymore or have played enough why feel like you have to finish.

I have alot of unfinished games mostly rpgs because I usually have my fun and move onto something new

Sephiroth_dude · 14-04-2012 12:20pm

I just caved in and brought pandora's tower *sigh*

Napper Hawkins · 14-04-2012 3:33pm

This is something I've noticed myself doing an awful lot in recent years.

Back in my Megadrive/Snes and even PS1 days a game cartridge/disc would not leave the console until the games end credits were scrolling up the screen.

Nowadays with a lot of games, I reach a certain point in the game that I find just that little bit too hard and/or annoying and I lose interest almost immediately.

Is it that games are just less fun these days because I'm older?

Maybe in some cases, though there are still a handful of titles that I've enjoyed enough that I wanted to see through to the end. The Uncharted series for example, short and easy enough as they are, were great fun to play and I go back to them every now and then, mainly for the story and the fact that it's gorgeous to look at and the acting is superb.

I always return to the original Resident Evils, the PS1 Final Fantasys etc. just because they're still brilliant imo.
Still obsessed with Skyrim, serious value for money that yoke and fully intend to complete that however long it takes.

EGriff · 14-04-2012 4:00pm

Skyrim is the only game I've finished in the last roughly 12 months. Started loads but I usually get about half way through before something else comes out. Even fairly short games like Arkham City, Assassins Creed Revelations and Vanquish are left half done. I put loads of time into New Vegas, must go back and finish that one.

Couldn't put Skyrim down though, amazing game.

danthefan · 14-04-2012 4:09pm

I've finished off the top of my head in the last while:

Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Enslaved
Warhammer 40k Dawn of War 2, the first RTS type game
Fallout: NV

I can't think of any others.

I've probably bought 20+ games in the same time period.

sarumite · 14-04-2012 4:54pm

How far do I go back before I consider it no longer in my backlog of games, but games that I never plan on playing. I have a copy of loki for the PC (a dungeon crawler from 2007) that I played for 1 hour and then never played again.

Potential-Monke · 14-04-2012 6:31pm

I'm luck in so far as i only have consoles, so usually console players don't have as big a back catalogue as pc players. I have bought about 6 games (3 hd collections) in the last few months which i have every intention of playing in the coming months as i knew i was going to be broke so needed something to pass the time.

However, i do intend on building a rig at some stage this year, and i'm sure i'll get sucked in by the steam sales, et al.

BunShopVoyeur · 14-04-2012 7:23pm

Currently gathering dust and unplayed...

Mass Effect 3
Catherine
Bioshock
Dark Souls
Battlefield 3
Condemned 1&2
Alan Wake
Skyrim

Mustn't buy anything else for a few months.

sarumite · 14-04-2012 7:24pm

BunShopVoyeur wrote: »

Currently gathering dust and unplayed...

Mass Effect 3
Catherine
Bioshock
Dark Souls
Battlefield 3
Condemned 1&2
Alan Wake
Skyrim

Mustn't buy anything else for a few months.

Or just send them to me and that sorts out the problem :pac:

CastorTroy · 14-04-2012 7:52pm

PS3 - Alice Madness Returns and the free first game
Bayonetta
Bulletstorm
Darksiders
The Darkness
God of War Collection 2
Ico Collection
Mirror's Edge
Sly Collection
Trine 2

Wii - No More Heroes 2
Umbrella Chronicles
Scarface

PS2 - GTA 3 and Vice City
The Punisher
Second Sight
The Thing
The Warriors

Gamecube - Eternal Darkness
Ikaruga
Medal of Honour
MGS Twin Snakes
RE 0, 2, 3, 4
Rogue Squadron 2
Viewtiful Joe
XIII
Zelda Collector's Edition

3DS - Ocarina of Time (Working on it at the moment)
Okamiden
Spirit Tracks

Should get that cleared any time now.

I'm actually putting a self imposed ban on game buying now. Though don't think there's anything else out there that I want.

ED E · 14-04-2012 7:57pm

Sure I've "gone back" to STALKER twice, still not done.

List is probably 40 titles+. Humble bundles, steam sales, it all racks up.

Potential-Monke · 14-04-2012 8:22pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

PS3 - Alice Madness Returns and the free first game - Needs to be played
Darksiders - Needs to be played

PS2 - GTA 3 and Vice City - Needs to be played
Second Sight - Needs to be played
The Warriors - Needs to be played

Just said i'd add that to your post! Put everything else aside and play these.

CastorTroy · 14-04-2012 9:47pm

Next will probably be Trine 2 since I got it with my 3 month PS Plus sub so need to play it before the subscription runs out. Then maybe the first Alice to get it out of the way for when I want to play Madness Returns.
As for the GTAs, have only played GTA 1 and 2 a bit. Only played 2 for the tank Kill Frenzies.

Problem is, there are so many games there that are meant to be good. Plus I'm a big fan of The Warriors and the Thing movies.

The list didn't include Little Big Planet, Dead Nation(Thanks PSN rewards), Outland or Beyond Good and Evil.

