Thick Thighs Save Lives
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I don't even think about my backlog anymore; I have way too many games both physically and digitally. 
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How's that backlog?
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draliko
Member
it's not going well but I've changed approach... i don't mind leaving behind games i don't find funny... this really helps. Happened with rdr2 recently, tried to get in the game for 10 hours, didn't click, uninstalled and goodbye. I play to have fun, not to let a gamerscore grow. Time is way more precious than money, and i want to enjoy my spare time. As i grow older i also tend to prefer "gameplay first" games to cutscene infested wannabe movies (some exception apply, loved death stranding).
Aurelius
Member
My backlog is manageable.
2023 Gaming Backlog - Dusting off those unplayed games. | NeoGAF
I only list games that I actually payed money for. Not games that I want to play on Gamepass or PS Plus. Those go on my wishlist.
I bought some games for Switch for the summer holiday, but ended up playing a lot less then anticipated because of how great the weather was. I also bought an Xbox X (Diablo IV bundle) for Starfield, which I’m clearing my schedule for.
2023 Gaming Backlog - Dusting off those unplayed games. | NeoGAF
I only list games that I actually payed money for. Not games that I want to play on Gamepass or PS Plus. Those go on my wishlist.
I bought some games for Switch for the summer holiday, but ended up playing a lot less then anticipated because of how great the weather was. I also bought an Xbox X (Diablo IV bundle) for Starfield, which I’m clearing my schedule for.
foamdino
Member
As I've been away from my PC/PS5 combo with just a macbook, I've attacked my legacy steam sale purchases ("only $x go on I'll pick it up").
Finished this summer:
2023 has been an excellent year for my particular taste in games - in my opinion the last 18 months have been the best ever - but then I thought then entire PS3/360 gen was utter shite so...
Finished this summer:
- The Banner Saga 3
- Pillars of Eternity
- Deep Sky Derelicts
2023 has been an excellent year for my particular taste in games - in my opinion the last 18 months have been the best ever - but then I thought then entire PS3/360 gen was utter shite so...
CloudShiner
Member
I'm early retired, I live alone so no distractions from family, but even with those perks I'm at the stage where I'm resigned to my fate when it comes to my game library.
It's better when you sigh and accept that even if you had half the games you do, and all the free time you wanted, you would not 'clear' that backlog, or unplayed library as I euphemistically prefer to call it.
It's better when you sigh and accept that even if you had half the games you do, and all the free time you wanted, you would not 'clear' that backlog, or unplayed library as I euphemistically prefer to call it.
Proteus Maximus
Member
I don't call it a backlog, more a library of games that I can play any time I like.
gaming_again
Member
Persona 3
Persona 4
Witcher 2
Oblivion
Mass Effect remake
Soon I’ll have Baldur’s Gate 3, Phantom Liberty, and Elden Ring DLC too. They are my priorities and then I’ll probably makes a start on Persona 3 and go in the order above.
Maybe I’ll fit Starfield in somewhere too.
Persona 4
Witcher 2
Oblivion
Mass Effect remake
Soon I’ll have Baldur’s Gate 3, Phantom Liberty, and Elden Ring DLC too. They are my priorities and then I’ll probably makes a start on Persona 3 and go in the order above.
Maybe I’ll fit Starfield in somewhere too.
daninthemix
Member
Not too bad actually. Less than 10 games on it.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Solid for me.
Playing Mafia 3 and and Elden Ring at the moment.
On Backlog I have Diablo 4 and the Pharaoh Remake. Former I may have to quit for good because it is unplayably laggy and Pharao is more of less my forever game as I do just a mission ever couple of months.
Ready to play Starfield with no bad concience.
Playing Mafia 3 and and Elden Ring at the moment.
On Backlog I have Diablo 4 and the Pharaoh Remake. Former I may have to quit for good because it is unplayably laggy and Pharao is more of less my forever game as I do just a mission ever couple of months.
Ready to play Starfield with no bad concience.
