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Your Unopened Game Pile of Shame

Hey, that rhymes! We're copping to our embarrassing stack of unplayed games. Post yours!

So many games, so little time.
So many games, so little time.
A couple of days ago, a study performed by the NPD Group was making the rounds in the blog world, looking at statistics related to average consumers' DVD and video game collections. Via Kotaku, here are the relevant stats.

  • The average DVD household has 114 DVDs in its collection.
  • The average video game collection has 48 titles.
  • 26% of the surveyed DVD households own some unopened DVDs.
  • 11% of the surveyed video game households own some unopened games.

The big story, of course, was that 11% never-played figure at the bottom. I'm not surprised that it's there; I'm surprised it isn't higher. I know I've bought an embarrassing number of games (mostly on sale, to be fair) that I've never gotten around to even putting in a console. Haven't you? Who has time for all these games? It's awfully easy to keep telling yourself, "Yeah, I'll get around to that someday!"

Among the other sites' stories I saw on this topic, no author was brave enough to divulge his or her own pile of shame. Well, hey, we're all about transparency over here at Giant Bomb, so here's a quick list of the unplayed games most egregiously taking up shelf space in our houses.

I know we're going to get eviscerated for some of these.

BradJeffRyanVinny
 Katamari DamacyKnights of the Old RepublicZelda: Ocarina of Time (We have a winner!) Final Fantasy X 
 PsychonautsSuper Mario GalaxyFinal Fantasy VII and VIIIThe Red Star
 Beyond Good & EvilNFS Pro StreetWe Love KatamariGRAW 2
 Burnout 3Condemned 2Super Paper MarioTrauma Center
 Super Mario SunshineNeverwinter Nights II GoldBoom Bloxid Collection (Steam)
 Super Mario GalaxyGRAW 2SSX BlurKane & Lynch

So what's on your personal pile of shame? Come on, admit it.

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Edited By am_dragon

I don't have any "unopened" games.  Tthere have been plenty of  games I played once and always meant to get back to:
Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Knights of the Old Republic, Devil May Cry, and Metal Gear Solid just to name a few.  Time gets short especially this time of year...

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*stares at Ryan*

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Edited By mrfluke
vinny and kane and lynch ?? eerie

aside from that  yeh that list is mostly surprising
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None, I'm absolutely against wasteful behaviour.

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None here too, I really try to get the most bang for my buck.

+100 hour game, yes please!

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Vinny.  As much as I love you.  And I love you a lot.  Too much probably.  Play FFX.  Please.

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Never bought a game and didnt play it.  If I buy it, I always play it that day, otherwise why would I buy it?

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I can understand you four not getting round to playing certain games, but I don't get how anyone else would simply buy a game then to never play it. Unbelievable.

The first thing I do once buying a game is normally playing it, no matter what the game is.
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Edited By BlazeHedgehog

None. I don't have a single unopened game. I think the longest a game never got opened in my household was... 24 hours? 48?

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At the moment my only unplayed game is Ninja Gaiden Sigma. Mostly because I bought it and then realised I didn't want it >_<;

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Suikoden V is the one I haven't played yet that comes to mind. I bought it last December and haven't even thought about opening it yet.

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Both Brad and Jeff haven't opened Galaxy!?! WEAK.

I've never not played a game I've bought.
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The only game I haven't opened is the Superman Returns. Mostly because it might unleash 1000 evils upon the world if I do. Oh, and Gran Turismo 4

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Edited By grant

For a long time I had many unopened games, but then again, I buy a great many games for remarkably cheap. Still unopened:

Chibi Robo
MGS 3: Subsistance
Yakuza
Valkerie Profile 2: Silmeria
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
The Warriors

and though I've opened, I haven't touched
Virtua Tennis 3
Battalion Wars 2
Kingdom Hearts 2

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Vinny ACTUALLY owns Kane & Lynch?!? Blasphemer!

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  • Viva Pinata (the original)
  • Overlord
  • Mass Effect
  • Forza Motorsport 2
  • Pocketbike Racer (yes, the Burger King game)
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Edited By Donkey_Kong

I hear that Brad, who in hell has time for all those games!!! i have tons of games picked up on the cheap that i feel like a gamer should own, but alas never played :(

Some notables include
RE2
Perfect Dark (single player anyway)
Rayman 2
Civilization 2
Metroid prime (played the others tho)
Viewtiful Joe 2
The Kingdom Hearts
The Metal Gear Solids (not 4)

As you can see I have some work cut out for me, but i have played and completed Psychonauts, beyond good and evil, mario Galaxy and Ocarina of time.

Also Ryan from one Paper Mario fan to another, Super Paper Mario was a dissapointment.

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I have a copy of Sega Superstars Tennis that I got with my new 360.  I have a feeling I won't by opening it soon.

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Edited By pedantics

This isn't counting the shit I've actually unsealed and dropped in the console for a couple of minutes to check out, then never went back to. And fuck me - this list scarily points to frivilous spending on my part!

Animal Crossing
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Eternal Darkness
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Super Monkey Ball Adventures
Viewtiful Joe 2

Battalion Wars 2
Bully Scholarship Edition
Endless Ocean
Mario Strikers Charged
Nights Journey of Dreams
Okami
SSX Blur

Battlefield Bad Company
Eternal Sonata
Forza 2
Kameo
Need for Speed Pro Street
Ninja Gaiden 2
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Sega Rally
Soul Calibur IV
Stranglehold

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WHATEVER YOU DO VINNY, DO NOT OPEN KANE AND LYNCH!!!!!

AND FOR HEAVENS SAKE, DON'T LET JEFF KNOW YOU HAVE IT!
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Brad!! C'mon man, that's a lot of great games! Oh wait.. I haven't played my Psychonauts or Super Mario Galaxy either...

