Topic: Playstation 4 Backloggery and most wanted!

@themcnoisy @Th3solution “Backlog Regress” could be slang for a game you shouldn’t have bought but did anyway and now it’s in your library and you have zero intention of playing it but you tell yourself you will someday and it gives you stress, which can ultimately lead to “Backlog Regret”. Adding games you really want to play shouldn’t be considered regression IMO.

“I just found out this game has no spot saves. Hard miss, it would be mere backlog regress!”

@JJ-Firl @themcnoisy I like it. Nice ring to it. The evolution of the English language in action.

So, just another Tuesday for PC gamers.

Seriously, I have hundreds of games in my Steam account that I don't know if I will ever play. And I'm not an especially well-off person.

I've just decided to officially add the ones I'm looking to play to my backlog and hide the rest.

@Ralizah Backlog regress not something to be proud of.

@Kidfried It's practically a right of passage to experience that sinking feeling when you realize how much Valve and Humble Bundle have contributed to your backlog without your even realizing it.

I'm finding that keeping explicit stats on my immediate additions and subtractions to my backlog each year is far more helpful and motivating than keeping some giant list of all the unplayed games I've collected over the years.

I also won't add PS+ or bundled games, because I value my sanity.

So far this year, I'm at:
12 games purchased (mostly indies that were on sale)
17 games completed

So, overall, I'm at -5 for backlog growth this year. Or, to use the parlance of this thread: -5 backlog regress.

My goal, which I probably won't reach, is to ensure that the number of games I've finished this year is roughly double the number of games I bought.

@ralizah Haha, I love this!

I'm at 8 games bought, 8 games completed (excluding everything Plus). That's a regress of 0! Seven feels really low compared to you, so hats off to your accomplishment.

@Kidfried TFW playing lots of video games is an accomplishment. This is why I love hanging with my people.

Any success in stemming the tide of the eternally growing backlog is a victory. Completing as many games as you buy is an extremely healthy habit.

So, if I divide the ones I beat up further, and cross-referencing with howlongtobeat.com...
[2] of them take an average of 1 - 5 hours to complete
[8] of them take an average of 6 - 10 hours to complete
[2] of them take an average of 11 - 20 hours to complete
[3] of them take an average of 30 - 49 hours to complete
[2] of them take an average of 50+ hours to complete

Of course, I go more completionist with some than others, which skews the stats a bit. One of the "30 - 49 hour" games I've spent 97 with so far, as it has a ton of post-game content.

Ok Ive achieved 2 of the topics I set out to do. Since then I have bought Dirt 4, God of War, Knee deep in Super Mario World and Cant finish the bloomin special cup 100cc on the snes mini. So my backlog regress is 2.

Then add in the fact Im now going for the plat in pes 18 and am tempted to run knack a tad more as its pretty hard and fun. And the fact I started that king in the sky throwing rocks angry birds beater psplus game (what the hell is that called?).

My backlog regress is now;
5

My PS4 software library says I've purchased 196 games and 92 ps+ games. I assume that 196 includes the 92. PSN Profiles says that I've played 128. And I have a few games I've not installed... does that mean my backlog regress is - 68?

@JohnnyShoulder I think including regress means you dont need to put a - symbol. So your Backlog regress is 68. Your Backlog progress is -68.

That is a lot of gaming.

I’m close to beating Assassin’s Creed 2 and I finished Bloodborne.
I also started Mass Effect 3 so that’s some progress.
-1 and more coming soon.
One wasn’t on my earlier list, but it needed to be finished so it was still good.

I've managed to clear 3 games off my backlog this week, Swords of Ditto - completed, God of War - Platinumed, A Way Out - Platinumed. I don't know how i balance my life and still manage to platinum games, I work full time, write reviews for Push Square, play cricket and have a girlfriend that requires 24/7 attention. Yet somehow I still find a little time to chip away at my insanely large backlog.

@Simon_Fitzgerald That is pretty impressive. It has taken me nearly a month to get close to getting the platinum on God of War and I've only managed 3 hours of a Way Out in two weeks with my friend.

@Rudy_Manchego I've got a folder of about 30+ triple A titles and a folder of 30+ indies to get through and they just seem to get bigger and bigger. Titles like Persona 5, Nier Automata, Witcher 3, Bioshock collection, Wolfenstein, Dishonoured 1 and 2, Child of Light, Tearaway, Hand of Fate 1 and 2, etc. It's endless!

@Simon_Fitzgerald Ha - I have almost the same titles in my backlog with the exception of Nier and Persona and thats excluding Switch, Vita and Xbox games. Just cut out sleep and you'll manage them all eventually.

Update;

Backlog:

Nier Automata - Failed
Knack - Done
Pes 2018 (master league trophies) - Done

Next purchases:
God of War - Bought
Dirt - Bought
TLOZ BOTW - Failed

New Backlog: (remember we are putting 4 in here now)

PES 2018 Platinum chase
Dirt 4
God of War
Beyond 2 Souls

Next Purchases:

Dreams
Sega Megadrive Collection
Minecraft Story mode Chapter 2
Minit

Im putting Nier Automata on hold and am really going to concentrate on Dirt 4 and GoW over the coming weeks. As for my next purchases, minecraft for the plat - minit for the unique gameplay - sega megadrive collection for the nostalgia - Dreams to make my own game.

Hopefully E3 wows me, it needs to as I have really gone off buying and playing a lot of games this year. If it fails to reignite that spark I can see 2018 saving me dough.

New Backlog:
1) Resident Evil Revelations (Switch)
2) Child of Light (PS4)
3) Nier: Automata (PS4)
4) Cosmic Star Heroine (Vita)

I'm not putting Yakuza 0 off. I'm going to continue chipping away at it. But I can tell this will be a long game, and I have no delusions about finishing it any time soon.

Purchases:
1) Y's VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Switch)
2) Hollow Knight (Switch)
3) Okami HD (Switch)
4) Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Switch)

@RogerRoger its my sons Switch and he is a filthy casual. Its used for fifa and wwe. I would pick it up for say £25-30 but £48 for a game I won't have the chance to play is a bit too much.

@themcnoisy Calling your son a filthy casual, that's awesome.

@Kidfried That was meant in a caring way obviously.

I actually went to Game today as my wife was in Debenhams for eyelashes. The only copies of BOTW were £52 and for a year old game I cant drop that dough and bought megadrive collection instead. The Street Fighter collection was winking at me also, but even chun li's thighs cant drag me to the till.