My GF just told me to at least play a little like an hour or so of each game before buying new ones. Lets say I finished 5-10% of the current gen games, started about 20-30 and the rest didn’t even see the inside of my consoles. That’s the long version of what the picture is saying
Same here. It’s the male equivalent of bargain hunt clothes & shoes shopping.
Most of the five-in-ones I got aren’t even installed; some bargain priced games I tried and didn’t enjoy; but the big titles I patiently wait to be on sale I do play, and like the feeling of having two or three lined up after I finished the two or three I’m in the middle of.
I’d owned and played through (as much as possible, anyway) all my games, from Atari, to Intellivision, to the NES and SNES. Things started getting bad after I got the N64, because time became a factor… then I got the Playstation after FF VII came out, and… well, let’s just say I have a metric assload of games that I’ve never spent any time whatsoever with. The various MMOs I’ve played/still playing don’t help things, either.
I have so many games and I’ve only played a small few of them. The list of finished games are also very low. I have an Xbox 360 and of the 20+ games I own I’ve probably finished about 3 of them.
I actually don’t own a single game I haven’t played, only a few I haven’t beaten. Then again, I’m not into pirating tons of games I’m not interested in, and I sure as heck wouldn’t spend money on a game I wasn’t interested in, but then I need more than just “it’s another generic shooter 12″ to have interest in it in the first place; everyone knows those are rare.
I only have like, two games that I haven’t opened up to play. The rest of my collection I used to play often, especially in my younger days, before time and life became major factors.
My case is that when I do have time to play games like a week vacation, I end up not in the mood to play catch up with any of the games I’ve neglected. I love gaming but it seems it’s gotten harder to sit down and play them. Like I’m some ADD victim who can’t just play a game for hours on end like I used it. Having my RL friends want to play multiplayer games a lot online and what not makes it difficult to finish any games :p
This is pretty much why I stopped buying games. I still get DS games now and then, because I actually play that due to it being portable. And I recently picked up a Wii game thanks to a “Buy two, get one” sale at GameStop, but unless something is just too fantastic to pass up I’ve been forcing myself to do just that. I find it doesn’t bother me.
Now, this statement applies in spades to the butt-ton of games, mostly PS1/PS2 era, that I own and have finished and may never play again. Like my Saturn. I love my Saturn. Will my poor Saturn ever be hooked up again and have its battery replaced for the 5th time that I might play some of my old favorites again? I dunno, but I’ll be damned if I sell the thing!
June 29, 2011 at 9:03 am #
…I do own more games than I play.
June 29, 2011 at 9:39 am #
Story of my life.
June 29, 2011 at 10:08 am #
amen to that
June 29, 2011 at 10:32 am #
So I’m not the only person that never finishes games?
June 29, 2011 at 10:35 am #
My GF just told me to at least play a little like an hour or so of each game before buying new ones. Lets say I finished 5-10% of the current gen games, started about 20-30 and the rest didn’t even see the inside of my consoles. That’s the long version of what the picture is saying
June 29, 2011 at 11:00 am #
Can’t say how true this is to me … I feel like we are a LOT to have way too much games and way too LESS time to finish at least half of them …
This reminds me of the Gamer circle.
June 29, 2011 at 12:13 pm #
Steam library:
All Games: 116
Recently Played: 3
Installed: 4
Eh, I’d say your claim doesn’t hold water.
June 29, 2011 at 1:10 pm #
The main cause of this for me – Steam sales.
Seriously, £3-5 for a full length game is too easy. It’s always a case of ‘will get around to it eventually’.
June 30, 2011 at 6:32 am #
Same here. It’s the male equivalent of bargain hunt clothes & shoes shopping.
Most of the five-in-ones I got aren’t even installed; some bargain priced games I tried and didn’t enjoy; but the big titles I patiently wait to be on sale I do play, and like the feeling of having two or three lined up after I finished the two or three I’m in the middle of.
June 29, 2011 at 2:18 pm #
All of my games are pirated throughout my 20 years of gaming experience (well, except maybe for a few console titles), so I know for sure what I like
June 29, 2011 at 2:39 pm #
*looks at stack of unfinished Xbox360 and PS2 games*
Well, crap.
June 29, 2011 at 2:43 pm #
I’d owned and played through (as much as possible, anyway) all my games, from Atari, to Intellivision, to the NES and SNES. Things started getting bad after I got the N64, because time became a factor… then I got the Playstation after FF VII came out, and… well, let’s just say I have a metric assload of games that I’ve never spent any time whatsoever with. The various MMOs I’ve played/still playing don’t help things, either.
June 29, 2011 at 2:47 pm #
Well, techically considering the wording of my games library, I don’t own that many games, so no.
June 29, 2011 at 3:03 pm #
I have so many games and I’ve only played a small few of them. The list of finished games are also very low. I have an Xbox 360 and of the 20+ games I own I’ve probably finished about 3 of them.
June 30, 2011 at 4:43 pm #
I actually don’t own a single game I haven’t played, only a few I haven’t beaten. Then again, I’m not into pirating tons of games I’m not interested in, and I sure as heck wouldn’t spend money on a game I wasn’t interested in, but then I need more than just “it’s another generic shooter 12″ to have interest in it in the first place; everyone knows those are rare.
June 30, 2011 at 5:35 pm #
I only have like, two games that I haven’t opened up to play. The rest of my collection I used to play often, especially in my younger days, before time and life became major factors.
July 1, 2011 at 5:08 pm #
I for one can’t afford buying games just for putting them on the shelf. I do play what I have.
July 4, 2011 at 10:35 pm #
My case is that when I do have time to play games like a week vacation, I end up not in the mood to play catch up with any of the games I’ve neglected. I love gaming but it seems it’s gotten harder to sit down and play them. Like I’m some ADD victim who can’t just play a game for hours on end like I used it. Having my RL friends want to play multiplayer games a lot online and what not makes it difficult to finish any games :p
July 5, 2011 at 9:13 am #
This is pretty much why I stopped buying games. I still get DS games now and then, because I actually play that due to it being portable. And I recently picked up a Wii game thanks to a “Buy two, get one” sale at GameStop, but unless something is just too fantastic to pass up I’ve been forcing myself to do just that. I find it doesn’t bother me.
Now, this statement applies in spades to the butt-ton of games, mostly PS1/PS2 era, that I own and have finished and may never play again. Like my Saturn. I love my Saturn. Will my poor Saturn ever be hooked up again and have its battery replaced for the 5th time that I might play some of my old favorites again? I dunno, but I’ll be damned if I sell the thing!
July 5, 2011 at 4:56 pm #
Playing games is just as fun as I get older, but of course I wouldn’t mind owning a few more : )