My Issue: Keep Buying... Don't Play... - Blu-ray Forum

BojTrek · 12-23-2009, 01:37 PM

Here is my insane problem... I want to keep buying new games...

I want to get God of War I & II because I did not own a PS2. I want to buy Bayonetta for the X-Box 360.

I have not even loaded Uncharted 2, I have played the first level basically of Batman: Arkham Asylum on the X-Box 360 and I have the most recent Prince of Persia on 360.

I have a ton of X-Box Live Arcade games that have barely been scratched.

I have two daughters (4 and 6)... I still play basketball 2 days a week... I work 40 hours a week...

I HAVE NO TIME FOR GAMES... Why do I keep buying games that just sit there?

I just wanted to basically see if anyone else is in my boots too??

Kyo28 · 12-23-2009, 02:02 PM

I'm in the same boat.
When I was a student, I had more time to play than I had money to buy games. Now I buy games I haven't even time to boot up once.

Simple solution: as soon as you see there are at least 5 games you've barely played in your cupboard, stop buying games until you've had time to tackle those. That's why I haven't bought games like FFXIII and Uncharted 2 yet. I'd love to play them and have the money to buy them, but the point is moot since I don't have time to play them anyway.

thus is the life of a working family man

Darthnesto · 12-23-2009, 02:03 PM

I was in the same boat! I had Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, Silent Hill, Resident Evil 5, Prince of Persia, GTA4 and i hadn't even started any of them, and if I did, it was just the first 30 minutes. I finally said enough is enough! Finished Uncharted, bought Uncharted 2 and finished it, started AC and finished it, bought AC2 and I'm almost done. All in only the last 2 months! Now I gotta decide whats getting flipped next!

alphapyro · 12-23-2009, 02:04 PM

damn the man, save the empire!

Blu-Benny · 12-23-2009, 02:08 PM

my problem is i want to buy 2nd games in the series when i haven't even beat the 1st ones.

i make myself beat the 1st ones before i buy the 2nd ones....that way, i usually get lucky and the 2nd ones are a bit cheaper by the time i buy them too!!

DonRSD · 12-23-2009, 02:11 PM

i only play online football, ONE fps at a time & gran turismo

no need to buy or look at any other games.
start narrowing what you like and dont buy as much.
there is no need to have 35 games and you only play 3 and say ;ill get around to the others'

if you havent been playing the game then you just dont like it

tbizzle · 12-23-2009, 02:13 PM

I did the same thing for a while, buy a bunch of games and never started them. What you need to do one day is make some time and throw a game in the PS3. Just make that leap and get started on 1 game, and after a day or 2 you'll be glad you're playing a game again, which will soon turn into finishing a few.

aphex · 12-23-2009, 02:17 PM

I'm in the same boat.

I bet musashi is like me also as we're both actuaries.

Work 40 hours a week and then 6 months of the years devoted to studying.

When the study season picks up I buy like ten games to play when it's over and only end up finishing a couple of them.

Right now I have MW2, Uncharted2, Demon's Souls, God of War II, AC2, R&C2, Pixeljunk shooter. And I have some old ones too like bioshock, fallout, gta4.

UGH.

igotcabada · 12-23-2009, 02:26 PM

I'm with you man, its tough...

I have Fallout 3, GTA4, and Assasin's Creed I that I still haven't even put in my PS3 yet. Not to mention FIFA 10 that I've put about 1 hour into so far. I still want to get Uncharted 1 & 2 and AC II... I probably won't even ever play Assasin's creed since I heard it was a bit repetitive. Not to mention Little Big Planet that my GF is buying me for XMAS so we can play a game together

I have been putting some serious time into MW2, so I should scale that back a bit and play through one of these other games...

thePhoenix · 12-23-2009, 02:32 PM

I preordered Valkyria Chronicles and I haven't even opened it yet! Let's see, NBA 2K9 & Madden '09 were both day 1 purchases that I barely touched. Rock Band 2 is unopened. Bought the collector's edition of GTA IV and played maybe an hour. I bought an XBOX 360 from my brother-in-law's co-worker with Gears of War 2, Halo 3, and Left 4 Dead and I've probably played all three a total of 1 hour.

My problem is i get stuck on one game and i can't stop playing it. The games I've played the most are Oblivion & Resident Evil 5.

jason00 · 12-23-2009, 02:33 PM

I have a pretty big backlog as well, and it will get 3 more games added to it after Xmas + Bayonetta in early January.

