For many unfortunates, holidays came to an abrupt end last week already, but for most of us, today means going back to work after a short break. I don’t know what you did with your time off, but my goal was to plough through as many games as possible, in an attempt to destroy my ever-increasing backlog of games.
My plan was to play through a bunch of older games I’d not had the time to finish, and the only one of those I managed to do was to finish GTA V. Finally.
Instead though, I sat on the couch in my underwear and played through a bunch of shiny new games; I plundered the oceans as Edward Kenway in Assassin’s Creed IV, shot all the things in Killzone: Shadow Fall. I’ve played a bunch of Battlefield 4, even venturing online, and spent far, far too much time pretending to run a faux restaurant in the insanely addictive OCD nightmare Cook, Serve, Delicious and played through iPad puzzler The Room and its sequel.
I had intended to play through Fallout 3 (again!) after picking the GOTY version up for R35 or so, and finally finish the next bit of the fight in Halo 4 (which I haven’t played beyond the third level). I was going to spend more time with Desktop Dungeons. I had every intention of nailing XCOM’s expansion pack, and wasting a few hours with Deadpool. I even wanted to take 4 hours out of my schedule to work my way through Ghosts. Time ran away from me. Mostly because I spent the time I wasn’t playing games watching re-runs of QI and eating terribly unhealthy snack foods.
What games did you manage to get through these holidays? Have you managed to make a serious dent in your backlog?
Last Updated: January 6, 2014
fred
January 6, 2014 at 12:10
Thanks to Ac4 on ps4 and SM3DW on U , not much else was played by me.
UnholyMunk
January 6, 2014 at 12:11
With that steam sale, I only created a bigger backlog for myself 🙁
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:12
Now that I have a Vita my backlogs even bigger. Warframe and Planetside 2 is helping either.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:13
Hell yeah buddy! Joined the Vita force!!!
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:14
PS+ really pays for itself now.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:15
Dude, Soul Sacrifice is free this month, gaad dayum, and BlazBlue . You need to get Persona 4 Golden though
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:17
Will do, next month. January is one of those long months. Loaded FF7 though. Not sure why I can’t put it down.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:18
Haha, Something about playing ps1 games on the go is really great. Silent HIll is doing that for me
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:28
you can play ps1 games on the vita?!?
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:32
Lol yeah, you have to buy them though, but they so cheap though. All dem Final Fantasy’s on Vita..Yum…Yum I know you wana buy it now
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:35
Hot fuckin dogg, now theres a new reason to get it, FFVII anytime, anywhere, and I can play Suikoden again, nostalgia here I come!
Right, its now on my to buy list.
And what about ps2 games?
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:37
Haha nice 🙂 and nope no ps2 , Imagine though…that would be so awesome. Well at least with the Vita, you have Vita, PSP and PS1 games. and the JRPG’s on PSP…damn, it’s reason enough to get a vita if you never had a psp
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:39
I had a PSP, but still awesome though, would have bought it a while ago if I had known this juicy info.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:40
Do know, Not all games are there for ps1, like xenogears isn’t there. but majority are
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:38
The games you bought from the PS store yes.
Marigold
January 6, 2014 at 16:34
what’s your PSN? i just started warframe as well.
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 18:50
hammer_steyn, see you soon
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 6, 2014 at 12:12
I wanted to finish Bastion and Fez. Then I took a Elders Scroll Antholgy, Hitman Absolution and FF8 to the free time
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:13
Almost bought Elders Scroll Anthology but then I would need to take six months off work.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 6, 2014 at 12:17
I was gifted all of that. So yeah. My backlog now consists of Skyrim DLC, Hitman Absolution, Fez, Bastion, Dark Souls and Slender: The Arrival (This one I am just to freaked out to finish honestly)
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:12
Pretty much finished Catherine only…..1 down, many many more to go 🙁
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:14
So many endings for Catherine…..
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:15
Dude, I enjoyed it so much though, wow, so many boners though lol Some endings were too funny, especially the space one
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:17
Can’t remember them all tbh, will Youtube it tonight. The world needs more innovative games like Catherine though. Thoroughly addictive
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:19
Indeed, but alas, it will get overlooked because..Ass Creed and CoD and BF
Hammersteyn
January 6, 2014 at 12:39
If people were open minded a bit more.
