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d21lewis said:

Somebody help me!

Wow. I think you may have a case of Compulsive Hoarding and maybe you DO need an intervention :D. All jokes aside you are beyond the point where you can play all the games that you are buying and you open them making them loose a big part of the resale value so is not a collection either. 

Here are some tips that may help you:

Don't enter into a gamestop if you don't have a specific game to buy

Make list of the games you want to buy in the next 2 or 3 months and STICK to it

Try using a tool to keep track of your pending games, like www.backloggery.com

Find 1 or 2 friends that are willing to help you with peer pressure to finish some of your pending games

Try to control yourself and always visualize that you are buying the games to PLAY them and you already have enough for that!!!



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@Rune216 Play the collection. Ico looks great in 1080p. PS2 version looks better on CRT tvs.

I've been getting better with not buying too many games ahead. Buying a game for $60 and not getting around to playing it when it's down to $30 or less is pretty wasteful.

I still have some left from the ps2 days
FFX, PES 3, MGS 3, DQ8 all take a lot of time to play.

This gen
Sly collection. Not buying new collections until I get round to playing this
DA:O Awakenings. Leaving it until as a fallback when I get too depressed from current day RPG
R&C all 4 one
Trine 2
Kung fu panda
The experiment (pc)
Bioschock 2 (steam sale)
Psychonauts (steam sale)

Probably a lot more on steam I forgot about. Hopefully that will be a thing of the past as I add games to my wishlist now instead of outright buying them.
I'm current playing Silent hill downpour, Rayman Origins, Baldur's Gate 2 and The book of unwritten tales.

Too many games to play, not enough time.



That's a lot of unfinished games. Stop buying games for a year or two and play the games you have or sell some of the games that you can not be bothered playing.
I have a dozen games that I have not finished or not played yet and I will not buy any more games until I play or finish all the games that I own.



PS1: 7 games

Chrono Cross (made it about 1/4 into it, got bored. I was young)
Croc (was a christmas present for me and my brother)
Croc 2 (Was a christmas Present for me and my brother)
Grandia (was too young to appreciate it)
Gran Turismo (Wasn't into racing games back then)
Gran Turismo 2 (Wasn't into racing games back then)
Klonoa (was the family's, brother liked it, I never gave it a shot.)

PS2: 14 games

ATV Offroad Fury (Found it in a box by the road)
Cars (Found it in a box by the road)
Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (made it about 3/4 of the way through)
God of War II (Hated GoW 1, made it about 1/4 through this before giving up)
Ico (tried playing it, controls sucked, didn't know it was a classic)
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (I hate fetch quests. got boring fast)
Jak II (Bought it on hype, never played it becuase I never beat the first one)
Metal Arms: glitch in the System (got it cheap, never cared to play it)
Motocross Mania 3 (Found it in a box by the road)
Power Drome (found it in a box by the road)
Socom: Us Navy SEALS (was 5 bucks, bought it on hype, sucked at it so I didn't get into it)
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (so boring, and the ending was ruined for me)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (found it in a box by the road)
Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille Zur Macht (most boring JRPG I've played.)

PS3: 19 games

Alice: Madness Returns (Was going to review it, someone else ended up doing it.)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (got it cheap due to hype. just haven't had time)
Batman: Arkham City (Got it for its preorder bonus, never beat the first one)
Dante's Inferno (got the special edition for 10 bucks. Haven't opened it)
Dark Sector (5 dollar bargain bin. never played it.)
Darksiders (good friend told me to get it, got it for 20 bucks, never got around to it)
Enslaved: Oddyssey to the West (5 dollar game, still isn't opened)
Fallout: New Vegas (Hated Fallout 3, but got this for 20 bucks to complete my collection)
Gengi: Days of the Blade (5 dollar bargain bin, has never been opened)
God of War Origins Collection (got it for the red controller, don't like the series)
God of War III (didn't beat 2 or the origins collection)
Hunted: The Demon's Forge (friend gave it to me becuase he hated it. never played it.)
ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection (I just suck and lose my game card. Never been opened)
LA Noire (got it day of release based on hype, had to review games for VGC instead. Never opened)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PAtriots (got lost, I think my game glitched and I was unable to continue)
Motorstorm (5 dollar bargain bin game. Never played)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma (7 dollar bargain bin game. Never Played.)
Prince of Persia (6 dollar bargain bin game, never played)
Virtua Tennis 4 (review copy, someone else did the review before I got it. Never opened)

