Well it's the end of the year again, and my year pretty much ended up very similar to 2022 - ie not much bought or played. This was largely due to me wanting to put a dent into my film backlog (which had varying levels of success), but also I've just been busy and very, very tired.

As far as next year is concerned I decided a while ago that I wanted to focus on the PS2, as tbh I didn't really give it a fair shake when it was current, and there are so, so SO many games for it I want to play. Pretty much all of my Limited Run orders have arrived now, so in terms of purchases I'll probably pick up the odd new release that looks interesting, but that aside I'm hoping to play rather than buy.

As far as GOTY is concerned I only really fully played through 2 games - Sonic Superstars and Spider-Man 2. Of those 2 Spidey was the better game, but in the grand scheme of things that isn't saying a great deal.

Anyway, happy new year to anyone who reads this and hope you all have a great 2024!

I have decided to fix my stats here and make them accurate, so I'm going to un-null all of the games that I have nulled due to lack of interest or whatever. The only games that I will have nulled from now on will be games that can't actually be beaten. It will be interesting to see how terrible my stats are after doing this...

Well its end of year summary time again. Due to debt issues my buying slowed dramatically this year, with most of my purchases being in the form of mini systems and stuff from Limited Run. The lack of interest was also shown in my playing, I think I only bought a handful of new games this year, the best of which probably being Gran Turismo 7. I think this is the worst year I have ever had in terms of games beaten, but tbh I don't care as I'm tired of stat tracking as I said this time last year. So I'm just going to keep having fun, hunt out some hidden gems, try and play some of these games I've been meaning to get around to forever (such as Soul Reaver, Final Fantasy 6, Burning Rangers and Banjo Kazooie) and just try to not spend too much money. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and happy new year for 2023!

Oh yeah, didn't notice that. Very clean and probably soon to be ruined fairly soon when I get round to putting all the games I've somehow missed into here.

Well, its the end of the year again, and usually around this time I'll start talking GOTY and setting my goals for next year. However, things are going to be a little different this time. For one thing, I haven't really played any games that actually came out this year, and secondly I've had a huge wakeup call over the last few months that is going to change how I game.

So, basically... I'm in debt. A LOT of debt. And its getting to the point where I'm suffering permanent anxiety because of it. I can't sleep, and I can't seem to focus on anything enjoyable. And one of the biggest contributers to this predicament is me buying loads and loads of games that I know there is a good chance I wont play. So, firstly - that has to stop. I know I can do it as over the last 2 months I've bought practically zero games. Secondly, I need to start selling my duplicates, games I dont care about and just generally refine my collection down to a point where its just games I will play. I have already started doing this but it will be a slow process.

My next thing is about the Backloggery itself. I feel that over the last few years I have become addicted to this site, where beating games is the most important thing and stats are an obsession. Over the last few months I have realised that I have well and truly lost sight of why I play games. To have fun. To experience a story. To actually kick back, relax, and lose myself a bit. And Christ do I need that right now. Chasing my backlog stats has made gaming feel like a chore, a job... and my job is stressful enough right now (I work in a hospital) without my main hobby becoming a chore as well.

So what are my goals for next year? Well, thats just it. There arent any. At least not in the way I usually mean. I need to save money. Slim my collection a bit. And actually enjoy the games I do decide to play. And if I don't beat them, it doesn't matter... so long as I had fun.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to anyone who bothered to read this x

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2021 Alphabet Challenge

A) Air Duel (12/01)
B) Battle Circuit (04/04)
C) Contra Spirits (08/02)
D) Double Dragon (12/01)
E) Euro Football Champ (19/04)
F) Final Fight (12/01)
G) Garou Densetsu (16/02)
H) Horizon Chase Turbo (07/03)
I) Ikaruga (15/08)
J) Joy Ride Turbo (19/03)
K) The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (04/01)
L)
M) Mercs (12/01)
N) The Need for Speed (25/01)
O) OutRunners (01/01)
P) Phantasy Star (15/03)
Q) Quake (31/08)
R) Ridge Racer DS (31/05)
S) Shadow Blasters (01/01)
T) Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (18/01)
U)
V) Vampire Saviour EX Edition (17/06)
W) Warriors of Fate (09/01)
X)
Y)
Z) Zero Gunner 2 (21/06)

2021 Year Challenge

1990 - Shadow Blasters (01/01)
1991 - GG Aleste (17/03)
1992 - Warriors of Fate (09/01)
1993 - Garou Densetsu 2 (16/02)
1994 - OutRunners (01/01)
1995 - The King of Fighters '95 (06/01)
1996 - The King of Fighters '96 (09/01)
1997 - Battle Circuit (04/04)
1998 - Street Fighter Collection (21/01)
1999 - The King of Fighters Dream Match 1999 (21/06)

