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From last year I started keeping a 'games to play' list on my phone (also a movies to watch & books to read one). Whenever something I fancy comes out or a decent review appears, it goes on the list, which kind of acts as a backlog without the financial ruin or crippling guilt. Also provides ready made Christmas and birthday present ideas. Realistically I'll never finish the list but I can live with that. It worked pretty well, keeping me to one game on the go plus usually one waiting, until santa delivered mirrors edge, steep and dishonoured 2. Still, not bad considering the backlog I've had in the past. Not counting ps+ games btw, I've made peace with the fact I probably try 50% of the games added and actually make progress in 10% at most... |
Self-imposed ban on buying more games - 2017 edition • Page 2
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Chug666 768 posts
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I've tried this "I won't buy any more games until I clear the backlog" sentiment and utterly failed. In fact I've just bought a couple more (curse that PSN sale). That said, I am going to be attempting the 52 games in 52 weeks target (if I get over 20 I'll be happy) and plough through my backlog of PS3, PS4, PSP and Vita games.
So a ban on games-buying in 2017 would be a good idea for me.gif)
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@ZuluHero Your not a fan of deep epic games then -
JoelStinty 9,530 posts
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Registered 8 years agoConsidering games are falling in prices quicker than a quick thing at quick times, it makes it easy not to buy them straight away.
Having said that, the next couple of months seems pretty front loaded with great content so it is going to be hard to be able to resist the lure of gaming gold. But I will try and not pre-order any games other than the Switch and a couple of launch games. Like hell i will.
I was browsing the ps+ store earlier and i managed to resist though. It's a start. I got 39 games on my hard drive that i need to play (various deals and ps+), and probably another 10-20 i have yet to download. -
Chug666 wrote:
I do a similar thing. Before buying something I always ask myself two questions:
From last year I started keeping a 'games to play' list on my phone (also a movies to watch & books to read one). Whenever something I fancy comes out or a decent review appears, it goes on the list, which kind of acts as a backlog without the financial ruin or crippling guilt. Also provides ready made Christmas and birthday present ideas. Realistically I'll never finish the list but I can live with that.
It worked pretty well, keeping me to one game on the go plus usually one waiting, until santa delivered mirrors edge, steep and dishonoured 2. Still, not bad considering the backlog I've had in the past.
Not counting ps+ games btw, I've made peace with the fact I probably try 50% of the games added and actually make progress in 10% at most...
'Will I play this in the foreseeable future?'
And if not:
'Will it ever be this cheap again?'
If I don't plan on playing it immediately and it's likely to come down in price again or become even cheaper, then I'll just wait.
Very few games sell out now, and nearly all (especially single player) drop in price quickly. I also find that once the initial hype of a game wears off then it's a lot easier to ignore.
Buying a game at launch when you know you won't play it immediately is such a waste. Obviously there are exceptions, for example Nintendo games rarely drop in value so it might be worth getting them for full price. Multiplayer games are worth getting at launch too as there is no guarantee the community will stick around if you wait. -
My backlog thing is getting completely ridiculous. I have 2 games on pre-order (NieR Automata and Resident Evil 7) and I'm going to TRY to make those the only games I buy this year. The latter is an Xmas present anyway, so it's technically only NieR that I'm spending cash on.
Can't pass on NieR as I loved the original and really want to support the decision to greenlight the sequel no-one ever expected it to get.
Backlog-wise, what I think I'm going to do is make a list of my unplayed games, and work my way down it. The sheer length of that list will be shameful, no doubt, and that alone should help to remind me that the last thing I need to be doing is adding to it. NieR excepted, of course!
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Dammit, H1ggyLtd! That list is like waving a bottle of JD in front of an AA meet! 
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devil_badger 812 posts
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Registered 11 years agoAAAARRRGGGGHHHHHH! -
Switch-v85 4,290 posts
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Registered 7 years agoLook at all those games... 
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Dombat 1,918 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI'm only going to buy a small number of must haves this year.
I've realised that my backlog is crammed full of RPGs that I'd rather play than most forthcoming games so anything new is excessive at this point.
For non-narrative driven games I can live off Overwatch, Rocket League, FH3, Dirt Rally and BF1 for the foreseeable future.
I've cancelled PS+ as I don't play multiplayer games on PS4 and the free games were all bottom of the backlog pile. Pleased to have them gone to be honest. -
drhcnip 6,573 posts
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Skirlasvoud 4,039 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI haven't even properly touched Witcher 3 yet.
Unless Dishonored 2 ever sinks below the 25 euro mark this year, I'm banning myself from playing any more games.
