The Endless Backlog of Games

There is no end.

I will finish my current backlog by the time I reach 183.

And that isn't including all of the ones I add between now and when I die.

Seriously, I spend more time looking at new upcoming games than I do playing current ones.

How backed up is your list? I think I am somewhere in the 100's.

Also, to make this relevant to SW for the anal retentive crowd, which system has the highest backlog? PC for me

Couple hundred...

Don't know how long it will take me. Sometimes I just rush through games that don't hold my interest too well or I just feel time crunched to complete. PC has the most atm, as it continues to increase with each sale before I can beat most games.

Somewhere in the 800 game range lol... I work way too much.

im around 200-250 games in my backlog.

The downfall of Valve and Steam, you buy in their sales and build up a list of games that you may never play due to impulse.

I know I'm in trouble when games like MGS V and TW3 are "backlog" games.

Yo, like a thousand cuz I can't stop buying games lol fml

Because I'm procrastinating a project for work, I'll go ahead and type out a list. Was supposed to be in a spoiler block but I guess lists don't do well with them.

Backlog

1. Bloodborne (PS4)
2. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U)
3. Dillon's Rolling Western (3DS)
4. Earthbound (Wii U)
5. Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (Vita)
6. Final Fantasy VI (iOS)
7. Final Fantasy VIII (Vita)
8. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3)
9. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (Vita)
10. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PS4)
11. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)
12. Halo 3 ODST (Xbox One)
13. Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX (PS3)
14. Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX (PS3)
15. The Last Story (Wii)
16. The Legend of Zelda (3DS)
17. Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link (3DS)
18. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
19. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3DS)
20. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3DS)
21. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4)
22. Metroid Prime 2 (Wii U)
23. Metroid Prime 3 (Wii U)
24. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Vita)
25. Okami HD (PS3)
26. Paper Mario (Wii U)
27. Paper Mario & the Thousand-Year Door (GC)
28. Persona 3 Portable (Vita)
29. Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
30. Pokèmon: Omega Ruby (3DS)
31. Rayman Legends (Xbox One)
32. Shovel Knight (Wii U)
33. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX)
34. Star wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (XBOX)
35. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Wii U)
36. Super Mario Sunshine (GC)
37. Super Mario World (Wii U)
38. Super Metroid (Wii U)
39. Transistor (PS4)
40. Valiant Hearts (PS4)
41. The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt (Xbox One)
42. The Wolf Among Us - Season 1 (PS4)
43. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

Mines not too bad considering games ive bought, i have 5 Steam games i havnt played, 4 3DS, 8 Wii U games, and a few from last gen i still havnt played, ill be buying some more 3DS, Wii U and PC games before the year is over and i just finished playing and reviewing Deus Ex: Human Revolution yesterday so ill be going to Bayonetta now. I hope to finish bought em before the year is over, but i might not, ill try to stay dedicated.

Just trying to make an assessment of my backlog would be a daunting task.

I don't even know anymore haha, I'm sure I have to be somewhere in the 200's. I still have N64 games from back in the day that I've been saying I'm going to beat for almost two decades now...

It's a sad life.

~ 170 games at least.

That I own.

@Liquid_:
I have a couple hundred between the X360 and X1. The backlog was so large on the 360 that I just traded it in without finishing all of the digital games I bought for $5 or less. Now, my X1 is closing in on a 20 game backlog, not counting EA Access or the GWG games that I have no interest in playing.

Everyone has a backlog of games but not enough time to play them. I've missed out on many gems throughout the year but I don't really regret it since I don't know what I missed out on. Time and other priorities take over and gaming becomes secondary so I play when I can and only get games I am REALLY interested in and know I must play.

I keep telling myself that I should only buy a new game when I finish the one I'm playing. It keeps not happening. :(

Then they complain about the lack of games...

Like everyone else here, way the **** too many.

But if I'm talking games that I legitimately need to catch up on, probably 10.

And if I'm talking "why the **** have I not played this yet!", more like 2, maybe 3.

At this point in my life, I more buy games to collect them and play them mainly on the weekends. My backlog is endless. Probably close to 100 games, and that's only including games I'd actually want to play and beat.

A few thousand at least for me. I never set out to specifically collect so many games. I just buy game lots and cheap games on sale. After 30 years of playing and collecting, it all adds up.

Both the cool thing and the sad thing is if I would stop buying games entirely right now, I still would likely never have the time to play what is already in my collection. And they still have more upcoming games I am excited about.

my back log is very small I only play a handful of games at a time.

Thanks to Steam, I have a lot... but don't let it bother you, just play whatever you feel is worth your time.

Online multiplayer games take a lot of my time to play the rest. I'm active on Dota2 lately.

If I were to actually count my backlog, it'd be huge like everyone else's. Really what I do is just accept I'm not gonna be playing a lot of those games and say **** it. Right now there's no more than 10 games I'd consider in my backlog, in the sense that I totally want to play them, but haven't done it yet.

I usually keep my shit pretty tight. Right now I'm playing Forza 6 and MGSV. I downloaded TR Definative Edition free on XBL and will be adding Mad Max soon. That's pretty much it.