I have told myself (and my wife) that I won't be buying any other games in 2010 other than a few must buys (Final Fantasy XIII for one) although she wants me to buy Uncharted 2 since she liked the story for the first one so much (and I played that last week for the first time). It won't be easy though, since the first 4 months of 2010 have about 8 games I want and 2 I am interested in but waiting for reviews on.

Sponge-worthy · 12-23-2009, 02:40 PM

I still have Mirror's Edge on my shelf that I swear I'll get to 'someday'

Warjack Prime · 12-23-2009, 02:50 PM

You are certainly not alone. I wish I could stop buying games but I love to purchase them knowing I may not play them right away. The problem is good games keep coming out and I also find myself returning to my favorites, even if I've already completed them.

I've probably played through Drake's Fortune 8 times and Among Thieves 3 times. I love to replay Dead Space and Resistance 2 as well. I'd like to run through MGS4 again and Prince of Persia but I bought Modern Warfare 2 and haven't even played that yet. I bought Dirt 2 and Need For Speed Shift and haven't played much of them either. So yeah, you're not alone.

I bought God of War Collection because I never played the PS2 versions and I want to play them before God of War 3 comes out, but they just aren't holding my interest compared to my favorites. But I keep on buying.

Here's my list:

1) Assassin's Creed - played for a few hours (not my cup of tea)
2) Battlefield Bad Company - played for a few hours (have better shooters)
3) Bionic Commando - played for an hour or two (annoying gameplay)
4) Borderlands - played for a few hours but really like it
5) Burnout Paradise - played for a few hours (too hard to figure out where to go)
6) CoD 4 Modern Warfare - loved it and played it through
7) Modern Warfare 2 - haven't played it yet
8) Dead Space - loved it and played thru multiple times
9) Devil May Cry 4 - played it thru
10) Dirt 2 - played for a few hours
11) FEAR 2 - loved it and played thru several times
12) Ghostbusters - meh played a few hours
13) God of War Collection - played for a few hours
14) Guitar Hero 3 - loved it and played it a lot
15) Guitar Hero World Tour - Liked it and played a lot
16) Guitar Hero Aeorsmith - haven't touched it ($10 at Best Buy)
17) Heavenly Sword - liked it and played a lot but I hate button timing sequences
18) Killzone 2 - loved it and played it thru several times
19) Little Big Planet - played for several hours but not my thing
20) Lost Planet - haven't touched it
21) MGS4 - loved it and played it thru
22) Mirror's Edge - played for a few hours
23) Motor Storm Pacific Rift - haven't touched it
24) Need for Speed Shift - played a few hours
25) Ninja Gaiden Sigma - loved it and played a lot but too hard (stuck at end of airship)
26) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - played very little but I can see it's stupid hard
27) Prince of Persia - loved it and played it thru
28) Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction - loved it and played it thru a few times
29) R & C Future Crack in Time - loved it and played it thru once
30) Resident Evil 5 - loved it and played it thru a few times
32) Resistance Fall of Man - loved it and played it thru a few times
33) Resistance 2 - loved it and played it thru many times
34) Soul Calibur IV - haven't touched it ($10 at Best Buy)
35) Street Fighter 4 - played it maybe 1 hour
36) Force Unleashed - loved it and played it thru a few times
37) Time Crisis 4 - meh it's ok played a few hours
38) Hawx - played less than one hour
39) Tomb Raider Underworld - good enough to play thru once
40) Drake's Fortune - loved it and played it thru many times
41) Among Thieves - loved it and played it thru several times
42) Wolfenstein - liked it well enough to play it a good amount but have't finished it

And that doesn't include the PSN games which I've put a little time into.

I just picked up an Xbox360 and about 5 or 6 of the popular exclusives, so I've got even more to play now. Sigh.

yyhy · 12-23-2009, 03:04 PM

I used to do this. It can be a great problem, because if you can restrain yourself then by the time you get tired of Modern Warefare 2, then Drake's Fortune will be $39.99 at Gamestop used. I have a 3 year old son, so my days of spending 48 hours gaming are over. I remember when I'd see someone playing a 2 year old game and think to myself "What a loser" lol

Don't fall into the trap of buying new games, especially if you haven't played the ones you have. That's consumerism at it's worst.

TL OWNS U · 12-23-2009, 03:16 PM

I've never had this problem. Then again i'm still in school so it must be for people who work.

