Pro tip: Ignore trends, ignore releases, play whatever shit you want. Plan videogames on timed basis, not treating them as a to-do list. Say to yourself "Tonight I'll sit down and play videogames for two hours". When the time comes you sit down and play whatever game you want, hell perhaps even a couple of games. Don't treat games as your job, treat them as specifically leisure time. If Elden Ring came out and on the day of release you played pong for 5 hours straight and had a blast, then who cares?
Love this comment. I enjoy gaming so much more when I don’t try to keep up with what’s trending. “God of War Ragnarok came out? That’s cool but I think I’ll enjoy experiencing Dead Space for the first time.”
And you’ve reached the point where you forget that games are for FUN and ENTERTAINMENT, you don’t have to play everything just have fun and play some amazing stories in some amazing worlds
Basic rules: - Only commit to 1 or 2 F2P games - Avoid Modern Ubisoft Games - Only commit to 1 looter shooter, ignore all the rest - Do not buy CoD or Madden - Use Game Pass to test the games you want to play and uninstall the ones you know you won’t play all the way through. - Keep yourself in check during Steam Sales
Let's go one by one. 1. All f2p games are shit with their business practices. 2. Ubisoft games are amazing. They will always sell millions regardless of what anyone says. And they are the only AAA western developer that put many 100% single player experiences on a regular basis 3. Same for 1. Fuck all those games 4. I agree 5. Gamepass is overrated and by a big margin 6.I agree
@@othmaneaouioued8768 1. thats simply not true 2. Lmao no. They are quite horrible actually 3. Still not true 4. I agree 5. Yes its overrated but its great to test on games 6. I agree
This is the biggest problem for all gamers, I have like 500+ games in my backlog but I've only finished like say 20 games in my lifetime. And only two were from this year Driver Parallel Lines and Republic Commando. My issue is i can get burnt out really quickly with them and don't really crave certain types of games and can barely keep up with the new releases I wanna try and by then I'm too broke to try them. (I need a job) I would need a new computer, and I want a vr headset and and the new generation PlayStation too which would cost a few thousand dollars as of right now. I didn't start getting back into gaming until March 2020, this also goes for collecting them too.
Don't waste your money on hardware if you already have something close to recommended specs (especially now). Also just push through some of them , they may appear to be enjoyable or you can even get into emulation for some retro games . Or just quit for a few weeks and come back.
Damn, only finished 20 in your whole life? I’ve finished at least 116 according to my favorites list. Is that bad haha? Still have another hundred games on my backlog though and it’s harder when you get older.
@@SaberRexZealot that's not at all bad, better where I'm at right now though, I forget games I buy majority of the time, and don't even start or finish them. And I miscalculated probably there is a few games I forgot about in my childhood that I did complete but don't remember because it's been so long since I played it. But Its definitely in the range of 20 to 25 probably of what I've completed (not all 100%'d)
This can get worse when you're playing online games with either battlepasses or seasonal events, and you feel the need to get those items while they're still available, not paying attention to any single player games.
Its the "fear of missing out" that gets to me I feel the need to complete the new battle pass because if I dont ill never be able to get those items again
My solution: Mark a few as high interest, keep that number limited to 5 or less and include only those games you feel like they will offer something unique to all the others. Also, if a game doesent genuenly hook you in a certain time just drop it.
This is one of the best advices in this day and age we live in, where there's an abundance of content in every way. I have just accepted that I won't be able to play everything that I want and that's okay. There's more to life than just gaming or consuming content in general. Games are meant to be fun, and when you feel that finishing them is "obligatory", I think it's time to take some time off and go enjoy something else in your life.
As someone who just recently bought a brand spanking new PC (1060 to 3070ti), I agree... I couldn't wait to play all the games I previously couldnt play, but then after being able to play them all I am completely overwhelmed. With over 400+ games on my Steam Wishlist, I am forever stuck thinking about the next game while playing the current one.
for me, upgrading my computers more for the sake of how fun i find it to achieve the goal and how its mostly just good for my mental health to have a life goal from time to time :D
@@_james5850 but then once you achieve that goal you have 500 side quests (games) to do xD EDIT: it's almost like getting a new PC has an end goal, whereas playing games is endless... just a theory
Me personally, i just abandon my backlogs. Interest can change and games you were interested in months ago won't have the same impact compared to playing them immediately. It's better to play the two games you're interested in that month than to go through a list you continuously made. I know that it's a hard pill to swallow because most people don't want to put their money on their backlog to waste, but i think its worth it to abandon your money than to constantly have your backlog haunt you till the end of time. So while my opinion is controversial, i do believe that abandoning your backlog is the answer.
you're right, my anxiety doesnt let me doing lists of things I probably doesn't fullfil, so is better rid of this and just play something I'm interested
You have to know what you like and have focus You can't just wish to buy and play all these games at once, choose one game at a time If you finish, or get bored, or didn't like, go to the next one, it is very simple Just play what you want and have fun, dont make this a pain in the ass video games exist to be a distraction in free time, and just that, nothing more.
@@diydylana3151 I'm curious, you said games are art and art is something that makes life worth living to you, then you play games as a life passion? Like when people say "they couldn't live without music"?
@@diydylana3151 I agree with you when you say that games nowadays are influenced by other kinds of art media, like storytelling, music or visual arts, but if you take that out of them doesn't it become a craft? Like you said with "tag", it's not owned by someone but it was created with certain intent in mind. I think games can have art, but in the end they're just a mixture of other types of art, not necessarily being art by their own. But I appreciate that told your opinion on this topic, it's not everyday that I see people talking about games being a form of art or not :)
i have a solution, its called not playing every single game that comes out, bros acting like downloading everything on steam is an assignment from school and he has to do it all if he wants a passing grade
Yeah, honestly, I have a massive problem with long games. I think the best thing for a game to do is be short and sweet, but have great replay value. That way, those who really like the game can play it multiple times through and enjoy it, while those who will only play it once can actually complete it. This is one of the reasons I love Dusk by new blood interactive. I'm currently playing through Elden Ring, and as someone with very low patience, I highly doubt that I will get to the end of it, even though I personally don't have a backlog issue.
I couldn’t agree more. Same issue for me. Games are too long. I started Valhalla…I really loved it but after 50h the game was getting very repetitive.. Didn’t feel like finishing it. Not sure if you played the older God of war games. The third installment is the perfect game imo: short and sweet. Not repetitive. I played GOW 3 at least 3 times and totally enjoyed it. Elden rings: same problem : looks like a huge and challenging open world game that I feel like buying but..I will probably never finish that game either. 13 - 15h should be a maximum (Sounds weird in a way: admitting I would prefer to pay for shorter games)
@@FleshToDust I meant story bosses, not minibosses. Yeah ofc I didn’t explore it completely I don’t have the patience for that when I can be completing story.