It's a hard life

_Godot_ · 15-04-2012 4:50am

http://www.backloggery.com/consolehandheld

I have 128 unbeaten games, many unplayed.

Xevkin · 15-04-2012 9:08am

BunShopVoyeur wrote: »

Currently gathering dust and unplayed...

Mass Effect 3
Catherine
Bioshock
Dark Souls
Battlefield 3
Condemned 1&2
Alan Wake
Skyrim

Mustn't buy anything else for a few months.

That is an incredible stack of games to be looking forward too:D

MagicSean · 15-04-2012 10:02am

Only started playing skyrim last month. I've had it since release. Still haven't opened Saints Row 3. A rake load of others that have only seen a few hours gameplay. As for the Steam sales? Forget about it. At least Half my list is unplayed. Tons of old point and clicks. And now I see gog have released theme hospital. Obviously I'll have to buy that and never get around to playing it.

BunShopVoyeur · 15-04-2012 12:09pm

Xevkin wrote: »

BunShopVoyeur wrote: »

Currently gathering dust and unplayed...

Mass Effect 3
Catherine
Bioshock
Dark Souls
Battlefield 3
Condemned 1&2
Alan Wake
Skyrim

Mustn't buy anything else for a few months.

That is an incredible stack of games to be looking forward too:D

Yeah I really need to get stuck into a few of them soon. Stupid life eating into my game time

some random drunk · 15-04-2012 8:49pm

Games I've bought and finished in the last 2 months:

Sonic R (Saturn)
007: Nightfire (PS2)
LA Noire (PS3)
Mirror's Edge (PS3)

Games I've bought in the last 2 months and not played (except for testing that they work):

Playstation 1:
Ridge Racer Type 4
Fade to Black

N64:
Wave Race 64
V-Rally '99

Dreamcast:
Sonic Adventure
Headhunter

Playstation 2:
Resident Evil 4
Gaelic Games football and hurling
Eyetoy Play 2 and Antigrav
Killzone
Onimusha
Rayman 3
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Devil May Cry
NFS: Underground 2
Burnout 3
Micro Machines v4
Red Faction 2
007: Everything or Nothing

Playstation 3:
UFC Undisputed
Bioshock 2
Killzone 2
Gran Turismo 5
Red Dead Redemption
Heavy Rain
Deus Ex:HR
Modnation Racers
Ridge Racer 7
Metal Gear Solid 4

Kirby · 15-04-2012 9:00pm

BunShopVoyeur wrote: »

Currently gathering dust and unplayed...

Mass Effect 3

Bioshock

Dark Souls

Skyrim

:eek:

Okay, we all have back catalogue stuff. But seriously mate.....you are missing out

.

Josey Wales · 16-04-2012 1:22pm

I was looking through my collection on the iPhone (a cool app called Game Vault that used to be free) and I realise I have a pretty big pile of games I need to get to. I've split my list into two parts. Games that are unfinished but I feel the need to complete and those games that are still in the shrink-wrap.

Unfinished
Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360)
Braid (PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
Crysis 2 (Xbox 360)
Dark Souls (PS3)
Dead Space (PS3)
Fable II (Xbox 360)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PS3)
Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
Mario Kart: Double Dash (GameCube)
ModNation Racers (PS3)
Prince of Persia (PS3)
Pullblox (3DS)
Saints Row: The Third (PS3)
Shift 2: Unleashed (PS3)
Skyrim (Xbox 360)
Stacking (PS3)
Star Wars: Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II (GameCube)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3DS)
Toy Story 3: The Video Game (PS3)

Not Started
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Xbox 360)
Bioshock 2 (PS3)
Borderlands (Xbox 360)
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (PS3)
Fallout: New Vegas (PS3)
Luigi's Mansion (GameCube)
Lost Planet 2 (PS3)
Metroid Prime (GameCube)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GameCube)
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (PS3)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
Punch-Out!! (Wii)
Resident Evil (GameCube)
Shank 2 (PS3)
Star Wars: Battlefront II (PS2)
Super Smahs Bros. Melee (GameCube)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
Trine 2 (PS3)
Viva Pinata (Xbox 360)
XIII (GameCube)
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)

CastorTroy · 16-04-2012 2:14pm

I think the hardest thing about having a backlog is trying to decide which game to play next.

Beefy78 · 16-04-2012 2:26pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

I think the hardest thing about having a backlog is trying to decide which game to play next.

The hardest thing about having a backlog is knowing that you'll buy a load more games before you make a dent in the ones that you've got lined up.

I'm happy that I've read this thread. I'm glad I'm not the only person with this affliction.

readyletsgo · 16-04-2012 3:13pm

Lol!

Totally the same here, that topic I started a little while back re: xbox games gone under the raidar but must by has put me in the red! ekk.

Xbox games that are waiting to be played and/or finished

Condemned 1 & 2
Bayonetta
Darksiders
Far Cry 2
Dead Space 2
Mirrors Edge
Metro 2033
Shadow of the Damned
Others too but cant think of them...