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Leviathicus
Neo Member
Joking aside this is an interesting subject. I've been a PC gamer for 26 years and I built a huge collection on Steam, from AAA to indies. 3 months ago I bought myself a console for the first time (Playstation 5) and I feel like games have more "value" for me here for some reason. I have SO MANY games on pc that I really don't feel like playing anything, like I get more enjoyment out of buying games than actually playing them, on console is the other way around. I know it doesn't make much sense but games being more expensive and having less quantity is somehow working better for me. Choice paralysis maybe?
Jack Videogames
Member
Not very well
Roman Empire
Member
I just accepted my backlog will keep on growing forever. I play the newer releases, then play comfort games, then backlog, in that order. I'll never finish it but it keeps my mind at ease.
oji-san
Banned
Not that big, i have couple of games i downloaded from PS Plus like Destroy All Humans 1 and 2, The Division 2 and few more games i already played from my collection.. those are games i don't really sure i will like or games i have already played but there are games like Hogwarts Legacy and Dead Island 2 that i'm waiting for a discount. Currently i don't play anything and will wait for Starfield.
Could you make a list?
Kerotan
Member
My backlog got slashed this year thanks to losing interest in Warzone. All those freed up hours.
I've platinumed like 30 game's this year and completed a few more.
Here's my remaining backlog.
Plus on my ps3 LA Noire's DLC, MW3 spec ops DLC and GTA 4 single player as I've just finished the multiplayer trophy grind.
I'll more then likely play far cry 5 and New dawn. New game's are MGS Collection, Spiderman 2 and mw3. The rate at Which I'm completing games far outweighs how frequently they release.
Almost finished lost planet 3 and I've a TV series list which myself and the missus have almost complete so that'll be even more free time. The goal is to clear it fully at some stage next year.
I've platinumed like 30 game's this year and completed a few more.
Here's my remaining backlog.
Plus on my ps3 LA Noire's DLC, MW3 spec ops DLC and GTA 4 single player as I've just finished the multiplayer trophy grind.
I'll more then likely play far cry 5 and New dawn. New game's are MGS Collection, Spiderman 2 and mw3. The rate at Which I'm completing games far outweighs how frequently they release.
Almost finished lost planet 3 and I've a TV series list which myself and the missus have almost complete so that'll be even more free time. The goal is to clear it fully at some stage next year.
Kings Field
Member
22 games on switch
15 games on ps5
5 games on Series X
Most of them are RPGs.
Currently playing through AC6 on PS5 and right after gonna dive into Remnant 2. TCM is taking away some of the time for those games as I’m addicted.
15 games on ps5
5 games on Series X
Most of them are RPGs.
Currently playing through AC6 on PS5 and right after gonna dive into Remnant 2. TCM is taking away some of the time for those games as I’m addicted.
nightmare-slain
Member
I have 3 games that I’m trying to focus on
Armored Core 6
Baldurs Gate 3
Tears of the Kingdom
I have a bunch of games I play whenever I feel like it but have no pressure because they can’t be completed. Games like CS:GO, Diablo 4, Fortnite.
There are 4 games I’ve bought that I plan on playing.
And 6 games I want to buy that aren’t out yet.
Armored Core 6
Baldurs Gate 3
Tears of the Kingdom
I have a bunch of games I play whenever I feel like it but have no pressure because they can’t be completed. Games like CS:GO, Diablo 4, Fortnite.
There are 4 games I’ve bought that I plan on playing.
And 6 games I want to buy that aren’t out yet.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
I've been flitting between different types of games, I already have 200+ games on steam along with gamepass but then I get interested in something new and have to get more. I got a Quest 2 and now have a big library of VR games. But then I swutched and started playing couch co-op games with my kids so invested in a bunch so now I also have a library of couch co-op games. But then people keep upgrading or modding games I already own so now I have HL2 VR in my VR list and Quake 2 in the couch co-op list.
Markio128
Member
Just started getting into Watchdogs Legion. I’ve had it on Ps5 almost since launch and never really gave it a chance. It’s actually a really decent game, slightly spoilt by the gobshites that inhabit future London.
Also playing NMS on PSVR2 which is awesome after the recent update.
Other than that, the backlog doesn’t have too much pull, so I’m saving myself for Starfield and BG3.
