Dammit, man!

Okay. I admit. I'm the worst. Here I am creating this blog about changing my procrastinating ways, and what happens? I start off strong, and then hit a 4 month slide.

Shut up. I've already admitted to being the worst.

The problem with backlogs is that the reason games get put there in the first place is that you're not frothing at the mouth to play them. Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age 2, Skyrim... All these games I got Day One and obsessively played them until they had nothing left to offer me. My backlog is full of fantastic games. I know this. That's why I bought them. Ah-doy. I've realized the problem lies in deciding what to play first. Looking at them as a mountain of time I'm never going to have is not a winning strategy. I have identified a problem and shall attempt to squash it. I just need to peel off one at a time and move through them methodically.

Enter "How Long to Beat.com".

I just discovered this site. It tells you exactly what you'd expect...how many hours it's going to take you to beat each game. It breaks it down by how long it takes to beat just the main story, the main story plus extras, or for the obsessive amongst us, how long it takes to beat the game whilst finding every hidden treasure, unlocking every achievement, playing every side quest, etc. I spent way too much time entering all my games into this site, but after the site bestowed its quantified gaming knowledge upon me, I decided to start out with "Resonance". It's a point-and-click adventure game from Wadjet Eye Games, and so far, I must say, it's pretty fantastic. As an adventure game enthusiast, it warms my heart to know the genre is still kicking. More on "Resonance" later.