Games you own but haven't played?

[ThePixelatedGenocide]

Every now and then I stumble upon a game I haven't played/reviewed. In my sprawling collection I bet there are at least 100 titles like that. I really need to track those down.

I do find it interesting how downloaded games are more likely to go unplayed. I know a few people who have a backlog of Steam games. Is it a case of out-of-sight, out-of-mind? Are is there a perception those games are disposable?

For me, it's a case where many of the downloaded games were games I wouldn't have bought at full price. I'd like to give them a try, one day, but sometimes it's more a feeling of "should", rather than "actually want to."

Not that there's anything wrong with "should". Some of my most reluctantly played games, also became some of my favorites.

[Retro STrife]

Yeah, I'm guilty of this for sure. For years, my desire to collect, and the pace that I bought bundles on Craigslist or hopped on ebay to snag a game that interested me, was way more than the time I had to play them. If I did an honest count, I've never played maybe around 70% of my collection. In some ways, that sounds kinda irresponsible.. and it is. But at the same time, I like knowing that the games are already there if I ever decide to play them. And like djc, I like seeing them on a shelf.. it's like art to me in a way. And hey, if nothing else, game values have shot up enough that I can claim it was a good investment.

Nowadays I'm pretty reasonable about the amount of games I buy -- although even with my PS4, the games I buy outpace the games I have time to play. I also have a massive digital backlog.. like C64 Critic, I buy many of them on sale thinking I'll play them eventually. But I actually think I'm more likely to never play the physical games. Why? It's easy to play digital games-- they're right there on my system, one click away, and they often feel like less time investment. Physical games requiring getting off the couch, and that sounds just plain terrible on a Friday night.

[Breaker]

If I did an honest count, I've never played maybe around 70% of my collection. In some ways, that sounds kinda irresponsible.. and it is. But at the same time, I like knowing that the games are already there if I ever decide to play them. And like djc, I like seeing them on a shelf.. it's like art to me in a way. And hey, if nothing else, game values have shot up enough that I can claim it was a good investment.

This is probably pretty accurate for me - I should do an honest count for myself. I, too, love seeing them on the shelf. And I have started seeking "complete" NTSC libraries for systems, so I've turned into a collector more than a gamer at this point. It is a blast to have buddies over and have them grab games at random off the shelf - could be a game they never heard of, or one that they always wanted as a kid and never played.