As someone who has basically finished there backlog, I've learned so much from it since I started seriously dedicating myself to it in 2020. I ran into the exact same problem a few years ago. I started realising how massive my backlog really is, and it was quite dreadful to think I knew I would probably never complete it. I had over 100 games on my backlog, and I thought it would take me over a decade to beat them all even if I didn't buy anything new. I'll list here all the lessons I learned and explain them as best I can. 1. Don't add games you don't already own to your backlog... EVER 2. Don't add games that are endless. 3. If your adding DLC to the backlog, only add story expansions (eg. The Witcher III: Blood & Wine) 4. Don't add the game you just started playing to your backlog. It adds a subconscious tension making you feel more rushed and stressed to complete it when completing it should NEVER be the main objective, but experiencing it. That also means if you start a game from your backlog, you should take it off of the backlog immediately, rather than after beating it 5. Always remember to take breaks. Take note of how long it typically takes to get burned out and take breaks BEFORE you even get the earliest signs of burn out, the best thing to do at this point is to go find something relaxing or just enjoyable that's unrelated to videogames. 6. When your playing a very large game like RDR2, TW3, BOTW etc. Also have something on the side that you can play in the times your not in the mood to continue playing. Something small like maybe New Super Mario Bros or relaxing games like, slime rancher. 7. Don't have more than one game from the same franchise in your backlog at once. This is something I noticed on your backlog when I saw that you have both Left for Dead 1 & 2 on the list. It adds to the tension of feeling that you NEED to complete the game your up to RIGHT NOW. If I'm playing Bioshock, I don't want it to be constantly playing on my mind that I still have yet to complete Bioshock 2 AND Bioshock infinite AND I still have to complete Fire Emblem: Three Houses. That's just an example and you may think there's no tension for you, but trust me, when you dedicate yourself to beating your backlog, it seriously knocks it out of you mentally if you don't know what your doing, so just the seemingly small amount of tension you may think this adds right now will feel huge half a year into your backlog journey. 8. Don't ever feel forced to finish a game your really not enjoying just because you already completed the previous games in it's franchise. I did this with Doom 3 where I played Doom 1 and 2 before going straight to 3 and I felt a huge pressure to complete Doom 3 despite everything I hated about it all because I thought if I didn't complete it I wouldn't have played the whole original series of games. This was literally the worst week I had in all of 2020 mentally and it just made me feel disgusting how I forced myself to complete the game despite all the hate I had for it. That week was the very essence of everything that was wrong with my attitude towards completing games through most of 2020. 9. And in relation to number 8, I learned quite a while after that experience when I decided to pick up Doom 3 again with no intention of beating it, just out of curiosity of how I would feel about the game now. I ended up actually quite enjoying it and learned that if you force yourself to play a game (even if it's a game you know you love) It hugely hinders the experience. It especially makes a an absolute SHITBAG of a game experience if you force yourself to continue playing a game you didn't even like much to begin with which is exactly what happened with me and Doom 3. 9. Now you might not do this yourself, but I made the huge mistake of trying to beat more games in the current month than I did the previous month and tried to, like it was some kind of competition, complete 1 more game every month than the last month. That's why I ended up completing 4 games each month from the start of march to the end of may 2020 and 5 games each month between June and July, so basically I completed 22 games in total in the course of only 5 months with almost no breaks because when I wasn't gaming I was at school doing year 12 (I know, I was so stupid dedicating my year more to my games than the last fricken year of school, I know that was stupid and I still don't understand how I even managed it) 10. Your "mood" for the games you feel like playing changes dramatically month by month so, as weird as this sounds, planning out the order in which you need to complete the games is a huge mistake. It really is best to just take things as they come. Once you've finished playing a game, that's the best time to start thinking about what you "feel like" playing in your backlog. Often times if you were say, playing Bioshock for example, and when you started the game, you thought "I really need to play Half Life 2 next for my backlog because it's been sitting on that backlog for years". Well by the time you finish Bioshock, you probably won't even be in the mood for Half Life 2 anymore because your "Game Moods" as I like to call them change all the time and it's usually quite out of your own control. The best thing to do is to accept it and play what you actually WANT to play at the time, after all, this should be about enjoyment, not ticking of all the games on a checklist. 11. Always be looking to "optimise" your backlog. Remove games you really don't need to have on there and you'll be surprised how much you'll cut down on it and you don't have to worry that your just "giving up" on the game because it doesn't mean that at all, it just means the game isn't important enough to be something you need to complete any time soon. Like for example, some games I removed from my backlog were: Snake Pass, Slime Rancher, games I've never even touched but want to (they can go on the backlog once I get around to it). Games I no longer have access to; That means if your Xbox 360 controller stops working, take it's games off of the backlog until you have a new controller again. That way you can focus on what's important and make your backlog feel smaller at the same time. Remove any planned replays from the backlog. No matter how optimised you think your backlog is you'll always manage to find something else to remove. There's quite a few more things I would like to talk about that are also quite important but I'm going to stop here as this is already quite a long piece of text and I've already covered most of the things I think that all people planning on going through there backlog should know. I wish you Stryxo, and all the viewers all the best in your gaming futures and in life outside gaming too.
Love this whole list especially the first 5 since that applies to me the most. I really bought Elden Ring with the immediate intention of putting it on my backlog smh
As someone playing through the Kingdom Hearts series since the start of 2020, this reaction perfectly encapsulates that experience too //side eye monkey
yeah it genuinely makes me sick watching this video. people can't even buy one game and you guys are buying 100s and then complaining that there are too many games to play? honestly disgusting.
@Insert_text_here im not saying you dont have your problems. what im saying is this specific problem right here, having too many games to play? thats a very stupid problem. you guys are the ones that are buying these games right? you guys have control over it yes? then you should be content with the amount of games you have at a given time and be having fun with them, yes? but somehow you don't have control. just the idea that someone actually has to hold back from buying all the games they see is very idiotic to me, personally. learn to control yourself. thats the only solution to this problem. i never said that first world people dont have issues. they have significantly less life threatening issues but yes you do have issues. just that this specific one is a mind blowingly idiotic one to get stuck at.
@@gardyishere7265 Right? One more thing about this is that getting bored is good for your mental health. Oh, and why is there so much focus to experience as much pleasure as possible? Ridiculous...
As someone who has been playing terraria for about a decade, you should put it off until later. There is a massive learning curve on what to do and without friends that experience of learning is not the most enjoyable. Especially when you know it's a massive time investment and there are other games waiting for you. You could easily spend thousands of hours in Terraria so it can safely stay near the back of your log.
I mean I beat the moon lord after playing for about 122 hours. To play _thousands_ of hours you'd have to use mods, otherwise there just isn't enough to do
I certainly struggle with this. I've tried to stop viewing my backlog as an obligation and instead as a growing list of options and new things for me to try. It makes playing games more enjoyable, as I just go with whatever I'm feeling. Also, I feel less bad when I don't play a game I've been wanting to-- it's just "waiting for when the time is right" lol
I don't mind ads by Raid Shadow Legends (or any ad) in the video itself, because I can just skip it, but if it's unskippable, that's when it's a problem
Ayy, congrats on the sponsorship! Still not a fan of Raid, but I can respect the grind lol Pretty sure this is the only sponsorship I've actually fully watched and not skipped, you deserve the revenue
Man you literally just put out videos that speak TRUTH. I feel the same way, first with being bored from games, then getting a large backlog, and NOW being confused wtf to play. I mean- it gets even worse considering I also play a lot of VR, meaning I have a completely separate game backlog of VR games! Heck, i promised the subs of my youtube channel that I would upload more this year, but I haven't because I am just so tied up in playing games to be able to edit videos.. WOAH that was a lot of text
Being bored? Wdym? Because you only play the same game? Also, there are still tons of great games in 2022. Uh, you don't need to play everything, just try to manage the games or ignore the backlog, play games normally.
I'd recommend checking out howlongtobeat, which allows you to keep track of your backlog. It also obviously has the time to beat which is normally pretty helpful in deciding whether it's worth sinking the time into a game.
The play times by HLTB are way too low. The times they mention can only be achieved in the second playthrough when you know every puzzle, know how to beat bosses, never get lost finding your way, and die minimally.
One of the ways I get through my backlog is to put all the games I haven’t played on a wheel and spin. Or if you want to do a list: just get all the games you’ve started but haven’t finished and play through them (don’t force it tho), then when you’re done with that select a couple games you’re interested in and start a new list, just remember to keep it small
I like to play them in the order of the date of release so i cant kinda experience what someone would if they were keeping up with each game as they came out and its a good way to get a break from a franchise cuz there are other games released in between and obviously someone who was keeping up as the came out would have had to wait for the next entry would come out
Welcome to the club. I probably buy like 10-20 games a year between sales and games im hyped on. My backlog is probably 90 + games between ps4, ps5,switch, and pc. I didnt buy that many titles last year or this year but the damage is already done
Could be worse: imagine instead of to many games you want to play there is barley any and you just stop playing for a long time till something new drops
I feel that games has lost its magic spark. I hate to come to the reality that im just getting older and its a part of growing up, but I dont fully yet understand if thats the reason but thats the situation im slowly accepting
Something i have noticed for me in that regard is that, after i have played games for around 14 years almost daily, 23now, is that there are barely new mechanics in video games that catch me like they did back then. To often do i realize in the first 10% of an game how i will abuse the game mechanics for the rest of the playtime. Witcher 3 combat jumps to mind. Or the last Assassins creed i played (Origins). Since then i have started to branch out in new genres that i would have no touched before becouse they were overwhelmingly different to my ususal games. Shooter/atmospheric"horror" with the Metro games gave me an suprising refreshing gameplay. Subnautica aswell. Though i did not know what i was singing myself up when i started my underwater journey. The next were round based RPGs like Pillars of eternity and Divinity:original sin 2 which i had to force myself to play in the beginning,(though i knew i would have to) becouse off all the lore and new mechanics. So what i am trying to say is, if you havent already, branch out and try new genres!
Yes but there aren't endless genres once you play every genre the games will just feel the same was each other. A lot of games all you do is shoot or stab stuff and whether its a new game or not its still going to be just that. And there are some genres people just do not like at all.
