Well seems my decision not to pick up the Wii-U was correct as two of the three games I was interested in have been pushed back to “later in the year”. Pity, the Wonderful 101 looked great. Anyhow, onwards to the main point of this. I have a lot of computer games. Which isnt a problem. The problem is that I havent actually completed (or in many cases played) the majority of them. Yet I still go out and buy new games. So I decided that a change was needed. That change is The 108.
So what is the 108? Well the 108 (108 chosesn because of its association with the 108 earthly desires) is a list of 108 videogames culled from my current backlog and I must complete or play and discard these games before I can buy any new games. I should stress that my goal for the year isnt to play all 108 games, this is a restriction, not a challenge. It works out to nine games a month, no way I’m going to get through that many anyway (especially given the length of some of the games on the list). To get a bit more specific, I have to either beat a game or play it for three hours and decide it isnt for me before I can cross it off the list. In the case of games with no real end condition e.g. grand strategy games. Then its counted as being complete once I finish a full scenario/campaign. Once nine games have been completed a new game can be added. I’ve also included any games pre-ordered before the start of 2013. Though I left out Kickstarter rewards as their release dates are so given to change. Unfortunately this means I’ll need to use one of my “Reward Slots” to add them in.
As they say, a pictures worth a thousand words – or in this case 108 games. So here’s the list done up all pretty like (this image is rather large, if the full size one doesnt open when you click on it try opening the image in a seperate tab):
Here’s the list in alphabetical order:
The Key: Unplayed Preorder Replay Finish
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Analogue: A Hate Story
Anarchy Reigns
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Asura’s Wrath
Atelier Rorona
Batman Arkham Asylum
Batman Arkham City
Beyond Good & Evil
Bit Trip Beat
Botanicula
Braid
Chaos;Head
Chrono Trigger
Civilization V (Win a campaign on Hard)
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Crusader Kings II (Finish a campaign)
Danganronpa
Darkness II
Darksiders II
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
Dawn of War: Soulstorm
Dawn of War II
Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
Dawn of War II: Retribution
Dead Island
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Devil May Cry 4
Deus Ex:HR The Missing Link
Devil Survivour: Overclocked
Devil Survivour 2
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
Disgaea 4 : DLC Run (finished multiple times but bought all DLC at christmas)
Dishonored
Dragonquest VIII
Dustforce
Endless Space (Finish a campaign)
EVE: Retribution (Purchase and fly a Tech 2 Battlecrusier)
Ever 17: The End of Infinity
FTL
Fire Emblem Awakening
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
Front Mission 3
Gravity Rush
G senjou no Maou
Half-Minute Hero
Hanachirasu
Hard Reset
Hitman: Blood Money
Home
Hotline Miami
Intrusion 2
Jet Set Radio HD
Just Cause 2
Legend of Grimrock
Lollipop Chainsaw
Lone Survivour
Magicka
Mark of the Ninja
Metal Gear Rising
Metal Gear Solid 3 HD
Muv Luv Extra
Muv Luv Unlimited
Muv Luv Alternative
My Girlfriend is the President
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ometa: City of Gangsters
One Piece: Pirate Warriors
Orcs Must Die
Orcs Must Die 2
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Prototype 2
Radiant Historia
Recettear
Resonance of Fate
Saints Row: The Third
Serious Sam 3
Sine Mora
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity
Sleeping Dogs
SpaceMarine
SPAZ
Steins;Gate
Stranglehold
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
Tales of Vesperia
The Last of Us
The Last Remnant
Trails in the Sky
The Longest Journey
The Walking Dead
The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition
Tokyo Jungle
Torchlight II
Total War: Shogun 2
Vanquish
Vessel
Virtues Last Reward
Warlock
Watch Dogs
Yakuza: Dead Souls
Ys Origin
Ys The Oath in Felghana