So back here I outlined my plan to curtail my spending on games and deal with my ever growing backlog. The list of games wasnt a goal, it was a leash. It’s been three months since then so how has it worked out so far?
Well first of all there’s been some changes to the 108. Three games were removed, Devil Survivour 2, EVE Online and My Girlfriends the President!. Why? Well DS2 had an ehanced 3DS port announced so I’m going to wait for it to come out. My subscription in EVE Online ran out the same time as my interest. And while My Girlfriends the President! is the romantic comedy I thought it was it also features some rather disturbing pornography. So to take their place I’ve added Atelier Totori Plus, Eador:Masters of the Broken World and Guild Wars 2 (so I can replace one MMO I dont play with another).
I also completed a number of games (Dark Souls, Dawn of War II, Dawn of War II:Chaos Rising, MGS:Rising, Space Marine), though not as many as I’d hoped. So in terms of taking out my backlog it hasnt been a stunning success, though on the other hand I’ve only finished one game not on the list (Bioshock: Infinite). So it”s certainly not doing any harm. I imagine when my impending unemployment kicks in I should have more than enough time to knock out a few more games in between the sobbing.
It certainly has cut down on my spending, apart from the stuff I’d pre-ordered I’ve spent significantly less money on games than I normally would (Atelier Totori+, Guild Wars 2 and Eador cost me around €60-70 in total due to sales and such, so the cost of one full price game). On the other hand I have spent a bit more than I might have on Kickstarting various computer games, but again the four or five that I kickstarted has only come to around €60-70. So overall it seems to be working on the cutting down spending front.
Here’s the updated image and list
The Key: Unplayed, Preorder, Replay, Finish,*=completed
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Analogue: A Hate Story
Anarchy Reigns
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Asura’s Wrath
Atelier Rorona
Atelier Totori Plus
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
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
Disgaea 4 : DLC Run (finished multiple times but bought all DLC at christmas)
Dishonored
Dragonquest VIII
Dustforce
Eador: Masters of the Broken World
Endless Space (Finish a campaign)
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
Guild Wars 2
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
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