Also playing NMS on PSVR2 which is awesome after the recent update.
Other than that, the backlog doesn’t have too much pull, so I’m saving myself for Starfield and BG3.
Backlog is huge if you count all the "free" and free games that get offered all the time. The backlog of games that I'm actually exited to play is much smaller, but still pretty large I think. One of the main problems for me was that I was absolutely hooked on Destiny since it came out in 2014 until about this time last year when I quit it cold turkey. Since then I think I've beaten more games than I did during the time I was a Destiny player. I don't think that it's necessarily bad to be committed mostly to a single game or anything. But for me I was still buying new games and not completing them... So yeah, I think it's feasible for me to actually go back and complete the ones I really care about as long as I avoid the addictive "play forever" kind of games. Another problem though is that there are great looking games coming out all the time, especially this year!
saintjules
Member
My backlog goes back to the PS3 days I think. I don't think I will ever finish them in my lifetime.
Bry0
Member
Blowing through it fast. Still won’t clear some of the older games on my list before starfield but that’s fine. The “old gen” backlog is just there for when I get bored of everything else. Just wrapping up a couple games this week and I’ll be pretty much free.
I don’t play games I have just to finish them if I’m really not enjoying it. Learned a long time ago that finishing games with gold games or ps+ games just for the sake of it is a total waste of energy if I’m not really having fun.
I don’t play games I have just to finish them if I’m really not enjoying it. Learned a long time ago that finishing games with gold games or ps+ games just for the sake of it is a total waste of energy if I’m not really having fun.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
Playing Pillars of Eternity, then maybe DOS2 while deciding if I should buy BG3 when it releases on Mac next week.
PanzerCute
Member
I might have finished one or two games.
And bought 50 more.
Help.
And bought 50 more.
Help.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Terrible.
Starfield is only going to make more games go on it. I think I'm gonna need to do a quick-cleanse in November/December, cause October is PACKED>
Starfield is only going to make more games go on it. I think I'm gonna need to do a quick-cleanse in November/December, cause October is PACKED>
FunkMiller
Member
I've tried to be picky as fuck this year, so I don't get a massive backlog, but I've still yet to complete Hogwart's Legacy. I ended up selling FF16 on Ebay because it was dull. I've not subscribed to GP or PS+ this summer as I was playing ToTK through most of it. And I've held off on stuff like Armoured Core & BG3, because I knew Starfield was right around the corner. So I don't have the backlog guilts... before plunging balls deep into Todd's latest marathon.
My problem's going to be how long I play Starfield for, given that I want to get Space Marine 2, Spider-man 2, Alan Wake 2, & SMB Wonder.
My problem's going to be how long I play Starfield for, given that I want to get Space Marine 2, Spider-man 2, Alan Wake 2, & SMB Wonder.
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lefty1117
Gold Member
Taking a look see ...
Company of Heroes 3 I was looking forward to but it's sitting there played only 10 hours or so.
Gotham Knights, surprisingly I ended up finishing that game. I actually liked it. No, not as good as Arkham Knight, but I feel it was better than it got credit for.
Everspace 2 I burned myself out on it during the long EA so I haven't much touched it since released.
Hardspace Shipbreaker, another one that is good but I played heck out of it in EA and haven't touched launch.
Hogwarts Legacy I'm pretty far into but the enthusiasm waned as it started to feel too repetitive. Also JEDI SURVIVOR came in and drew my attention away from it. Damn shame about the performance issues at release for these two games, killed any chance of GOTY consideration. But I thought both were great. I did beat Jedi.
Jagged Alliance 3, played about 6 hours so far, I can tell it's good but it's getting swamped with bigger releases.
Marvel's Midnight Suns, criminally underrated - was near the end when the first DLC came out so I restarted to incorporate it but didn't get too far.
Octopath 2 - barely touched it
Solasta - played the heck out of it
Victoria 3 - played the heck out of it
Darkest Dungeon 2 - not even in my Favorites anymore, terribly disappointed with it
Baldur's Gate 3 is dominating my playtime and I figure Starfield will in just under a week now too.
