/v/ - Video Games

Read a book.

I don't know how you'd even finish your backlog. In theory damn near every game ever made is on my backlog. I know I will never play all of them, either because I am unable to play them or simply don't want to. There is no shortage that's for sure.

Anyway, try replaying a game you like or what >>15614804 said, read a book or watch a film or something.

>>15615048

>backlog is in the thousands, and honestly my greatest concern is how I'm going to play through them all before I die

That's why it's best to just play the games you really want to play instead of forcing it.

Same goes to other entertainment medium from books to anime really, if you try to consume it all you just spend your time without actually having fun unless you really, REALLY like everything but people like that are rare.

>>15615174

Yeah, it's important to come to terms with the idea that you can't do everything. It doesn't bother me that much, I just see it as a kind of challenge, or a journey. And hypothetically if I did finish the backlog, I'd be in OP's position anyway. The backlog is more of a reminder that there's always something to work on

>Having a backlog in the first place

I just play whatever, dude.

Do people actually have a list of games to play and in what order? I do the same as >>15615208

I just think about what kind of game I feel like playing and search for something, and if I really don't know what I want I'll take a look at one of those /v/ recommended vidya infographics I've got saved.

>>15615026

>I don't know how you'd even finish your backlog. In theory damn near every game ever made is on my backlog. I know I will never play all of them, either because I am unable to play them or simply don't want to. There is no shortage that's for sure

This.

>>15615224

>Do people actually have a list of games to play and in what order?

No.

>>15615224

Yeah. There are even sites for it. grouvee.com is a good one.

For me it's a mix of obsessiveness and a desire to learn. Let's say I play Ocarina of Time, I enjoy it, so I have a look at the series. I see that the first game was Legend of Zelda, so I play that. I like to think about how the series progressed to where it is today. It's actually quite interesting to see how BoTW shares some similarities with the original. Maybe I might look at other games the developer made. So then I'll have a look at the Mario games or something.

Maybe I decide I enjoy platformer games, and I want a deeper understanding of that genre. So then I start considering games like Banjo, Spyro, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Sonic, etc, etc. If you take this approach, you'll quickly end up with a list of thousands of games you want to play at some point.

I guess it's just a desire to learn how everything ties together. How one game inspired other games, how a particular genre came to exist. Whether you consider that useful knowledge or not is up to the individual. Personally I like to have that knowledge.

>>15614787

Well, give us a list of games you've played and we'll recommend some other ones you may like.

>How is the PC Engine library?

pretty huge

Just finished my backlog. Man, Uncharted 4 is a riot!

Just came by to congratulate you OP

>>15615597

>At least I finish most of the games I play.

Same. And I suppose it helps a bit to at least try to research if shit's going to be appealing to me in the first place before picking it up.

>>15615597

That's me basically.

>get new computer with way too much space on it.

>Can't find new really good computer games anymore

>Well, i guess i will just pirate the latest stuff and see if anything is good

>Have around hundreds of games i'm not even interested in playing on my computer.

>Delete the map because why bother?

>Can't find new games again

>Repeat the mistake again

>Done so 3-4 times over a course of 4 months.

Goddam, why did i buy a new computer when there are no games?

>>15615108

And, how much of that is porn?

>>15615224

>Do people actually have a list of games to play and in what order?

Not necessarily, but I do know that I have over 300 games that I need to get through.

>>15618391

Not really, I am 31 year old self employed part time dude. I have lots of spare time to play video games and I don't really do anything else besides lift. You would be surprised how much gaming you can get done without any distractions.

>>15618425

What're your favourite genres? I can name some more games.

>>15619879

I dont really have a favorite genre.

Winter is coming so I am looking maybe for some Jrpg/Wrpg with loads of extra side quest/ end game content. Was thinking Xenogears.

What's backlog?

>>15623470

Videogames you want to play but haven't (or games you started but never finished). For some reason people have been twisting this very simple concept into something obsessive involving charts or whatever.