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The Steam user is immunized against all criticism: one may call him a gambling addict, card idler, Artifact fan, logged in as invisible, it all runs off him like water off a raincoat. But ask about his backlog and you will be astonished at how he recoils, how injured he is, how he suddenly shrinks back: “I’ve been found out.”

>>718133021 (OP)
>Reusing a goebbels quote
Oy vey

>>718133021 (OP)
What does all that mean?

>>718133021 (OP)
Obvious bait aside, backlog is such a heated topic because having a backlog causes the person a lot of shame. It creates an obligation to finish vidya which causes them to stop being fun. Even the best game ever made becomes a chore when you only play it because you're obligated to and not because you want to.
A similar thing happens with gaming elitism. You have people saying that some game is required reading and people bounce off the game hard because they're playing it out of obligation and not because they want to.

Of those three I only played Terminator: Resistance. It was okay.

>>718133438
I feel like a lot of people missunderstand what a backlog is. A backlog is a list of games you want to play. Not a list of games you want to finish. I play games from my backlog if they're fun, interesting or have other aspects that keep me drawn to it. If the game doesn't manage that I just tag it "Dropped" and play something else.
Video games are suppose to be fun, and if they're not, why bother?

>>718133021 (OP)
What does any of this have to do with licenced games? That entire thread and that post don't make any sense.
Is OP an automated spambot?

>>718135280
OP is an anti-semite.

>>718135085
>Video games are suppose to be fun, and if they're not, why bother?
This is one the things that everyone agrees on in a vacuum just like how smoking and drinking are bad and yet many people do it regardless. The desire to complete the backlog is often strong enough for people to go though the chore of completing it despite not having any fun. Often you can't just reframe this problem and think of backlog differently because deep down we all know what it is no matter what coat of paint you put on it. The universal solution is to not have a backlog.
If it works for you good for you but some people are wired for completionism and you can only have fun if the backlog is empty (impossible goal) or just doesn't exist (healthy approach).
It's not even a vidya thing, people have been hoarding shit for centuries and being more concerned about hoarding and maintaining that shit instead of using or appreciating it in some way.

>>718135909
I agree, if the "beating" your backlog in itself becomes the goal you are not playing video games correctly. You are playing your backlog and that isn't (or doesn't sound like) a very fun game.
If you know you're a completion or if you have a tendency to become one over time then I 100% support your point: don't start a backlog.

That being said I think you underestimate the average person. Most people don't beat games they play. You can check Steam achievements (and probably on consoles too) and realize that what, about 20-30% of people actually get the "beat the game"-achievement?
I believe the very wast majority of video game enjoyers tend to drop games that are no longer fun, and only a very distinct minority clears backlogs (or 100%'s games for that matter) solely as a completionists burden.