Stephie_is_a_dork · 12-23-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BojTrek

Here is my insane problem... I want to keep buying new games...

I want to get God of War I & II because I did not own a PS2. I want to buy Bayonetta for the X-Box 360.

I have not even loaded Uncharted 2, I have played the first level basically of Batman: Arkham Asylum on the X-Box 360 and I have the most recent Prince of Persia on 360.

I have a ton of X-Box Live Arcade games that have barely been scratched.

I have two daughters (4 and 6)... I still play basketball 2 days a week... I work 40 hours a week...

I HAVE NO TIME FOR GAMES... Why do I keep buying games that just sit there?

I just wanted to basically see if anyone else is in my boots too??

Umm...don't take this the wrong way, but what's the point of this thread? Do you want me to cry a river for you because you waste money buying new games without playing them while they're still new? Or would your ego better satisfied if I pretend to be impressed or something?

Yeeeah...I'm going to file this under "Not an issue." Here's a crazy idea: don't buy games until you're ready to play them. By then, the price will probably have dropped significantly anyway.

igotcabada · 12-23-2009, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephie_is_a_dork

Umm...don't take this the wrong way, but what's the point of this thread? Do you want me to cry a river for you because you waste money buying new games without playing them while they're still new? Or would your ego better satisfied if I pretend to be impressed or something?

Yeeeah...I'm going to file this under "Not an issue." Here's a crazy idea: don't buy games until you're ready to play them. By then, the price will probably have dropped significantly anyway.

Apparently the other 10 posters under his post have run into the same issue and cared to share? Isn't a forum a place to share your thoughts and have other people comment? What is the point of you post exactly? Did you get coal for xmas or something?

Harpua · 12-23-2009, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igotcabada

Apparently the other 10 posters under his post have run into the same issue and cared to share? Isn't a forum a place to share your thoughts and have other people comment? What is the point of you post exactly? Did you get coal for xmas or something?

No kidding. I think a lot of us have that problem, and sometimes it's good to know others do too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephie_is_a_dork

Or would your ego better satisfied if I pretend to be impressed or something?

Who's ego are we talking about?

Xerios · 12-23-2009, 03:43 PM

u and me both brother..

aramis109 · 12-23-2009, 03:52 PM

I currently have the largest backlog I've yet had- just finished Dragon's Age, am playing inFamous, just got Oblivion GOTY for $9, Saint's Row for $5, and picked up Assasin's Creed 2. For me, that's a lot. I'm a sucker for good deals, and will frequently pick up games on the cheap- even Dragon's Age and inFamous I got for good deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

From someone else that's "sort of" having this problem, try and only buy games that are a deal. I have a friend that BIG TIME has this problem- he buys the games on release day and they sit on his shelf. I buy them when I'm ready to play them (usually) and save $20-$30 in some cases. If you only grab games when they're on sale or have a good deal, you'll at least keep your backlog to a minimum and more money in your wallet.

It's still not a fix for your problem, but it'll cut down on all of that.

12-23-2009, 01:37 PM	#1
BojTrek Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:4	My Issue: Keep Buying... Don't Play... Here is my insane problem... I want to keep buying new games... I want to get God of War I & II because I did not own a PS2. I want to buy Bayonetta for the X-Box 360. I have not even loaded Uncharted 2, I have played the first level basically of Batman: Arkham Asylum on the X-Box 360 and I have the most recent Prince of Persia on 360. I have a ton of X-Box Live Arcade games that have barely been scratched. I have two daughters (4 and 6)... I still play basketball 2 days a week... I work 40 hours a week... I HAVE NO TIME FOR GAMES... Why do I keep buying games that just sit there? I just wanted to basically see if anyone else is in my boots too??