EXACTLY. I put all games in the current and future on pause. I've been playing older retro games, and going through all the games I never tried back on older systems and stuff! NO REGRETS. I feel no need to KEEP UP with every body else with every brand new game that comes out. And by the time I get around to a game it's a bit cheaper. I said to hell with all consoles (I have to buy a new one every few frikking years after all) and just stick with PC now. I've learned my lessons.
I feel your pain man. It's very easy to get distracted and overwhelmed by all the games that there are, feeling like you're falling way behind in current progress when new games seem to come right around the corner every time. The backlog can pile up when you prioritize what is important to you. And it seems like, what you call running in place, but what I like to call a climb up an endless mountain. What I suggest is that you take a deep breather, first and foremost. If a game is hard to get into and it bores you then it's a tedious experience and you'll want to switch to a different one. Find your niche, find the genres or styles that really speaks to you and that you find very cool. JRPGs might not be your thing, but to me they look very nice and I find to be ones that I want to try playing when I get the chance. Same with strategy, hack and slash, and open world games. You aren't pressured to play all these games at once, you are only one person as I am. And that means you can only focus on one thing at a time. I suggest you consider your options and try some games that look interesting to you, if you like it then keep it and if you don't then return it. This is why rental companies exist by the way. Just calm down, meditate for a bit, and take care of your health for once man. Being a gamer is quite a commitment, but think of it like a relaxing experience. You're just lounging after a long day while playing a game and getting invested in it for many hours. Take your time with these things. And enjoy the ride as this is an opportunity that you, I and many others are very grateful to have. Hopefully you'll be in a better position then right now. Just take it easy. You're doing great ❤️
Every time I get a game I feel bad because I have other games but just don’t like them anymore. I know you move off of games but not this fast. But every time I feel bad I just remember the one person in my steam friends owning 300+ games
I honestly would love to have a year with literally zero new game releases because it getting to the point where as soon as I pick up a game from my backlog to play it, a game that I am interested in releases and I drop it to play the new game
I generally find that the best policy (At least for myself anyway) is to play one game religiously until completion before purchasing anymore. I used to buy every single major game release but with work/family commitments I found I was getting majorly burnt out with each new game. Now I can take my spare time and enjoy it, becoming immersed in the world until either I have had enough of said game or played it through to a point in which I consider the game completed.
That's my goal! I have a little backlog and it still feels overwhelming because I feel like I want to try the next game. It I have more games installed I can't choose which one I want to play and i also kind of "fall out of it" and can't immerse myself. So right now I'm completing some games I wanted to try and also deleting some of those I feel like I don't "need to play". When I'm done, I'll always only buy 1-2 games.
SAME! Backlogs give me so much anxiety. One rule I've fully committed to is to never buy or get another emulator game until I finish most of my backlog. I've got about 50 games left so it's gonna take years. Rip any new releases
Everyone just play at a different pace for me going through my backlog seems to be easy as long as I am not terrifically busy at the time. Like the idea of someone spending months playing a 30-40 hours game just seems crazy to me since I can usually do that within a week or two depending on its quality or pacing. I get super excited when I see a jrpg like xenoblade chronicles 2 with a potential of around 200+ hours without even completing everything and get disappointed when a game is only 15hrs long depending on the price tag Either way a tip for those like me who like high hours or those who dont at all, whenever you want to play a game but are wondering how long it will be search up the game name and add hltb at the end so like Hades hltb It's user submitted scores on how long it takes, I have found it almost always accurate
As an Indian I am always surprised when people say they quit there jobs while 2 million people in India fight for a 300 dollars job with only 500 vacancy.
The positive side of backlogs is that when you complete a game, you don't just sit on your PC's desktop and then quit after 5 minutes, but you have lots of other games to play.
Oof, those are some long games in your backlog. Fortunately, there are some shorter ones (superliminal lasts an afternoon imo) you can play in between the bigger ones, or "session-based" games (like Deep Rock Galactic or Slime Rancher), that can be played anytime without any real need to play continuously. Having a long backlog sucks, but just picking a few to play at a time and forgetting about the rest in the mean time helps a ton and makes the ones you are playing more enjoyable.
Christ just take you time, these games aren't going anywhere you don't need to rush through your backlog just play whatever you feel like playing at the time and stick to it, its kinda like having netflix and complaining you can't watch all of these films in a year
When my internet went out I was excited because I could finally play some story games without an excuse less is indeed more we have to many options for video games and that doesn’t allow us to have fun with many of them
I had a lot of trouble getting through my backlog until 2016. I have been making significant progress (almost 1/3 of the way through) since. Here are the things that helped kept me going: 1. To make it less overwhelming I randomly pick 5 games and then I choose 1 from those 5 2. I usually have 3-5 games selected at once to avoid getting burned out by one of them 3. I don't pick all of the games I play based on step 1; sometimes there is a specific game I want to play, so I do 4. Sometimes I can't get into one of the active games so I "unselect" it and plan to come back to it later 5. I try to keep a good variety with the 3-5 games in terms of length, genre, and singleplayer/multiplayer 6. I have a year set for when I want to beat them all by which puts some pressure to keep me going I could say a lot more about the above points and some points I did not list. I could try to make a video expanding on my process and what I've learned during it if people think it could help solve this problem.
@@rosa8720 It's not without occasional struggles and doubt, but overall it's been worth it. I rarely feel like it's a job, and while I do wonder about my genuine enjoyment of each game I think it outweighs the fear of never getting to play any of the games I wanted to. Before my current method I would start but never finish so many different games because I couldn't decide which ones I really wanted to play. Ultimately it's a very personal journey. We can share ideas on how to tackle it, but each person has to find a way that works for them and continuously decide if it's still worth it.
I don’t think of a backlog as a list to complete and eventually empty, but mostly just as a reminder and reference for when I’m looking for a new game. Gives me some place to looks and get some ideas of what I might want to buy next.
While there are a lot of games I think gaming is the best it’s ever been. If you get tired of one game or want to try another, Boom there’s a whole different genre for you to enjoy.
True, it's very telling that a lot of the "gaming is dead" crowd almost alwats are people who stick to a tiny handful of games that eventually evolve beyond what it was during their "golden age".
Personally, I would say... just don’t have a backlog lol Since I don’t have the money to have a huge backlog, I found that it’s much easier to be bothered to play immediately after you buy a game (say, from a steam sale on a game you were looking at) than a game in your long list that feel like a chore. Playing a game should never be a thing you should’ve done, it needs to be the thing that you have fun with now Also, whenever I want to play a new game or there’s s sale, I just take a look at my Wishlist and see if there’s anything I want to buy. I don’t feel the need to play every good game there is, because I have years of time, and if I miss out on a certain experience, that’s ok
Keeping a backlog list is probably not productive because you already know intuitively what those games are, and you're just going to stare at the list (sometimes) and feel overwhelmed by all the hours you'll have to invest in. You can make one, but basically never look at it. I would keep a list of top games or favorite games instead. It may be useful to keep a list of games you don't want to play so you don't revisit them later. I highly recommend dropping a game if you play through it for a reasonable time and you don't like it so far.
As someone who recently got a PS5 and a Switch and just got into collecting games and is now old enough for my parents to let me play a lot of games, I can confirm the title is true.
I get what you’re saying here, but if you can’t change how many games come out, you might just have to change your pacing. Commit to finishing a game before you go to the next one, and stop playing if you lose the motivation. Then, if you ever wear to go back to it, instead of it being an issue of the game not being played, it’ll be whether or not you think it’s worth your time after trying it for the time you played and losing interest. Alternatively, just do what I do and bounce around to what you feel like, and you’ll never be bored or burnt out. It’ll also feel like Less of a burden to do something to enjoy.
I’ve got a backlog A lot of the games in it are old classics I feel obligated to play, only havnt played them yet cause I was like 2 when they came out, like the old CoD and Halo’s. Wasn’t interested in shooters and didn’t enjoy them til now, that’s the main reason halo and cod are on there Then I’ve got skyrim which I’ve restarted a lot but never beat, and Assassins Creed, beat first game and working on Ezio collection Then of course I have Elden ring and forza horizon 5, and red dead Just wanted to share my backlog experience, Congrats on sponsorship bro!
