I might as well use this part of the page to tell a little bit about myself.
I was born in 1989 and thanks to my father got into gaming a few years later. I’m not exactly sure when gaming became my hobby (or a passion, really) but it never left me since.
I enjoy playing games, reading about them, listening to video game related podcasts and watching videos. I am also an avid fan of eSports (CS: GO in particular) and books based on video games (favorite being Resident Evil books by S. D. Perry). I really, REALLY like the culture of video games.
My all-time favorite game series are Resident Evil (hence the Hunk avatar and page picture) and Silent Hill. Anything survival-horror is great, though! I’m also a big fan of FPS games. I was probably 5 years old when I’ve played through DOOM the first time (yeah, I did used iddqd and idkfa, but I was a kid).
How I use statuses:
is for games that don't have one clear goal (rogue-likes, sports games, multiplayer-only titles, MMORPGs), online-only games (I mark them beat/complete if I finish them, though) or games that are just too broad and expansive (civ-likes, 4x games). It is also used for all the random DLC that does not have any beat criteria. Free games and ad-driven mobile games are null by default unless I manage to beat them. Household games (owned either by my wife or my daughter) are null by default.
is for games that I've played through and saw the credits. "Game of the Year", "Ultimate", "Complete", etc editions that do not have separate entries for its parts are marked with this status when I am done with the main game. Compilations that do not have separate entries for its games are usually marked with this status when 33%-50% of games are played through.
is for games that I believe I've done everything there is to do. For compilations this status is used when every game is finished. For "Ultimate" editions and such this status is used when game and all supplementary material is completed. Modern game is considered completed when every achievement is attained.
How I catalogue my game:
1) Compilations of games are split into separate entries only if they are represented this way in platform's library (e.g., Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is one entry even if it's multiple games).
2) If one game is represented as multiple in platform's library (e.g., Call of Duty, Telltale games on Steam) it will get one entry for consistency's sake between platforms.
3) If compilation is on a physical media, it's only split into different entries if each of the games have their own physical representation (meaning each game has its own CD/DVD/etc.).
4) If an activation or a purchase of a DLC adds multiple items - only one entry is added (e.g., Season Pass, Digital Deluxe Bundle, etc.).
5) Complimentary DLC (e.g., for digital pre-ordering or package purchase) is not added. If an activation or a purchase of game adds DLC content - it is not added separately (e.g., Dungeon Defenders Collection on Steam).
Games catalogued with ownership status other than Owned:
Household: Owned by my wife / daughter, not counted towards statistics (null).
Other: For games of questionable origin (both definitive and questionable bootlegs).
Wishlist is for games with announced release date.
Other rules:
1) Systems in Plug-and-Play, Misc and Mobile categories do not get entries for pre-installed games.
2) Multi-carts only get one entry.
3) Demo discs get one entry.
Honor system:
For FPGA systems, the ROMs I allow myself to play are the ones I myself am able to rip from PC collections, mini-consoles and cartridges (via Open Source Cartridge Reader). Also ROMs that can be purchased / downloaded legally online. The only exception is arcade games that are downloaded via MiSTER / Analogue Pocket update scripts.