A Relaxed Approach To Your Gaming Backlog

Thanks for watching! Don't forget you can follow along with my backlog progress here, and if you see a game in green you like, let me know and it might just be my next video! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-cFS6DrUGhZo_WysNw…

I stopped overthinking this and just learned to let go and just jump around depending on what I crave to play.

One thing to keep in mind about "saying no" to a particular game: it's not necessarily a permanent decision. It may be weeks, months, or years later, but I often rediscover the interest that I originally had in playing a game I dropped. When I find that desire to play again, I jump into it. Some of those games even become my all time favorites

I wanted to end my backlog, back then. I beat it, as fast as i could after some years, and then it was not funny. I wanted to play something, but didnt have anything to play. Then i realized, having a backlog, i mean a library with many games i want to play is better, then searching days and weeks for a new game or playing games, i didnt like. So chill and it should make you happy and not stressing you. Live is stressful enough 🎉

As someone who has a collection of over 500 video games, I think that patience is key. If you consider calling the video games you own and haven’t played by now a backlog, you‘re already assuming, that it’s work, which is the wrong approach. Appreciating a title is what it’s all about and, for example, while I had a few Nintendo DS games sitting on my shelf for years, I recently regained the appreciation for this system and played through them in no time. I could have easily told myself, that I need to play them soon, since I really wanted to own them back then, but I just knew, it’s not the right time. Anyway, love your approach!

i see it like this: the issues is thinking there is an issue in the first place. it's a matter of how we think and look at things. dont judge, dont let outside factors influence you. only now exists. like said in the video, play what u want to play. and point of playing is getting a satisfaction out of it. a backlog doesn't actually exist, neither any obligations. when u become free of neurotic thinking patterns of have tos and should 'ves that steer u from outside, u can simply enjoy now, from inside.

I play video games 2 hours a day on average while working, studying, and spending time with family. I am 25 years old. My backlog is however many games I can finish before I die, within those constraints. In college, I would sacrifice sleep and overthink it and I was miserable.

I always exhaust myself from focussing on one game. Idk if everyone gets this but I feel like JRPGs catch my eye the most but always have the longest beat time and after like 40 hours I get bored of the combat lol (looking at you P5). So now I always play a few games at a time, normally a story focussed one and a sandbox or online game, might help for some of you :)

Separating my games into want to play and games I feel like I need to play feels so amazing! Thank you for this wonderful video :) I've never thought of this before.

Recently I have started to accept that I just cannot play everything I want to. I don't have the time and even if I did, I don't think I could do it either. So I have started to rank the games on my "queue". Some have High "priority", some have low and most have medium. Priority is just my representation of how much I want to play the game. And when I finish a game I just look at my High priority games and either pick one or if I am not in the mood for any of them I scroll down to the medium section. Bottom line, I no longer stress over unplayed games, rather I just keep track of them so that when I finish one I am aware of my options and just go with whatever I am in the mood for at that moment. So far it works great. My OCD brain is happy because I have a comprehensive list. And I am happy because I play whatever the hell I want. :)

something this video help me realize is ive bought plenty of games bc they were labeled as "amazing" games and not so much bc they had my interest, and ive often skipped out on buying games i thought id enjoy simply bc i could get 2 "amazing" games at the same price or bc the game wasnt as popular as others, and i think the reason i did this was to avoid buying a bad game and not taking the risk, ive recently bought a couple games that were on sale and was gonna miss out on a game that looked really cool simply bc those games were rated really well and that i could get like 3 games at the price of the game i wanted, since watching this its helped me realize this and im gonna go ahead and buy the game i think looks more enjoyable and buy it

My approach to the backlog is that I pick a game I want to play and just play it. I dont buy hundreds of games because I know Im not gonna play them. Only buy whats on sale and even then double check if I really need it. Right now I have just over a hundred games so cant really justify buying anything new. And playing at least a couple of hours every week so Im making progress. The only thing I planned was what Im gonna play this year just so I dont forget. And if I dont stick to it exactly, who cares.

What I do every end/beginning of the year is make a tiermaker list and categorize my backlog: playing, high priority (~6 games), play soon (~12 games), play after (~24 games), play never. So a similar approach. Now I have a realistic amount of games for that year leaving room for new releases or games I just want to play on a whim as well. The goal is not to complete those games within the year, just to have a nice small selection of games I actually want to play or give a try. The play never games I even could consider selling if I have a physical copy of it.

Started this video without expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. Thank you

The best thing I did was start looking at my backlog as a library of future fun, though it didn't completely fix my problem. I also tend to favor coop games if anyone asks & my one buddy is essentially permanently online unless it's before 2pm or after 1am. Which means I've pumped too many hours into games like Helldivers 2 & even beaten games like Suicide Squad & Gotham Knights (this ones pretty fun actually). So I've still got work to do, but over the last 2.5 years I've beat over 60 games which in my books is a healthy number.

Here is how I view it and act on it: - I view my games as a collection and library. Not a backlog. - I choose multiple games to play at a time, but only one from each genre. One jrpg, one survival horror, one open world, one racing or sports, one platformer or chill cutesy game. - I like to also absorb what went into making the game, appreciating the art story, design choices, understanding the industry at that time. Understanding the tech behind the game. It's all just so much fun! - only thing I don't force myself to do, or even care about doing is 100% games. No desire to do that for any game. I like finishing main story with a healthy dose of side quests (most) and that's it. On to the next. - most importantly I choose the game based on mood. A lot of times, a certain title will just pop into my head and based on instinct, that's what I go with. Here are the games I'm playing right now: Lies of P (PS5) Control (PC) Resident Evil: Village VR (psvr2) Resident Evil 4 [2023] VR (psvr2) Final Fantasy 3: Pixel Remaster (switch) Gran Turismo 7 (psvr2) Alan Wake 2 (PC) Dark Souls 2: SOTFS (PC) Need For Speed Underground (ps2) Warhammer40,000:Boltgun (switch) Stellar Blade (PS5) Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (switch) Pokemon Brilliant Diamond (switch)

The be aggressive clip had me dying! Great video like always my friend!!! I’m trying to follow your advice in this video because my backlog has me stressed sometimes to the point I start several games at once and then I never finish any of them! Like right now, I’m playing Deathloop, God of War, Syberia: The World Before, and the first Bioshock at the same time.

I have games in my backlog I don't want to play but I like the idea of playing them. It's like enjoying that period of looking forward to something. Unplayed games don't bother me. But then I pick games up that I may not play in sales. When I want to play something I make sure it's worth my purchase. So I guess there's little investment, perhaps that's why it does not bother me. What bugs me actively is art projects I have mapped out but can't get myself to do (for a variety of reasons). That too is a backlog.

Great video and points made. I have put my games in folders and thought about a spreadsheet as well. The main point of playing what you want is a great one that while seemingly obvious, we often can forget at times.

Awesome video and concept. I use an excel sheet created by the YouTube channel Orbalology and I have a gaming journal where I write little reviews and do drawings for each of the games I play and beat. It gives me a little reward to look forward to even after beating a game. Really enjoyed hearing your perspective on what can be a pretty overwhelming thing to stare at lol