This hurts my head. What’s that, you ask? My current videogame backlog is a painful thing. Realizing that I have almost 100 games that I own and haven’t completed is a humbling thing and it has led me to re-evaluate some things. One of them is that I really have no business replaying Fallout, a game I’ve already completed twice.
Not only that, but I’m not particularly enjoying Fallout this time through. I think I need to be a bit more honest with myself when I’m not enjoying a game and be prepared to let it go more quickly. So Fallout’s gone.
I also played around a bit with Saga Frontier and really don’t think that’s the game for me either. Much like Persona 1, it seems pretty crude and unpolished and I think I’ll enjoy playing the sequel more.
So now I’m going to take a look at Alundra. I put about 30 minutes into it last night and like what I’ve seen so far but I have a substantial worry about it. I’m not particularly good at action-RPG’s as my reflexes aren’t what they used to be. So I think I’ll give it a fair shot and see what happens but I’m prepared to shelve it, especially as reviews I’ve read indicate that it’s a very difficult game.
January 30, 2008 at 12:28 am
I agree that learning when to give up on a game can be a difficult decision. With so many titles available across so many platforms, there really is no good reason to play anything except the games you REALLY enjoy.
I’m playing Devil Summoner at the moment, and the game simply isn’t holding my interest. But I feel like I should continue to play because
a) I’ve already invested so much time
b) I spent $40 for the it
c) It has a many of the elements in a game that I do enjoy.
So I find myself still playing even though I don’t really want to continue the journey. Its amazing how easily we can rationalize ourselves into wasting time, energy and money.