If you're like me, a gamer who generally doesn't complete most of the games he gets, there comes a time when you eventually realize two things that you hadn't before. Generally these two things happen in quick succession and almost always in a dry spell of good games coming out at the time.


Number One:

You figure out no matter how good or great the game may be.. you are in the back of your mind looking for that OTHER great game to get but since it's not there you are befuddled, puzzled even, because there is nothing now to distract you from completing the game you are now playing.

Number Two:

You realize you have a shitload of games that you haven't even begun to make a dent at. Games that you should of beaten a loooong time ago but the next great thing came around and you snatched it up and began it, instead of finishing what you started.


Sorry Travis, about leaving you hanging.

When those observations saturate into your brain you may even do what I just did recently..you do a physical count of the games you really should play again and finish. Yesterday I counted mine. I have THIRTY-SIX games that I had begun only to let slip by the wayside, like abandoned children left to fend for themselves. You know what's worse? My head is telling me I need more. Am I mad? Do I suffer from some affliction that makes me spend money on things only to not use or enjoy them to the fullest. If you were to make an analogy to illustrate how ludicrous this is, that's like getting an iron or a club for sixty bucks only to use it once on the golf course and immediately get another, only to keep doing that again and again.

It's not that the games I have yet to finish suck, at least I think they don't, remember I haven't finished them.. that might be a legitimate reason ( might because I have been known to play god awful games for entertainment purposes ). It's just I always do the same thing. Here's a few games from the thirty-six that I haven't committed to fully:

*Persona 3
*Mass Effect
*Oblivion ( specifically the Shivering Isles portion )
*Assassin's Creed
*Call of Duty 4
*Disgaea 2
*God of War 2
*Metal Gear Solid 3
*Metal Gear Solid 4
*Halo 3
*No More Heroes.
*Zach & Wiki
*Super Mario World
*Dragon Warrior VII
*Alien ( fucking ) Hominid
*Hot Shots Golf:Out of Bounds
*Zelda: Wind Waker

Seriously, I could keep going and going but I'll spare you a longer list. My point is that I am stuck in this cycle of procrastination that I have yet to break free from. Only in small pockets of clarity, initiated by a dry spell, do I try to tackle or beat a game shelved prematurely by me.

Is it just ADD on my part? I would chalk it up as such easily but when it comes to other real world tasks and hobbies..i.e. making model airplanes, books and movies, procrastination doesn't rear its' ugly head. At once bizarre and downright wasteful with money I can't put my finger on this.

Do any other Dtoiders here share this disease that's synonymous with procrastination & video games? Am I the only one that blows money on games and don't even give them the proper time before moving on to the next big game to begin anew this never ending cycle again?

I think I may need professional help.