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[digita1alchemy]

My wife is a big reader and sets a goal every year of how many books she wants to read. Throughout the year she keeps track of books she finishes and then even writes short reviews for each one. For 2014 I'd like to try to do this with games and try to play some of the ones I have instead of buying so many new ones.

 

[Evershade]

1. Day one games only if I really need them, otherwise wait for the price drop and work on the backlog.
2. One game at a time!

 

[Koppai]

Number of finished games > number of bought games.
Buy games when they are at least 66% off.

THIS. I wasted so much last year and haven't even played most

I gave away MGR Rising that I got for $20 to a roommate for Christmas because I didn't get him anything lol.

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

1) Cure New Years Day hangover with more beer

2) Buy a new TV

3) Buy Wii U

4) PC rebuild + Oculus

5) Work harder on my little Unity game

 

[rjinaz]

My resolution is to take a break from video games for the year. I have to get my life priorities sorted out some. It's either no video games for the entire year or at least until Fallout 4 or Monolith Soft X come out because those are the two games I am looking forward to the most. I don't expect either to come out next year so I'll probably take the whole year off.

good luck everybody with your resolutions.

 

[toastyToast]

I've been playing a bunch of games lately so probably play and hopefully buy less too. Heading back to school for my Masters so I'll have that to focus on.

 

[Currygan]

1) play MK8 until i become the best bastard in the planet


I'LL START FROM YOU, GAF

 

[Wensih]

1. Watch 365 movies.
2. Find a part-time job, or take the Pharmacy technician test.
3. Start Running again. I use to do Cross Country, but since college I stopped running altogether.
5. Spend less time/money on video games.

 

[Pachimari]

My new year resolution is to not buy a single game in 2014.
Though, I have prepared myself somewhat and I'll have a lot of games which aren't completed, that I can play if I want to next year.
I'll wish for Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. though.

I might try build my first Gaming PC, as I have dropped my plans of getting a Xbox One next year.

 

[Bdub]

Play enough Rocksmith to become a rock god.

 

[TGO]

1080p lol
Nah, try and quite smoking.

 

[HTupolev]

Solve the world's misconceptions about spatial sampling.

 

[drexplora]

4k!

 

[IHaveCandy]

Spend less times on games and continue learning Spanish

 

[Daedardus]

Give my Wii U some love. Maybe it could use some company from a PS4.

 

[ThaneKrios]

Mine are:

1. Rough estimation I average 20 hrs a week on gaming, which is nothing. I need to spend much more time on gaming. That means less social activity, NeoGAF, anime, TV dramas, music, work and study. More game.

Is this a joke?

 

[Mohasus]

Stop playing dota 2.

Figure out what to do with so much free time.

 

[NerdEyeBlind]

1920X1080

 

[Glittering Crux]

My gaming New Years resolution is to beat my backlog. Right now I only have 7 unfinished games though about 4-5 of them are pretty long. I won't be buying any games if it will put me over 9 unfinished games.

 

[Zoopa]

1. Play more singleplayer games. In the last 2 years, I have only bought online multiplayer games. Whenever I play against an AI, I get annoyed too quickly. But I feel like missing many great games and stories that don't focus on online modes.

2. Never have more than 5 unfinished PS4 games at a time. I still have many Xbox 360 games from years ago that I haven't finished due to my online multiplayer addiction. Therefore, I don't want to create a huge PS4 backlog.

3. Don't totally abandon my 360. It's hard now that I have a PS4, especially since all my friends buy PS4s too.

 

[Deepo]

Stop buying games on Steam just because they are on sale.

Stop hanging out on message boards and focus on work.

And this.

 

[Bar81]

Stop hanging out on message boards and focus on work.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Stop buying games just because they are a "good deal" when I have little intentions to play them.

 

[Atomski]

Well Im planing on saving money this year so Im planing on buying less games and enjoying what I have.

Which should be fine with the likes of Dayz, Starbound and such..

 

[Violence Jack]

1. Finish building my beastly gaming PC
2. Finish PS2/PS3 Backlog
3. Stop buying games, and Gamefly the majority of them. Buy them later if I want to play again someday.
4. Giving up buying/renting sports games for a long while
5. Purchase a Wii U when it reaches $200 for Bayonetta 2.
6. Play more 3DS games on my new 2DS.
7. Move in with my girlfriend
8. Get back into watching anime again
9. Get a new job
10. Try an MMO for the first time in my life

 

[Sir Garbageman]

Stop buying games on Steam just because they are on sale.

This. I probably have 10-20 games on STEAM right now that I bought for cheap "just in case" knowing full well there is a sub 5% chance I will ever have the opportunity or desire to play them.

