Sparky's Update - New Year's Resolutions for 2014

As I prepare to drop trou and wave my king-sized derriere in the general vicinity of 2013, I'm reading up on a few blogs and GOTY lists I've missed out on from the bajillionty users I follow here on Dat Giant Bomb Dot Com. Amongst them was a blog by @mento (the freshmaker, if you were unaware) reflecting on his gaming resolutions from last year as well as a few resolutions for this coming year. If you haven't read it, go there now and read it. Seriously, why the fuck would you be reading my dross ahead of his? GO NOW.

In any case, I thought I'd follow suit and lay out some general resolutions for this coming year. I managed to do well with one of my non-gaming resolutions from last year, which was to feel physically better. I haven't exactly lost weight, but I'm on a good exercise plan, I'm working out each day, and while it feels like I've been sick or injured throughout most of 2013, I feel better in general than I did this time last year. So first and foremost is my resolution to continue that trend - keep working out, eat healthier, keep active. Pretty simple stuff.

Now, on to the stuff you really (don't) care about. Gaming resolutions, moa fucka!

Play Down My Steam ListIt'd be pretty foolhardy for me to say "play more Steam games than I buy," because let's face it, that's just not usually in the cards. That said, I'd really like to cut down the list as much as I can. Will this finally be the year I play through a Total War game? Will I finally finish up all those little adventure games I've bought through the years (Kaptain Brawe, I'm glaring in your general bland direction)? Time will tell. I'm not going to be totally pissed about screwing this one up, particularly if I find more great indie adventure games this year. But I really wouldn't mind finally pulling the trigger on the numerous games I've had sitting in my library for years. We'll see.

Don't Buy a PS4 or Xbox OneThis seems a little odd, but I have other purchases I need to prioritize this year. First up is buying a big comfy recliner. I've been using the same computer chair for my console gaming for years now, and it's seriously starting to hurt. I've gotta buy something a bit more padded and made for longer sessions. This will probably happen in February or March, depending on how much I can scrimp and save in the next two months.

Second up is a new TV. My parents generously offered to buy me a new one this last year and I didn't take them up on it. I'm kicking myself for that now, but I had the best of intentions in declining it. Guilt is a motherfucker. Anyways, Ihis one will happen come next Black Friday, unless I find a spectacular deal before then.

Finish Off My Console To Be Played List... AgainOne of the biggest surprises for me this year was finishing off my on-disc to-be-played list. Sure, I had a couple of packaged games in Twilight Princess and Xenoblade, but I have/had no intention of playing those. For a brief, shining moment somewhere between Xillia and GTAV, I managed to not have any on-disc games that I hadn't played. It was a really good feeling.

Now, Black Friday and a couple of busy weeks turned that on its ear. I'd like to whittle the list down to nothing again, as well as start playing out all the countless PS1 RPGs I've bought on PSN. I'm probably not going to be able to finish all my digital console purchases, but I'd like to make a big of a dent as I can.

I'd also like to see a few games to (further) completion, including playing the other half of Tales of Xillia, more Disgaea D2, possibly finishing off Rainbow Moon, and seeing if I can't finally get through the end of Joe Danger. I'm also planning to revisit some PS2 classic RPGs in order to do some reviews (I've decided that the RPG Retrospective is better suited as reviews rather than a blog feature).

And finally...

Blog and Review GamesI seriously dropped off in terms of writing here on Gee Bee, and I'd like to do better in 2014. I'd like to do more opinions and themes in blogs and leave the thoughts on games to actual reviews. We'll see how that goes. I'd also like to start up some kind of a new series, but I'm not sure as to what quite yet.

And that's it for this one, folks. Have a great New Year. Thank you all for reading and your continual support. In the aforementioned blog Mento wrote, he included a list of terrific bloggers and content providers here on the site. If you haven't subscribed to those users already, please do. There's a great amount of content being provided here by the community.

Finally, let's play out this fucking horrible year in style.