I want to finish:
Witcher 3
Anno 2070
Final Fantasy IX
Steamworld Heist
The Wolf Among Us
Transistor
Oxenfree
Jotun
Replay Gunpoint
Hyperlight Drifter
Darkest Dungeon
Banner Saga
Age of Wonders III
Replay Sims 1
Before I touch or buy another thing. This list should take me at least another year. Witcher 3 alone, fully finished takes months. -
Humperfunk 8,634 posts
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Registered 9 years agoNeed to finish/start:
Final Fantasy XV
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
I Am Setsuna
Skyrim
Dishonored 2
The Last Guardian
Battlefield 1
Grand Theft Auto V
Bioshock 2
Bioshock Infinite
Doom
Far Cry Primal
Hitman
About 5 VR games
That alone should take me two years, that's off the top of my head too, let alone what else I have in the drawer or downloadable. And that's PS4 only, no Xbox, Vita or 3DS included. Also got about 11 PS2 games on PS4 to get through.
Persona 5 and Nier Automata though, no question I am getting those and dumping whatever I am playing on release!
Oh yeah have Dragon Quest VIII and Gravity Rush 2 on preorder...
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H1ggyLTD wrote:
So I already have 5 of these on order :/ paid for three already though
GAMES RELEASED ON FRIDAY 20 JANUARY
Gravity Rush 2 (PS4)
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (PS4/PSV)
Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists Of The Dusk Sea (PSV)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey Of The Cursed King (3DS)
GAMES RELEASED ON TUESDAY 24 JANUARY
Resident Evil 7 biohazard (XO/PS4/PC)
Yakuza 0 (PS4)
Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (PS4)
GAMES RELEASED ON FRIDAY 27 JANUARY
Tales Of Berseria (PS4/PC)
Digimon World: Next Order (PS4)
OTHER RELEASE DATES:
31 January – Hitman: The Complete First Season (XO/PS4/PC)
9 February – Nioh (PS4)
14 February – For Honor (XO/PS4/PC)
14 February – Sniper Elite 4 (XO/PS4/PC)
21 February – Halo Wars 2 (XO/PC)
1 March – Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4)
7 March – Ghost Recon: Wildlands (XO/PS4/PC)
10 March – NieR: Automata (PS4)
4 April – Persona 5 (PS3/PS4)
11 April – Yooka-Laylee (XO/PS4/PC*)
Only Ghost Recon there that might need to be day 1. Mass Effect not there, but that's a day 1. -
Cappy 14,393 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI sold eight games and felt pleased about clearing out unwanted junk.
A week later I've gained ten. Plus two overall courtesy of a job lot of Japanese imports I couldn't resist.
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retro74 3,798 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI bought myself Resident Evil 4,5 & 6 when I was in town a couple of days ago and I got the Witcher 3 for Xmas after hearing good things about it
I doubt that I'll buy a game in 2017, maybe Resident Evil 7 when it's cheap -
devil_badger 812 posts
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Red_Bool 2,309 posts
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Registered 15 years agoDid someone already point out that there's a new Zelda due in 2017? -
Chug666 768 posts
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Registered 14 years ago@ZuluHero give it a go, worked for me! -
dominalien 10,703 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIt hasn't worked in previous years, it won't work in this either. I just bought Tokyo Mirage Sessions less than 10 minutes ago. I'll be really surprised if I play it before 2020. -
JoelStinty 9,530 posts
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Registered 8 years agoZuluHero wrote:
I kind of had this with a amazon wishlist. Problem is your amazon wishlist gets into the high hundreds. I've deleted two over the many years just because i thought it was getting out of hand
@Chug666 making a list is actually a pretty good idea and probably almost as cathartic as actually buying a game (which only gets added to the master in pile anyway).
Might try that.gif)
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chrisp 1,164 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI do the two questions thing as well: will I play this immediately and, if not, how likely is it that it will no longer be this cheap when I'm likely to actually play it? I need to set the bar higher for the second question; frequently "well, you never know, it *may* go up in price again or become hard to find" will suffice. -
Bowzer43 1,891 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI live in the hope I may break a leg and be forced to stay at home for several months with nothing more than my steam catalogue and consoles to amuse my days.
Downside in my plan is I'm self employed, so would be bankrupt and homeless before my leg healed.
I only buy games as it's the only shopping I still do! (that and hardware of course). -
Reacher 3,104 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI have far too many on the go at one time. I would like to commit to no more games for 2017, but Mass Effect will probably break me ( if 'For Honour' or ' Horizon' don't do it earlier.) -
I generally have a rule that I'll only have one story-driven game on the go at any one time. Currently that's Lightning Returns FFXIII, as the completionist in me wanted to put the FFXIII trilogy to bed before embarking on FFXV.
My backlog stretches back generations, though. For example, unplayed PS2 games I own and still intend to complete include Project Zero 3, Rogue Galaxy, and the second and third Sly Cooper games.
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