2000 - Metal Slug 3 (24/05)
2001 - Street Fighter EX3 (16/05)
2002 - Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (30/04)
2003 -
2004 - Sega Ages Vol. 10 After Burner II (15/07)
2005 - Ridge Racer DS (31/05)
2006 - The King of Fighters Neowave (16/05)
2007 - Mario Party 8 (13/04)
2008 - Ikaruga (15/08)
2009 -

2010 - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (04/01)
2011 -
2012 - Joy Ride Turbo (19/03)
2013 -
2014 - Crimzon Clover World Ignition (13/7)
2015 - Halo 5: Guardians (14/09)
2016 -
2017 -
2018 - Soul Calibur VI (06/01)
2019 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (18/01)
2020 - 80's Overdrive (22/02)

2020 Roundup

Well we are at the end of another year, and yes that means it's GOTY time! Even though I have only been playing it for a week, my GOTY is easily Cyberpunk 2077. Despite its issues I can tell already that it is going to make it among some of my favourite games of all time. Runner up goes to Streets of Rage 4, that totally exceeded my expectations and ended up being a worthy entry into the series.

Looking back on 2020, the pandemic ultimately meant that I bought far more games than I normally would and at the time of writing I bought 210 games this year, which quite frankly is ridiculous. That is literally 4 games a week. So next year I have to buy less, this can't continue. Which nicely brings me on to...

2021 goals

1) To buy less than 100 games. Less than 50 would be even better, but... well... I know me...
2) To beat the games I buy.... or at the very least play a big chunk of them. Too many games I check function, then on the shelf it goes. No more...
3) To actually get a positive memory card score. This time. For once...
4) I will do my alphabet challenge again but this time in any order and subscription games and games I don't own are allowed.
5) New for this year will be a year challenge, where starting from 1990 I will try and beat at least 1 game for every year from then to the present. Same rules as above apply
6) To try and beat as many of my physical PS4/XB1/Switch games as I can
7) The usual challenge of beating 100 games minimum
8) I have a few games that I really REALLY need to get around to, such as any Pokemon game, The Witcher 3, Mario Galaxy 2 among others
9) Next 2D Castlevania game in the portable 'metroidvania' series to do. Portrait of Ruin I think it is? Whatever the 2nd GBA title is...
10) To catch up on all the many, many Assassin's Creed games I've missed, which as it stands is about 11years worth....

It has been an exceptional year for increasing your collection thats for sure.

Happy 11 year backloggery anniversary!

2020 Alphabet Challenge:
A - Alisia Dragoon (12/01)
B - Blur (15/01)
C - CrisisBeat (25/01)
D - Downhill Domination (12/02)
E - Exhumed (05/03)
F - Firewatch (13/03)
G - Guilty Gear Xrd - Sign (17/03)
H - Hatoful Boyfriend (11/04)
I - Inside (15/04)
J - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD ver (07/05)
K - King of Fighters XIII (27/05)
L - Life is Strange (20/06)
M - Metal Slug (24/06)
N - Ninja Saviours (29/06)
O - OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (29/08)
P - Panzer Dragoon Orta (30/08)
Q - Quantum Break (03/09)
R - Ridge Racer 64 (04/09)
S - Streets of Rage 4 (14/09)
T - Time Crisis 3 (18/09)
U - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (22/09)
V - V-Rally 3 (25/09)
W - Wipeout 2048 (06/10)
X - Xeodrifter (10/10)
Y - Yu Yu Hakusho Makyo Toitsusen (28/11)
Z - Zany Golf (22/12)

Challenge complete!!

Another year draws to a close and its time to talk GOTY. For me it has to be the Remake of Resident Evil 2, because not only was it excellent... but also in terms of what I have played this year it doesn't really have any competition. Also as we are about to enter a new decade, we also need to talk about GOTD. There were lots of excellent games released over the last 10 years, such as Mass Effect 2, Dark Souls and Hellblade... but for me there is one clear winner, and it is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Never before has an open world game captivated me so easily, and kept me completely entertained right to the conclusion. I may even think it might be the best Zelda game period, and is a crowning achievement among Nintendo's admittedly already stellar portfolio!

Aye, back in the good ol' 360, PS3 and Wii days. Good times.

and I've actually used the site properly for about half of them.

well, I got them both fixed today. cost me a lot though.

that has happened to me before... it's really annoying lol

I have discovered that a fair few games for whatever reason I completely forgot to add on here after buying. It was only after looking through a friends backlog and seeing some games I knew I owned but weren't on here that I realised! Hmm... best go through them all and check - could take a while...

10 years on the Backloggery today!!

Recently I have noticed that with regards to my retro gaming activities pretty much all of my focus has been on titles from the Dreamcast and earlier. Well that is about to change. I have decided to dedicate some time toward the PS2, XBox and Gamecube, so I have picked 5 games from each system across various genres for me to tackle over the next few months. We shall see how I get on...

Corndogs are food.