YOLG minus 1 day

Only one more day until YOLG 2017 begins!  I've bought a few additional games during the Black Friday sales, trying to predict any that I'd want during the year.

For example, The Jackbox Party Box 3 was on sale for £13. The first collection is a family favourite, especially at Christmas, so when I saw this reduced it was an instant purchase!

I realised the other day, that my initial Dirty 30 was pretty impossible to complete - not only did I have all three of the Mass Effect games, but also The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age Inquisition!  With my new job requiring me to commute to London everyday, there was no way I was going to be able to complete the 30 in one year.  So I did some shuffling.

What I'm left with is still going to be a challenge, there's no doubt about that, but it should be achieveable, especially as there's nothing new to distract me!

My Dirty 30

So this is my list of shame that I'm aiming to complete within the 2017 YOLG.

All games are on the XBOX platform, feel free to send me a Friend Request, my gamertag is Ph1ltheee

Some are pretty old, and to be honest I probably wouldn't be touching them if it wasn't for this challenge - but that's the whole point!

1. Assassins Creed: Black Flag (ACTIVE)
2. Assassins Creed Chronicles: China (ACTIVE)
3. Assassins Creed: Unity
4. Battlefield Hardline (ACTIVE)
5. Dead Space
6. DOOM (ACTIVE)
7. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (ACTIVE)
8. Far Cry: Primal
9. Forza Horizon 3 (ACTIVE)
10. Gears of War: Judgement
11. GTA V
12. Guitar Hero Live (ACTIVE)
13. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (ACTIVE)
14. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
15. Mass Effect 1
16. Metro 2033 Redux (ACTIVE)
17. Metro Last Light Redux
18. Monkey Island SE
19. Outlast
20. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (ACTIVE)
21. Saints Row 4
22. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
23. Styx: Master of Shadows
24. Thief
25. Undead Nightmare (ACTIVE)
26. Unravel (ACTIVE)
27. The Walking Dead Season 2
28. The Witcher 3
29. The Wolf Among Us
30. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

 

Once I've completed this list I've still got a fair few games to complete, including:

1. Dragon Age Inquisition (ACTIVE)
2. Super Dungeon Bros (ACTIVE)
3. I am Alive
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Mass Effect 3
6. Games with GOLD for 2017

What is 'The Year of Living Gamegerously'?

Recently, the nicest man on the internet, Robin Tate, realised that he had an embarrassing problem and needed to share it with us all. It was, in fact, a problem and condition that affects many of us.

No, not that problem, you dirty so and so!

Robin, like myself and many others, is a gaming magpie. Some shiny and new video game comes along and all memories of past purchases disappear.

This leaves us with the dreaded 'pile of shame'. A pile which is becoming bigger and bigger, due to the immediacy of digital purchases. And the sad thing is, not only is it a waste of money, but often we're missing out on some really great games.

Then Robin shared this challenge:

Is that pile of shame getting you down?

Are you pressing the buy button just because you can?

Not finishing what you’ve bought before moving onto the next?

If this is you then it’s time you were Living Gamegerously.

Join up. Become part of YOLG. Your game collection NEEDS YOU! 1st Dec 2016 – 1 Dec 2017

Don’t collect, complete.

List your dirty 30.

Budget and budgnot.

30 all done?

Time for new fun.


I've accepted the challenge!

From 1st Dec 2016 to 1st Dec 2017 I have set myself a limited budget of £100 for any game purchases - this is to cover not only the hotly anticipated Read Dead Redemption 2, but also any other surprises.

I also have a list of 30 games that I already own to challenge myself to complete in this year, my Dirty 30!

If I complete my list of 30 games then I'll be moving onto my 'additionals' - purchasing games will not take place again outside of my budget until Black Friday weekend 2017!

I will be updating this blog regularly on my progress and the games I am playing.

Also I'm thinking of starting to stream some of my gaming over Twitch - links will be supplied!