The problem I have is my backlog is filled with games that are incredibly long. I refuse to move onto new games until I finish the current one. I'm 50 hours into Witcher 3 but only about 20% done with the story. I'm screwed I think.

Diablo 3 season 4 came out. It's hurting me in the single player department currently.

My backlog is relatively small. I've been able to narrow down my interests to 3 categories:

• Nintendo Games
• Souls Games
• Street Fighter

I still get other games of course, but my hands are more than full with just these games. Heck, just Nintendo's stuff could keep me more than busy on their own.

I have no idea , i've been ordering games and just putting the packages in the closet.

Hell , i got a Wii last year and ordered some games for it , i think i'll be spending the whole winter figuring out how to use them nunchucks.

I made a list of the uncompleted games I had (a ton) and then filtered them out with games I actually would play and beat. Made a small spreadsheet so I can keep it organized. Of course, multiplayer and multiplayer-centric games are not listed but do take a good portion of my gaming time.

Off the top of my head what i have for a backlog is as follows

PS4 - Killzone Shadowfall, Batman: Arkham Knight, The Evil Within, Metro Redux, Lara Croft: The Temple of Osiris, and that is it i believe for that one.

Wii U - Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones, Earthbound Beginnings, Earthbound, Lego City Undercover, Deus Ex Human Revolution: Dirctors Cut, Darksiders 2, Resident Evil Revelations, Legend of Zelda 1, 2 and Link to the Past, Super Mario Bros 1 and 3, Super Mario World, Unepic, Guacamelee, Pikmin 3, and thats all i can remember at the moment.

3DS - Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask 3D, Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX.

PS Vita - Final Fantasy X/X2 HD Remaster, Oddworld Strangers Wrath HD, Persona 4 Golden, Chrono Trigger (which is absolute fucking heaven by the way) and Soul Sacrifice Delta.

MGS V The Phantom Pain has taking my life over and this is what it did.

Its simple, stop buy more games until you played your backlog

I've put a nice big dent into my back log. I'm almost caught up except for a few games. But it's good to be honest with yourself, admit that you don't want to ever play a certain game. It's okay. You will live to game another day.

I don't really have a backlog. I get backlogged maybe one a twice a year but that is it. I'm not much of an impulse buyer so that may be why.

This is why I always preferred short games. Then my brother got me into dragon age and I was never the same again. I don't see the harm in waiting to buy new games. The prices always go down. Take the time and enjoy whatever you're playing. I think we're desperate to be a part of whatever is currently the hot topic in gaming. I remember beating bioshock infinite in two days just so I could read discussions on the game without fear of spoilers.

Part of me loves the RPG-ness of MGSV but at the same time I remember beating part 4 in three days, again to avoid spoilers and take part in discussions. Something I can't do with MGSV because it's so damn long.

Oh...time to tail another convoy filled with characters they don't name or that I've ever heard of....way to story Kojima. Way to Story.

I don´t even want to count but let´s say I got a few ones.

I have actually made some minor progress towards putting a dent in my backlog. Mainly cause I am trying to save my money.

simple, but not easy

this^ I have probably like 30 steam games I never touched

About 150 in the backlog. I've learnt a lot of restraint, but it took me a while. I own a bucnh of untouched GoG games too, but that's partially to preserve a part of my childhood (+ point and click adventures are fun).

I think this is key, I own dozens of games I haven't touched/barely played, most of them i've come to accept I will probably never touch again.

I think for games I own that I actually intend on playing, my backlog is fairly short. Bloodborne, Destiny, MGS V, Vanishing of Ethan Carter (want to give this another shot after the recent update), and the Road to Ghenna expansion for The Talos Principle.

Might get a random urge to play something else I own, but right now, those are the only games on hold I actually intend on completing.

Sold most of the games I had no interest in playing or completing. So that's a relief.

Other than that, I keep the games and finish the games I enjoy.

I just added 30 more games to my backlog since I picked up the Rare Replay Collection; it's on sale at Best Buy and on Amazon for $20 which is too good to pass up.

I don't plan on playing all the games in there though. But I am excited about it!

On Steam alone it's around 90 games. To be fair I try every game I buy immediately, they just don't hold my interest. That probably has something to do with me being a Gears/Mortal Kombat junkie.

Proof?

too much.

I doubt I'll ever catch up at all. I have tried a lot of different methods to combat back logs but nothing works. (I was even a member of a group started on the PC forums where people would play the same game over a specific time span, then discuss it together -- a book club, but for games. Unfortunately that didn't help at all)

To prevent backlogs, I've decided that I would do the following: for every newly released game I buy, I'm going to do a video review of it. That forces me to play through the entire game. Its not full proof, but its the method that has worked best for me. I've found myself finishing a new release before I think about getting another one. It's not full proof, It's more damage control than anything, but it has the best results...so far.

Quote very single person in this thread asking them for proof.....then I might consider your post as not dumb and trollish.

@ShadowDeathX said:

I made a list of the uncompleted games I had (a ton) and then filtered them out with games I actually would play and beat. Made a small spreadsheet so I can keep it organized. Of course, multiplayer and multiplayer-centric games are not listed but do take a good portion of my gaming time.

I think I need to do this...and then actually stick with completing the "current playlist queue"

You're the only liar in the thread.