12-23-2009, 02:50 PM	#13
Warjack Prime Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:*Omaha, NE USA PSN Network: WarjackPrime Blu-ray collection:172 Trading Score:2	You are certainly not alone. I wish I could stop buying games but I love to purchase them knowing I may not play them right away. The problem is good games keep coming out and I also find myself returning to my favorites, even if I've already completed them. I've probably played through Drake's Fortune 8 times and Among Thieves 3 times. I love to replay Dead Space and Resistance 2 as well. I'd like to run through MGS4 again and Prince of Persia but I bought Modern Warfare 2 and haven't even played that yet. I bought Dirt 2 and Need For Speed Shift and haven't played much of them either. So yeah, you're not alone. I bought God of War Collection because I never played the PS2 versions and I want to play them before God of War 3 comes out, but they just aren't holding my interest compared to my favorites. But I keep on buying. Here's my list: 1) Assassin's Creed - played for a few hours (not my cup of tea) 2) Battlefield Bad Company - played for a few hours (have better shooters) 3) Bionic Commando - played for an hour or two (annoying gameplay) 4) Borderlands - played for a few hours but really like it 5) Burnout Paradise - played for a few hours (too hard to figure out where to go) 6) CoD 4 Modern Warfare - loved it and played it through 7) Modern Warfare 2 - haven't played it yet 8) Dead Space - loved it and played thru multiple times 9) Devil May Cry 4 - played it thru 10) Dirt 2 - played for a few hours 11) FEAR 2 - loved it and played thru several times 12) Ghostbusters - meh played a few hours 13) God of War Collection - played for a few hours 14) Guitar Hero 3 - loved it and played it a lot 15) Guitar Hero World Tour - Liked it and played a lot 16) Guitar Hero Aeorsmith - haven't touched it ($10 at Best Buy) 17) Heavenly Sword - liked it and played a lot but I hate button timing sequences 18) Killzone 2 - loved it and played it thru several times 19) Little Big Planet - played for several hours but not my thing 20) Lost Planet - haven't touched it 21) MGS4 - loved it and played it thru 22) Mirror's Edge - played for a few hours 23) Motor Storm Pacific Rift - haven't touched it 24) Need for Speed Shift - played a few hours 25) Ninja Gaiden Sigma - loved it and played a lot but too hard (stuck at end of airship) 26) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - played very little but I can see it's stupid hard 27) Prince of Persia - loved it and played it thru 28) Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction - loved it and played it thru a few times 29) R & C Future Crack in Time - loved it and played it thru once 30) Resident Evil 5 - loved it and played it thru a few times 32) Resistance Fall of Man - loved it and played it thru a few times 33) Resistance 2 - loved it and played it thru many times 34) Soul Calibur IV - haven't touched it ($10 at Best Buy) 35) Street Fighter 4 - played it maybe 1 hour 36) Force Unleashed - loved it and played it thru a few times 37) Time Crisis 4 - meh it's ok played a few hours 38) Hawx - played less than one hour 39) Tomb Raider Underworld - good enough to play thru once 40) Drake's Fortune - loved it and played it thru many times 41) Among Thieves - loved it and played it thru several times 42) Wolfenstein - liked it well enough to play it a good amount but have't finished it And that doesn't include the PSN games which I've put a little time into. I just picked up an Xbox360 and about 5 or 6 of the popular exclusives, so I've got even more to play now. Sigh. Last edited by Warjack Prime; 12-23-2009 at 03:23 PM.

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12-23-2009, 02:02 PM	#2
Kyo28 Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:446 Blu-ray reviews:12	I'm in the same boat. When I was a student, I had more time to play than I had money to buy games. Now I buy games I haven't even time to boot up once. Simple solution: as soon as you see there are at least 5 games you've barely played in your cupboard, stop buying games until you've had time to tackle those. That's why I haven't bought games like FFXIII and Uncharted 2 yet. I'd love to play them and have the money to buy them, but the point is moot since I don't have time to play them anyway. thus is the life of a working family man

12-23-2009, 02:03 PM	#3
Darthnesto New Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:14	I was in the same boat! I had Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, Silent Hill, Resident Evil 5, Prince of Persia, GTA4 and i hadn't even started any of them, and if I did, it was just the first 30 minutes. I finally said enough is enough! Finished Uncharted, bought Uncharted 2 and finished it, started AC and finished it, bought AC2 and I'm almost done. All in only the last 2 months! Now I gotta decide whats getting flipped next!

12-23-2009, 02:04 PM	#4
alphapyro Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Kansas Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:14	damn the man, save the empire!

12-23-2009, 02:08 PM	#5
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	my problem is i want to buy 2nd games in the series when i haven't even beat the 1st ones. i make myself beat the 1st ones before i buy the 2nd ones....that way, i usually get lucky and the 2nd ones are a bit cheaper by the time i buy them too!!

12-23-2009, 02:11 PM	#6
DonRSD Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:South Florida Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:254 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:129	i only play online football, ONE fps at a time & gran turismo no need to buy or look at any other games. start narrowing what you like and dont buy as much. there is no need to have 35 games and you only play 3 and say ;ill get around to the others' if you havent been playing the game then you just dont like it

12-23-2009, 02:13 PM	#7
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	I did the same thing for a while, buy a bunch of games and never started them. What you need to do one day is make some time and throw a game in the PS3. Just make that leap and get started on 1 game, and after a day or 2 you'll be glad you're playing a game again, which will soon turn into finishing a few.

