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A Misguided Guide To Finishing Your Gaming Backlog (youtu.be)
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Found this video really interesting as I have a relatively large backlog myself. Fortunately not nearly as large as this one.

Personally, I've only ever considered games I own to be part of my backlog, which makes my list much more manageable. That said, I have a large number of unplayed games on both Steam and GoG. So to start I've decided to play all my GoG games first (as that is still within reach). I've promised myself not to buy any more games untill all my GoG games are either completed or marked "did not finish" due to it not being my thing.

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[-] iusearchbtw@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 1 year ago

I don't really get the obsession with backlogs. Are you actually enjoying the games at that point? Are you playing this game because you want to play it, or because it's on your backlog and you want to be able to check it off the list and move on to the next thing - presumably, since your backlog is so big it warrants a guide - as quickly as possible? Just pick out a game you want to play and play it. Why spoil your own fun?

[-] alehel@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

My backlog consists of games I've bought because I want to play them. But because there's always something on offer I end up buying more than I can get through. So this will be a way to stop myself spending money when I already have enough games to get me through to the end of this year. If I find I'm not enjoying one of them, I'll mark it "dnf" and hide it from my library. So I've absolutely no plan to play a game if it turns out to not be any fun.

[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If I find I’m not enjoying one of them, I’ll mark it “dnf” and hide it from my library

I think this is what the commenter above is getting at. You say you want to play the game, but "dnf" means "did not finish" which alludes closer to just checking it off a list.

And, I'm just curious here, what happens when you get to a game that doesn't have a traditional win state? Like multiplayer only, or some sort of factorio "endless" management game. When do you mark it done? Is it always "in progress"?

[-] alehel@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I think this is what the commenter above is getting at. You say you want to play the game, but “dnf” means “did not finish” which alludes closer to just checking it off a list.

My list is basically my library. I only buy games if I want to play them (I don't bother redeeming free games if I don't intend to play it). That said, just because I want to play a game doesn't guarantee I end up enjoying it. The great perhaps is one such game. Thought it was for me, didn't enjoy it, so won't bother finishing it.

[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

You didn't even answer the second half of my comment...

[-] alehel@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We'll, excuse me 🤣...

I don't tag them with anything.

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