With too many games and not enough time to complete them all, a reader explains how he breaks down his video game backlog problem.<\/p>\n
My wife, who is very much into reading, is often buying new books. I commented on how many books she had yet to read and she rightly questioned how many games I\u2019d bought that I had yet to play.<\/p>\n
So I downloaded an app, so I could sort out my library. Frankly I\u2019m slightly embarrassed when I started to list them in the various categories.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a sucker for a new game. Currently I have 20 games on my wishlist. Amongst other things there\u2019s GTA 6. I\u2019m slightly loathed to spend \u00a370 on a digital game but it\u2019ll be years before it drops in price and they\u2019ll be no escaping spoilers unless you play it within the first few months of release. Although I don\u2019t think GTA 6 will live up to the hype I think it will still be a must play game.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve also got Control Resonant on the list. I don\u2019t usually pre-order but Currys have an offer on, which drops the price to around 43 quid, which is a very reasonable price for a new game. Control is up there as one of the best games ever made and deserves more recognition. The sequel looks to be shaping up to be a worthy successor. I also want to get Toem 2 when that comes out and Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake.<\/p>\n
Other games that I\u2019ll wait for a price drop are Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Moss: The Forgotten Relic, Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight, and possibly Marvel\u2019s Wolverine.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve also started listening to a podcast called Button Boys featuring the comedians Glenn Moore, Pierre Novellie, and Sarah Keyworth and each week they recommended some lesser known games such as Killer Frequency, Expelled!, and The Dark Queen Of Mortholme and there\u2019s a fair few I\u2019ve added to my wishlist. Thankfully these are usually very cheap and aren\u2019t long games.<\/p>\n
My backlog consists of 48 games. However, 11 of these are games from bundles which I bought for other titles. Some of them, such as Amanda The Adventurer or Loddlenaut, I will likely never play. I also bought a Resident Evil bundle and some of the titles, such as Resident Evil 5 and 6 I might never get round to, but then again it was the other titles such as Resident Evil 2 remake, Resident Evil 7, and Resident Evil Village that were the main draws.<\/p>\n
A further 27 games were free either via Epic, Steam or Amazon. Some I might play but I\u2019m not too worried, since I didn\u2019t pay anything. Some of the more noticeable free games are Bioshock, Disco Elysium, Dishonored, and Dredge.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, then, only 10 of the games on my backlog I actually paid for outright. And I don\u2019t think I paid more than \u00a310 for any of them. Most were in the under \u00a35 price range.<\/p>\n
Currently I\u2019m playing five games, which is too much really. I had started Resident Evil (the remake version from 2002) and although I was enjoying it at times the tank controls and camera angles can be a bit grating. Having never finished an Assassin\u2019s Creed game before I bought the Black Flag remake, which I\u2019m really enjoying. Therefore, Resident Evil went on the back burner.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m currently away on holiday and have only taken the Switch 2. That means I\u2019ve started Indiana Jones And The Great Circle. Having a good time so far, although I think Gizeh, the area I\u2019m on at the moment, isn\u2019t as fun to explore as the Vatican. I\u2019ve also played a bit of Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, which I enjoy but find the amount of content overwhelming, which is my issue with previous Assassin\u2019s Creed games I\u2019ve played. Also, whilst performance is good, the visuals look a bit blurry compared with other Switch 2 ports.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve also downloaded a mobile game Bury Me, My Love which is a narrative game in the form of text messages sent to your phone about a man whose wife is escaping Syria during the war. The signal whilst I\u2019m away is haphazard, so might have to play this more when home.<\/p>\n
This is the real horror show. I have a whopping 22 games that I\u2019ve paused playing. And only three are free. Another two are Game Pass games: Forza Horizon 5 and 6 \u2013 both of which I\u2019ve played for some time but never actually completed.<\/p>\n