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 6, 2014 at 12:15
What’s this holiday thing you speak of? o.O
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:22
I can explain if you want? 🙂
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 6, 2014 at 12:24
Is it that thing where people don’t go to work? I have heard of it, but have yet to experience it’s joys… Also I now look back at my school days and think “Those really were some of the happiest times.” Seems getting older is a thing…
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:25
Tell me about it… I asked my boet’s mate when he is going back to UCT, he said in month. I shed a tear…
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 6, 2014 at 12:27
That’s just wrong… Well at least I am making way more money then they are! Aaaaaw yeeeeah! Bitches be poor!
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:28
He’s studying to be a doctor 0-O
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 6, 2014 at 12:30
lol! That takes so long though… Earning potential is okay I guess, but the amount of work you put into it for how much you get out just doesn’t make sense to me… I have some friends who have said they regret going into it :/
Being a doctor just isn’t what it used to be it seems…
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:31
Ya. Well the other graduated last year as an IT specialist. He was retrenched with a 2 month pay cheque. He’s spent that time doing nothing other than play. The BASTARD!
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 6, 2014 at 12:35
Hahahaha! I am QBE… Need to do some certifications this year :/ Want to push my pay up, because what do people with money want? More money… Damn need for things and stuff!
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:15
I worked through the whole xmas season, but still managed to finish Tales of Xillia.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:16
Was it good?
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:26
It was good overall, I enjoyed the combat and leveling system.
The story had some decent twists when you didnt expect them, but kind of fell apart at the end.
Some of the characters annoyed me quite a bit too, and it lacked the character development that made you care about them, i felt quite impartial to how most of them ended up in the end.
Overall a 7/10, so worth playing if you are a jrpg fan, but unfortunately nothing groundbreaking, needed a few tweaks to go from good to great.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:35
Nice…but meh, I’m in the mood for a really engaging and different Jrpg 🙁
Btw you getting Lightning Returns?
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:38
No, I never even finished 13, never played 13-2, Ive kind of turned my back on FF until 15 comes out.
Im currently playing Kingdoms of Amalur, have you played it?
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:41
Hell yeah, Love that game. The fable that never was. Combat is twite!!
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:42
Im loving it, I was really surprised, it never got that much attention but its awesome, Im playing straight up sorcery with staff and chakrams and combat is massive fun.
Gonna look into a hybrid class soon I think.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:45
Yeah, really a shame as it was such a great rpg. Think I should play it again with a different class. Have fun.wish they never went bankrupt 🙁
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 12:46
Yeah I read somewhere that they were planning an mmo of it, but that never came so I assumed something went wrong.
Umar of The Rebellion
January 6, 2014 at 12:48
Was intense. the company borrowed actual money from the state and they were in such debt, it all went to hell
Brenz
January 6, 2014 at 13:00
Does it really cost that much to make high quality titles or is that just poor management of finance?
frikkenator
January 6, 2014 at 12:15
That damn Steam sale doubled my backlog…
Admiral Chief in Vegas
January 6, 2014 at 12:31
I feel ya dude!
LesMossel
January 6, 2014 at 13:45
I went in thinking I’ll smash atleast 5 games. Came out finishing one game and buying 4.
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
January 6, 2014 at 12:17
What is this holiday you speak of? But my game backlog is as long as my arm, wish it was as long as something else…
fred
January 6, 2014 at 12:17
Games being expensive is actually a blessing in disguise. Al this free stuff and sales is making the problem worse.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:18
I was productive this holiday period. Finished the Dishono(u)red DLCs, Binary Domain, The Darkness 2, Bastion, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon & Bioshock 2, spent a few hours on Pinball FX2 & helping a friend out in Borderlands 2, & started Final Fantasy VIII. Also finally started watching Fringe & I’m almost half way through season 4. What a relaxing holiday 😀
Bonus points to Geoff for being a QI fan!
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
January 6, 2014 at 12:19
Damn! Nice lot of gaming you did.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:44
Yip, and even better is I enjoyed each one of them – they were all fun to play.
Matewis Jubilai
January 6, 2014 at 12:58
Especially the ones with Bill Bailey, Sean Lock and the rare ones with Jeremy Clarkson
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 13:57
and Rob Davies, he talks a lot of utter crap with such a straight face.