Great video. Not enough people are talking about this. I tend to come at this from the difficulty/accessibility angle. The online gaming forum community is rife with this petty sense of entitlement that every game that looks superficially amenable to them, should cater to them, specifically (see: Souls game releases like Elden Ring, or every Fighting Game release, ever), despite the fact that most of these communities consistently talk about how they can't clear their backlogs. Their sense of FOMO and desire to talk about these games on places like reddit/resetera or create content often overlaps, or even often supercedes their desire to actually play the game in the first place, and meet the game's design elements where they are. So instead, they complain about how "inaccessible" or "needlessly difficult" these games are, at the expense of communities/fanbases that enjoy these approaches to design, simply to cater to their petty sense of entitlement. The industry is currently so large (read: bloated) that there simply isn't enough time for one person to enjoy every high-profile release, let alone every game, period. You could literally spend that time complaining to play absolutely anything else. It's okay to miss out sometimes. You'll never be able hit every item in the bucket list during a life worth living. That's part of what makes life great and this extends to video games. Let fans that enjoy hard games without difficulty settings, enjoy those games, and go play something else.
love this- all of this - the energy the paste the telling the curs - just evrything made my day - nooo made my hole week - kill that noice it make my hole month like shit I needed this video more then I tought 11/10
Ah you think backlog is your ally? You merely adopted the backlog. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see finish a game until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding.
One thing I've learnt over the years is if I'm playing a really long video game or one with an open world, then I will choose small indie games to play in between. For example, I have been playing Forbidden West since it came out last year. Love it so so much!! But I take so long getting through it all, as I love love the experience, the side quests, the main quests... and so on. But I need a break every few months. So I'll fire up one of the indies in my backlog that I know is super short and I'm really interested in, finish it, then head back into my RPG. It's great to have a break... Accomplish another short game so it feels like I get somewhere and finish something before I head back into my main game. The other important lesson I've learnt over the years... If I've gotten the most out of the story, then I will leave that game and just never finish it. For me, I know that I'm awful at keeping my attention on games. And finishing them! So finishing a small game then going back to larger games, just helps me to keep any attention on the longer games and enjoy them much better
As a kid i could only play games if my parents bought me one and i never knew when/if i would be able to get a new game. I treasured each game i got bc of this and played and replayed them tons. The idea of a BACKLOG was ridiculous! As employed adults in a capitalist society it becomes easier to spoil ourselves silly. If 3 great games are coming out at the same time, it's just up to us to decide to be reasonable and just pick one instead of picking all of them.
Relatable. I get close to finishing a game. Switch to another because I feel like it or it has just come out whilst intending to return to the other. Never return and it sits for years.
I don't have a backlog of games, but I have noticed that I tend to like.... not finish most of the games I play, or play games that have no ending (minecraft and terraria being the two most well-known examples), or yet another citybuilder that I'm never going to finish. Like, the last game I actually finished was Dishonored - and it still took me 10 hours and like, 3 days. And I'm a hoarder, trying to find every coin, conversation, and secret. And now I'm trying to get every achievement in it before moving on to the sequel. I think the longest narrative game I've ever finished was Subnautica, which I beat in like 20 hours - but have 250 hours on. Sundered is much the same, I have 50 hours on it but have beaten it like 5 times - 10 - 15 hours per finish. And I recently tried Fallout 4 on game pass, and I doubt I'll ever finish it just because it's so long. I don't really know where I was going with this comment.... but I guess I just prefer shorter narrative games with good replayability.
Fun video! Yea, don't worry so much about the backlog. Life is like that, you just won't have enough time to do all the things you think you want to do. Just play what you want to play, not what you think you should play.
I have this same problem with my entire backlog of games and yet I still only play Destiny 2 almost daily for the past 4 and a half years since the beta. Of all the times I could be playing games like God of War or Red Dead Redemption 2 I’m instead focused on farming bounties and grinding for god roll weapons in Destiny 2 like I’ve been doing for years.
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I have 600 games in my PS4 library alone. Not to mention the 250 switch games I also own...I could probably play games for the rest of my life and never finish my backlog 😂 I've accepted this. At least if I get bored and want to play something new I got options!
you seriously inspire me to start making videos when i'm older if not now. your videos are genuinely the most entertaining thing ive watched in a very long time.
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I actually have a list of games that are installed on my PC on a spreadsheet and will use a randomizer to choose what game I will play . I can modify the weights in case I feel like racing more than fighting so the randomizer will take that into account. Honestly there is no way to beat the backlog unless you don't add anything there. Also exploring removing games from this list even without beating the main campaign just to try the gamplay experience for a while.
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Pro tip:
Ignore trends, ignore releases, play whatever shit you want. Plan videogames on timed basis, not treating them as a to-do list. Say to yourself "Tonight I'll sit down and play videogames for two hours". When the time comes you sit down and play whatever game you want, hell perhaps even a couple of games. Don't treat games as your job, treat them as specifically leisure time. If Elden Ring came out and on the day of release you played pong for 5 hours straight and had a blast, then who cares?
TLDR just have a mentality of a kid
Playing a game just because it's trendy, is the worst choice someone could make in gaming imo (unless you're a content creator ofc)
@@balls3289 I think the inner kid in me is slowly dying since having responsibilities
The best tip ever. I also do this cuz most of the time I hate trends which is most of the time not my interests.
Love this comment. I enjoy gaming so much more when I don’t try to keep up with what’s trending. “God of War Ragnarok came out? That’s cool but I think I’ll enjoy experiencing Dead Space for the first time.”
And you’ve reached the point where you forget that games are for FUN and ENTERTAINMENT, you don’t have to play everything just have fun and play some amazing stories in some amazing worlds
Basic rules:
- Only commit to 1 or 2 F2P games
- Avoid Modern Ubisoft Games
- Only commit to 1 looter shooter, ignore all the rest
- Do not buy CoD or Madden
- Use Game Pass to test the games you want to play and uninstall the ones you know you won’t play all the way through.
- Keep yourself in check during Steam Sales
Let's go one by one.
1. All f2p games are shit with their business practices.
2. Ubisoft games are amazing. They will always sell millions regardless of what anyone says. And they are the only AAA western developer that put many 100% single player experiences on a regular basis
3. Same for 1. Fuck all those games
4. I agree
5. Gamepass is overrated and by a big margin
6.I agree
@@othmaneaouioued8768
1. thats simply not true
2. Lmao no. They are quite horrible actually
3. Still not true
4. I agree
5. Yes its overrated but its great to test on games
6. I agree
Eh, I'd buy one COD or FIFA to play with the mates in the couch co-op but no more those are all the same
Only recent Ubisoft game I recommend getting is watch dogs 2
@@jessya775 it's immoral to buy fifa in any situation, it's never justifiable. Fuck fifa. I see what you're saying tho
This is the biggest problem for all gamers, I have like 500+ games in my backlog but I've only finished like say 20 games in my lifetime. And only two were from this year Driver Parallel Lines and Republic Commando. My issue is i can get burnt out really quickly with them and don't really crave certain types of games and can barely keep up with the new releases I wanna try and by then I'm too broke to try them. (I need a job) I would need a new computer, and I want a vr headset and and the new generation PlayStation too which would cost a few thousand dollars as of right now. I didn't start getting back into gaming until March 2020, this also goes for collecting them too.
:o
Same
Don't waste your money on hardware if you already have something close to recommended specs (especially now). Also just push through some of them , they may appear to be enjoyable or you can even get into emulation for some retro games . Or just quit for a few weeks and come back.
Damn, only finished 20 in your whole life? I’ve finished at least 116 according to my favorites list. Is that bad haha? Still have another hundred games on my backlog though and it’s harder when you get older.
@@SaberRexZealot that's not at all bad, better where I'm at right now though, I forget games I buy majority of the time, and don't even start or finish them. And I miscalculated probably there is a few games I forgot about in my childhood that I did complete but don't remember because it's been so long since I played it. But Its definitely in the range of 20 to 25 probably of what I've completed (not all 100%'d)
This can get worse when you're playing online games with either battlepasses or seasonal events, and you feel the need to get those items while they're still available, not paying attention to any single player games.
used to be me but now I am free from those things
Before I used to play pubgm and codm a lot but now for most of the game I was like install > play for 1-2 days > uninstall
@@TasFirinErkegi i am jealous of you
Yeah
Its the "fear of missing out" that gets to me I feel the need to complete the new battle pass because if I dont ill never be able to get those items again
My solution: Mark a few as high interest, keep that number limited to 5 or less and include only those games you feel like they will offer something unique to all the others. Also, if a game doesent genuenly hook you in a certain time just drop it.
