The Gaming Backlog Thread

SackAttack · 05-21-2009, 07:46 PM

Well, 'backlog' isn't quite how I meant to put it, but it works anyway. I'm something of a packrat with games, picking up stuff I don't have time to play right NOW because I know I'll want to play it later, or playing stuff for a while when it first comes out, and then putting it away.

I did that with the original Ratchet & Clank, playing it quite a bit when first released, and then ended up setting it aside after my brother beat it several times in the span of a few days. I popped it in the PS3 the other night to revisit it, and noticed that my save file (copied from my memory card) was last accessed way back in 2002. So it's been about 7 years since I played the game, and I'd imagine there are other PS2 games I own that I either haven't played in a similar amount of time, or just have never started.

Anybody else start playing stuff recently that you hadn't previously touched in a few years?

terpkristin · 05-21-2009, 07:50 PM

Final Fantasy XII comes right to mind for me, but I haven't quite jumped back into it because I'm still going through my re-play of Final Fantasy VI (playing the GBA version).

Games I've started and mean to get back to:
ChronoTrigger
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Lost Odyssey
Dragon Quest VIII

Games I purchased and haven't started:
Blue Dragon
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
Dragon Quest V
Quite a few DS games whose titles I don't remember

/tk

terpkristin · 05-21-2009, 08:00 PM

Dola,
My big problem right now is that I do love the traditional JRPG's and I have a ton of them on my list. Unfortunately, I've found it's easier to play only one at a time so I don't lose track of which story I'm in...

/tk

Honolulu_Blue · 05-21-2009, 08:04 PM

I got a new gaming laptop back in December. It was my first new computer since 2005.

Thanks in large part to Steam and the holidays I went on a bit of a buying binge.

I have installed, but not played:

Company of Heroes
World In Conflict
Bioshock
Dawn of War II
Half-Life 2 Episodes 1-2
Portal

Pretty much the only games I have played have been "Worldwide Soccer Manager" and "Left 4 Dead." Those two carried me through about April and since then between work and the NHL playoffs, my gaming time has been reduced to about zero.

hukarez · 05-21-2009, 08:30 PM

Gosh... quite a few on my list.

Games I've started and have been meaning on getting back into:

DS:
Suikoden Tierkris
Chrono Trigger
Air Traffic Chaos

PS2:
Final Fantasy XII
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 1

PS3:
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice

X360:
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Infinite Undiscovery

Games I haven't started on yet:

DS:
Dragon Quest IV
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles
Avalon Code

PS2:
Shin Megamei Tensei: Devil Summoner 2

terpkristin · 05-21-2009, 08:37 PM

Shoot, I forgot the SMT games on my list!
And I would like to pick up Avalon Code, but I *really* can't justify it right now, knowing how far behind I am.

/tk

JonInMiddleGA · 05-21-2009, 08:44 PM

I'd be here just about all night if I tried to list every tabletop / dice-and-chart sports game that fits this description.

But yeah, I know what you mean.

Since this seems to be console related though I'll add one from my son (and me by extension more from curiosity than real interest). He just started & finished Bioshock last week, which I think is pretty far behind the curve.

hukarez · 05-21-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terpkristin

Shoot, I forgot the SMT games on my list!
And I would like to pick up Avalon Code, but I *really* can't justify it right now, knowing how far behind I am.

/tk

Sadly, there are a *ton* more that I picked up without having opened them yet... I just didn't want to write a novel.

Big Fo · 05-21-2009, 09:39 PM

I too have yet to finish Persona 4. I'm close to the end but it's just such a long game and right where I'm at I probably need to spend at least an hour or two leveling up and I'd rather play other games instead.

path12 · 05-22-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hukarez

Gosh... quite a few on my list.

Games I've started and have been meaning on getting back into:

DS:
Suikoden Tierkris
Chrono Trigger
Air Traffic Chaos

PS2:
Final Fantasy XII
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 1

PS3:
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice

X360:
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Infinite Undiscovery

Games I haven't started on yet:

DS:
Dragon Quest IV
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles
Avalon Code

PS2:
Shin Megamei Tensei: Devil Summoner 2

See, to me this might be a sign that I own too many game systems.

Mustang · 05-22-2009, 10:25 AM

I have a stack next to my computer that I haven't opened - Company of Heroes, Gothic 3, Titan Quest expansion.. I can't even think of what other ones right now. I don't think I've purchased a game new in a while. With rummage sales going on, I usually just pick up my games there and throw them on the stack.

05-21-2009, 07:50 PM	#2
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Final Fantasy XII comes right to mind for me, but I haven't quite jumped back into it because I'm still going through my re-play of Final Fantasy VI (playing the GBA version). Games I've started and mean to get back to: ChronoTrigger Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Lost Odyssey Dragon Quest VIII Games I purchased and haven't started: Blue Dragon Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction Dragon Quest V Quite a few DS games whose titles I don't remember /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

05-21-2009, 08:00 PM	#3
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Dola, My big problem right now is that I do love the traditional JRPG's and I have a ton of them on my list. Unfortunately, I've found it's easier to play only one at a time so I don't lose track of which story I'm in... /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

05-21-2009, 08:04 PM	#4
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I got a new gaming laptop back in December. It was my first new computer since 2005. Thanks in large part to Steam and the holidays I went on a bit of a buying binge. I have installed, but not played: Company of Heroes World In Conflict Bioshock Dawn of War II Half-Life 2 Episodes 1-2 Portal Pretty much the only games I have played have been "Worldwide Soccer Manager" and "Left 4 Dead." Those two carried me through about April and since then between work and the NHL playoffs, my gaming time has been reduced to about zero. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

05-21-2009, 08:30 PM	#5
hukarez College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chula Vista, CA	Gosh... quite a few on my list. Games I've started and have been meaning on getting back into: DS: Suikoden Tierkris Chrono Trigger Air Traffic Chaos PS2: Final Fantasy XII Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 1 PS3: Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice X360: Star Ocean: The Last Hope Infinite Undiscovery Games I haven't started on yet: DS: Dragon Quest IV Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles Avalon Code PS2: Shin Megamei Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 __________________ ...what we have here is a man who looks like Tarzan, but fights like Jane! My VG collection \| Xbox 360 Gamertag: ManThol \| PS3 Network ID: hukarez Doce Pares International - San Diego Council Filipino Martial Arts Digest tweet tweet twitter

05-21-2009, 08:37 PM	#6
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Shoot, I forgot the SMT games on my list! And I would like to pick up Avalon Code, but I really can't justify it right now, knowing how far behind I am. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

05-21-2009, 08:44 PM	#7
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I'd be here just about all night if I tried to list every tabletop / dice-and-chart sports game that fits this description. But yeah, I know what you mean. Since this seems to be console related though I'll add one from my son (and me by extension more from curiosity than real interest). He just started & finished Bioshock last week, which I think is pretty far behind the curve. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 05-21-2009 at 08:44 PM.

05-21-2009, 09:39 PM	#9
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	I too have yet to finish Persona 4. I'm close to the end but it's just such a long game and right where I'm at I probably need to spend at least an hour or two leveling up and I'd rather play other games instead.

05-22-2009, 10:25 AM	#11
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	I have a stack next to my computer that I haven't opened - Company of Heroes, Gothic 3, Titan Quest expansion.. I can't even think of what other ones right now. I don't think I've purchased a game new in a while. With rummage sales going on, I usually just pick up my games there and throw them on the stack. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

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