LesMossel
January 6, 2014 at 13:46
QI is boss. QI = Quite interesting. For those that didn’t know.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 6, 2014 at 12:28
Woah dude. You got a lot done 0.o
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:45
#foreverSP has its benefits 😉
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 6, 2014 at 12:31
Now that’s how you hit a backlog lol
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:45
The worst thing is I didn’t finish LA Noire or Dark Souls yet hehe.
Admiral Chief in Vegas
January 6, 2014 at 12:34
EVERY time I logged on I sav Trev jamming something, what a trooper!
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:43
It would have been more if I wasn’t running off to the gym week day mornings too. So awesome having free time. 😀
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:53
It’s true everyone, he’s starting to look like Dom from Gears of War… And we all know how that ends… Hehehe
LesMossel
January 6, 2014 at 13:48
So jealous of you dude! You were online most of the time, I had a serious drinking schedule and almost never got time to game. I need a holiday from the holiday!
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:52
You forgot to mention was entertained by the rage that is OVG 🙂
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 13:08
lol, now with Epic sound effects!
Dean
January 6, 2014 at 12:19
I went in thinking I’d get through Skyrim to the end, but ended up playing Morrowind. All day. Every day.
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:22
Finally fished Hitman, what an awesome game! Currently playing the Witcher 2 that was bought for me for Christmas from my boet, thanks @ovg! Now I have Red Dead, Sleeping Dogs and Metro Last night to get through… Where do I find the time!? Well, I went in to work today as I wrote ‘to 6th’ on my leave form. Didn’t realise that meant INCLUDING the 6th, so back home I went, with a smug grin on my face as my colleagues hurled abuse at me. What a feeling! Da da da! What a feeling! BOOM!
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:35
Why would you fish Hitman? Going to trout catching achievements?
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:43
Eh? Wanted to get stuck into an RPG as had been a while. I want my USB back boy! Did you watch any of those things I gave you?
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:47
What USB? You copied it onto my phone 😛 Not yet, I’l make a plan for this weekend. I watched Carrie though.
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:48
Mmm, Jason said you took it, didn’t think you had! I fear he is fibbing and HE has it! You free this sat?
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 13:05
From about 12 or so onwards yes.
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 6, 2014 at 12:22
I got a couple days to play games… but my Xbox took an arrow to the hard drive so I just played World of Warcraft as I was gifted game time.
Thankfully I got my Xbox saves backed up before I had to format the drive to get it partially functional again.
hillbilly gamer
January 6, 2014 at 12:25
Very bad, 285 hours in skryrim not even started with its dlc, and still have age of empire 3, far cry 3, just cause 2 and dishonored still to go : ×
Rock789
January 6, 2014 at 12:25
Hello all! And a happy New Year to one and all! Hope everyone had a great holiday!
Sadly, I did not make a dent in my backlog… More like a slight scratch. I finished Killzone Shadow Fall and Resogun. Made a good dent in the racing in GT6. Started and am almost done with L.A. Noire (playing through it again). But other than that, I sadly have not got done with anything like what I wanted… 🙁 Played alot of golf (both real and the Tiger Woods 14 kind) and spent some time on the beach and visiting friends and family.
So, my backlog is very much intact… And staring at me with it’s nasty, judgmental eyes… Stop staring, damn it! **runs and hides under his desk**
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:34
WB dude!
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:50
Welcome back mate!
Admiral Chief in Vegas
January 6, 2014 at 12:31
My backlog just got worse!
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:33
I didn’t add too much to mine, biggest of the lot was Bioshock Infinite (edit), otherwise just a few DLCs or smaller games.
Admiral Chief in Vegas
January 6, 2014 at 12:33
Bought a few indie games, and got the Bioshock Triple pack, and Civ5 combo pack as well
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 12:34
That triple pack was a good deal 😀
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
January 6, 2014 at 12:54
Happy New year Admiral!
Admiral Chief in Vegas
January 6, 2014 at 13:43
🙂 and to you RooibosRince. Hope all is well
Dalmeth
January 6, 2014 at 12:31
My backlog is bigger after the holidays than it was going in. 😀
Craig "Crios" Boonzaier
January 6, 2014 at 12:33
Hahahaahahaa, damn Steam sale pushed me up to 263 games, sigh…..
I need a time machine at this point.
On a side note I picked up “The Mighty Quest For Epic Loot” https://www.themightyquest.com/en/welcome and it came with 3 extra early access keys.
