Octopus Overlords

It sort of bothers me that there are so many great games and there's not enough time to play them all. What bothers me even more is when I spend money on a great game and never get around to playing it much. So let's see who's the worst in this regard. What games are there that you own, haven't finished (or played much of in unfinishable games), aren't playing currently and don't expect to come back to any time soon, yet would really like to play again. Games you haven't even opened/installed count too.

1. Half-Life 2
2. Morrowind + Expansions
3. Mafia
4. The Suffering
5. Battlefield 1942 (although this one I have the least faith that I'll ever get back to)

And that doesn't even include console games

Really got to get around to firing up these five one of these days:

Myth
Twinsen's Odyssey
Star Wars: Rebellion
System Shock 2
Wheel of Time

Jolor wrote:Really got to get around to firing up these five one of these days:

Myth

That is my favorite game of ALL time. When it came out, the only hardware accleration for it was 3dfx (glide). I don't remember if there was a 3rd party D3D patch for it or not, but if not, you'd have to play it in software mode.

That game was SO fun, and well ahead of it's time, with fully rotational 3D maps, 3D rolling terrain, a terrific physics engine, destructable environments, and just a blast to play.

My own backlog:

* SW Republic Commandos (started it, liked it, but haven't played in a while)

* Rome Total War (played only a bit. I really want to get into it more)

* Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (with 1.2 patch. installed, never played)

* Empire Earth 2 (only played the tutorials. I like what I see)

Fallout 1 and 2
Planescape Torment
Thief 1 and 2
System Shock 1 and 2
Deus Ex 1 and 2
The Longest Journey
Grim Fandango
Day of the Tentacle
Sam and Max
Half-Life
...
i could go on for another 50 titles, easily.. this is why i've considerably slowed down on my game buying.

Far Cry
Hearts of Iron II
Max Payne 2
Rise of Nations
Civilization 3

These are just some of the top tier games that I have not installed. I have at least 12 more still in the shrink wrap.

Neverwinter Nights
Evil Genius
Thrones & Patriots
War in the Pacific
Highway to the Reich

Thief 1&2
Mafia
No One Lives Forever
Sim Golf

yossar wrote: So let's see who's the worst in this regard.

How can we see who is the worst if we only list five?

Here, then, is my backlog, with Icewind Dale and Silent Storm on 'now playing':

Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter
Icewind Dale II
Planescape: Torment
NWN: Hordes of the Underdark
Hexplore
Septera Core
Freedom Force
Redguard
Soulbringer
Vampire TM: Redemption
Dungeon Siege
Nox
Betrayal In Antara
Return to Krondor
Temple of Elemental Evil
Zax The Alien Hunter
Wizardry 8
Arcanum
Sacred
Throne of Darkness
Vampire TM: Bloodlines
Silent Hunter 2
688 (I)
Flight Simulator 2k4
Enemy Engaged - Apache Havok
Enemy Engaged - Comanche Hokum
Longbow 2
Combat Flight Simulator 2
Combat Flight Simulator 3
WWII Fighters
IL2 Sturmovik
IL2 Forgotten Battles
IL2 Ace Expansion
ATF
USAF
Mig Alley
Silent Thunder
Pacific Fighters
Fighter Squadron - SDOE
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Spellforce: Breath of Winter
Kohan II
Project Nomads
Rogue Spear - Black Thorn
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
Hidden & Dangerous - Devil's Bridge
Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
Delta Force
Gunman Chronicles
Quake II: Juggernaut
Quake II: Ground Zero
Quake II: The Reckoning
Aliens Vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt
KISS: Psycho Circus
SiN: Wages of Sin
Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Doom
Doom II
Clive Barker's Undying
Battlezone: Red Odyssey
Battlezone II
Recoil
Aquanox
Starsiege
Shogo
Descent 3
Descent 3: Mercenary
Echelon: Wind Warriors
Independence War 2
Universal Combat
Battlecruiser Millenium
Descent: Freespace
Descent: Freespace - Silent Threat
Freespace II
Starlancer
Star Trek: Klingon Academy
Star Trek: Bridge Commander
Freelancer
Grand Theft Auto 3
GTA: Vice City
Freedom Fighters
Star Trek - Deep Space 9: The Fallen
Rune
Die by the Sword
Urban Chaos
Tomb Raider 2
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness
I Was an Atomic Mutant
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
Kingdom Under Fire
Heroes III of Might and Magic
Majesty
Majesty - The Northern Expansion
Patrician II
Tzar: Burden of the Crown
Warcraft II
Warcraft II expansion
Warcraft III
Warcraft III - The Frozen Threone
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms - The Iron Plague
Robin Hood - Legend of Sherwood
Celtic Kings
Disciples - Sacred Lands
Disciples II
Disciples II - Rise of the Elves
Age of Wonders
Age of Wonders II
Europa Universalis II
Shogun: Total Whore
Shogun: Total War - The Mongol Invasion
Medieval: Total War
Rome: Total War
Stronghold
Europa 1400
Europa 1400 expansion
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
Silent Storm
Force 21
Green Berets
Empire Earth
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun - Firestorm
Commandos - Behind Enemy Lines
Desperados
Jagged Alliance: Unfinished Business
Rising Sun Gold
Starcraft - Insurrection
Master of Orion II
Star Trek: Armada
Star Trek: Armada II
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Star Trek: Starfleet Command III
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation
Star Trek: Starship Creator Warp II
Alpha Centauri - Alien Crossfire
Conquest: Frontier Wars
Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency
O.R.B.
Warzone 2100
Mechcommander
Mechcommander II
Emperor: Battle for Dune
Homeworld Cataclysm
Galactic Civilizations
Moonbase Commander
Earth 2150
Earth 2150: The Moon Project
Zeus
Mob Rule
Startopia
Railroad Tycoon II
Caesar III
Black & White
Theme Park
Sim City 4
Sim City 4 - Rush Hour
Fritz 8
Nocturne
The Longest Journey
Sanitarium
Syberia II
Chronicles of Pern: Dragon Riders
The Curse of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island II: LeChuck's Revenge
Escape from Monkey Island
Grim Fandango
Prisoner of War
Myst
Riven
Myst III: Exile
Rollercoaster Tycoon III

