Managing a Growing Backlog & Gaming Site as a New Father.... Spoiler, It's Nigh Impossible
- Tristan Biggs
- May 15, 2017
- 2 min read
PSN and spring sales in general are trying to break me.
I have too many games at too good prices to ignore. It has created quite the conundrum for me. The typical way I have always played games has been to play as many as I can at a time. I play a game, and then something else will pop up in a different genre and I jump into that for a while. Never used to create a problem, as I could play during the day, or set aside some time while my wife was out or doing something else, and still be able to devote a good three hours or so at night when she went to bed to play some more. Being an insomniac has its perks. I was always able to catch up at some point and defeat my backlog!
Now, I have two to three hours tops at night to play, depending on how long it takes to get my 8 month old daughter to sleep. Once the family is tucked away, I play my games, chipping away at the backlog. This time also now is where I primarily do any writing for the site. Most posts are short and to the point, as I want to get back into gaming as soon as possible. I can't write much at work, and when I do, it's on my phone or offline and needs to be tinkered w/posted later that night.
The point is, all these nostalgic releases and deals lately have not helped. Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection, Ratchet & Clank, Assassin's Creed (Unity/Black Flag/Syndicate), Kingdom Hearts HD Remix Collections, PS2 remasters.... I am only naming a few games, but I couldn't resist grabbing them all, and new games that were on sale.
The point is, the growing backlog and my absolute all encompassing love for all things gaming has made it difficult to keep this pet project going and be an adult. I will keep going at it, but posts will be sporadic at best. I can't bring myself to put out a crappy site, and also destroy one of my most enjoyable hobbies just for the sake of keeping up or creating hits.
Enough of me being a Debbie Downer though. Please enjoy the videos attached to this post, and feel free to check out the ones I haven't written about here on my youtube page;
and my Twitch channel;
https://www.twitch.tv/ninjahguru
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