The list

I have come to the realisation that while I have dabbled in many games, mostly recent releases, there are so many games out there that I have either never finished or attained a respectable level of skill. In terms of my casual gaming titles, I have obtained many a title in an excited state, played the game in a few sessions and become stuck. I may have attempted to get around the obstacle a few times but with so many games to choose from (thanks to my disposable income which I am happy to dispose of at my local games store) it’s just too easy to move onto another game.

I actually came to this realisation when I was thinking about all of the classics – modern and older – that I haven’t played or finished, and want to play in order to round out my education as a gamer. Titles I’ve dabbled in such as Counter Strike: Source, Crysis, FEAR, Ghost Recon, ICO, Soul Calibur, Zelda. Titles I’ve never played such as Half Life 2, Portal, Rainbow 6, Quake, Halo, Metal Gear Solid, Prince of Persia, Final Fantasy, Shadow of the Colossus, We (heart) Katamari, Gears of War. And I’ve never even played an RTS – so I want to try Command and Conquer 3, Red Alert, Company of Heroes. So many games!

This lead me to scale back my plan and at least start with the games I own and finish the games I’ve started! Then there are games Azreal has bought that I’ve never played. Then, games I can borrow off people. And demos we have around the place. I haven’t even bothered writing down games I want to play that I don’t have access to in one way or another. I think it will take me close to a year to get through this list! I’m excited.

I’m starting with my PSP.