Do you get overwhelmed when you own lots of unbeaten games?

I've been feeling so overwhelmed with my PC gaming lately :(

Due to all the steam sales I've had all these games sitting around, and I can't bring myself to play them for more than 20 minutes at a time. At the same time, there's games that I still WANT to buy, but I feel bad doing so having all these unfinished games piling up.

I guess this is just a rant, but anybody else get easily overwhelmed? I don't know where the heck to start.

-The Witcher

-Stalker: SOC and clear sky

-Chronicles of Riddick

-Max Payne 1,2

-Call of Cthulhu

Absolutely. In fact, thank you for this thread because I really need to vent on this subject.

-Spidey: Web of Shadows

-Splinter Cell Conviction

-Upcoming Red Dead Redemption

-SSFIV

-Just Cause 2

-Mega Man 10

I'm going to trade in Just Cause 2 because of the sheer amount of games for me to beat. I've just been so freaking busy, I haven't had the time.

I have a few games sitting around that I haven't beaten. I keep telling myself that I need to get to them. I will at some point.

I've collected over 1000 games in my 20+ years of playing video games. Most of them haven't been played once, let alone beaten. A lot of them simply can't be beaten (most puzzle games, for instance). But it does irk me when I don't have a chance to finish a game I've been waiting to play. I've had Bioshock 2 since it came out and I've only played for about 15 minutes. Then again, when I got Assassin's Creed II I pretty much played that straight through with every spare minute I had. I'm doing the same thing with Picross 3D right now. I'll get to Bioshock eventually, so it's not a huge deal :)

I've been feeling so overwhelmed with my PC gaming lately :(

Due to all the steam sales I've had all these games sitting around, and I can't bring myself to play them for more than 20 minutes at a time. At the same time, there's games that I still WANT to buy, but I feel bad doing so having all these unfinished games piling up.

I guess this is just a rant, but anybody else get easily overwhelmed? I don't know where the heck to start.

-The Witcher

-Stalker: SOC and clear sky

-Chronicles of Riddick

-Max Payne 1,2

-Call of Cthulhu

Jordo321

LOL I thought only I did that and I'm not kidding.Yes I own like 7 games right now that I have not even gotten around to!

I don't buy too many, so it's usually a case of getting bored with a game part of the way through. I'm near the end of both DA:O and Awakening...but haven't finished either. By comparison I finished ME2 twice, JC2 once and I've started a 2nd play through.

Perhaps I just need more big explosions.

Yes I do and I have a lot of games, and a good portion of them are unbeaten. This is especially true when a large flood of good games come out at once, or close to each other.

i already learn my lesson so i get games one at the time and beat them before going to other and if the game suck i try to cheat or something to beat the game fast

yeah i have a lot of unbeaten games. like Dead Space, STALKER, Chronicles of Riddick, Beyound good and evil, Bio Shock, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, and Metro 2033. all for the PC and i think i got more, but i get new PC games all the time (thanks to STEAM sales they have and Amazon.com) i stop playing one game and jump to the next. i think i have about 15 unbeaten games

I have a few games sitting around that I haven't beaten. I keep telling myself that I need to get to them. I will at some point.

MathMattS

lol u sound like me.

i went as far as to make a list of game i need to play theres a few PC games i bought but never played as well.

i tell me self i need to get to them sometime soon.

Lately ive been trying to beat my games..Ive got a few sitting around..Some ive get bored with others just dont finish..Some ive played an half way in ill loose interest..Ive got over a 1000 games also an half are only beaten...

I need to finish:

-Just Cause 2

-Fallout 3 (probably will never finish)

-get a finish READ DEAD REDEMPTION

-and maybe get skate 3

I think thats all i need to finish so far

Yes, but I have no one else to blame but myself. I just keep buying games. I think it's a problem...

I've been trying to rush through some games to dwindle my playlist down some, but it hasn't been going too well.

I only get worried if I haven't finished the single-player campaign :P Couldn't care less about the platinium trophy though (unlessI am like really really close to grabbing it):P

I've been feeling so overwhelmed with my PC gaming lately :(

Due to all the steam sales I've had all these games sitting around, and I can't bring myself to play them for more than 20 minutes at a time. At the same time, there's games that I still WANT to buy, but I feel bad doing so having all these unfinished games piling up.

I guess this is just a rant, but anybody else get easily overwhelmed? I don't know where the heck to start.

-The Witcher

-Stalker: SOC and clear sky

-Chronicles of Riddick

-Max Payne 1,2

-Call of Cthulhu

Jordo321

It depends on the games, and the format. For example, if I have 30 DS games with me, I will have a hard time deciding which one to play and often times I will jump from game to game, resulting in not getting as focused as I should on given game.