This is one of the best advices in this day and age we live in, where there's an abundance of content in every way. I have just accepted that I won't be able to play everything that I want and that's okay. There's more to life than just gaming or consuming content in general. Games are meant to be fun, and when you feel that finishing them is "obligatory", I think it's time to take some time off and go enjoy something else in your life.
godammit all of the games I’m thinking about getting are unique in their own special way
As someone who just recently bought a brand spanking new PC (1060 to 3070ti), I agree... I couldn't wait to play all the games I previously couldnt play, but then after being able to play them all I am completely overwhelmed. With over 400+ games on my Steam Wishlist, I am forever stuck thinking about the next game while playing the current one.
Same thing with Xbox game pass
for me, upgrading my computers more for the sake of how fun i find it to achieve the goal and how its mostly just good for my mental health to have a life goal from time to time :D
@@_james5850 but then once you achieve that goal you have 500 side quests (games) to do xD EDIT: it's almost like getting a new PC has an end goal, whereas playing games is endless... just a theory
U should be a green lantern if u have enough will power to keep urself in check during steam sales
May I interest you in r/Piracy?
Me personally, i just abandon my backlogs.
Interest can change and games you were interested in months ago won't have the same impact compared to playing them immediately. It's better to play the two games you're interested in that month than to go through a list you continuously made.
I know that it's a hard pill to swallow because most people don't want to put their money on their backlog to waste, but i think its worth it to abandon your money than to constantly have your backlog haunt you till the end of time.
So while my opinion is controversial, i do believe that abandoning your backlog is the answer.
you're right, my anxiety doesnt let me doing lists of things I probably doesn't fullfil, so is better rid of this and just play something I'm interested
You have to know what you like and have focus
You can't just wish to buy and play all these games at once, choose one game at a time
If you finish, or get bored, or didn't like, go to the next one, it is very simple
Just play what you want and have fun, dont make this a pain in the ass
video games exist to be a distraction in free time, and just that, nothing more.
@@reverie02 art or distraction, this cant be a PROBLEM in your life, never.
Thats my point lol
@@diydylana3151 most games arent art tho
Why did you think your profile pic was a good idea? You should change it asap.
@@diydylana3151 I'm curious, you said games are art and art is something that makes life worth living to you, then you play games as a life passion? Like when people say "they couldn't live without music"?
@@diydylana3151 I agree with you when you say that games nowadays are influenced by other kinds of art media, like storytelling, music or visual arts, but if you take that out of them doesn't it become a craft? Like you said with "tag", it's not owned by someone but it was created with certain intent in mind.
I think games can have art, but in the end they're just a mixture of other types of art, not necessarily being art by their own.
But I appreciate that told your opinion on this topic, it's not everyday that I see people talking about games being a form of art or not :)
i have a solution, its called not playing every single game that comes out, bros acting like downloading everything on steam is an assignment from school and he has to do it all if he wants a passing grade
Yeah, honestly, I have a massive problem with long games. I think the best thing for a game to do is be short and sweet, but have great replay value. That way, those who really like the game can play it multiple times through and enjoy it, while those who will only play it once can actually complete it. This is one of the reasons I love Dusk by new blood interactive. I'm currently playing through Elden Ring, and as someone with very low patience, I highly doubt that I will get to the end of it, even though I personally don't have a backlog issue.
I couldn’t agree more. Same issue for me. Games are too long. I started Valhalla…I really loved it but after 50h the game was getting very repetitive..
Didn’t feel like finishing it. Not sure if you played the older God of war games. The third installment is the perfect game imo: short and sweet. Not repetitive. I played GOW 3 at least 3 times and totally enjoyed it. Elden rings: same problem : looks like a huge and challenging open world game that I feel like buying but..I will probably never finish that game either.
13 - 15h should be a maximum
(Sounds weird in a way: admitting I would prefer to pay for shorter games)
No way youre doing anything in Elden Ring in 15 hours. I spent that long just exploring the first area.
@@FleshToDust I beat margit (first boss) and almost beat godrick (second boss) in 15 hours
@@uajrh1 Theres bosses around every corner. I fought a bunch of bosses and still havent beat margit. Theres a huge amount to explore.
@@FleshToDust I meant story bosses, not minibosses. Yeah ofc I didn’t explore it completely I don’t have the patience for that when I can be completing story.
Gaming is the cheapest hobby in existence
You can pick up countless games for 15-30 bucks and spend 100+ h on them. It's amazing really.
As someone who has basically finished there backlog, I've learned so much from it since I started seriously dedicating myself to it in 2020. I ran into the exact same problem a few years ago. I started realising how massive my backlog really is, and it was quite dreadful to think I knew I would probably never complete it. I had over 100 games on my backlog, and I thought it would take me over a decade to beat them all even if I didn't buy anything new.
I'll list here all the lessons I learned and explain them as best I can.
1. Don't add games you don't already own to your backlog... EVER
2. Don't add games that are endless.
3. If your adding DLC to the backlog, only add story expansions (eg. The Witcher III: Blood & Wine)
4. Don't add the game you just started playing to your backlog. It adds a subconscious tension making you feel more rushed and stressed to complete it when completing it should NEVER be the main objective, but experiencing it. That also means if you start a game from your backlog, you should take it off of the backlog immediately, rather than after beating it
5. Always remember to take breaks. Take note of how long it typically takes to get burned out and take breaks BEFORE you even get the earliest signs of burn out, the best thing to do at this point is to go find something relaxing or just enjoyable that's unrelated to videogames.
6. When your playing a very large game like RDR2, TW3, BOTW etc. Also have something on the side that you can play in the times your not in the mood to continue playing. Something small like maybe New Super Mario Bros or relaxing games like, slime rancher.
7. Don't have more than one game from the same franchise in your backlog at once. This is something I noticed on your backlog when I saw that you have both Left for Dead 1 & 2 on the list. It adds to the tension of feeling that you NEED to complete the game your up to RIGHT NOW. If I'm playing Bioshock, I don't want it to be constantly playing on my mind that I still have yet to complete Bioshock 2 AND Bioshock infinite AND I still have to complete Fire Emblem: Three Houses. That's just an example and you may think there's no tension for you, but trust me, when you dedicate yourself to beating your backlog, it seriously knocks it out of you mentally if you don't know what your doing, so just the seemingly small amount of tension you may think this adds right now will feel huge half a year into your backlog journey.
8. Don't ever feel forced to finish a game your really not enjoying just because you already completed the previous games in it's franchise. I did this with Doom 3 where I played Doom 1 and 2 before going straight to 3 and I felt a huge pressure to complete Doom 3 despite everything I hated about it all because I thought if I didn't complete it I wouldn't have played the whole original series of games. This was literally the worst week I had in all of 2020 mentally and it just made me feel disgusting how I forced myself to complete the game despite all the hate I had for it. That week was the very essence of everything that was wrong with my attitude towards completing games through most of 2020.
9. And in relation to number 8, I learned quite a while after that experience when I decided to pick up Doom 3 again with no intention of beating it, just out of curiosity of how I would feel about the game now. I ended up actually quite enjoying it and learned that if you force yourself to play a game (even if it's a game you know you love) It hugely hinders the experience. It especially makes a an absolute SHITBAG of a game experience if you force yourself to continue playing a game you didn't even like much to begin with which is exactly what happened with me and Doom 3.
9. Now you might not do this yourself, but I made the huge mistake of trying to beat more games in the current month than I did the previous month and tried to, like it was some kind of competition, complete 1 more game every month than the last month. That's why I ended up completing 4 games each month from the start of march to the end of may 2020 and 5 games each month between June and July, so basically I completed 22 games in total in the course of only 5 months with almost no breaks because when I wasn't gaming I was at school doing year 12 (I know, I was so stupid dedicating my year more to my games than the last fricken year of school, I know that was stupid and I still don't understand how I even managed it)
10. Your "mood" for the games you feel like playing changes dramatically month by month so, as weird as this sounds, planning out the order in which you need to complete the games is a huge mistake. It really is best to just take things as they come. Once you've finished playing a game, that's the best time to start thinking about what you "feel like" playing in your backlog. Often times if you were say, playing Bioshock for example, and when you started the game, you thought "I really need to play Half Life 2 next for my backlog because it's been sitting on that backlog for years". Well by the time you finish Bioshock, you probably won't even be in the mood for Half Life 2 anymore because your "Game Moods" as I like to call them change all the time and it's usually quite out of your own control. The best thing to do is to accept it and play what you actually WANT to play at the time, after all, this should be about enjoyment, not ticking of all the games on a checklist.
