I’m FINALLY tackling my game BACKLOG in 2024! (And you should too!)

I hope you all enjoyed this video essay as I put tons of effort into it for you guys! I would like to thank Daryl Talks Games for inspiring me to make this video
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[@notyourdad]

So, I had a backlog of around 180 games - all games I actually want to play - and since the beginning of December I've now played through 14 of them. I'm making good progress but it will still take me over 3 years to complete at this rate, but that doesn't bother me because I'm having a lot of fun.

[@ggpandapants1322]

That’s awesome! And that is a good way of framing the process of completing the backlog!

[@marcospaulo5390]

I also have a movie backlog that currently stands at 277.

[@obake6290]

Making my spreadsheet a few weeks ago was a daunting task - 600+ games going all the way back to the 80's. Finishing will also a daunting task. But I don't *need* to finish it. I do know from tracking the last couple years is that I can complete roughly 30-40 games per year. That's considerably more than the number of new releases I care care about. I *can* do this. My problem was replaying comfort games over and over in my early life, as well as getting addicted to the "infinite" games that you can never truly finish. For me it was 2000 hours of Factorio, 1000 hours of From the Depths, you get the idea. For you it might be multiplayer games, or some free to play live service. I'm not saying don't play these games, but don't let them take over your gaming life. Approaches like these work. I've completed roughly 500 games over the course of my life that I can remember. 1/5 of those are in the last 3 years when I sat down and decided to really work on that backlog.

[@bluegrave4376]

I think it's better to redefine what a backlog is. It shouldn't be every game you own since you don't even know if you'll like each game you play. That's just your collection. Your backlog should consist of the games you've played that you want to finish, but just haven't yet. It makes the list of games in your backlog much smaller with this mindset

[@ameliamiller450]

I started this at the same time DarylTalksGames did with my own spreadsheet. It went well, I didn't finish everything, I don't think I ever will. But it makes it easier to pick games, easier to play games I wasn't sure I wanted to stick with, and easier to put games down if I knew there was nothing they could do for me. I've kept the list going this year and I'm I look forward to your journey and how it went in a year's time.

[@ggpandapants1322]

I’m glad others are taking on their backlogs! It provides lots of fun and is freeing as well!

[@Huckle777]

So funny I was just thinking to myself how at this rate im gonna die with my backlog untouched.. ADHD stunlock gets me hard

[@PinderProductions]

Looks like some fun games on your list. I also had some inspiration from Daryl talks games. I didn't set any deadlines, but i made my way through a handful of fun games and ticking them off the list helped with some motivation to at least start them. Hope you enjoy some of the games you got there

[@ggpandapants1322]

Yeah it’s a great motivator, I didn’t really set a hard deadline but I would like to challenge myself to play many in a year

[@EddieTheMajin]

Know what's sad, I watching your video and then puase at part and say to myself do I own that game and then immediately buy two games

[@marcospaulo5390]

This entire video was copied from Daryl Talks Games even to some paragraphs taken almost unchanged.

[@fugixi]

I noticed that as well. With no shoutout to Daryl even.

[@temkox]

​@@fugixi ? I dont get it. The man literally shoutout Darly, put the link of Darly KZbin Channel. How can you hate someone with so little information

[@epeg_ine]

That's a cool video in my recommendations! Thanks you bro!

[@iRemilia]

i've tried a similar approach of making a list of all my games on my website and going through them one by one. so far that hasn't worked at all. having 3-4 hours to play games every day is not enough to get through a backlog of more than 150 switch games and more than 800 unplayed steam games - especially when most games i enjoy are rpgs and jrpgs which easily eat up 100 hours or more each. what helped a bit was to just ignore steam alltogether. now i only play games on the switch and use the pc for everything non-gaming. a problem i encountered after stopping to buy steam games was that i started to buy 6-10 switch games a month while only being able to beat 1 or 2 in that time. at least they look good in my shelves. recently i started to just gift switch games to my fiancee, which seems to be the perfect solution. i can focus on my backlog and still get all the new games i want to play sooner or later, but it's her pile of shame that keeps on growing and not mine.

