PaigeFTW: How to Finish All Your Games, Part One
So here’s how behind I am on video games and life: I’m only now (like, literally, three days ago) starting to play Arkham Knight.
This game came out in June. We are on the verge of October.
(For the record: I hate the Batmobile. Burn it with fire.)
What was I doing all this time? Well, The Witcher 3 took at least two months for a thorough playthrough. I derailed for a while with some Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC (Trespasser is worth it for everyone; The Descent is for diehard fans). I played Amnesia: Memories and finally stuck 2013’s Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX in the ol’ PS3. I dabbled in some other things too, of course: Steins;Gate, Injustice: Gods Among Us, that kind of thing.
But there are too many games, and not enough time to play them all.
I really wanted to play Until Dawn and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, but I haven’t had the time recently. Plus, I know there are at least three major commitments I’m making before year’s end: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Fallout 4 and Xenoblade Chronicles X — and I haven’t the faintest idea where I’ll find time to play them.
Oh, plus, Witcher DLC is dropping very soon. Oh my god.
Let’s not even talk about 2016. Next year is going to be insane.
Did I also mention I have like a 100-plus backlog dating back to the PS2/GameCube era? Because I do.
Video games take a lot of time. When every title pretty much runs 30-70 hours on average, it’s a little crazy to imagine the average person with a social life, work and other responsibilities having the time to play them all to completion. If you’re like me, you buy them and then … look at them, wistfully and with longing.
How do you finish titles without diminishing the experience?
Share your tips with me at @lordmayocloud on Twitter, and we’ll dive into them next week.
