Too many games, too little time.

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#1  Edited By Baillie

Since the start of t his generation of consoles, I've been buying games nearly every week, and sometimes I buy up to about 5 a week. This obviously leads to not playing them or not playing them enough.

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I have about 15 games still sealed, some from as far back as 2006. So, I was wondering what of my games, I should really try to play and what ones would I really benefit from playing.

Here's a little list of the ones I've been contemplating:

I'm really just looking for a game that will keep me gripped, I will really enjoy the story and have fun playing. Is there any there you'd recommend/condemn? I'd be very grateful.
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#2  Edited By Video_Game_King

I've been there, and am there, worse. Of that list, I'd recommend the two Ninja Gaidens, Banjo-Kazooie, and not-Turok.

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#3  Edited By francesthemule

Start with Mass Effect and Banjo-Kazooie. There both awesome.

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#4  Edited By PercyChuggs

This is why I don't buy games, and only rent. I spend hundreds less than people who do, and finish more games as well. Every game I have played this year, I have finished (except for Red Faction Guerrilla, final mission pissed me off too much).

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#5  Edited By Baillie

I've got more I'd like to delve into, but these ones haven't either been out their case or played more than an hour. Thanks for the info.

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#6  Edited By Agnogenic_delete

Nuts & Bolts, Mass Effect and Ninja Gaiden II I can recommend. On the other hand, I hated Turok...

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#7  Edited By Baillie
@PercyChuggs:
I buy games for the reason when I'm bored I can turn around and look at what games could satisfy me in the mood I'm currently in. I have been playing crackdown, I am 2 achievements away from 100%, but I am missing 3 orbs, so this is why I've made this topic. Haha.
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#8  Edited By TheGamerGeek

Either you waste your money all on  your games or you're parents buy them all. Just saying.

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#9  Edited By Coltonio7
@TheGamerGeek said:
" Either you waste your money all on  your games or you're parents buy them all. Just saying. "

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#10  Edited By Baillie

You can't judge what I do with my money, you clearly don't know my income.

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#11  Edited By Mootalstrike

Banjo: N&B, Mass Effect and Red Alert 3 are probably the 3 best in there.

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#12  Edited By grilledcheez

Banjo and Mass Effect for sure...UT3 if you're a fan of the series.

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#13  Edited By Satune

Pick up Mass Effect and put it in, don't think just do it, you will have fun!

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#14  Edited By TheGreatGuero

And I thought I had it bad...

I actually don't buy nearly as many games, though. I probably get about 10 total throughout the year, and for the vast majority of them I wait until they've dropped down to $20 or $30.

You can expect to be disappointed with Turok, Too Human, Fracture, Mercenaries 2, and Ninja Blade.

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#15  Edited By Baillie

I have gathered Turok isn't a good game, lol. My friend wants me to play Too Human with him on co-op, but it doesn't look enthralling. Fracture looked terrible when my friend played it. Mercenaries 2 looks okay, can you point the problems?

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#16  Edited By CoolDrMoney

I'd say take on a large game to be your main title, like Mass Effect, Banjo Kazooie, or Prototype and play something like The Club on the side, which begs to be played in small doses. They'll balance each other other out.

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#17  Edited By Optiow

I am the opposite to you, I have to few games and a lot of time. You should play Mercenaries 2 until you finish it, the story is quite good I thought.

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#18  Edited By ChickenPants

I usually only buy like 5 games per year.

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#19  Edited By Player1

The best two games on that list are bad company and mass effect. I haven't played prototype, but I've heard its a ton of fun. So I'd say play those 3 games first. Then go from there. 


Oh and a word of advice. Pick a game. Put it in. Play it. 

I did this thing a month ago. Made a list of games I wanted to play. I thought and thought and thought about which ones to play first, ect ect. I was excited, and I've only finished one of the 6 games on my list...in a whole month. This is because I couldn't commit to one. So just play, have fun, and move on. 
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#20  Edited By citizenkane

My problem is having too many games wanting to be play but too little amount of money to spend.

