🎮 Playing 🔝

👀 Focused 🔝

  1. Alan Wake 2 (XSX)
    • Not traditionally a horror fan but wow is this firing on all cylinders
  2. Baldur's Gate 3 (PC)
    • Created a Tiefling Sorceress
    • Built a PC over Labor Day weekend and this definitely played a part in that decision
  3. Cuisineer (PC)
    • This game is ADORABLE!
    • Biscotti is such a great name for a catgirl!
  4. Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils (PC)
  5. En Garde! (PC)
  6. HuniePop 2 (PC)
    • Not nearly as fun as the first.
  7. Lies of P (XSX) 💚
    • What a delightfully crafted game with some very interesting characters.
  8. Starfield (XSX) 💚
    • Bought the premium edition upgrade to play on Labor Day.
    • Played for nine hours on Labor Day

🚥 Paused 🔝

  1. Bear and Breakfast (PC)
    • Waiting for the controller UI update.
  2. Fire Emblem Engage (NS) [40hr]
    • Definitely wishing it was better.
    • Playing on the harder difficulty without losing units permanently

👾 Unplayed 🔝

  1. AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative (PC)
    • Excited to play this on the OLED Steam Deck
  2. Cat Cafe Manager (PC)
  3. Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator (PC)
  4. El Paso, Elsewhere (XSX)
  5. Resident Evil 2 Remake (XSX)
    • My favorite of the original games.
  6. Resident Evil 3 Remake (XSX)
  7. Soma (XSX) 💚
    • Also grabbed on PC incase I wanna play on the Steam Deck OLED
  8. Stray (PC)
  9. Take Me To The Dungeon (PC)
  10. We Are OFK (PC)
  11. Severed Steel (XSX) [4hr]
  12. The Solitaire Conspiracy (NS) [5hr]
  13. SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE (XSX) [11hr]
  14. Wolfenstein: Youngblood (XSX) [11hr] 💚
    • Loved the vibe of the trailer.
    • Sounds like it's a lot of fun solo as long as you aren't a completionist.
  15. Weird West (XSX) [19hr] 💚
  16. Bayonetta 2 (NS) [25hr]
  17. Disco Elysium (PC) [25hr]

😍 For Funsies 🔝

  1. Back 4 Blood (XSX) 💚
    • Downloaded this to play with friends.
  2. Brotato (PC)
    • Really enjoying it on the Steam Deck.
  3. Final Fantasy XIV (PC)
    • Signed up and am experiencing what many won't stop talking about.
  4. Peglin (PC)
  5. Wildermyth (PC)
    • Finished campaign 2: The Enduring War.
    • I just love it so much.
    • The storytelling is so good.
    • Couldn't wait for the console port, so bought it to play on my Macbook.
  6. World of Warcraft Classic: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
    • Signed up and am experiencing what my good friend enjoys about it.
    • My first MMO in literal ages.

🕶 VR Games 🔝

  1. Pixel Ripped 1995 (VR) [3hr]
  2. Vader Immortal Trilogy (VR) [3hr]
  3. Demeo (VR) [25hr]

🏁 Beaten 🔝

  1. TBD

🛝 Played 🔝

  1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 (XB) [31hr]
    • It looks wonderful and plays great on the Series X.
    • I enjoyed it at first, but I've realized I couldn't care less about the story.
  2. Steamworld Heist (NS) [12hr]
    • Turn-based, robot-themed, space cowboy adventure. 🤖
    • Wasn't enjoying it like I had hoped.

🚀 Jettisoned 🔝

Games here aren’t bad, I just don’t plan on getting to them.

  1. TBD

💸 Planned Purchases 🔝

See the New Releases Wiki. Sorted by release date.

  1. Fire Emblem Engage (NS) [1/20/23] [purchased]
    • After watching gameplay, I realized it's not for me.
    • I know I'd enjoy the combat.
    • The story, however... oof.
    • Especially the character interactions. They can be hideously bad.
    • Convinced by a voucher discount ($10) and the overview video
  2. Metroid Prime Remastered (NS) [2/8/23] [skipped]
    • Glad it uses dual analog for movement now.
  3. Blanc (NS) [2/14/23] [skipped]
  4. Wanted: Dead (XSX) [2/14/23] [waiting for big sale]
  5. Atomic Heart (XSX) [2/21/23] 💚 [skipped]
  6. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (XSX) [3/3/23] 💚 [skipped]
  7. Sifu (XSX) [3/31/23] [skipped]
  8. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (XSX) [4/28/23] [waiting for sale]
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) [5/12/23] [purchased]
    • Pre-ordered using a voucher to save $20
  10. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (XSX) [5/26/23] [wait and see]
  11. Diablo 4 (XSX) [6/6/23] [purchased]
  12. Harmony: The Fall of Reverie (XSX) [6/15/23] [skipped]
    • New game from developer Don't Nod (Life is Strange series).
    • I really liked the gameplay shown during the Nintendo Direct on Feb 8th.
  13. Pikmin 4 (NS) [7/21/23] [skipped]
    • Doggo!!! 🐶
  14. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (XSX) [8/10/23] [purchased]
    • Laura Fucking Bailey! 💜
  15. Starfield (XSX) [9/6/23] 💚 [purchased]
    • Bought the premium edition upgrade to play on Labor Day.
  16. Lies of P (XSX) [9/19/23] 💚 [downloaded]
    • Slated for 2023
  17. Forza Motorsport (XSX) [10/10/23] 💚 [skipped]