PS3/PSN: 5 games

American McGee's Alice (Came with Madness Returns, had no time due to playing other review games)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)
Chrono Trigger (got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)
Final Fantasy V (got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)
Vagrant Story (Got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)

PSP: 14 Games

Daxter (bargain bin, started playing it, got distracted)
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (2 dollar bargain bin game, never played it.)
Final Fantasy II (played through most of it, but never beat it)
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (No idea why I never played this)
God of War: Chains of Olympus (Was given to me for free, hated GoW 1 so never played it)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (No idea why I never played this)
LittleBigPlanet (Got it for 4 bucks at a bargain bin, was too busy with LBP2 instead)
Secret Agent Clank (got it because it's RnC, not becuase I was excited abut it)
Sid Meiers Pirates (6 dollar bargain bin game)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (4 dollar bargain bin game)
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Friend gave it to me)
Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins (it's just too hard!)
ModNation Racers (PSP) (it was free, didn't care)
Pursuit Force (PSN) (it was free, didn't care)

PSV: 1 game

Wipeput 2048 (Working on it now, almost done!)

PSV/PSN: 2 games

Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness (Working on it, love it so far!)
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (PSP) (Will play after I'm done with #1)

Gamecube: 6 games

Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (Given to me en masse by a friend)
PRince of PErsia (got to a part that I couldn't pass, got bored)
PRince of Persia: Warrior Within (Didn't beat the first one, never tried this one)
Prince of PErsia: The Two Thrones (didn't beat the prequels, never tried this one)
Resident Evil (Tried it, hated the control scheme, gave up)
X-Men Legends: The Rise of Apocalypse (Given to me En Masse by a friend)

Wii: 4 games

The Legend of Zelda: skyward Sword (Girlfriend has my Wii, waiting to get it back so I can play)
Metroid Other M (God I loathed this game, couldn't bring myself to complete it)
No More Heroes (No idea why I didn't ever play this)
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Didn't beat the first one)

Virtual Console: 2 games

Super Castlevania IV (got it right before I leant the system to my girlfriend)
Super Metroid (Got it right before I leant my system to my girlfriend)

GBA: 3 games

Golden Sun (Given to me en masse by a friend, never got around to it)
Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age (Given to me en masse by a friend, never got around to it)
Spyro: Season of Ice (No idea where this came from. Didn't buy it, nobody gave it to me....)

DS: 3 games

Castlevania: ORder of Ecclesia (leant it to my brother, never got it back)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Found it on the road)
Fire Emblem: shadow Dragon (friend borroed it, haven't seen it since)

3DS: 0 games

None!

Xbox: 8 games

Armed and Dangerous (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Brute Force (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Def Jam: fight for New York (Bought it on Ebay in a Package Deal)
Fable (just never found the time for it)
Max Payne (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Mech Assault (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
True Crime: New York (bought it on ebay in a package deal)

Xbox 360: 21 games

Bioshock (Tried to play it, hated the sloppy controls, couldn't continue)
Bioshock 2 (Didn't beat the first one, never tried this one)
Call of Juarez (Part of a buy one Get one deal, it was the only game in the free bin that wasn't sports)
Dragon Age Origins (Just haven't had time)
Dragon Age Origins Awakening (didn't beat the first one)
Dragon Age II (didn't beat the first one)
Fable II (Didn't beat the first one)
Fable III (Didn't beat the first one)
Halo: ODST (Got it for the multiplayer becuase my brother wanted me to. I hate halo)
Halo Reach (Got it becuase my brother wanted to play it with me, but I hate halo and when he left I dumped it)
Lost Planet (5 dollar bargain deal, didn't care)
Lost Planet 2 (Only got it to bolster my collection, but never beat the first one)
Mass Effect (Waiting till I'm sick or something and have the time to go through the trilogy)
Mass Effect 2 (Waiting till I'm sick or something and have the time to go through the trilogy)
Mirror's Edge (leant it to a friend when I got it for 5 bucks, just got it back)
Ninja Gaiden II (after trying Ninja Gaiden Sigma, I have no interest in this shoddy series)
Perfect Dark Zero (got the collectors edition for 10 bucks, never got aroudn to it)
RAGE (cousin gave it to me for christmas, just haven't gotten around to it)
Stranglehold (3 dollar bargain bin)
Viva Pinata (5 dollar bargain bin)
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (5 dollar bargain bin)