11. Always be looking to "optimise" your backlog. Remove games you really don't need to have on there and you'll be surprised how much you'll cut down on it and you don't have to worry that your just "giving up" on the game because it doesn't mean that at all, it just means the game isn't important enough to be something you need to complete any time soon. Like for example, some games I removed from my backlog were: Snake Pass, Slime Rancher, games I've never even touched but want to (they can go on the backlog once I get around to it). Games I no longer have access to; That means if your Xbox 360 controller stops working, take it's games off of the backlog until you have a new controller again. That way you can focus on what's important and make your backlog feel smaller at the same time. Remove any planned replays from the backlog. No matter how optimised you think your backlog is you'll always manage to find something else to remove.
There's quite a few more things I would like to talk about that are also quite important but I'm going to stop here as this is already quite a long piece of text and I've already covered most of the things I think that all people planning on going through there backlog should know. I wish you Stryxo, and all the viewers all the best in your gaming futures and in life outside gaming too.
Honestly smth about rdr2 feels so chill
It’s probably the environment and atmosphere
This is an incredible list of tips that I'm definitely going to be using to help me out!
slime rancher is NOT relaxing those stupid big black rainbow things ransacked my entire farm I uninstalled it bruh that game was frustrating as hell
@@gardyishere7265 Facts can't even play the most 'relaxing' game without there being turmoil and strife
Love this whole list especially the first 5 since that applies to me the most.
I really bought Elden Ring with the immediate intention of putting it on my backlog smh
You know this backlog doesn’t look too bad
“Yakuza Series”
*OH NO*
As someone playing through the Kingdom Hearts series since the start of 2020, this reaction perfectly encapsulates that experience too //side eye monkey
i have the yakuza series in my backlog
I’ll never finish the yakuza games, they’re so good but they’re just stuffed with filler content and I hate skipping content in games
I finished the whole series and I felt so fatigue from them like seriously I had to take a huge break from it
I would take a 3 to 6 month break between each yakuza game. Otherwise it feels like you're playing the same game
Let's go man, good video and congratulations on your sponsorship, here is to more in the future, good job on your videos and well done
Goofy ahh pfp
Raid is trash
@@blaster2000 I can’t tell if you’re trying to bait people or not.
@@wentworth8776 wot u mean by that
@@wentworth8776 seriously, raid is a cash grab
Back then:
Wow so many videogames!!
Now:
OMG why are there so many games???
this video is the definition of "1st world problems" hahaha
I thought of the samething
yeah it genuinely makes me sick watching this video. people can't even buy one game and you guys are buying 100s and then complaining that there are too many games to play? honestly disgusting.
@Insert_text_here im not saying you dont have your problems. what im saying is this specific problem right here, having too many games to play? thats a very stupid problem. you guys are the ones that are buying these games right? you guys have control over it yes? then you should be content with the amount of games you have at a given time and be having fun with them, yes? but somehow you don't have control. just the idea that someone actually has to hold back from buying all the games they see is very idiotic to me, personally. learn to control yourself. thats the only solution to this problem. i never said that first world people dont have issues. they have significantly less life threatening issues but yes you do have issues. just that this specific one is a mind blowingly idiotic one to get stuck at.
@@gardyishere7265 Right? One more thing about this is that getting bored is good for your mental health. Oh, and why is there so much focus to experience as much pleasure as possible? Ridiculous...
@@gardyishere7265 It's seems like you simply don't understand the problem.
This is what happens when you turn something you enjoy into a day job. Don't do this shit, kids.
As someone who has been playing terraria for about a decade, you should put it off until later. There is a massive learning curve on what to do and without friends that experience of learning is not the most enjoyable. Especially when you know it's a massive time investment and there are other games waiting for you. You could easily spend thousands of hours in Terraria so it can safely stay near the back of your log.
M m massive learning curve?
Mans playing terra souls 3
I mean I beat the moon lord after playing for about 122 hours. To play _thousands_ of hours you'd have to use mods, otherwise there just isn't enough to do
@@viktorthevictor6240 yeah, i have zenith, rod, ankh shield, drill containment unit after 123 hours. beat moon lord after 90 hours or so i believe.
just HOW have you played the same game for a DECADE
@@jasonmok8072 not that hard
I certainly struggle with this. I've tried to stop viewing my backlog as an obligation and instead as a growing list of options and new things for me to try. It makes playing games more enjoyable, as I just go with whatever I'm feeling. Also, I feel less bad when I don't play a game I've been wanting to-- it's just "waiting for when the time is right" lol
I'm in the same boat. Fully agree
God I was hoping the raid part was a joke but hey, money is money. I'd prob take it as well
I don't mind ads by Raid Shadow Legends (or any ad) in the video itself, because I can just skip it, but if it's unskippable, that's when it's a problem
I wonder how much he got from it tho
@@connieredacted7557 2000$
Alright everything is forgiven
@@marcus83615 how does raid sponsor almost every ytber lol
Pro tip: don't do a backlog.
Play whatever game you feel like playing at the moment
Ayy, congrats on the sponsorship! Still not a fan of Raid, but I can respect the grind lol
Pretty sure this is the only sponsorship I've actually fully watched and not skipped, you deserve the revenue
Hell yes!
too many games, so little money
so I have to be careful which games I buy
as someone who has been trying to get through their backlog, i feel this
Cant wait for it to be 2069 and still hear raid shadow legends ads on youtube
Man you literally just put out videos that speak TRUTH. I feel the same way, first with being bored from games, then getting a large backlog, and NOW being confused wtf to play. I mean- it gets even worse considering I also play a lot of VR, meaning I have a completely separate game backlog of VR games!
Heck, i promised the subs of my youtube channel that I would upload more this year, but I haven't because I am just so tied up in playing games to be able to edit videos.. WOAH that was a lot of text
> WOAH that was a lot of text
It's two paragraphs...
Being bored? Wdym? Because you only play the same game? Also, there are still tons of great games in 2022. Uh, you don't need to play everything, just try to manage the games or ignore the backlog, play games normally.
I literally felt this way until I just bought my very first PC now the doors are wide open and it is so absolutely overwhelming
I'd recommend checking out howlongtobeat, which allows you to keep track of your backlog. It also obviously has the time to beat which is normally pretty helpful in deciding whether it's worth sinking the time into a game.
@Ayden Ketelsen Ya sure. if a game not fun then refund it or just uninstall and forget it
The play times by HLTB are way too low. The times they mention can only be achieved in the second playthrough when you know every puzzle, know how to beat bosses, never get lost finding your way, and die minimally.
God Of War was satisfying to finish, not super long but not super short either, just the perfect amount of challenge and content.
One of the ways I get through my backlog is to put all the games I haven’t played on a wheel and spin. Or if you want to do a list: just get all the games you’ve started but haven’t finished and play through them (don’t force it tho), then when you’re done with that select a couple games you’re interested in and start a new list, just remember to keep it small
I like to play them in the order of the date of release so i cant kinda experience what someone would if they were keeping up with each game as they came out and its a good way to get a break from a franchise cuz there are other games released in between and obviously someone who was keeping up as the came out would have had to wait for the next entry would come out
Welcome to the club. I probably buy like 10-20 games a year between sales and games im hyped on. My backlog is probably 90 + games between ps4, ps5,switch, and pc. I didnt buy that many titles last year or this year but the damage is already done
Could be worse: imagine instead of to many games you want to play there is barley any and you just stop playing for a long time till something new drops
Are you stalking me
6:15 oh you're proud you cleaned your room? Could've been gaming during that time
I feel that games has lost its magic spark. I hate to come to the reality that im just getting older and its a part of growing up, but I dont fully yet understand if thats the reason but thats the situation im slowly accepting
Something i have noticed for me in that regard is that, after i have played games for around 14 years almost daily, 23now, is that there are barely new mechanics in video games that catch me like they did back then. To often do i realize in the first 10% of an game how i will abuse the game mechanics for the rest of the playtime. Witcher 3 combat jumps to mind. Or the last Assassins creed i played (Origins). Since then i have started to branch out in new genres that i would have no touched before becouse they were overwhelmingly different to my ususal games. Shooter/atmospheric"horror" with the Metro games gave me an suprising refreshing gameplay. Subnautica aswell. Though i did not know what i was singing myself up when i started my underwater journey. The next were round based RPGs like Pillars of eternity and Divinity:original sin 2 which i had to force myself to play in the beginning,(though i knew i would have to) becouse off all the lore and new mechanics.