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I will have to kill you if you don't play KOTOR Jeff!!!! AAAARRGH!

Anyway I am shamed to say I have played Oot at a friend's along with Majora's Mask yet never finished them myself. I will also admit I never played a FF game *crys* well I played FFX but only at a friends and unfortuantely loved it. I really need a PS2!

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Edited By WholeFunShow

Check my list that Brad plaigerized (sp) from me, making the list actually motivated me to take Otogi off it, it's awesome.

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Edited By TabooTongue

So I'm officially only 'not' mad at Jeff. Hope you guys played at least one of the Katamris\Trauma Centers.
Ryan is definitely the Winner though.
I've opened and played all my games.

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Lots of XBLA i havent really played....Burnout Paradise. Assorted PC shooters.

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Edited By CrazyManDan

I don't have any "unopened" games, as in protective plastic still in place, but I do have one game which I bought then never played. I downloaded the demo of it when it was available, played through it and liked it, bought the game the day after it was released, then never had the chance to devote the requisite attention to it. The game? Patapon.

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Yeah, Ryan wins, but Brad comes close.

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im poor, so i can't afford to buy random games and just leave on the shelf untouched so everygame i bought so far has been opened and played. I say you guys should do some giveaways for some of those games

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Far Cry, well sorta, on my old computer it didn't work well, and then I played 5min of it once I got my new PC so I think that counts.

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I must be sick because I still to this day open any DVD or game I buy in the car when I get out of the store.

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No, I have none that I've not opened nor played. This goes back to my point that game costs should scale to the local cost of living. If they weren't so expensive, my poor ass would buy games on impulse some times instead of careful calculation. For those that say I should find a less expensive hobby: try to understand the issue or stop breathing.

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I've opened every game I've ever bought within 24 hours. The only game I can remember not playing the day I bought it is Eternal Sonata, and that's only because I got The Orange Box at the same time.

Oh and Jeff, I can't say I blame you for not playing NFS: Pro Street.

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I have Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and Okami unopennend.

I bought them after finishing them thinking I would come back to them.
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Im just as horrible. I have alot of game to play ,but that because i havent bought those games yet. Amongst games i own,hmm a few. MOstly crappy games , that i got bored of within half an hour.

how hard is it to atleast open the game. I guess game reviewers buy soo many games ,so that understandable ,but the average gamer,.....why woudnt you open your game........unless you plan on selling it for a high price in the future. I only buy games i think il play, or are so dirt cheap (like less than 4$ in th bin) then i can understand.

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I haven't opened my copy of GTA IV that I got as a graduation present last June. I still need to beat GTA San Andreas

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No unopened...I always open my games as soon as I buy them...I don't even understand how that could happen.  There might be a few that I haven't played since the first day I got them though.

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Having FF 7 and not playing it is disgraceful. Get to it Ryan!!

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No judgment, Ryan.

Not only do I have games I haven't played - XBox games that I bought for $5 after the 360 had been out for a year - I have games that have taken me frickin' for-EVER to play.  

Own and have never played:

Splinter Cell (XBox)

Rainbow Six 3 (XBox)

GTA San Andreas (XBox) - I'll never play this one.  I am totally not into the whole gangster/drugs/murder/prostitution thing.  Sue me.

Deus Ex Invisible War (XBox) - this one I will play.  Eventually.

James Bond 007 - Everything and Nothing (XBox)

There are probably more.  Now, for the 360 -

Bioshock.  I've been playing it for a year.  Really.  A year.  I'm on vacation now, and after a marathon eight hours or so today, I'm about halfway through.  I might even finish it up tomorrow.  

Obliviion - I had the PC version.  Didn't finish it.  I bought the 360 version.  Haven't finished it.  I start, don't play for awhile, come back, can't remember what the hell I was doing, and start over.

There are more.  This could go on forever.  Here's the thing: I love games, but I go through very long periods where I don't play at all.  Then I go through periods (usually coinciding with the release of a game I really want) where all I want to do is play games.   Dunno - that's just how I roll.

Peace everybody!  I just found this community.  I'm sure you've heard this before, but following the depressing mass exodus from your *ahem* former employer, it is awesome to see you guys here.  

 

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i think i win this one!

pc
rs:v2, rs:v, graw, bia: rth30, ghost recon: gold edition, splinter cell, splinter cell double agent, splinter cell chaos theory, rs: lockdown, swat 4, evil genius (best game ever made), the punisher, max payne 1/2, nfl head coach, tiger woods 07, the movies, lotr: bfme2, chronicles of riddick.

ps2
shadow of the colosus, blitz the league, gta 3/vice city, killzone, transformers, tmnt

ps3
folklore, ut3, socom, rs:v, ratatouille

now, to be honest, i have opened these games but havent touched them.  a few i have played the first level or so, and just didnt play it since then.  most of them i traded for and just didnt care enough to put in.

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I don't finish games too often at all, and I hate myself for it.

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F-Zero GX
Gears of War for Windows
Japanese "Pokemon Box"

...I just remembered that I updated my graphics card. I should see if Gears will run now.

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Indigo Prophecy (Circuit City clearance)
Two Worlds (I'm ashamed that I have it...was free)

I also got Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, and played it for all of 2 hours.

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I've opened all of my games. The only one I haven't played yet is Marvel Ultimate Alliance. There are tons of games I have never finished though.

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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. I have honest-to-God played EVERYTHING else I've ever bought. I mean, come on. Why wouldn't you?

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I play all of my games as soon as I buy them.

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I play all of my games as soon as I buy them.

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Vinny really should play through Kane and Lynch, that game is a blast!