XBLA: 5 games

LIMBO (Got it on sale, I'm scared to turn my X Box on)
Shadow Complex (I got bored, just never went through with it)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 (curiosity killed the cat. Just didn't like it)
Super Meat Boy (Got it on a Sale, I'm scared to turn my Xbox on)
Worms: Armageddon (friend got it for me, never got into the series)

Steam: 16 games

Amnesia: The Dark Descent (it's in my queue, got it on sale, waiting for an afternoon to play it)
Command and Conquer 3: Tiberum Wars (Got it on sale for like 3 bucks)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Got it on sale for like 3 bucks)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising (Got it on sale for like 3 bucks)
Grand Theft auto (Came in a package deal, 7 bucks for all GTA games up to San Andreas)
Grand Theft auto 2 (Came in a package deal, 7 bucks for all GTA games up to San Andreas)
Half Life (all of it, just never beat it)
Half Life 2 (All of it, didn't beat the first one so I never played it)
Monkey Island (Was a gift, never had time)
Monkey Island 2 (Was a gift, never had time)
Plants vs Zombies (was a gift, never had time)
Sam and Max Season 1 (Was a gift, never had time)
Sam and Max Season 2 (Was a gift, never had time)
Sam and Max season 3 (Was a gift, never had time)
Trine (Was a gift, never had time)
Worms (Friend got it for me, never got into the series)

That's 130 total.



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PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1, WiiU, Wii, GCN, N64 SNES, XBO, 360

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Runa216 said:
PS1: 7 games

Chrono Cross (made it about 1/4 into it, got bored. I was young)
Croc (was a christmas present for me and my brother)
Croc 2 (Was a christmas Present for me and my brother)
Grandia (was too young to appreciate it)
Gran Turismo (Wasn't into racing games back then)
Gran Turismo 2 (Wasn't into racing games back then)
Klonoa (was the family's, brother liked it, I never gave it a shot.)

PS2: 14 games

ATV Offroad Fury (Found it in a box by the road)
Cars (Found it in a box by the road)
Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (made it about 3/4 of the way through)
God of War II (Hated GoW 1, made it about 1/4 through this before giving up)
Ico (tried playing it, controls sucked, didn't know it was a classic)
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (I hate fetch quests. got boring fast)
Jak II (Bought it on hype, never played it becuase I never beat the first one)
Metal Arms: glitch in the System (got it cheap, never cared to play it)
Motocross Mania 3 (Found it in a box by the road)
Power Drome (found it in a box by the road)
Socom: Us Navy SEALS (was 5 bucks, bought it on hype, sucked at it so I didn't get into it)
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (so boring, and the ending was ruined for me)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (found it in a box by the road)
Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille Zur Macht (most boring JRPG I've played.)

PS3: 19 games

Alice: Madness Returns (Was going to review it, someone else ended up doing it.)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (got it cheap due to hype. just haven't had time)
Batman: Arkham City (Got it for its preorder bonus, never beat the first one)
Dante's Inferno (got the special edition for 10 bucks. Haven't opened it)
Dark Sector (5 dollar bargain bin. never played it.)
Darksiders (good friend told me to get it, got it for 20 bucks, never got around to it)
Enslaved: Oddyssey to the West (5 dollar game, still isn't opened)
Fallout: New Vegas (Hated Fallout 3, but got this for 20 bucks to complete my collection)
Gengi: Days of the Blade (5 dollar bargain bin, has never been opened)
God of War Origins Collection (got it for the red controller, don't like the series)
God of War III (didn't beat 2 or the origins collection)
Hunted: The Demon's Forge (friend gave it to me becuase he hated it. never played it.)
ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection (I just suck and lose my game card. Never been opened)
LA Noire (got it day of release based on hype, had to review games for VGC instead. Never opened)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PAtriots (got lost, I think my game glitched and I was unable to continue)
Motorstorm (5 dollar bargain bin game. Never played)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma (7 dollar bargain bin game. Never Played.)
Prince of Persia (6 dollar bargain bin game, never played)
Virtua Tennis 4 (review copy, someone else did the review before I got it. Never opened)

PS3/PSN: 5 games

American McGee's Alice (Came with Madness Returns, had no time due to playing other review games)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)
Chrono Trigger (got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)
Final Fantasy V (got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)
Vagrant Story (Got it the day it was released on PSN, never got around to it)

PSP: 14 Games

Daxter (bargain bin, started playing it, got distracted)
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (2 dollar bargain bin game, never played it.)
Final Fantasy II (played through most of it, but never beat it)
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (No idea why I never played this)
God of War: Chains of Olympus (Was given to me for free, hated GoW 1 so never played it)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (No idea why I never played this)
LittleBigPlanet (Got it for 4 bucks at a bargain bin, was too busy with LBP2 instead)
Secret Agent Clank (got it because it's RnC, not becuase I was excited abut it)
Sid Meiers Pirates (6 dollar bargain bin game)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (4 dollar bargain bin game)
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Friend gave it to me)
Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins (it's just too hard!)
ModNation Racers (PSP) (it was free, didn't care)
Pursuit Force (PSN) (it was free, didn't care)

PSV: 1 game

Wipeput 2048 (Working on it now, almost done!)

