Video game backlogs vary wildly from person to person. Some folks have massively long lists of games they want to play. Others might only have a few that they are dedicated to crossing off. But one thing I find true across all gaming backlogs is that there’s always one game that, for whatever reason, remains stuck on the list and seems unlikely to ever be finished.
So we at Kotaku, in honor of our ongoing Backlog Week, want to know what game or games are forever trapped in your backlog and why? Maybe its because you love it and can’t bear to watch credits roll, or maybe it has an excruciating difficulty spike or story twist that made you completely bounce off it.
Speaking personally, I have two games that remain permanently stuck on my backlog like tiny splinters unable to be removed. The first is a more recent-ish title: Cyberpunk 2077.
I’ve now tried on three separate occasions to start playing Cyberpunk 2077. And each time I get about two to three hours in and reach the moment when the game goes fully “open world,” I quickly fall off. There’s something about Cyberpunk 2077‘s city and world that just feels lifeless and dull. Walking around it doesn’t do much for me. Then I try to explore and find quests and I just get bored and stop. This annoys me a lot. There are people whose opinion I trust a lot who love Cyberpunk 2077. They adore it. They’ve played it more than once. And yet I can’t even get past the opening hours. Perhaps I’ll never cross this one off my list.
The other game in my backlog is an old one: Daggerfall. I’m a big fan of the Elder Scrolls games, but I started with Morrowind. Each time I’ve tried to play Daggerfall, even the great Unity port, I’m just unable to push through the ancient mechanics, menus, and design ideas. But again, I know people who love this game and find it super special. And as a big Elder Scrolls fan, I want to experience it. Sadly, that hasn’t happened yet, despite trying a few times in recent years.
Anyway, leave your backlog games that won’t leave in the comments below, and tell us why they’re stuck forever on your list.