Just remember that if you are buying good games, they'll get played. I find myself, this gen more than any other, playing games I missed from past gens that I never played/finished. So look on the bright side, I guess.

Personally, I like to have a few games to choose from at a given moment--something involved, something that can be played in quick bursts solo, and some form of multiplayer. Right now I've got motorstorm2, mgs4, and I'm about to go pick up SSF4 and 3D Dot Game Heroes.

If I don't get stuck in the game and if its super intresting, I will play it through in almost one sitting.

I did that with MGS1, MGS2, MGS4, Portal and Dragon Age.

Definitely. I have tons of Ps2 and Ps1 games I have not gotten around to finished and around 4 or 5 360 games.

Sometimes and even a little more than ever now that i'm supposed to be getting married

No, I remain calm and finish themsoon or later.

No. Just enjoying in the games and one by one I complete them all

OP You're lucky with just 5 games to beat, I have over 45 games yet to play, most of the mlong rpg's, it makes me restless sometimes. :SPetJel

[QUOTE="PetJel"]OP You're lucky with just 5 games to beat, I have over 45 games yet to play, most of the mlong rpg's, it makes me restless sometimes. :SJordo321

Absolutely not. I don't view my gaming shelves as a "backlog" like so may people do. They make it sound like some kind of burden, a terrible thing that has to be worked on. But for me, gaming shouldn't be like work. To me, my many games represent great potential. I can sample a little of this, then move on to a little of that. It's a great "problem" to have. I love my backlog, just made it six games larger today. (thank the FSM for older used games)SteveTabernacle

Yeah. I have more tgan 100 games I haven't finished. I just tend to clear them out after a while

I try not to get overwhelmed, I'll get to each game eventually. Just recently got caught up with all my Playstation 3 games; going to be moving on to the 360 next. Once Alan Wake comes out, I'll have five 360 games to complete and the plan is to play one after the other. After that I should have a nice collection of Wii games to finish and then after those are completed, it's on to the PC games. After that, I figure I'll have a bunch of unfinished PS3 and 360 games built up again; a never ending cycle.

Ofcourse, I remember back in Nov I had 5 games in my possesion. Dragon Age, Uncharted, Fallout 3:GOTY, BorderLands, and Demon's Souls O_o

Nope, because when I start a game, I make sure I finish it before I play any other game

Absolutely not. I don't view my gaming shelves as a "backlog" like so may people do. They make it sound like some kind of burden, a terrible thing that has to be worked on. But for me, gaming shouldn't be like work. To me, my many games represent great potential. I can sample a little of this, then move on to a little of that. It's a great "problem" to have. I love my backlog, just made it six games larger today. (thank the FSM for older used games)SteveTabernacle

I've collected over 1000 games in my 20+ years of playing video games. Most of them haven't been played once, let alone beaten. A lot of them simply can't be beaten (most puzzle games, for instance). But it does irk me when I don't have a chance to finish a game I've been waiting to play. I've had Bioshock 2 since it came out and I've only played for about 15 minutes. Then again, when I got Assassin's Creed II I pretty much played that straight through with every spare minute I had. I'm doing the same thing with Picross 3D right now. I'll get to Bioshock eventually, so it's not a huge deal :)

DrFish62

I agree with you. Some games I finish straight-through, others take me a while. Games I need to finish:

• Bioshock (playing right now as shown by my psn card)
• Jak and Daxter (I bought it for PS2 because it looked cheap, and I never even saw the title screen)
• Spyro: A Hero's Tail
• Pac-Man World 2
• Final Fantasy XIII (a very amazing game, but also very challenging--im on chapter 9)
• Sonic R
• Dead Space
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Gears of War
• Sly Cooper
• Sly 2
• Sly 3

And a bunch more that I can't think of right now, but I know I have a list somewhere...I just went on a billion video game shopping sprees last month. I mostly bought all of the cheap games, but I also got a a 360 that unfortunately hasn't been touched. Just look at my gamercard for the evidence. I think I only got a few achievements for finishing level 1 in Gears of War, and I think I also got a few in Left 4 Dead 2. But yeah, I have to actually start playing games instead of just buying them.

This seems to be a recent trend especially in PC gaming, what with the Steam and D2D sales that happen very frequently, and let's not forget the huge digital distribution sales that rolled around during the holiday season. While I've managed to restrain myself from splurging in such events, I still have several games that I haven't much touched yet, but it's not overwhelming.

• World in Conflict + Soviet Assault
• The Dark Eye: Drakensang
• DiRT
• Mass Effect
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 (honestly I just don't feel like playing this)
• World of Warcraft (STILL haven't made it to 80 with my first character yet and I've been playing on and off for several years)