We have got to be approaching peak video game soon. If anything, this year, last couple really, have felt like a reversal of fates for video game production quality altogether. In the past I've done a pretty good job of keeping up, but I am officially losing it right now. My backlog was full of awesome things to play to begin with, but now It's full on

Consider this post a letter of gratitude to the ridiculous level of quality games have attained. I am approaching 200 hours of Zelda (a game that just won't stop), I play Puyo Puyo Tetris so much I'm in full on Tetris dream state, I have 60 ish hours of Persona 5, I play impromptu Mario Kart 8 LAN parties when I go to coffee shops, and on top of that, here's my current backlog. Just looking at it makes me want to vomit in the happiest way imaginable.

• Nier Automata
• Nioh
• Dark Souls 3 DLC
• The Sexy Brutale
• Resident Evil 7
• Prey
• Torment Tides of Numenera
• Dawn of War 3
• Sniper Elite 4
• Stellaris Utopia

And even in my current Steam library, I've got things like Subnautica and Hitman updates, a half-played Watch Dogs 2, Rimworld is still a joy, I have pangs of remorse for not playing more Titanfall 2, and I've just signed up for the Quake Champions beta (because that's all Overwatch makes me want to play).

On top of this, as a developer, Unreal Engine 4 is really a ton of fun to use these days: How am I ever going to have time for both work, and games, and making music, and these amazing games, AND have a social life? I'm so screwed. We are all so screwed.

But seriously, all jokes aside, I've been a gamer since the mid 80s and I genuinely don't think there has ever been a better time to play video games, old and new. Hardware is amazing, controllers are amazing, the tech is amazing. What a time to be alive.