3DS games that never get played anymore:
Mario 3D Land (just went off it near the very end)
Mario Kart 7 (got boring fast)
Zelda OoT (mah)
Bit Trip Saga (handles pretty bad)
Kid Icarus (totally not into it)
Shinobi (christ its hard)
Pilotwings (total tech demo)
Super Duper Street Fighter 4 3D (its not Street Fighter 2!)
Others too, but cant remember

Have a feeling after work I am going to think about selling a lot of those 3DS games.
Only 3DS game I play a lot of is Re:R, damn that Raid Mode lol.

Had this probelm with my gamecube games up untill last month, had like 30 games, they were just sitting there not being played, so I sold them on as someone else will most likely play them sooner than me.

Seem to have passed the habbit onto the Xbox and 3ds, d'oh

Nothing out that I really want until Bioshock and RE6 so, have the summer to play catch up.

CastorTroy · 16-04-2012 4:15pm

Beefy78 wrote: »

The hardest thing about having a backlog is knowing that you'll buy a load more games before you make a dent in the ones that you've got lined up.

This is also a problem. Having a Bargains thread at the top of this forum doesn't help either.

Then there are the games I don't own but since I hear good things about them, I want to play. Bioshock, for example.

Beefy78 · 16-04-2012 8:22pm

For PS3
Unused games
International Cricket 2010
Heavenly Sword
F1 Championship Edition
SEGA Mega Drive Collection
GTA 4: Ballad of Gay Tony
Uncharted
Resistance
Resistance 2
Saw
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
Never Dead
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Move Racket Sports
Move Mind Benders
MGS Peace Walker HD
Tom Clancey's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Back to the Future Ep 4 & 5
Wipeout HD
InFamous
Dead Nation
Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
Stick Man Rescue
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VII
Altered Beast
Streets of Rage 1 & 2
Sonic 2
Resident Evil 2 & 3
Jet Rider
Trine 2
Sly Racoon
Silent Hill
Shank 2

< 2 hours played
UFC 2009
Pro Evo 2011
The Simpsons
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
MGS3 HD
Planet Minigolf
Burnout Paradise
DC Universe Online
Afterburner Climax
Little Big Planet

Beefy78 · 16-04-2012 8:23pm

Can't believe I almost bought Tiger Woods at the weekend

da gamer · 16-04-2012 10:47pm

i was a whore for playing halfway through a game then buying another one without first finishing the first game.
ive stopped doing it though as its a waste. ive at least 30 unfinished games that ill probably never complete now. ive tried going back to some of them such as turok, far cry 2 and dead rising but find it difficult to pick up and play halfway tthrough and try to remember the controls/powers etc.
so from now on wrapper stays on a game until ive completed the previous one!

CastorTroy · 16-04-2012 11:34pm

Same here. If I start a game I play til the end as I know I probably wouldn't come back to it. And any game I stopped playing part of the way through for some reason, I restart from the beginning.

Don't know how many times I restarted Metroid Prime 2 before I finished it. Reasons included starting a job in a hotel with crap hours and a corrupt memory card.

GTR63 · 17-04-2012 3:17am

I have a MASSIVE backlog that only gets bigger by the month(25+ DS games, 35+ Xbox 360 games, 3 for 3DS & about 8 PS3 games). I decided to try to sell most my Gamecube games as I will never get the time to finishing most of them. REALLY want a Vita but that would be more Money & Games so I can't justify it at the moment. Haven't even finished 3 out of the 4 3DS games I currently have but want Rhythm Detective & Kid Icarus, really want the Witcher 2 aswell.
Picks up DS & goes back playing Phoenix Wright: JFA again.

BunShopVoyeur · 18-04-2012 7:07pm

Kirby wrote: »

:eek:

Okay, we all have back catalogue stuff. But seriously mate.....you are missing out .

I know, I know.......I started Mass Effect 3 yesterday so that's me happy for a couple of weeks anyway.

Notorious · 18-04-2012 8:48pm

I counted 78 uncompleted games covering all current generation formats. This was what working in a games store did to me.

mystic86 · 19-04-2012 7:11pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I've 538 not played in my backloggery And I'm hitting the 3DS shop as we speak to get more.

I have a problem.

indeed you do

CastorTroy · 19-04-2012 8:16pm

Only thing is, while we think his problem is buying so many games, he probably thinks his only problem is not having enough time to play them.

sarumite · 19-04-2012 10:02pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Only thing is, while we think his problem is buying so many games, he probably thinks his only problem is not having enough time to play them.

Or worse still, not having enough games to choose from :pac:

Viral Vector · 20-04-2012 2:18am

I'm still on Gears of War 3 but i've got:

Bioshock 2
Fallout New Vegas
Alan Wake (half way through)
Stranglehold

gathering dust on my shelf! I had Splinter Cell Double Agent there too but I took a quick break and cleared all the single player achievements.

Buying more games than finishing

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