PSV/PSN: 2 games

Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness (Working on it, love it so far!)
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (PSP) (Will play after I'm done with #1)

Gamecube: 6 games

Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (Given to me en masse by a friend)
PRince of PErsia (got to a part that I couldn't pass, got bored)
PRince of Persia: Warrior Within (Didn't beat the first one, never tried this one)
Prince of PErsia: The Two Thrones (didn't beat the prequels, never tried this one)
Resident Evil (Tried it, hated the control scheme, gave up)
X-Men Legends: The Rise of Apocalypse (Given to me En Masse by a friend)

Wii: 4 games

The Legend of Zelda: skyward Sword (Girlfriend has my Wii, waiting to get it back so I can play)
Metroid Other M (God I loathed this game, couldn't bring myself to complete it)
No More Heroes (No idea why I didn't ever play this)
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Didn't beat the first one)

Virtual Console: 2 games

Super Castlevania IV (got it right before I leant the system to my girlfriend)
Super Metroid (Got it right before I leant my system to my girlfriend)

GBA: 3 games

Golden Sun (Given to me en masse by a friend, never got around to it)
Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age (Given to me en masse by a friend, never got around to it)
Spyro: Season of Ice (No idea where this came from. Didn't buy it, nobody gave it to me....)

DS: 3 games

Castlevania: ORder of Ecclesia (leant it to my brother, never got it back)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Found it on the road)
Fire Emblem: shadow Dragon (friend borroed it, haven't seen it since)

3DS: 0 games

None!

Xbox: 8 games

Armed and Dangerous (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Brute Force (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Def Jam: fight for New York (Bought it on Ebay in a Package Deal)
Fable (just never found the time for it)
Max Payne (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
Mech Assault (bought it on ebay in a package deal)
True Crime: New York (bought it on ebay in a package deal)

Xbox 360: 21 games

Bioshock (Tried to play it, hated the sloppy controls, couldn't continue)
Bioshock 2 (Didn't beat the first one, never tried this one)
Call of Juarez (Part of a buy one Get one deal, it was the only game in the free bin that wasn't sports)
Dragon Age Origins (Just haven't had time)
Dragon Age Origins Awakening (didn't beat the first one)
Dragon Age II (didn't beat the first one)
Fable II (Didn't beat the first one)
Fable III (Didn't beat the first one)
Halo: ODST (Got it for the multiplayer becuase my brother wanted me to. I hate halo)
Halo Reach (Got it becuase my brother wanted to play it with me, but I hate halo and when he left I dumped it)
Lost Planet (5 dollar bargain deal, didn't care)
Lost Planet 2 (Only got it to bolster my collection, but never beat the first one)
Mass Effect (Waiting till I'm sick or something and have the time to go through the trilogy)
Mass Effect 2 (Waiting till I'm sick or something and have the time to go through the trilogy)
Mirror's Edge (leant it to a friend when I got it for 5 bucks, just got it back)
Ninja Gaiden II (after trying Ninja Gaiden Sigma, I have no interest in this shoddy series)
Perfect Dark Zero (got the collectors edition for 10 bucks, never got aroudn to it)
RAGE (cousin gave it to me for christmas, just haven't gotten around to it)
Stranglehold (3 dollar bargain bin)
Viva Pinata (5 dollar bargain bin)
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (5 dollar bargain bin)

XBLA: 5 games

LIMBO (Got it on sale, I'm scared to turn my X Box on)
Shadow Complex (I got bored, just never went through with it)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 (curiosity killed the cat. Just didn't like it)
Super Meat Boy (Got it on a Sale, I'm scared to turn my Xbox on)
Worms: Armageddon (friend got it for me, never got into the series)