On console I played a fair bit of FF16 and Zelda. But nowadays I go through stretches of not playing anything at all. I'm much more of a dabbler than hardcore. Sometimes I want nothing to do with games and just want to shut my brain off or do other things. It feels normal and healthy but also means I have a big ass backlog, which I'm sure is normal in these parts.
A few older games that get big updates like Elite Dangerous and MechWarrior 5 have found their way back to my harddrive as well. SO overall yeah backlog not doing great.
Company of Heroes 3 I was looking forward to but it's sitting there played only 10 hours or so.
Gotham Knights, surprisingly I ended up finishing that game. I actually liked it. No, not as good as Arkham Knight, but I feel it was better than it got credit for.
Everspace 2 I burned myself out on it during the long EA so I haven't much touched it since released.
Hardspace Shipbreaker, another one that is good but I played heck out of it in EA and haven't touched launch.
Hogwarts Legacy I'm pretty far into but the enthusiasm waned as it started to feel too repetitive. Also JEDI SURVIVOR came in and drew my attention away from it. Damn shame about the performance issues at release for these two games, killed any chance of GOTY consideration. But I thought both were great. I did beat Jedi.
Jagged Alliance 3, played about 6 hours so far, I can tell it's good but it's getting swamped with bigger releases.
Marvel's Midnight Suns, criminally underrated - was near the end when the first DLC came out so I restarted to incorporate it but didn't get too far.
Octopath 2 - barely touched it
Solasta - played the heck out of it
Victoria 3 - played the heck out of it
Darkest Dungeon 2 - not even in my Favorites anymore, terribly disappointed with it
Baldur's Gate 3 is dominating my playtime and I figure Starfield will in just under a week now too.
On console I played a fair bit of FF16 and Zelda. But nowadays I go through stretches of not playing anything at all. I'm much more of a dabbler than hardcore. Sometimes I want nothing to do with games and just want to shut my brain off or do other things. It feels normal and healthy but also means I have a big ass backlog, which I'm sure is normal in these parts.
A few older games that get big updates like Elite Dangerous and MechWarrior 5 have found their way back to my harddrive as well. SO overall yeah backlog not doing great.
_Ex_
Member
In physical games alone, I easily own over a thousand I've not beaten (and largely not played) yet. Some of these purchases go back into the '90s. If I were to include digital games, that'd be another few hundred in addition. This doesn't bother me though, because I consider my "backlog" to be a library, not an unfinished pile of work.
AndrewRyan
Member
I feel so damn guilty replaying Rift Apart on the steam deck with so. many. great. games. left withering.
Roufianos
Member
Nonexistent. I've beaten RE4, Dead Space, FF16 and Jedi Survivor this year.
I also purchased but subsequently sold Hogwarts and Zelda.
Currently playing Armored Core and Remnant II before Starfield.
I guess I'm a lot more picky than most. I'm usually waiting for something to play as opposed to feeling overwhelmed.
I also purchased but subsequently sold Hogwarts and Zelda.
Currently playing Armored Core and Remnant II before Starfield.
I guess I'm a lot more picky than most. I'm usually waiting for something to play as opposed to feeling overwhelmed.
Madserb2023
Member
My backlog is so long it has no beginning or end. Like the Universe, I have an observable backlog.
Fools idol
Banned
I have games which I bought for the Playstation 2 at launch still in the shrinkwrap so that should tell you how it's going lols
I have games that I bought on steam 10+ years ago too. So many games so little time.
I had OCD as a kid and would compulsively finish games 100%. As I got older the time commitment for doing that got ever more difficult.
When my daughter was born I kind of realised then I would never clear it, and that I shall just pick what game to play at random regardless of it's position in the backlog and just enjoy games and life. It's the only way. OCD is a motherfucker
I have games that I bought on steam 10+ years ago too. So many games so little time.
I had OCD as a kid and would compulsively finish games 100%. As I got older the time commitment for doing that got ever more difficult.
When my daughter was born I kind of realised then I would never clear it, and that I shall just pick what game to play at random regardless of it's position in the backlog and just enjoy games and life. It's the only way. OCD is a motherfucker
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