12-23-2009, 02:17 PM	#8
aphex Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Scottsdale Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I'm in the same boat. I bet musashi is like me also as we're both actuaries. Work 40 hours a week and then 6 months of the years devoted to studying. When the study season picks up I buy like ten games to play when it's over and only end up finishing a couple of them. Right now I have MW2, Uncharted2, Demon's Souls, God of War II, AC2, R&C2, Pixeljunk shooter. And I have some old ones too like bioshock, fallout, gta4. UGH.

12-23-2009, 02:26 PM	#9
igotcabada Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2009 Location:NC Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:37	I'm with you man, its tough... I have Fallout 3, GTA4, and Assasin's Creed I that I still haven't even put in my PS3 yet. Not to mention FIFA 10 that I've put about 1 hour into so far. I still want to get Uncharted 1 & 2 and AC II... I probably won't even ever play Assasin's creed since I heard it was a bit repetitive. Not to mention Little Big Planet that my GF is buying me for XMAS so we can play a game together I have been putting some serious time into MW2, so I should scale that back a bit and play through one of these other games...

12-23-2009, 02:32 PM	#10
thePhoenix Power Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Believeland Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:106 Trading Score:11	I preordered Valkyria Chronicles and I haven't even opened it yet! Let's see, NBA 2K9 & Madden '09 were both day 1 purchases that I barely touched. Rock Band 2 is unopened. Bought the collector's edition of GTA IV and played maybe an hour. I bought an XBOX 360 from my brother-in-law's co-worker with Gears of War 2, Halo 3, and Left 4 Dead and I've probably played all three a total of 1 hour. My problem is i get stuck on one game and i can't stop playing it. The games I've played the most are Oblivion & Resident Evil 5.

12-23-2009, 02:33 PM	#11
jason00 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Milwaukee, WI 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:674 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:5	I have a pretty big backlog as well, and it will get 3 more games added to it after Xmas + Bayonetta in early January. I have told myself (and my wife) that I won't be buying any other games in 2010 other than a few must buys (Final Fantasy XIII for one) although she wants me to buy Uncharted 2 since she liked the story for the first one so much (and I played that last week for the first time). It won't be easy though, since the first 4 months of 2010 have about 8 games I want and 2 I am interested in but waiting for reviews on.

12-23-2009, 02:40 PM	#12
Sponge-worthy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Southwest, USA PSN: Sponge-worthy Blu-ray collection:43	I still have Mirror's Edge on my shelf that I swear I'll get to 'someday'

12-23-2009, 03:04 PM	#14
yyhy New Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Baton Rouge, LA Blu-ray collection:44	I used to do this. It can be a great problem, because if you can restrain yourself then by the time you get tired of Modern Warefare 2, then Drake's Fortune will be $39.99 at Gamestop used. I have a 3 year old son, so my days of spending 48 hours gaming are over. I remember when I'd see someone playing a 2 year old game and think to myself "What a loser" lol Don't fall into the trap of buying new games, especially if you haven't played the ones you have. That's consumerism at it's worst.

12-23-2009, 03:16 PM	#15
TL OWNS U Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Missouri PSN: TLOWNESU Blu-ray collection:47 Blu-ray reviews:15 Trading Score:2	I've never had this problem. Then again i'm still in school so it must be for people who work.

12-23-2009, 03:43 PM	#19
Xerios Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Irving, TX PSNetwork: Xerios Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:286 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:1	u and me both brother..

12-23-2009, 03:52 PM	#20
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	I currently have the largest backlog I've yet had- just finished Dragon's Age, am playing inFamous, just got Oblivion GOTY for $9, Saint's Row for $5, and picked up Assasin's Creed 2. For me, that's a lot. I'm a sucker for good deals, and will frequently pick up games on the cheap- even Dragon's Age and inFamous I got for good deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. From someone else that's "sort of" having this problem, try and only buy games that are a deal. I have a friend that BIG TIME has this problem- he buys the games on release day and they sit on his shelf. I buy them when I'm ready to play them (usually) and save $20-$30 in some cases. If you only grab games when they're on sale or have a good deal, you'll at least keep your backlog to a minimum and more money in your wallet. It's still not a fix for your problem, but it'll cut down on all of that.

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