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#21  Edited By Wolverine

Why would you buy games if you were not planing on playing them immediately because games are always going down in price.

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#22  Edited By shadows_kill

why do you have about 60~? 360 games and then 1 PC (gta) and 1 ps3 (infamous)?? (but thats just based on the pic..) 

EDIT:actually theres a 2nd ps3 game but i cant tell what it is..

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#23  Edited By gearhead

Play Banjo, its a fantastic game.

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#24  Edited By Baillie
@shadows_kill said:
" why do you have about 60~? 360 games and then 1 PC (gta) and 1 ps3 (infamous)?? (but thats just based on the pic..) "
That's not all my games. I'm not biased or anything, I just buy games for the 360 that are multi platform, I was playing GTA4 on the PC yesterday, that's why it's up there and inFAMOUS is my last played PS3 game. Killzone 2 is there too, can you spot it?
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#25  Edited By Manatassi

From that list its going to be, Mass Effect, Bad Company and Banjo Kazooie that will give you the most singleplayer for your money.... Unless you are like me and play UT3 all the time...  But I'm guessing not considering you dont have it open yet.

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#26  Edited By shadows_kill
@Baillie said:
" @shadows_kill said:
" why do you have about 60~? 360 games and then 1 PC (gta) and 1 ps3 (infamous)?? (but thats just based on the pic..) "
I'm not biased or anything, I just buy games for the 360 that are multiplatform, I was playing GTA4 on the PC yesterday, that's why it's up there and inFAMOUS is my last played PS3 game. Killzone 2 is there too, can you spot it? "
yeah i just noticed it near the bottom of your middle pile :P and if you want to add me to psn my new id is Eagles_Reign (i need more friends on my new account :P)
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#27  Edited By Baillie

I'll need to get a higher quality picture and just ask everyone what games I should play from my collection, lol. Yeah, sure I'll add you soon, shadows_kill.

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#28  Edited By shadows_kill

thanks :P

also from the looks of it your collection looks really nice and you should try infamous defiantly :P and out of the 360 games (i never have played any other than gears 1 and halo 3) but i think mass effect and ninja gaiden 2 would be a good start.

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#29  Edited By Baillie

Oh, I've played infamous to death, got all the blast shards too, only thing I've to do now is go back through as infamous with my rad red electricty!

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#30  Edited By shadows_kill

nice, i'm like you and get to many games and not finishing some :/ im on my 2nd try to go through it (while trying to collect everything+getting all trophies to plat it) then play it a 2nd time also with the red electricty!

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#31  Edited By pieboy12321

Play  Mass Effect right this second lol, it's an amazing game!

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#32  Edited By sjschmidt93

5 games a week? Fucking serious? I buy one a month... sometimes less. How do you afford that shit? And why would you wanna afford that shit? There's plenty of better things to spend you money on.

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#33  Edited By The_A_Drain

Play The Club right this instant young man. That game is so underappreciated it's not even funny.


Avoid Too Human and Turok. Also play Afro Samurai, it's fun and short. Then play the rest, theres some classics there man.
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#34  Edited By bwooduhs

From your list i'd say Banjo, Viva Pinata, Bad Company and Mass Effect.

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#35  Edited By AutomaticSnake

wow dude that list sucks, only good game is Mass Effect.

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#36  Edited By The_A_Drain
@AutomaticSnake said:
" wow dude that list sucks, only good game is Mass Effect. "
Wow maybe if you have the highest standards on earth....
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#37  Edited By turbomonkey138

trade them in dude thats what i do

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#38  Edited By Videogames

You gotta play mass effect dawg

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#39  Edited By Baillie

The list sucks because there the games I haven't played, all those other great games aren't listed because I've played them all. I was slightly exaggerating the amount of games I buy, I think I've bought 5 games once, but that most likely wasn't all brand new games.

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#40  Edited By manurok1

Banjo Kazooie N and B is a very good game, Mass Effect is one of the best games of 2007, and Unreal Tournament is worth playing too. Haven't really played any of the others.