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  • Flying_Pig 19 Jan 2009 13:51:06 8,637 posts
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    After getting my latest Credit Card bill, looking at my general finances and the stack of unopened games at home, I've taken the step to ban myself from buying anything else for the next 6 months.

    With some many gaming bargains in the run-up to Christmas I've got a stack of games at home - completely unopened:
    - No More Heroes
    - Zelda: Twilight Princess
    - Mario Kart DS
    - N+ done
    - Heavenly Sword
    - Bioshock
    - The Orange Box
    - The Club
    - Rock Band
    - Fallout 3
    - Eye of Judgement
    - MGS4

    Added to the fact, I've got to finish God of War on the PSP(now done), start Tomb Raider Anniversary, extract more out of LBP, finish R2 and replay Uncharted with trophies, I just feel that anything else I buy will hit the bottom of the pile, or just mean that I never play something I already have.

    This exact same thing happened with my PS2 - still have Ico and SotC unplayed, and have only done 10 mins on Psychonauts!

    Anyone else gonna join me?

    /Starts support Group

    EDIT: Added Fallout 3. Oh, and EoJ. And MGS4!
  • Deleted user 19 January 2009 13:52:02
    I'm in.

    Except for Killzone 2.
  • malteaserhead 19 Jan 2009 13:52:45 13,444 posts
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    I think someone had a very similar idea on here recently.

    Anyway, I was mentioning the very same thing to my gf last night (about not buying any for another year - swaps are ok!).
    /may join
  • Murbal 19 Jan 2009 13:53:36 19,382 posts
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    I'm in. For 360 anyway, I've got my eye on one or two PSP games from the back catalogue.

    /marks interesting
  • PhoenixFlames 19 Jan 2009 13:54:38 8,402 posts
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    I've done this. I have £45 of GAME vouchers from Christmas and I'm not going to spend them until I can dedicate time to a new game (or the games I have for that matter).

    Still need to spend some time with GTA4 (only 10% in!!!), Fallout 3 (Only level 7!!), Tomb Raider U, Far Cry 2 (unopened), Guitar Hero World Tour.

    No more game for me until I've completed those (maybe not Guitar Hero).

    I drive an automatic 'cause I'm too cool to change gears.

    Xbox Live - phoenix1flames

  • Red-Moose 19 Jan 2009 14:34:30 5,331 posts
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    Yup, I did it myself. I played FO3 for a few hours, at Megaton but then got LBP, which I played for a few days. I went back to GTA IV before christmas and was hammering away quite well, it's really an absolutely excellent game, but i got distracted and am now "out of the GTA zone" again for a few months.

    Meanwhile, went back to Warcraft after 3 months off it, and still have Bioshock and Forza 2 to finish. And Splinter cell DA and more games from 2007 that I swore I would finish in 2008. Oh yes, Wipeout HD as well, which is stunning, and everything I ever wanted in a Wipeout game: last played aroudn 2 months ago.

    I banned myself from buying FarCry 2 even though I really really want it :(
  • X201 19 Jan 2009 14:37:05 12,986 posts
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    Red Moose wrote:

    I banned myself from buying FarCry 2 even though I really really want it :(
    I banned myself from playing it after playing it.

    Great game, but what ever prat thought it would be a good idea to have respawning guard huts and baddies who start shooting at you for no reason, needs their head whacking with a bit of 2x4.
  • the_dudefather 19 Jan 2009 14:53:13 8,103 posts
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    have a smallish stack of games to complete, so no buying more till I finish a few

    or maybe if F.E.A.R 2 turns out to be good (which looks likely), then Dawn of war, then killzone 2...

