2014: The Game Plan
I’m determined. I mean with epic-punching-bag-obliteration-inducing-music-playing-in-the-background determined. I’ve got big ideas, and OMG am I going to set myself up for failure, but I’m determined to do it anyway. Since I’m in training all day tomorrow, and am right in the middle of a major HDD swap on both my drives in the PC, as well as a replacing a monitor, I’m going to think about (and write about) my game plan for 2014 seeing as I can’t really play anything right now anyway.
A Game of Gaming…
I’ve got tons of games backed up that I never got to. And I. Mean. Tons. It’s way too many to list here, and includes stacks of console games as well as a billion PC titles. If I want to organize this approach, maybe I should look at what I’ve grabbed lately and need to get to. Or maybe I need to look at the games I’ve started but never got a chance to complete. And where do I include my games that I’ve completed in the past but am dying to replay. I haven’t even bothered considering getting new consoles yet. Hmmm. I suppose the best approach is going to be to look through what’s lying around and hone in on what looks exciting. That gets me roughly somewhere around here:
- Steam is full of unplayed and partially played games. Notably, I’d like to return to Skyrim yet again, play through Batman Arkham Origins, Nexus, Lone Survivor, Outlast, Shadowrun Returns, Sins, XCOM, and get some more time with The Secret World. I also need to replay the Alan Wake DLC, and eventually American Nightmare.
- If I meet my goals there, I’ve got titles such as Black Flag, Sleeping Dogs, Brothers, BioShock Infinite, Riptide, Deus Ex HR, Amnesia, Fallen Enchantress, Torchlight II, Space Hulk, Wargame, Deadlight, and Baldur’s Gate/Icewind Dale/Planescape Torment waiting in the wings. I might take a stab at F2P MMO Neverwinter as well.
- Super Mario 3D World & Pikmin 3, which is amazingly fun and reminds me of playing games as a kid.
- I’d also like to revisit some of the other Wii U titles I didn’t get much time to play, such as ZombiU and WindWaker HD.
- On the PS3 front I only have a few games I’ve really bothered to play (or purchase) and I’d really like to wrap them up — either because I’m thoroughly enjoying them, or I’m hoping they get better. This includes The Last of Us, Heavy Rain, and Ni no Kuni. I also have one of the Ratchet and Clank games lying around still waiting for my undivided attention. I hear Uncharted starts to not suck after the first one.
- And then there’s 360. I’ve got so many unplayed games I’m not sure where to start. I guess the stuff I’m in the middle of that I’d like to spend some more time with, like Dragon Age II, Diablo III, Borderlands 2, Space Marine, Resident Evil 6, Dead Space 2, Reckoning, Catherine, and Dead Island.
- Then there’s a bunch of stuff I’d like to try out, like Bayonetta, The Darkness II, Silent Hill HD, Deadly Premonition, Dead Space 3, Sherlock Holmes, and the Mass Effect series. And I’d love to start Red Dead Redemption over again.
Thinking on Eve…
This year I’m going to branch out and get more involved. I’ve got a few corps in mind, because it’s just so much more fun when playing with others. I’m training up to try out some ships outside of the Minmatar line. Additionally, I want to get some more experience with FW and PVP, but also try out incursions, exploration, manufacturing, trade, and low/null-sec space. Maybe spend some more time with RvB. It will definitely keep me busy, and hopefully I can find a good group to fly with.
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