A New Way to Look at Your Backlog

[DarthMol]

I was going to post this in the backlog thread but decided that it's good enough for its own thread of discussion.

I certainly agree with the view expressed with regard to my growing game collection.

Your stack of shame is a lantern for your future, and a gift to the industry

Edit: [MENTION=17]Eugene[/MENTION] you'll enjoy this!

[Hiro]

yup, i recall reading this article last year. i still believe that I will never play or see all the game sin my collection. heck i would be happy if i even started 20% of them, but even that seems unlikely. Brutal maths tells me i simply don't have the required spare time to game sufficiently and FUTURE ME will probably not want to play such old games in 5-10 years time.

But if i look at this like a "collector" then its suddenly more feasible :-) So i am building up a personal library of games, for posterity more than actual play

[Solitude]

I read this yesterday. I believe it was part of the Sunday Papers at Rock Paper Shotgun.

I like the fact that I have a backlog. When I was younger it was hard to get games without pirating. Indie games were non-existent and so were specials like the ones we have these days. Now though I have a backlog of games that were all purchased cheaply or as part of a bundle and whenever I finish a game I can pick any genre of game that I want. I don't play new games because it seems like such a waste of money.

My backlog is a game in itself for me these days and I love it! I'm a list maker and it's another list that I take care of religiously.
https://trello.com/b/WHCsPfF2/games

[mk786]

Yoh thats a long article! Skipped a few paragraphs lol " There's nothing wrong with your backlog, as long as you're not going into debt to buy games you may not play in the near future. You shouldn't be ashamed of the stack of games that seem interesting but remain unplayed. They won't spoil. They will be there when you need them" <- True

[DarthMol]

I read this yesterday. I believe it was part of the Sunday Papers at Rock Paper Shotgun.

You got me

[The_Imp_ZA]

I can't even finish my trello list, it's too long. I thought grey was a fitting colour.

A feel that the article is a bit flawed. You don't actually own any of your games on Steam, they're just licenses. So basically you're a collector of licenses. Honestly, when I look at my backlog, I feel like I've been conned. There's a reason Valve hires psychologists after all, they know how to get money about of us. And that guy that was in charge of the Steam market became the finance minister of Greece. Valve literally hired someone who went on to serve a sovereign nation. That notion is quite scarey.

I think it also has sometime to do with instant gratification. I don't feel anything when I buy digital games that I know I'll never play. However, lets say I spent that money on physical copies instead. I'd instantly feel like I was spending more, even though I wasn't. It's a strange feeling. If I were to hypothesise, I'd say that there must be a connection that the brain makes with tangible goods, that doesn't get made with goods that technically, you can't touch.

Maybe I'm just a hands on person?

[Hiro]

And that guy that was in charge of the Steam market became the finance minister of Greece. Valve literally hired someone who went on to serve a sovereign nation. That notion is quite scarey.

To be fair though, Valve finances have been more successfully balanced than Greece's :-)

[Solitude]

I can't even finish my trello list, it's too long. I thought grey was a fitting colour.

Haha sure you can! You did a good job so far. I like it.

[Tydmors]

Interesting read, thanks for the share.

[Lothy]

Very interesting read, but I still feel guilty that I bought games in the 2010 xmas sale and STILL haven't played them.. Buying games and not playing them tends to lean on the hording gene (even if its just digital). I for 1 hate leaving series hanging around after 1 watch them. Same applies for games, I want to play them and delete when done. That way everything feels in order.