I can gift them, via Steam, to the lazygamer crew if you wanna play test it out?
Devourer of Small Bunnies
January 6, 2014 at 12:38
Worse. Infinitely worse. Spent most of the time replaying Fallout NV and xcom on my ipad. i know. Im a terrible human being. Did get a lot of Diablo 3 couch co op done though, so that was nice.
Matthew Holliday
January 6, 2014 at 12:38
decided to play through Skyrim again.
60 hours in and im still busy playing skyrim…
Devourer of Small Bunnies
January 6, 2014 at 12:42
Haha, know them feels bro
Lardus-Resident Perve
January 6, 2014 at 12:39
Pretty much played NBA2K14 MyCareer mode over the break. I spent A LOT of time on that. Did finish my 2nd XCom Enemy Within play through with 4 max level mechs
SaintsRowNigri
January 6, 2014 at 12:48
I just came back from a two week tour of Europe. I saw the Pope. Well, his hand, very tiny as he waved from the window.
Usually, after day 4 of any holiday, I crave my Xbox. I’d murder the Pope for 20 minutes with my beloved console.
Not so this time. Why?
The Force Unleashed, which is part of my backlog. Put me off gaming forever, I fear.
Why? They start you off playing as Darth Vader, wreaking havoc/death/destruction on Chewbacca’s aunts and cousins.
Then they take all that awesomeness away, and you play as the Apprentice?
I just cannot set myself up for disappointment like that again…
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
January 6, 2014 at 13:33
I remember that opening scene! It was crazy fun!
Willem Swanepoel
January 6, 2014 at 13:01
Steam Sales….
One does not simply clear your gaming backlog.
…
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
January 6, 2014 at 13:34
After many very unhealthy holiday foods, it’s no longer a log.
LesMossel
January 6, 2014 at 13:41
How many you ask? One. I finished one game. The honours goes to Trine 2. I finished it only to realise that I have an expansion for it. I am blaming this on Rocksmith and beer.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 6, 2014 at 13:50
Trine 2 rocks! That might be my favourite game that I played last year.
LesMossel
January 6, 2014 at 13:53
Yeah it’s sick! I was fighthin the final boss when my girlfriend accidentally tripped the power! All the swear words known to man was said on that faithful day.
Sageville
January 6, 2014 at 13:55
AC Black flag sucked most of my holiday time (very captivating stuff), finished it, now I’m contemplating the Avaline content.
Started Shadowfall, started War Thunder, tried warframe, almost finished Resogun, redid BF4 campaign on PS4, spent inordinate amounts of time unlocking weapons and attachments….. I just can’t bring myself to plug in the PS3 to finish games there.
I’m now wondering if NBA2K14 is worth the purchase… #ForeverBacklogged
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
January 6, 2014 at 14:30
My Xbox failed on me this holiday, and the PS4 stock shortage affected me even to this day. One can imagine how bored I am.
Anon A Mouse
January 6, 2014 at 14:53
Hi all. A happy and prosperous 2014 for all.
I had hoped to get through my entire back log (don’t buy any games if I have unplayed games, so it’s not that long.). However I got to play one mission in dishonoured and that was it. Had too much fun hitting all my golf balls into the ocean and breaking my driver’s head in two (not). But I enjoyed a bit of sun, sea and surf and locked all electronics away at home. Best decision ever (Except for the 100’s of mails I have to go through now.)
Rags
January 6, 2014 at 15:12
FU Steam Sales.
Gustav Willem Diedericks
January 6, 2014 at 15:24
I was planning on getting into my backlog on my off days (I was working throughout December), but a diving accident left my right collarbone broken, so I was not going to be able to play any games requiring 2 hands 🙁
CAE9872
January 6, 2014 at 15:30
Hey I also enjoy QI. I PVR the thing…love Stephen Fry!
As for backlog, mine was OK as played various things including Gears of War (1), Dead or Alive 4, Resogun, completed Contrast! Back into GT5 before servers die in a few months.
Marigold
January 6, 2014 at 16:33
I just finished killzone and now I’m enjoying the multiplayer. I actually prefer it over callofduty. Then, I still have Batman on the PS3, and my sister bought me Diablo 3.
Kromas
January 7, 2014 at 13:36
DayZ hit the shelves and all my plans went out the window.To make matters worse a friend sent me Rust and now my holiday is over.