    Ask me anything about Dungeon Keeper

  • Britesparc Creative, ITV 19 Jan 2009 14:57:14 1,562 posts
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    I'm definitely in! I've got about four Xmas games still to play (as in, not started), and a pretty hefty backlog of started-but-not-finished games dating back years. So, as there aren't really any massive jobbies up ahead that I can think of (not till the autumn, anyway) I'm gonna try to get through at least half the year without buying any new games.
  • Deleted user 19 January 2009 15:05:38
    I've found an awesome technique for avoiding buying new games. It's called Fallout 3. :)
  • merkdot 19 Jan 2009 15:10:23 1,836 posts
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    backloggery.com !
  • Murbal 19 Jan 2009 15:20:19 19,382 posts
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    nekotcha wrote:
    I've found an awesome technique for avoiding buying new games. It's called Fallout 3. :)
    The idea's good in principle, but trying it out involves buying a new game ;-)

    I'm going to have to unmarked the bargains thread from my interesting threads too!
  • malteaserhead 19 Jan 2009 15:21:12 13,444 posts
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    Swaps are ok
    Swaps are ok
  • Murbal 19 Jan 2009 15:26:45 19,382 posts
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    malteaserhead wrote:
    Swaps are ok
    Swaps are ok
    +1
    +1
  • jonsaan 19 Jan 2009 15:29:22 24,197 posts
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    I just bought a 360 from Zavvi. Too much of a bargain to walk away. I had this inner battle on the shop floor. Reason lost:)

    FCUTA!

  • JuanKerr 19 Jan 2009 15:30:15 35,451 posts
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    jonsaan wrote:
    I just bought a 360 from Zavvi. Too much of a bargain to walk away. I had this inner battle on the shop floor. Reason lost:)
    How much did you get it for? I'm after one too ...
  • jonsaan 19 Jan 2009 15:30:51 24,197 posts
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    149 for a Premium. It was the last one.

    FCUTA!

  • jonsaan 19 Jan 2009 15:35:59 24,197 posts
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    In Croydon Zavvi. Not in the world:)

    FCUTA!

  • phAge 19 Jan 2009 15:57:33 23,879 posts
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    Don't think I've ever had an unopened game for more than 2-3 days, and never ever more than 1 at a time.
  • Cappy 19 Jan 2009 16:01:03 11,061 posts
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    I don't need to impose a ban on myself, the industry is taking care of that for me with it's extremely uninteresting games.

    I blame next-gen.
  • Flying_Pig 19 Jan 2009 16:05:01 8,637 posts
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    Murbal wrote:
    malteaserhead wrote:
    Swaps are ok
    Swaps are ok
    +1
    +1
    Agreed. Swaps don't really count as new games.
  • jonsaan 19 Jan 2009 16:10:02 24,197 posts
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    What about if you have to pay just a little extra?

    FCUTA!

  • _Price_ 19 Jan 2009 16:10:11 3,070 posts
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    Already imposed this ban on myself at Christmas. Got a 360 + 5 games and I'm not getting any more until I've completed (or gotten irrevokably bored/stuck with) all of them.

    Completed Mass Effect so far, moved on to Fable 2 and have got GoW + Gears 2 and Far Cry 2 to go.

    At the moment I think only a £15 Fallout 3 could tempt me to break it.
  • madgerald Marketing Manager, Arooga 19 Jan 2009 16:10:48 300 posts
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    There's nothing of great note on my want list at the moment so spent the money on a pair of monitor speakers and an external soundcard for my mac..

  • malteaserhead 19 Jan 2009 16:11:39 13,444 posts
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    jonsaan wrote:
    What about if you have to pay just a little extra?
    Don't go complicating things! I need a ready built get out clause should I opt in. ;)
  • millerlfc 19 Jan 2009 16:18:32 344 posts
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    I've banned myself from buying games for over a year now - and I still have a ton of PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC and GBA games to finish.

    At the moment I'm having to work extremely hard to resist getting a 360 or PS3. Every so often I think "I might as well get one so they can upscale my DVDs on my shiny new HD TV" and then I have to give myself a mental slap, but I don't know how much longer I can hold out.
  • Britesparc Creative, ITV 19 Jan 2009 16:22:34 1,562 posts
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    Cappy wrote:
    I don't need to impose a ban on myself, the industry is taking care of that for me with it's extremely uninteresting games.

    I blame next-gen.
    But we've not seen anything of the next-gen consoles so far. Shouldn't you blame the current gen? ;-)
  • Derblington 19 Jan 2009 16:24:51 19,631 posts
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    I'd love to join you on this, but Killzone 2, Street Figher 4, Halo Wars and Resi 5, all out by mid-March, will break me. So I'm happy just knowing my weakness.

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