Blackhawk wrote:

yossar wrote: So let's see who's the worst in this regard.

How can we see who is the worst if we only list five?

Because that wasn't the question that was asked? I don't have the time nor the inclination to list all of the games I have around that haven't been played, especially since most of them will NEVER be played.

Jeff V wrote:

Blackhawk wrote:

yossar wrote: So let's see who's the worst in this regard.

How can we see who is the worst if we only list five?

Because that wasn't the question that was asked? I don't have the time nor the inclination to list all of the games I have around that haven't been played, especially since most of them will NEVER be played.

You're right - it asked two questions, and only gave space for one answer.

Jeff V wrote:

Blackhawk wrote:

yossar wrote: So let's see who's the worst in this regard.

How can we see who is the worst if we only list five?

Because that wasn't the question that was asked? I don't have the time nor the inclination to list all of the games I have around that haven't been played, especially since most of them will NEVER be played.

This isn't exactly a scientific study, and I figured this thread would be a lot more readable if we only listed 5. And most people (ie. me) probably wouldn't want to list out every single game.

These rankings are based on faith in the opinions of other people, since I haven't played the games themselves and don't yet know how much I will like them:

1. Fallout
2. Gothic 2
3. Thief
4. Warcraft III
5. Planescape: Torment

I'll go with games in progress that I mean to finish but haven't.

1.Jade Empire - in the very last chapter and haven't touched it in a couple of weeks
2. Vampire: Bloodlines - quite a ways along and haven't touched it in months
3. Phantom Dust - a ways along and havent' played in weeks
4. Beyond Good and Evil - i was quite a ways along, but then my Xbox was stolen and I haven't restarted it
5. Baldur's Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal - can't even remember where I was, but I still have the saves

Hmm good thread other than Blackhawk's explosion of length and size comparison !

Anyways, for me right now:
Jade Empire (about 1/3 through, stopped cold about 3 weeks ago-need to get back into it)
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (I really, really like this game, but with the computer problems I had been having [and have still never solved] it got very hard to play this smoothly, so I stopped after Hokkaido. This is a must-finish)
Brothers in Arms (was about 1/5 through when I lost my saves and havent had the heart to do more than the first 4 missions again since)
Panzers Phase 1 (I have liked the 2 missions I played very much-need to play more)
Last is a tie between: Digital Devil Saga (Stopped about 8 hours in for no real reason) and Forza (which I have yet to play once).

I've posted my complete backlog before; I'm not inclined to do it again.

I took the question from yossar to query who had great games that they just can't get to in their backlog? Hence my listing of excellent, older games that I will likely never play. But, then again, I did recently move Anachronox off that list so there's hope for me yet.

GTR
Guild Wars
Riddick
Halflife 2
Homeworld 2

Grim Fandango
Planescape: Torment
Anachronox
System Shock 2
Might & Magic Collection

Hmmm, Top 5 games in my backlog. Well, these were the ones I was looking at recently thinking about playing until I started playing World at War again.

1. Railroad Tycoon 3
2. NHL 2004
3. IL2 Forgotten Battles
4. Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
5. Westfront (don't even know if it will run on XP and I've had it ever since it came out. In fact, I also have Rising Sun that I never played).

StarWolves (uninstalled)
Vampire Bloodline (uninstalled)
Anito (installed and barely started)
Beyond Good and Evil (installed and started)
Nexus (installed, not started)


There's plenty more but I do believe that is my top 5

In no particular order.

1. Gothic 2
2. Age of Wonders 2
3. Kohan
4. Wizardry 8
5. Morrowind & Tribunal

-Hrnac

Some of the good games ( I hope ) that are in my backlog are:

1. Fallout
2. Clive Barker`s Undying
3. System shock 2
4. Thief 2
5. No one lives forever 2

No particular order:

1. Baldur's Gate The Original Saga
2. Railroad Tycoon 3
3. Operation Flashpoint GOTY (with mods of course 8) )
4. Freedom Force
5. System Shock 2