Steam: 16 games

Amnesia: The Dark Descent (it's in my queue, got it on sale, waiting for an afternoon to play it)
Command and Conquer 3: Tiberum Wars (Got it on sale for like 3 bucks)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Got it on sale for like 3 bucks)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising (Got it on sale for like 3 bucks)
Grand Theft auto (Came in a package deal, 7 bucks for all GTA games up to San Andreas)
Grand Theft auto 2 (Came in a package deal, 7 bucks for all GTA games up to San Andreas)
Half Life (all of it, just never beat it)
Half Life 2 (All of it, didn't beat the first one so I never played it)
Monkey Island (Was a gift, never had time)
Monkey Island 2 (Was a gift, never had time)
Plants vs Zombies (was a gift, never had time)
Sam and Max Season 1 (Was a gift, never had time)
Sam and Max Season 2 (Was a gift, never had time)
Sam and Max season 3 (Was a gift, never had time)
Trine (Was a gift, never had time)
Worms (Friend got it for me, never got into the series)

That's 130 total.

Honestly, I am glad to see I am not the only one with a lot of unfinished games.  Your post made me feel good.



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@OP, I was with you until you said you didn't like Uncharted, I am afraid I can no longer associate myself with you....

Anyway, I am doing a fairly awful job myself

Currently, I have Fallout New Vegas, XIII-2, PoP Trilogy and Driver San Francsico unplayed at all, though 2 of those I bought quite recently due to sales and will play soon

Also, I am ignoring games I bought in Steam sales as I just can't resist, and bought many of them in preparation of getting a new PC

As for those I need to finish; this is going to be a long list, though it would be even longer if it included games that I wanted to platinum/100%

PC: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samuri (which is what I am playing now)
Cities in Motion DLC

PS3: DiRT 3 (I rarely bother to finish racing games, but the real reason for this one is it has too many menus)
Jak Collection (platinumed 1)
XIII-2
Just Cause 2 (probably never will)
RUSE

Xbox 360: Battlestations Pacific
End War
Driver San Francisco
Bulletstorm
Infinite Undiscovery

Vita; Everything I have bought

PSN: too many

XBLA: South Park
Trials Evolution
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Well not as bas as I thought, mostly because I am ignoring many steam games



That's a lot of games you have not finished.



Games are played for the experience. You should be having fun the entire experience. If I'm playing a game and it stops being fun to play I simply stop. I have no qualms of leaving it unfinished it if I'd have to trudge through the rest of the game. I only made it halfway through half of my rpgs I own. I got tales of the Abyss for 3ds and after 20 hours I'm getting tired of the gameplay and the story and am about to quit.

I've quit games a level or two before the final boss which is what happened when I played Fire Emblem and Trauma center. There are some games I'm able to play through for hours in one sitting since the entire time I was having fun like Chrono Trigger, FF 7 & 9, Uncharted, Red dead redemption, and the entire Resident evil series.

If games aren't able to hold your interest to the end don't blame the yourself it's a problem with the game. No need to punish yourself by forcing yourself through it.



I have the same problem, I probably only finish 25% of the games I start playing. It's not because I don't like them but I start playing another game. I should do the same thing you are trying to do but I really want to get Tales of Graces.... may be after I buy that.



Same here, so I decided I wouldn't play Mass Effect 3 and Bioshock 3 until 2013. Yes, sad story. The games I have to finish are:

- Spellforce + expansions. About to finish the main quest. Then, expansions...
- Spellforce 2 + expansion.
- Neverwinter Nights + expansions. I'm level 10.
- Neverwinter Nights 2 + expansions.
- Dead Space 2. About to finish it.
- Overlord. About to finish it.
- Half Life the old one. So I can finally start HL2...
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted. 3 guys to go.
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Valkyria Chronicles

Of my huge list I already finished Resident Evil 5, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Supreme Commander 2, Zeus: Poseidon expansion, Mass Effect 2, Universe At War: Earth Assault, Magicka, Rise of the Argonauts, Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties campaign (tho this one was almost a year ago) and others maybe.

There's also games that I decided I won't finish at least for the time being, for example Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 + expansion, The Lord of the Rings - The Battle for Middle-Earth 1 & 2, Killzone 2 & 3, Dead Rising 2, etc. The problem with this is that I've been playing a lot of League of Legends........

The games I want to play after those are Dragon Age 1 & 2 + expansions, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 + expansions, Lara Croft, Penumbra and Amnesia maybe, FFXIII-2, Fear 3, Xenoblade Chronicles, Overlord 2 and HL2 + exps.

Too much interest in games and too little time for gaming when I got a lot to do in real life. So I had to prioritize. And who the frog cares about this lolol.