Luke wrote:Not a single mention of me. *kicks rocks*
Yeah, again I deliberately kept RB out of it but as you know I think your creating that annual thread was really one of the best things anyone has done for the forum.
Not only was it on Kotaku it was shared in Io9 as well!
At least no one is telling you that they know everything about board games and played them before they were cool and how you are an idiot because you didn't play cool board games when they were all in german.
Ack wrote:I don't know, chief, the haunting feeling of lust I feel whenever I look at your avatar makes me think it's real.
-I am the idiot that likes to have fun and be happy.
dsheinem wrote:the comments really run the gamut, no?
I only skimmed the first 20 comments or so but overall I think the reception was very positive and there are a lot of like-minded adult gamers out there that drew some insight to your article.
I really admire the dedication you took to 1) outline a way to overcome your backlog. 2) follow through on that plan by beating 400 games over 4.5 years. 3) document it all. 4) share it with the world. I know I will never have that kind of dedication to tackling my backlog like you have.
"The librarian does not rue the library, nor the curator fear the exhibits. Rather they revel in their potential. And that is the beauty of a big backlog; pure potential." - Exhuminator
That was easily one of the best articles I've ever read on Kotaku. Very logically written and not laden with hyperbole.
Personally I have a backlog that stretches to the early 80's. I literally have thousands of games at my disposal and I know I have no hope of beating even half of them before I die. Especially when due to responsibilities I only average about 12 hours of single player gaming time a week. Yet I still collect new games every week. And I do get hung up on beating nearly every game I bother to play, so that certainly acts as an impediment towards clearing said backlog. Also I find actually beating a game to be more rewarding than sampling a bunch of them, so perhaps I'm addicted to the sense of accomplishment one derives from seeing the end credits. Conversely; any time that I've invested a few hours (or a lot of hours) into a game and decide to quit before its done, I always feel a twinge of guilt and regret... like it's some kind of personal failing.
Congratulations, Dave! Both on vanquishing the dreaded Bak'Lagg and for getting your article on one of the biggest game journalism sites of the internet!
lisalover1 wrote:Congratulations, Dave! Both on vanquishing the dreaded Bak'Lagg and for getting your article on one of the biggest game journalism sites of the internet!
not to mention he typed that whole thing with only two fingers!
