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I’m confidant you already know this, but....

You picked some big dog hour chewers there bro.
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Suits wrote: December 28th, 2019, 8:16 pm I’m confidant you already know this, but....

You picked some big dog hour chewers there bro.
At least Witcher 3 has lots of interesting, self-contained story arcs that keep it interesting. Dragon Quest though... Hope you like 80+ hours of rote, bog-standard story beats and recoloured enemy models.
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I can vouch that Kamiko is very short. It takes under an hour to beat.
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chase210 wrote: December 8th, 2019, 9:09 pm My backlog is relatively small compared to some peoples, but it's still big enough that I wonder why I don't play more of it. So I've made a list of it, and I'm going to try and clear it by.... this time next year. Or if not all of it, at least a good chunk of it. Couple of thoughts

- I don’t necessarily have to finish the game, if I decide to sell it cos I don’t like it, that’s ok too, the point is, off the list.
- I’m only counting games I’ve never played all the way through before. I have played through Pokemon heart gold about 30 times for example, so I’m content to leave another play through for now.
- finished in the sense of having played all the way to the end of the story. Not all collectibles say, of a game, unless I really like it and want to do it, which is different.
- I’m not including the whole gamepass catalogue here, for arguments sake, I mean stuff I’ve either downloaded or already own and or started.
- I am not buying a single new video game until I have cleared at least a substantial part of this list.

To play

Halo Combat Evolved (about 30% through)
Halo 2 ( maybe 80% through)
Halo 4 (Maybe 40%)
Halo 5 (50%)
Gears of War Ultimate.
Gears of War 3
Alan Wake
Dead Space 2 (I'm right at the end of 1 so that should be kinda quick)
Resident Evil 4
Titanfall 2 (pretty sure I'm not far from the end here either)
Sonic Mania
Steamworld Dig 1 & 2
Transistor
Daemon X Machina
Luigi's Mansion 3
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Shovel Knight (Just the main campaign for now anyway)
Ori and the Blind Forest
Valkyria Chronicles (The first one)
Kamiko (This is super short right?)
Okami HD
Final Fantasy III, IV, VII, VIII, and IX, and XII, and XIII.
Ni No Kuni 1
Superhot
Velocity 2X
Salt and Sanctuary
Resident Evil Revelations
I am Setsuna
Hollow Knight (technically I could finish this right now, but I want to get a good ending)
Hellblade
Axiom Verge
Cuphead
Celeste
Rage 2
Cadence of Hyrule Birth of the Necrodancer
Bioshock 1 & 2
The World Ends With You
Sonic Colours
Kirby Power Paintbrush
Walking Dead all the seasons.
Shadow of the Colossus
Killzone Shadowfall
Red Dead Redemption 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
God of War 2018
Gravity Rush 2
Crash Bandicoot remastered trilogy
Zelda Links Awakening
Pokemon Let's Go Eevee
Pokemon Sword & Shield
Splatoon 2
Mario Maker 2 (Weird single player campaign anyway)
Assassins Creed Ezio Collection
Metroid Samus Returns 3D
Bravely Default
Detective Pikachu
Zelda Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks
Chrono Trigger
Yoshi's Touch and Go
Yoshi's New Island
Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story 3DS, and Superstar Saga
Mario 3D Land
Pokemon Conquest
Counterspy
Sleeping Dogs
Rise of the Tombraider
Recore
Medal of Honour Airborne
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
The Outer Worlds
Doom
Blue Dragon
Sunset Overdrive
Child of Light


Completed

Dead Space
Rise of the Tombraider
Titanfall 2
Gears of War 3
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Re: I am going to clear my backlog and try and keep a record here

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chase210 wrote: December 8th, 2019, 9:09 pm My backlog is relatively small compared to some peoples, but it's still big enough that I wonder why I don't play more of it. So I've made a list of it, and I'm going to try and clear it by.... this time next year. Or if not all of it, at least a good chunk of it. Couple of thoughts

- I don’t necessarily have to finish the game, if I decide to sell it cos I don’t like it, that’s ok too, the point is, off the list.
- I’m only counting games I’ve never played all the way through before. I have played through Pokemon heart gold about 30 times for example, so I’m content to leave another play through for now.
- finished in the sense of having played all the way to the end of the story. Not all collectibles say, of a game, unless I really like it and want to do it, which is different.
- I’m not including the whole gamepass catalogue here, for arguments sake, I mean stuff I’ve either downloaded or already own and or started.
- I am not buying a single new video game until I have cleared at least a substantial part of this list.

