Comments on: Dealing with the Backlog

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 01:37:33 +0000

That’s a cool way of going about it. That way you miss out on any of the games you’ve bought!

By: Jamarr Lexx Waples

Jamarr Lexx Waples — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:01:21 +0000

Well like everyone else I have a backlog (about 15 games or so). I keep a list of what games I play and everyday I play a different game from that list starting from the bottom. So I’m constantly playing a new game everyday. However there are 2 exemptions to this method; I’m a heavy fighting game player so every other game I play a fighter and then a PS4 game. So my method looks like this: PS3 game, fighting game, PS4 game, repeat.

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:46:14 +0000

I usually try to take my time in my games, too, though there are times when I started a game, then I get another one that looks far more interesting. In the past, this often caused me to rush through my current game, ruining my enjoyment of it just so I could get to the new one. It was a silly thing to do, so now, if I really want to play a different game, I just take a break from the one I’m on so I can return to it and enjoy it later. Most of the time, though, I don’t play a new game until I’ve finished my current one.

My system for getting through games is by console. I plug in the console with the most games I either haven’t played or want to play again, then play all the games I want before switching to another console. I’m currently playing all my new PS3 games, and soon, I think I’ll be switching to the PS2 to play some new (well, new to me) PS1 games I recently got.

By: cary

cary — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:20:48 +0000

This year I’m trying the whole “don’t buy (or rent) a lot of games” thing. But I honestly don’t know how long that will last, especially since I finally, finally, finally, started using Steam over the holidays (and, oh man, do I now understand the draw), and especially since we’ll probably have a next gen system in the house in the coming months.

Like the other commenters, I’m also pretty tolerant of having a backlog, and I generally take my time with the games in it. I try to deal with only one game at a time (or one game per system, at least), though certainly my curiosity about new titles does get the best of me sometimes.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 04:05:08 +0000

That IS a lot of Square to get through…good luck :).

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:12:30 +0000

I got “Chrono Cross”, “FF8″, “FF9″, “Final Fantasy Chronicles” (which includes “FF4″ and “Chrono Trigger”), and “Final Fantasy Anthology” (which includes “FF5″ and “FF6″). I’m thinking of taking breaks from them here and there to play other games. Otherwise, it may be a bit too much. Way too much…

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:12:39 +0000

Yeah, one can only take so much Square in one go. They’re fun but can be tiring. What games did you get?

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:11:05 +0000

Hmm…I like the way you think! I’m still doing the list and skip method I mentioned, am still only really playing one game at a time. Having multiple games going at once would definitely keep games from slipping through the cracks. Maybe It’ll allow me to get Megaman Legends 2 back into the mix. (I’ve been wanting to finish that one for awhile)

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:59:30 +0000

I do have a backlog (7 games un-played and 1 started, but not finished), but I prefer it to the times I have absolutely no new games to play, and I must either play games I’ve already done or just not play at all. I used to always find myself in this position, with no new games and none on the horizon, and no games that I feel like playing over, so for me, having this backlog over the last few years has been a welcome change.

Anyway, I manage to be fairly patient with my backlog, and I only play the games I want to play first because, if I play a game that I’ve had longer, but looks less fun, I’ll end up rushing through and not enjoying it because I want to get to the fun games. There are games that take me a year or two to get to, but I do it eventually. Nevertheless, I have this long list of seven PS1 games I bought recently to get to that looks rather overwhelming, especially when they’re all Square Enix RPG’s. I may need to take a break from them periodically….

By: fminuzzi

fminuzzi — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:58:37 +0000

Those look like fun games to go through (I would point out specific games I enjoyed, but since they made it to the list, it doesn’t seem necessary)
My backlog is around 10 games at any given time. I’m always playing a few at the same time, either because they’re on different consoles or they’re different kinds of games. I replace a game I’ve finished with a new one from the backlog (probably for the same console), and by that point have probably added some new game to my list. It can feel like I’m not making much progress because I’m hopping around (depending on whether the TV is free, whether I’m in the mood for something active or not), but I always have something to do.
Of course, there’s always a bit of pokemon happening on the side…