Hello, my name is Melanin Brooks, and I am a compulsive game buyer.
I know a lot of you in this room share in my pain. Your neck itches, and your wallet trembles in fear just walking past a Gamestop. Don't let it be a B2G1, it's a wrap for my checking account. You overestimate your strength by walking in, telling the clerk you're just browsing. Before you know it, you're walking out with a copy of "Wet" to join the rest of the video games you know good and damn well you're not going to finish. Play for a few hours, then it's pushed aside so you can prestige in Call of Duty.
Triple A quality titles get the jumpoff treatment just as quickly as the bargain bin cops. A game can be so overwhelming in scope that you get buried in side quests & mayhem. Sandbox type games are the biggest victims on my backlog. I haven't touched Red Dead Redemption in at least six months...and I'm not sure if I plan to. GTA IV was more fun when you fucked shit up, not taking your cousin out to the strip club. Roman Bellic is worse than a puppy with separation anxiety. Having too much to do gives you a little less drive to progress through the story line. Same thing with RDR. You're galloping on your trusty steed down the dusty trails with a task in mind, revolver at your side Yosemite Sam swag at a million. Ready to pump some varmints full of.....
OH SHIT IS THAT A BEAR? *Pulls out rifle*
And two hours later, you've skinned more animals than you know what to do with. So much for finding out what happens.
Right now, I would say I have at least 20 plus games I need to complete (No I'm not going for trophies score whores) they include Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, Mirror's Edge & TWO Prince of Persia games.
Damn it, stop making games that are awesome & I won't keep adding them to my collection!
Or not.