 

[Squn]

Not buy a single game this year, and clear my backlog of 50+ games (not including the humble bundle stuff I've purchased).

I have a Calculus II and our first kid in April, so my time will be greatly limited. So to be realistic, I'm equating what I spent to buy the game to the amount of money I'm willing to spend for entertainment.

Example: Deus Ex: HR takes about 15 to 20 hours to beat, main quest only. The game cost me $10 on some Steam sale a while back. I'm willing to spend 10$ to rent two good movies, or see a couple of matinee movies, or couple of six packs and few hours with friends. If I hate the game, or completely lose interest, I'll play for 4 or 5 hours before calling it quits and moving to the next one, officially marking it off my list.

Lately, it's been bothering me that I've essentially paid money just to have the title of a game added to a growing list.

 

[Saganator]

Finish or make significant progress on the game I've been working on.

 

[Dodecagon]

1) Cure New Years Day hangover with more beer

2) Buy a new TV

3) Buy Wii U

4) PC rebuild + Oculus

5) Work harder on my little Unity game

Weird, except for 3 (already own), these are mine

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

I'm in Hamburg since last week. I'm home for a day next week and the next day I'm off to Switzerland for another few days.
New years resolution is coming home - staying home - playing games.

I have to play Rayman Legends, Tearaway, AssassinsCreed4, Killzone Shadowfall and Battlefield4.
Haven't completed either of those.

 

[eliochip]

Play enough Rocksmith to become a rock god.

Gunna go with this

 

[Platy]

Get a job (ended full time university this month)

Get a WiiU with job's money before Smash is released

 

[djtiesto]

Switch back to PC Gaming. Not exclusively, but for the majority. I've been mostly on consoles the last few years, but it's time to be healed once more.

edit: Ooh, yeah. Play more JRPGs!

These 2 things are gonna be pretty hard to do at the same time...

 

[friskykillface]

1. buy a PS4 infamous bundle, make it a different color Sony please

2. Build a gaming PC, its time I have one.

3. don't buy much games day one, wait for bombas

4. don't have a huge backlog

5. play as king k rool in smash brothers B^)

 

[Mihos]

Gaming wise:
Complete FF IX and XIII-2

Obtain my first platinum trophy (if anyone knows of one I don't need to play online it would help!

Save for a PS4

XIII-2 is actually one of the easiest platinum trophies to get... it is also my only platinum so far.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Actually develop my game to a point I can kickstart it...

 

[MarionCB]

These 2 things are gonna be pretty hard to do at the same time...

Haha, I was wondering if someone would point that out. Well, I'd never be exclusive to any platform; some more JRPGs on the consoles is fine.

 

[Vibranium]

Somehow build a better PC so I can run more games with a better framerate and higher settings. I hope I manage to do it.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Games wise, pick up more of the 3DS library and get a PS4 with Infamous.

More importantly, do really well in my second year at Uni.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Stay the hell away from Steam sales
Upgrade my gaming PC

 

[dragonflys545]

Finish my backlog and Get buffed.

 

[z1ggy]

- Finding a less demanding job
- Finishing the building of an apartment to rent it
- Getting back to console gaming with the Wii U, after 10 years without touching one (i need a Metroid/F zero annoucement tho)
- Maybe...have a kid

 

[MaximoffZero]

To never pre-order a game again. Every single time I have done so the game has ended up very disappointing

 

[Rnr1224]

to finally beat MGS 1, 2, and PW. Also to beat Persona 3 too

 

[rudieboy77]

1440p

 

[Atomsky]

1080p@144Hz. Got my new monitor 2 days before Xmas, still enjoying it.

 

[Suzushiiro]

I bought a PS4 instead of an XBone, so 1080p.

 

[oconnomiyaki]

So I've been thinking about this since my last post, and I'd like to make an addendum. I've always been really jealous of the people who dedicate themselves to just one game at a time, and for long, long periods of time. Think the people who thrash just DOTA or StarCraft 2. I'd like to try and get as close to that as possible.

So, not only am I going to limit the number of games I buy, I'm also going to limit it to things that I can dedicate myself to. I also plan to just clear out my backlog ASAP in order to accommodate this.

If only I could gift on all the Steam games I don't want.

EDIT: Also, no trade-ins. This is because I should only be buying games I actually want.

 

[Possum]

Get an Xbox One.

That is all.

 

[Valkerionseven]

1. Graduate College
2. Get a Job
3. Chip away at the back log (was supposed to do it this xmas break but got caught up in Warframe randomly, PSN+ free games, then now Xmas sales. Suddenly added around 9 or more games to said backlog)
4. SAVE MONEY