My New Backlog System

It seems like I always try to start the year strong with writing on my blog, but I always slow down and stop half-way through the year.

That may happen again this year... But I'm going to try to at least post every 2 weeks...

My biggest "gaming goal" for this year, however, is to get a better system for playing through my backlog. This system isn't directly supposed to lead to me playing more games per day/week. However, I think it could have that effect.

Really, the goal is just to focus my time on completing as many games on my backlog as possible and stay excited about playing more games.

Often, I get in the middle of long games and get overwhelmed. I stop playing those games, as it starts to feel like I'm buried under the length, and I don't want to start new games. However, if I play and complete smaller games, I will get through more games, finish more of my backlog, stay motivated, and stay excited about the new games and experiences coming up!

So, I'm going to tweak this system as much as is needed, but I have some starting "rules" I'm going to try:

1. I can't have more than 10 games on my "To Play" list at any given time.
2. Only one of those games can be over 20 hours long (to complete - based off HLTB)
3. One other game can be over 8 hours long.
4. The other eight games must be approximately 8 hours or less to complete.
5. I cannot start a new list until all the games have been completed, except for the game over 20 hours. However, I can't add a new game over 20 hours until the one I'm playing has been completed.

Again, this may be tweaked. I may lower the number of games to five, for example, if I feel like it's taking me too long to get through an entire list. I want to be flexible while starting with some solid guidance.

And here is my first list:

Fakey's 1st 2016 "To Play" List

	1. 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 DoorsI've already gotten one ending, so I'm just trying to get the rest now.
	2. The Beginner's Guide
	3. Contradiction: Spot The Liar!I'll be playing this one with the wife.
	4. Cradle
	5. Life Is StrangeI only have episode 5 left.
	6. Light
	7. Lumino CityI've been excited about this one since my wife and I played Lume several years ago, but I just never prioritized playing this game until now.
	8. Thomas Was AloneI'm excited to be playing this on my new Vita. :)
	9. Westerado: Double Barreled
	10. The Witcher 3: Wild HuntI love this game, but I just got sidetracked. So I want to get back to it, complete it, and then I'll probably put it down before going back to the DLC.

Wish me luck! ;)