So what i am trying to say is, if you havent already, branch out and try new genres!
I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but it's probably mostly you. I feel the same way too though. It sucks.
Play new game genres I don’t play anything I was playing a decade ago
Uh, no, there are still a lot of great games in 2022
We have a endless amount of content to consume. It's impossible to be bored.
Yes but there aren't endless genres once you play every genre the games will just feel the same was each other. A lot of games all you do is shoot or stab stuff and whether its a new game or not its still going to be just that. And there are some genres people just do not like at all.
I hope you know just how crazy this channel is going to get.
Keep it PG and I promise you will go really far, i'm so excited for you dude
EXACTLY. I put all games in the current and future on pause. I've been playing older retro games, and going through all the games I never tried back on older systems and stuff! NO REGRETS. I feel no need to KEEP UP with every body else with every brand new game that comes out. And by the time I get around to a game it's a bit cheaper. I said to hell with all consoles (I have to buy a new one every few frikking years after all) and just stick with PC now. I've learned my lessons.
I feel your pain man.
It's very easy to get distracted and overwhelmed by all the games that there are, feeling like you're falling way behind in current progress when new games seem to come right around the corner every time. The backlog can pile up when you prioritize what is important to you. And it seems like, what you call running in place, but what I like to call a climb up an endless mountain.
What I suggest is that you take a deep breather, first and foremost. If a game is hard to get into and it bores you then it's a tedious experience and you'll want to switch to a different one. Find your niche, find the genres or styles that really speaks to you and that you find very cool. JRPGs might not be your thing, but to me they look very nice and I find to be ones that I want to try playing when I get the chance. Same with strategy, hack and slash, and open world games. You aren't pressured to play all these games at once, you are only one person as I am. And that means you can only focus on one thing at a time. I suggest you consider your options and try some games that look interesting to you, if you like it then keep it and if you don't then return it. This is why rental companies exist by the way. Just calm down, meditate for a bit, and take care of your health for once man. Being a gamer is quite a commitment, but think of it like a relaxing experience. You're just lounging after a long day while playing a game and getting invested in it for many hours. Take your time with these things. And enjoy the ride as this is an opportunity that you, I and many others are very grateful to have.
Hopefully you'll be in a better position then right now. Just take it easy. You're doing great ❤️
A quarter of this man's video is an ad
bro imagine having a backlog, i legit have a handful of games i own and i have played all of them at one point or another...
Fr I have played like almost all the good games, I feel like some people play games they aint even intrested in just to do jt.
Every time I get a game I feel bad because I have other games but just don’t like them anymore. I know you move off of games but not this fast. But every time I feel bad I just remember the one person in my steam friends owning 300+ games
I honestly would love to have a year with literally zero new game releases because it getting to the point where as soon as I pick up a game from my backlog to play it, a game that I am interested in releases and I drop it to play the new game
Dude, I so needed this. My monstrosity of a backlog has been giving me so much anxiety lately haha. Great video man!
Why are you stressing out about a hobby? If you're not here just to have fun you're doing it wrong. Games are not an avenue for status.
@@will_of_europa thats what I've been thinking too, why make such a big deal?
I generally find that the best policy (At least for myself anyway) is to play one game religiously until completion before purchasing anymore. I used to buy every single major game release but with work/family commitments I found I was getting majorly burnt out with each new game. Now I can take my spare time and enjoy it, becoming immersed in the world until either I have had enough of said game or played it through to a point in which I consider the game completed.
That's my goal! I have a little backlog and it still feels overwhelming because I feel like I want to try the next game. It I have more games installed I can't choose which one I want to play and i also kind of "fall out of it" and can't immerse myself. So right now I'm completing some games I wanted to try and also deleting some of those I feel like I don't "need to play". When I'm done, I'll always only buy 1-2 games.
SAME! Backlogs give me so much anxiety. One rule I've fully committed to is to never buy or get another emulator game until I finish most of my backlog. I've got about 50 games left so it's gonna take years. Rip any new releases
Just stumbled upon your channel, and really appreciate your knowledge of what really matters in video games. Looking forward to your future uploads.
"My first sponsor ever! ....Raid Shadow Legends" -_- Epic Fail
nooooo raid shadow legends got this guy
Bro sold his soul to RADE SHADOW LEGENDS.
Everyone just play at a different pace for me going through my backlog seems to be easy as long as I am not terrifically busy at the time. Like the idea of someone spending months playing a 30-40 hours game just seems crazy to me since I can usually do that within a week or two depending on its quality or pacing. I get super excited when I see a jrpg like xenoblade chronicles 2 with a potential of around 200+ hours without even completing everything and get disappointed when a game is only 15hrs long depending on the price tag
Either way a tip for those like me who like high hours or those who dont at all, whenever you want to play a game but are wondering how long it will be search up the game name and add hltb at the end
so like Hades hltb
It's user submitted scores on how long it takes, I have found it almost always accurate
As an Indian I am always surprised when people say they quit there jobs while 2 million people in India fight for a 300 dollars job with only 500 vacancy.
The positive side of backlogs is that when you complete a game, you don't just sit on your PC's desktop and then quit after 5 minutes, but you have lots of other games to play.
You know your backlog is bad when you put dying light 1/2 on that list twice XD
Oof, those are some long games in your backlog. Fortunately, there are some shorter ones (superliminal lasts an afternoon imo) you can play in between the bigger ones, or "session-based" games (like Deep Rock Galactic or Slime Rancher), that can be played anytime without any real need to play continuously.
Having a long backlog sucks, but just picking a few to play at a time and forgetting about the rest in the mean time helps a ton and makes the ones you are playing more enjoyable.
I like how you compared the dog who was chasing something, and after he caught it…
That one hit personal, loved it!
Christ just take you time, these games aren't going anywhere you don't need to rush through your backlog just play whatever you feel like playing at the time and stick to it, its kinda like having netflix and complaining you can't watch all of these films in a year
i guess it depends on the type of game. some "trendy" online games can go away quickly
Right? Why are people stressing out about a hobby? If they're not here just to have fun they're doing it wrong. Games are not an avenue for status.
@@bluauber409 Playing Overwatch in 2022(a game from my backlog) doesnt make sense at all
When my internet went out I was excited because I could finally play some story games without an excuse less is indeed more we have to many options for video games and that doesn’t allow us to have fun with many of them
I had a lot of trouble getting through my backlog until 2016. I have been making significant progress (almost 1/3 of the way through) since. Here are the things that helped kept me going:
1. To make it less overwhelming I randomly pick 5 games and then I choose 1 from those 5
2. I usually have 3-5 games selected at once to avoid getting burned out by one of them
3. I don't pick all of the games I play based on step 1; sometimes there is a specific game I want to play, so I do
4. Sometimes I can't get into one of the active games so I "unselect" it and plan to come back to it later
5. I try to keep a good variety with the 3-5 games in terms of length, genre, and singleplayer/multiplayer
6. I have a year set for when I want to beat them all by which puts some pressure to keep me going
I could say a lot more about the above points and some points I did not list. I could try to make a video expanding on my process and what I've learned during it if people think it could help solve this problem.
@@rosa8720 It's not without occasional struggles and doubt, but overall it's been worth it. I rarely feel like it's a job, and while I do wonder about my genuine enjoyment of each game I think it outweighs the fear of never getting to play any of the games I wanted to. Before my current method I would start but never finish so many different games because I couldn't decide which ones I really wanted to play.
Ultimately it's a very personal journey. We can share ideas on how to tackle it, but each person has to find a way that works for them and continuously decide if it's still worth it.
Don't stress about it. I experienced this back in the PS2 days. No worries. I'm still playing those games today. Have fun ahahaha
I don’t think of a backlog as a list to complete and eventually empty, but mostly just as a reminder and reference for when I’m looking for a new game. Gives me some place to looks and get some ideas of what I might want to buy next.
While there are a lot of games I think gaming is the best it’s ever been. If you get tired of one game or want to try another, Boom there’s a whole different genre for you to enjoy.
True, it's very telling that a lot of the "gaming is dead" crowd almost alwats are people who stick to a tiny handful of games that eventually evolve beyond what it was during their "golden age".
Personally, I would say... just don’t have a backlog lol
Since I don’t have the money to have a huge backlog, I found that it’s much easier to be bothered to play immediately after you buy a game (say, from a steam sale on a game you were looking at) than a game in your long list that feel like a chore.
