Report #52 – 50 % Backlog Clearance
Ok, that was quicker than expected. I decided to give this milestone its own Report. I finally cleared 50% of my backlog, my main goal for 2020. Of my 370 owned games, 140 are completed and 45 beaten, while 60 remain unfinished and 125 unplayed.
With a few months left, I reached this goal sooner than expected. Certainly in part because of Corona, I played a lot in the initial lockdown stages. That begs the question: What now? How do I proceed from this point? Maybe I should take the time to revisit some games in the remaining months? Also, I have a ton of endless games in my unfinished category, I could work a bit on them even though there is no real chance of completing them? With the goal reached, I don’t need to finish more games as long as I don’t add new games. Or maybe I should add a few new games and play them? Endless possibilities! And of course, as with all backlog plans, the most important thing remains to have fun while playing :)
Reviews
Tropico
Fun is something I definitely did not have with this game! I don't think I need to explain what Tropico is about, since there are a lot of sequels of this title and most of us have probably played at least one of them. The first Tropico may have been a really enjoyable game in 2001 and still has some decent graphics for my taste, but overall, my god, it's just horrible to play by now due to its age. It's clunky, tedious and sometimes outright confusing. Even with the later Tropico I always had the problem that I wished for more informative graphs in the game, e.g. how much food is produced and how much is consumed. There is just no way to tell and this just makes playing the game so much harder, because you just don't really know how many goods are produced, consumed or exported. But with 2001's original Tropico this problem is even more apparent than in later titles. Also, the game really lacks a campaign, something I very much enjoyed in Tropico 4 for example.
Let me cut my review short here: Tropico is not necessarily a bad game at its core, but it's just too old. If you play it for nostalgic reasons you still might get something out of it. But for me, as someone that hasn't played this before, it's not really worth the time.
Stay save and happy backlog-clearing to everyone,
Vito
Ahh yes, those numbers are so satisfying! Well done :D
Also congrats on reaching your goal! I often find I feel a bit… empty after completing a grind and achieving a goal. Kind of like a, “what now?” sorta vibe. Like finishing a great TV show or book. Anyway, good stuff haha. I’m sure you’ll figure out how to proceed with backlog clearing from here!
Thank you! They are definitely neat to look at :D
I totally get what you describe…I often feel the same way, e.g. after finishing a long game. Most of the time I finish a game I really need some time to start up the next game. It can be really unnerving! I’m now using my new “freedom” to play some endless games like Civ V, which works quite well. Maybe because I don’t need to finish them, since they’re (more or less) without an end anyway…
Sounds like a good system! Personally, I just try to get endless games to the “25% achievements” mark and then remove them from the list if I’m bored of them by that point. Or just keep playing if I’m not :D
Oh, that’s actually a good strategy. I played some strategy games in the meantime, but kept them in the unfinished category, because they don’t really “feel” beaten. I’m probably going to return to them in a few years.
Sorry for the late reply!
No worries, glad you think so :D
I saw you played “Endless” Legend lol. Fitting, given the discussion we’re currently having!
I would lie if I’d say that that was not a factor in chosing to play Endless Legend :D:D
Congrats on the 50%, reached them as well not so long ago :p
Thank you! Just had a look at your post history, congratz on reaching 50% as well. It’s a really good feeling, isn’t it? Also, I saw you played a couple of really neat games, Ironclad Tactics for example looks like a lot of fun!
Yeah it feels great. The only downside is that i feel like the next 50% are going to be way harder.
I know. I had a look at my remaining backlog and my estimate is that it will take me about another 5 years with my current speed to finish it. That is, as long as I don’t add any more games…which is pretty unrealistic :D
Awesome milestone, congrats!!!
As for endless games… Due to a lack of endless category, I just mark them as finished when I feel like I’m done with them
Thank you! It felt really good reaching 50% completion.
That’s a tricky thing, because with most endless games I never really feel like I’m done with them :D Expect when they’re not so good, then maybe!
Hahaha, my definition of ‘done’: I really do not feel like I’m achieving more/don’t feel like playing it anymore
Congrats! Nicely done! I also reached 50% this year - although before all this thing went down with Corona and such :D
Happy gaming, what ever you decide on - enjoy it \o/
Thank you! I see you reached 50% in the completed category alone, that’s even more impressive! :D
Yeah, I don’t know what to play next, but I’ll definitely try to choose something fun
Ha, I guess I’m a bit obsessed about stuff. But done is done! \o/
Fun sounds good to me. Gaming should be fun, so hope you find something good :)