To play

Halo Combat Evolved (about 30% through)
Halo 2 ( maybe 80% through)
Halo 4 (Maybe 40%)
Halo 5 (50%)
Gears of War Ultimate.
Alan Wake
Resident Evil 4
Sonic Mania
Steamworld Dig 1 & 2
Transistor
Daemon X Machina
Luigi's Mansion 3
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Shovel Knight (Just the main campaign for now anyway)
Ori and the Blind Forest
Valkyria Chronicles (The first one)
Kamiko (This is super short right?)
Okami HD
Final Fantasy III, IV, VII, VIII, and IX, and XII, and XIII.
Ni No Kuni 1
Superhot
Velocity 2X
Salt and Sanctuary
Resident Evil Revelations
I am Setsuna
Hollow Knight (technically I could finish this right now, but I want to get a good ending)
Hellblade
Axiom Verge
Cuphead
Celeste
Rage 2
Cadence of Hyrule Birth of the Necrodancer
Bioshock 1 & 2
The World Ends With You
Sonic Colours
Kirby Power Paintbrush
Walking Dead all the seasons.
Shadow of the Colossus
Killzone Shadowfall
Red Dead Redemption 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
God of War 2018
Gravity Rush 2
Crash Bandicoot remastered trilogy
Zelda Links Awakening
Pokemon Let's Go Eevee
Pokemon Sword & Shield
Splatoon 2
Mario Maker 2 (Weird single player campaign anyway)
Assassins Creed Ezio Collection
Metroid Samus Returns 3D
Bravely Default
Detective Pikachu
Zelda Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks
Chrono Trigger
Yoshi's Touch and Go
Yoshi's New Island
Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story 3DS, and Superstar Saga
Mario 3D Land
Pokemon Conquest
Counterspy
Sleeping Dogs
Recore
Medal of Honour Airborne
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
The Outer Worlds
Doom
Blue Dragon
Sunset Overdrive
Child of Light
The Witcher 3
Dragon Quest Switch

Completed

Dead Space
Rise of the Tombraider
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Four action games down. A change of pace next, maybe?
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Chopper wrote: January 1st, 2020, 4:21 pm Four action games down. A change of pace next, maybe?
I think the next game will be Pokemon sword. I’m surprised I haven’t finished it already, in fact.
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chase210 wrote: December 8th, 2019, 9:09 pm My backlog is relatively small compared to some peoples, but it's still big enough that I wonder why I don't play more of it. So I've made a list of it, and I'm going to try and clear it by.... this time next year. Or if not all of it, at least a good chunk of it. Couple of thoughts

- I don’t necessarily have to finish the game, if I decide to sell it cos I don’t like it, that’s ok too, the point is, off the list.
- I’m only counting games I’ve never played all the way through before. I have played through Pokemon heart gold about 30 times for example, so I’m content to leave another play through for now.
- finished in the sense of having played all the way to the end of the story. Not all collectibles say, of a game, unless I really like it and want to do it, which is different.
- I’m not including the whole gamepass catalogue here, for arguments sake, I mean stuff I’ve either downloaded or already own and or started.
- I am not buying a single new video game until I have cleared at least a substantial part of this list.

To play

Halo Combat Evolved (about 30% through)
Halo 2 ( maybe 80% through)
Halo 4 (Maybe 40%)
Halo 5 (50%)
Gears of War Ultimate.
Alan Wake
Dead Space 2 (I'm right at the end of 1 so that should be kinda quick)
Resident Evil 4
Sonic Mania
Steamworld Dig 1 & 2
Transistor
Daemon X Machina
Luigi's Mansion 3
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Shovel Knight (Just the main campaign for now anyway)
Ori and the Blind Forest
Valkyria Chronicles (The first one)
Kamiko (This is super short right?)
Okami HD
Final Fantasy III, IV, VII, VIII, and IX, and XII, and XIII.
Ni No Kuni 1
Superhot
Velocity 2X
Salt and Sanctuary
Resident Evil Revelations
I am Setsuna
Hollow Knight (technically I could finish this right now, but I want to get a good ending)
Hellblade
Axiom Verge
Cuphead
Cadence of Hyrule Birth of the Necrodancer
Bioshock
The World Ends With You
Sonic Colours
Kirby Power Paintbrush
Walking Dead all the seasons.
Shadow of the Colossus
Killzone Shadowfall
Red Dead Redemption 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
God of War 2018
Gravity Rush 2
Zelda Links Awakening
Pokemon Let's Go Eevee
Pokemon Sword & Shield
Splatoon 2
Mario Maker 2 (Weird
Metroid Samus Returns 3D
Bravely Default
Detective Pikachu
Zelda Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks
Chrono Trigger
Yoshi's Touch and Go
Yoshi's New Island
Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story 3DS, and Superstar Saga
Mario 3D Land
Counterspy
Rise of the Tombraider
Recore
Medal of Honour Airborne
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
Blue Dragon
Sunset Overdrive
Child of Light
Ratchet & Clank HD collection
Metal Gear Solid 4
God of war HD collection 2



Completed

Dead Space
Rise of the Tombraider
Titanfall 2
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I ended up selling quite a few bits this week, but i also added some. Few things I’ve observed


- I am addicted to the pokemon gameplay loop
- I like first person shooters much more than third shooters or action games
- long JRPG’s that aren’t Pokemon are indeed very daunting.
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I took the interesting step of selling... nearly all my physical video games. Which for context, was £1385.30 worth. Which has the unintended effect of basically obliterating my backlog. All I have left now, excluding digital games is


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That's a decent haul of cash, where did you sell them to?
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Cex! Had to get a bank transfer cos they didn't have that much cash on hand.
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