Playing a game should never be a thing you should’ve done, it needs to be the thing that you have fun with now
Also, whenever I want to play a new game or there’s s sale, I just take a look at my Wishlist and see if there’s anything I want to buy. I don’t feel the need to play every good game there is, because I have years of time, and if I miss out on a certain experience, that’s ok
Keeping a backlog list is probably not productive because you already know intuitively what those games are, and you're just going to stare at the list (sometimes) and feel overwhelmed by all the hours you'll have to invest in. You can make one, but basically never look at it.
I would keep a list of top games or favorite games instead. It may be useful to keep a list of games you don't want to play so you don't revisit them later. I highly recommend dropping a game if you play through it for a reasonable time and you don't like it so far.
As someone who recently got a PS5 and a Switch and just got into collecting games and is now old enough for my parents to let me play a lot of games, I can confirm the title is true.
Literally gamepass: here 400 games do whatever you want with it
Me:les goo
my backlog:💀💀💀💀
I get what you’re saying here, but if you can’t change how many games come out, you might just have to change your pacing. Commit to finishing a game before you go to the next one, and stop playing if you lose the motivation. Then, if you ever wear to go back to it, instead of it being an issue of the game not being played, it’ll be whether or not you think it’s worth your time after trying it for the time you played and losing interest.
Alternatively, just do what I do and bounce around to what you feel like, and you’ll never be bored or burnt out. It’ll also feel like Less of a burden to do something to enjoy.
thank you for this comment
I’ve got a backlog
A lot of the games in it are old classics I feel obligated to play, only havnt played them yet cause I was like 2 when they came out, like the old CoD and Halo’s.
Wasn’t interested in shooters and didn’t enjoy them til now, that’s the main reason halo and cod are on there
Then I’ve got skyrim which I’ve restarted a lot but never beat, and Assassins Creed, beat first game and working on Ezio collection
Then of course I have Elden ring and forza horizon 5, and red dead
Just wanted to share my backlog experience,
Congrats on sponsorship bro!
Great video. Not enough people are talking about this. I tend to come at this from the difficulty/accessibility angle. The online gaming forum community is rife with this petty sense of entitlement that every game that looks superficially amenable to them, should cater to them, specifically (see: Souls game releases like Elden Ring, or every Fighting Game release, ever), despite the fact that most of these communities consistently talk about how they can't clear their backlogs.
Their sense of FOMO and desire to talk about these games on places like reddit/resetera or create content often overlaps, or even often supercedes their desire to actually play the game in the first place, and meet the game's design elements where they are. So instead, they complain about how "inaccessible" or "needlessly difficult" these games are, at the expense of communities/fanbases that enjoy these approaches to design, simply to cater to their petty sense of entitlement.
The industry is currently so large (read: bloated) that there simply isn't enough time for one person to enjoy every high-profile release, let alone every game, period. You could literally spend that time complaining to play absolutely anything else. It's okay to miss out sometimes. You'll never be able hit every item in the bucket list during a life worth living. That's part of what makes life great and this extends to video games.
Let fans that enjoy hard games without difficulty settings, enjoy those games, and go play something else.
love this- all of this - the energy the paste the telling the curs - just evrything made my day - nooo made my hole week - kill that noice it make my hole month like shit I needed this video more then I tought 11/10
Let's go
I'm so happy the first comment wasn't some dumbass just saying "first"
@@roberthouse4817 same
where to
can we go mcdonalds
Ah you think backlog is your ally? You merely adopted the backlog. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see finish a game until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding.
dude stop seeing videogames as media to consume, they're just there to have fun
One thing I've learnt over the years is if I'm playing a really long video game or one with an open world, then I will choose small indie games to play in between.
For example, I have been playing Forbidden West since it came out last year. Love it so so much!!
But I take so long getting through it all, as I love love the experience, the side quests, the main quests... and so on.
But I need a break every few months. So I'll fire up one of the indies in my backlog that I know is super short and I'm really interested in, finish it, then head back into my RPG. It's great to have a break... Accomplish another short game so it feels like I get somewhere and finish something before I head back into my main game.
The other important lesson I've learnt over the years... If I've gotten the most out of the story, then I will leave that game and just never finish it.
For me, I know that I'm awful at keeping my attention on games. And finishing them!
So finishing a small game then going back to larger games, just helps me to keep any attention on the longer games and enjoy them much better
Elden ring: "I'm 'bout to end this man's whole career."
Nice to see you got the yakuza games in your backlog
Every single game in the series are bangers. Play them
As a kid i could only play games if my parents bought me one and i never knew when/if i would be able to get a new game. I treasured each game i got bc of this and played and replayed them tons. The idea of a BACKLOG was ridiculous!
As employed adults in a capitalist society it becomes easier to spoil ourselves silly. If 3 great games are coming out at the same time, it's just up to us to decide to be reasonable and just pick one instead of picking all of them.
Relatable. I get close to finishing a game. Switch to another because I feel like it or it has just come out whilst intending to return to the other. Never return and it sits for years.
0:38 Your channel just went downhill for me. Slippery slope.
"sponsoring legend", as if this was a good thing
I don't have a backlog of games, but I have noticed that I tend to like.... not finish most of the games I play, or play games that have no ending (minecraft and terraria being the two most well-known examples), or yet another citybuilder that I'm never going to finish.
Like, the last game I actually finished was Dishonored - and it still took me 10 hours and like, 3 days. And I'm a hoarder, trying to find every coin, conversation, and secret. And now I'm trying to get every achievement in it before moving on to the sequel.
I think the longest narrative game I've ever finished was Subnautica, which I beat in like 20 hours - but have 250 hours on.
Sundered is much the same, I have 50 hours on it but have beaten it like 5 times - 10 - 15 hours per finish.
And I recently tried Fallout 4 on game pass, and I doubt I'll ever finish it just because it's so long.
I don't really know where I was going with this comment.... but I guess I just prefer shorter narrative games with good replayability.
all those game in your backlog just proves you don't play games but you know how to make money off them
Fun video! Yea, don't worry so much about the backlog. Life is like that, you just won't have enough time to do all the things you think you want to do. Just play what you want to play, not what you think you should play.
You should add War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron to the backlog, those are pretty good titles
This was a amazing and good video to watch about how there was too many games to play nowadays :]
I clicked on this video because I completed my backlog and was looking for games to play
now I have a god complex.
You have a god complex for finishing your backlogs? A backlog of superficial entertainment? Lmao sure pal
@@Godspeednihilo hey, not to be rude or anything, but don’t talk to me ever again :)
I have this same problem with my entire backlog of games and yet I still only play Destiny 2 almost daily for the past 4 and a half years since the beta. Of all the times I could be playing games like God of War or Red Dead Redemption 2 I’m instead focused on farming bounties and grinding for god roll weapons in Destiny 2 like I’ve been doing for years.
UA-cam recommended your video, never come across you before but hearing you getting sponsorship for the first time put a massive smile on my face. Keep it up young man!
I have 600 games in my PS4 library alone. Not to mention the 250 switch games I also own...I could probably play games for the rest of my life and never finish my backlog 😂 I've accepted this. At least if I get bored and want to play something new I got options!
"It's not like these games will disappear"
*glares at nintendo*
him talks about backlogs: me "what the hell is a backlog?"
I feel you man, I’m feeling so dam burnt out, and video games have been basically all I’ve been doing, day in and day out
you seriously inspire me to start making videos when i'm older if not now. your videos are genuinely the most entertaining thing ive watched in a very long time.
You need to watch more videos because this was meh at best.
This video jumped inside of me and pulled out all my feelings towards games!!! My brother we have the same situation! This is great!
Regardless of however meme-heavy and infamous Raid Shadow Legends is at this point, I couldn’t be happier for you getting your first sponsor. Congrats, you’re going up in the world!
woaw that Doom shinobi mod looks sick
>added to the backlog
I actually have a list of games that are installed on my PC on a spreadsheet and will use a randomizer to choose what game I will play . I can modify the weights in case I feel like racing more than fighting so the randomizer will take that into account. Honestly there is no way to beat the backlog unless you don't add anything there. Also exploring removing games from this list even without beating the main campaign just to try the gamplay experience for a while.
How to solve
To keep a back log small, play games with incredible replay value.
First time I’ve truly enjoyed a sponsor, keep at them man!
I remember watching you at about 30k subs.
My dude, I'm commenting here because I want to be on the record that I was here before you get a million, I know you'll get there.
Definitely one of my favorite creators at the moment, keep it up!