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Title: Too many games!!
Post by: AlienTermite on September 05, 2010, 02:54:09 am
Hi everyone,

So I recently ran across a pretty humorous article here (http://www.gamespy.com/articles/106/1067470p1.html), and it really got me thinking about how there really are too many good games that come out on a regular basis to keep up with! This isn't a new problem of mine. I consider myself a pretty hardcore gamer, with gaming being a serious hobby of mine for most, if not all, of my life. I own all 3 current game consoles, as well as a nice gaming PC. It seems like every week or so there's some new high-profile game coming out that demands my attention and $$. Not that this is a bad thing (I actually consider it to be a great thing), but between everything else in life there just aren't enough hours in the day to keep up with everything, and it kinda stinks! At least I know that I'll never, ever run out of games to play :lol:

Anyone else in the same boat?
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Satellight on September 05, 2010, 04:04:58 am
Yes, I have the same problem, so I play only a little part of my games, then I range them for further playing... That's an aperitive way of playing , I know, but I'm interested in all kind of games, and 24 hrs a day is not enough to finish them all, especially with IRL work. The exception is for the adventure games like Batman AA, Eternal Darkness, Fahrenheit, TLJ & Dreamfall, Silent Hill... and actually Alan Wake (horrifically interesting to play with my new-bought 5.1 system  :D). I finish them very quickly, running on eight-hours-session  :lol: ...
The fact is these games last veeeeeeeery long for me !
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: BloodEagle on September 05, 2010, 12:21:26 pm
It must be so horrible, being able to waste so much money on garbage games that he can't finish the few gems listed. :/
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Grizzly on September 05, 2010, 01:36:43 pm
This is like... THE example for the 'Luxery Problem'.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Klaustrophobia on September 05, 2010, 08:13:23 pm
the newest game i have is C&C 3.  Before that is Crysis and before that is FarCry.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: watsisname on September 06, 2010, 12:29:20 am
I keep myself interested in only a very narrow range of games.  Thus, I don't suffer this problem.  :D

Descents/Freespaces/Touhous/Metroids/Zeldas/Marios/SSBs/randomselectionofoldschoolspacerelatedgameslikestarcontrol2

and the occasional random awesome games like Portal/Eversion/GeometryWarsGalaxies/ApplesToApples/Ghettopoly
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Stormkeeper on September 06, 2010, 12:38:21 am
Quote from: -Joshua- on September 05, 2010, 01:36:43 pm
This is like... THE example for the 'Luxery Problem'.
QFT

I have a more of a 'To Buy' backlog, since my current play backlog is more of a re-play backlog.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Davros on September 09, 2010, 03:00:20 pm
Too many games!!

Ive never heard so much nonsense  :doubt:
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Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Rodo on September 09, 2010, 04:07:16 pm
Ahhh Deadspace, DK2, Deus-Ex......
Now I've got to start playing those again.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: IceFire on September 09, 2010, 05:30:42 pm
I tend to buy games and make them last as long as I can. I usually replay single player campaigns at least twice or maybe three or four times if they were fun. Usually this is done months or even years later. I do replay my games a lot. I also don't buy that many games so I try to make what I have last.

FreeSpace 2 and then IL-2 have been the longest running games on my computer followed by Battlefield 2.  None of my console games have lasted that long but Halo 2 may be the longest one that I've played.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: TrashMan on September 10, 2010, 05:54:59 am
^
Ditto. I don't buy many games. I prefer a few who will last me a while. Call em picky.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: AlienTermite on September 10, 2010, 10:42:07 am
Davros-- wow!! At least I don't have THAT many PC games  :p. Most of the games I buy these days are just the good console exclusives, or the really good cross-platform games... which I usually buy for xbox 360 for multiplayer with friends or PC for graphics/modding, depending on the game. My backlog isn't HUGE but its still pretty big. Not to mention all the Freespace campaigns I need to catch up on....
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Davros on September 10, 2010, 04:06:26 pm
I actually have over 1500
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: General Battuta on September 10, 2010, 04:43:30 pm
i have too many gametes

anyone want any
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Galemp on September 10, 2010, 05:54:34 pm
Current games I need to play:


I have a massive backlog of games that I already have and need to finish:
There's also Vagasso's Dirge and Wings of Dawn I haven't played yet, not to mention all the DLC for these games.

Of course I could do all this stuff if I wasn't playing D&D or modding FreeSpace but they're way too addictive to give up.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Scotty on September 10, 2010, 06:44:16 pm
I'd say play Metroid Prime first.  Best Gamecube game I ever played.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Galemp on September 10, 2010, 07:38:56 pm
Oh, I've played all three games, but I have the Trilogy collection and I'm about halfway through it.
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Mongoose on September 10, 2010, 09:59:42 pm
Quote from: General Battuta on September 10, 2010, 04:43:30 pm
i have too many gametes

anyone want any
ooh baby
Title: Re: Too many games!!
Post by: Grizzly on September 11, 2010, 04:03:57 pm
Quote from: Davros on September 09, 2010, 03:00:20 pm
Too many games!!

Ive never heard so much nonsense  :doubt:[/URL]



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