[@Summer_and_Rain]

I gave my dad DVDs I wanted to watch, so I totally get that solution XD

[@ggpandapants1322]

Yeah some games are long which makes tackling the backlog harder, but it’s a good solution to just start with what you can handle and ignore the rest. Also gifting is a good way to get around the guilt of buying games when you already have so many

[@obake6290]

It helps to add limits to what you buy. Could do that in a few ways: $$$ / month 1-2 new games / month Or some rule like "Only buy a new game when I finish one or two" This will probably balloon your wishlist, but at least with limits like these you'll have to prioritize purchases rather than buying all the things.

[@TheRetroDen]

Oh 75 , I wish I could say the same, be glad you're not almost reaching the 4 digit mark like me and go for it seriously!

[@ggpandapants1322]

Woah! 4 digits! I’ll make sure to start taking it more seriously and good luck with yours!

[@derrick.t4031]

I was there. I just made the tough call and decided to rip and tear till the job is done. And I got rid of a LOT of games. I went from owning like 2k+ games to owning 540. All of that crunching definitely make it so I can tell what I actually care about playing. But it's still soul-crushing and it weighs on me and has impacted my enjoyment with gaming completely presently. I'm looking forward to crunch it down more and just get through this damn thing. but I cannot wait until the day i'm free of it.

[@animevivaciousstudios3015]

I am really excited to see your progress. I will try doing it too 😊. And btw great content you just gained a new subscriber

[@ggpandapants1322]

Thank you very much, I wish you luck in taking this journey with me!

[@animevivaciousstudios3015]

@@ggpandapants1322 Thankyou and same to you

[@Summer_and_Rain]

I have been tackling my backlog on and off for a while now. Being able to look back on what I have completed is helpful. This year I am focusing on getting through three games: Persona 5 royal, Hades and Immortal Fenyx rising. Happy to say I made it through Persona 5 royal and can now stop trying to evade seeing spoilers and clip from the game (game youtubers love showing persona 5 clips) I am looking forward to seeing what you learned from all of this next year. :)

[@ggpandapants1322]

That’s good to hear that it has brought others success and I’m glad that you’re excited to see the follow up in a year!

[@Aiden07_YT]

Ever since 2023 I’ve been trying to finish the majority of my backlog. I finished 49 games last year and 10 so far this year. Currently working on Assassin’s Creed Mirage. I feel like things have gone rocky over the last year but now I’m smoothly going through games, I just stick to games I like. If there’s a game I dislike or can’t get into I either don’t return or save for later. Now I have a nice list I’m cracking through. More games will come and some I’ll return too. I’ll never finish my backlog but I don’t have too.

[@ggpandapants1322]

That’s awesome to hear! I’m glad that others are taking on this challenge!

[@Clink20]

I have a 492 games on my to play list rn in 2020 it had abt 450 I accepted that I will never be able to play everything

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

My backlog is 50 games long. I'm working on Xenoblade Chronicles 3, next up is Final Fantasy VII (the original).

[@sweetmeat3236]

75 rookie numbers

[@ItEm55]

I think I'm your 100th subscriber. 😅

[@ggpandapants1322]

Yeah!!! Thanks so much! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@Minimap_global]

Hey, is there an email address I could send about a possible collaboration?

[@greghill7288]

W vid

[@Akiozumi]

actually im not playing bcs i dont have time for it. :0

[@ggpandapants1322]

Yeah, that can also cause you to not play games

[@OffBrandSpen]

I'm excited to see how your backlog journey goes! you should upload some progress videos along the way. I just recently started my own backlog journey too!

[@ggpandapants1322]

@@OffBrandSpen That’s awesome to hear! I am planning on making update videos along the way but I am also streaming the games from my backlog on the channel so occasionally I will do a backlog progress stream!

[@eneco3965]

Having a shit rig is what's stopped me from playing. I've got the money to buy a new one but I can't really get myself to do it considering the cost of living never stops increasing. But even thinking about it is getting me more excited than I have been in like 20 years. If I end up doing it I'd probably be able to play games like they're a full time job for 3 years and still probably have a hundred or so games left to play.