I finally finished a game (maybe)

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Thursday, December 06, 2012

Ghostbusters NES end screen

I actually finished a game last night, and it feels really weird. It was Borderlands 2 (and yes, I completed it with my good friend Breaky still equipped). I'm not really sure how to handle this.

See, I haven't seen credits roll on a game in a while; I'm always picking up something new or abandoning the stuff I'm playing for various reasons. I took a break from Assassin's Creed III to play through Borderlands 2, and I put down Darksiders II to play Assassin's Creed III. I've stopped playing Resident Evil 6 while I'm waiting for it to get better, and I hung up Demon's Souls because I was tired of editor Rob Savillo's constant requests for progress reports.

 

I haven't finished The Walking Dead because it sets off my anxiety, and I more or less stopped playing Trauma Team because of those goddamned endoscopy cases. I haven't gotten around to completing Gravity Rush for two reasons: open-world paralysis and because I'm pretty sure "Gravity Rush didn't wow me" is a magic spell that makes writer Mike Minotti's head explode.

I haven't completed anything since September 14. It was Mark of the Ninja, by the way.

But back to Borderlands 2: What do I do now? This game is particularly tricky because I've only really "finished" it in the most basic sense of the word. I could keep playing to pick up some more Achievements, start over with a new character, or try out a higher difficulty level. Or -- and this is crazy -- I could go back to one of those other games I haven't finished in any sense of the word.

It's a strange feeling when finishing a game's story only raises more questions, although it's also possible that I'm just really neurotic.

 
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December 07, 2012

I have the same problem, I believe it's my OCD.

I have Rayman Origins just gathering dust because I really want to 100% it, but at the same time I can't be bothered. Multiplayer keeps me from playing Halo 4's campaign, and a bad campaign keeps me from even trying Black Ops 2. 

The last game I completed, must have been Final Fantasy XIII-2, & still haven't got all the chivos in it.

 

TOUGH TIMES PAL.

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December 07, 2012

I use a site called "Backloggery" to keep track of my list of "now playing" games. Most of the time, when I want to play a game I go and look at my now playing list to see if any of those sound good. If a game is at the bottom of my list because I haven't played it in awhile, it gets a bit of extra consideration. Last night I went through and finished the 2nd character in Odin Sphere because I haven't played the game in over a month. 

It's been pretty successful. I started using it about half-way through the year. The first 7 months of the year I finished 18 games, the last 5 months I've finished 24 so far. The first month I was using backloggery I finished 8 games. It really works for me to have something to keep me on track, and have a little number that goes up when I finish one. My "now playing" list fluxuates between 4 games and 9. I try to mix it up a bit with some RPGs, some Action games, and perhaps a puzzle game.

I need to stay focused on this, because I have well over 180 games gathering dust on my shelves. 

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December 07, 2012

I've taken note on the website, thanks man.

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