💰 Planned Purchases 🔝

See the Games in Development Wiki.

  1. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (XSX) 💚
    • Delayed to 2024
  2. Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (XSX) 💚 [skipped]
    • Slated for 2023
  3. SacriFire (via KickStarter) (XSX) [waiting for game key]
    • Backed via KickStarter.
  4. The Plucky Squire (XSX) [wait and see]
    • Slated for 2023

💵 Planned Purchases (Previously Released) 🔝

  1. Stranger of Paradise - Final Fantasy Origin (XSX) [waiting for sale or gamepass]

💭 Why? 🔝

You should be playing games you enjoy. Just remember your pile when you start looking for something else to play, instead of purchasing another title.

That’s really all this is for - to make sure you enjoy what you’re playing and getting rid of stuff that you aren’t. - Me, 2013

📝 Lessons Learned 🔝

  1. I should not buy DLC until I am ready to play it. This includes season passes, as well. I should just buy the base game.
  2. I stop playing open world games when I complete the main story.
  3. I am terrible at platformers and don't enjoy playing them.
    • See Super Lucky's Tale and Mario Maker 2.
  4. I am much more of a taste-tester than I ever was before. This leads to more jettisoned games, but in the end, I find myself playing more games and getting hooked on the ones that really click with me.
  5. If a game isn't living rent free in my mind, then I should consider moving on. I value enjoyment the most, so if the fun factor or story engagement isn't there (even for AAA GOTY titles), it's ok.
    • See Control and Ghost of Tsushima.
  6. Games that frustrate me aren't fun. There's no joy in beating my head against a wall. It's likely that a game that violates this once, will do so again. Don't be fooled.
    • See Metroid Dread.
  7. No difficulty setting in a frustrating game means I am also generally not interested.
    • See Metroid Dread.
  8. Shorter games that I can complete in one to two sittings are wonderful.
    • See Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon.
  9. I do not enjoy traditional adventure games. I'm not a fan of trying every option or attempting to solve illogical puzzles as the primary form of gameplay. I am really frustrated by the “get an item and then go 5+ screens away to use item and repeat” mechanic.
    • See Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark.
  10. I am not always the intended audience.
  11. I should stop buying games just because they are on sale. I should buy a game when I'm ready to play it. Who knows? It might even be on Game Pass by then.
    • See Yakuza: Like a Dragon 💚 and Disco Elysium - The Final Cut.
  12. If I sense that I won't pick a game up once I've put it down after a session, I should just walk away. It's a sign that the game isn't interesting enough to re-engage me.
    • See Darksiders: Warmaster Edition.
  13. I don't care for physical media.
  14. Combat that feels like I'm just whittling away at the enemy's health wears thin. It can look cool, but the monotony is too much, and I will stop playing it. Chip damage games. It's like the inverse of a Musou game.
    • See Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Tales of Arise and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
  15. Having played a game as the goal is what I want to track, not just if I saw credits roll. 🎮 Yes, I am logging if I've played a game. You wouldn't know I loved some of them unless you dug deep, and even then you might miss it. 🚀
    • See Elden Ring (115 hrs+) and Tales of Arise (30 hrs+).
  16. Musou games are not for me.
    • See Persona 5 Strikers and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
  17. A new guideline might be restricting the game length of items added to the pile. 📏 I enjoy a lot of games, and sometimes the length of a game can be a put off. Having a reason to break the guideline is fine, it would simply be a deterrent.
    • See AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES and Scarlet Nexus and Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.
  18. If I am playing a game and want to watch something while doing it, I’m either doing the game a disservice, or the game isn’t keeping me as interested as I desire
    • See Vampire Survivors.
  19. I do not vibe with rogue-likes, longterm. I enjoy playing for a bit, but once it becomes a 'game of skill', I start taking it too seriously and need to stop.
    • See Slay the Spire and Peglin.

ℹ️ Legend 🔝

  • 💚 = Xbox Game Pass
  • 🆕 = Added within the last 90 days