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[kodt]

The idea for this thread started in another thread Here. For many of us who purchased far too many Steam games during the Steam Holiday sale and other sales, it is difficult to decide which game to play next. To solve this we are just going to play them alphabetically.

I have over 100 games in my backlog, many left over from 2009's Holiday sale. Since many were part of publisher packs I would likely never get to them unless I follow this system.

FAQ

Q. What is this thread?
A. A place to track your progress through your Steam backlog. Preferably alphabetically.

Q. What if a sequel to a game comes first alphabetically?
A. Don't be a moron, play the series in order.

Q. What about my console backlog?
A. This is a Steam backlog thread.

Q. How should I track my progress?
A. Make a post with your backlog list, as you complete games, make a new post about the game you finished. Preferably with screenshots and a short review. Then you can edit your list and strike out the titles. You can also add links to the posts you make after you finish a game next to the game title.

Q. What about Multiplayer games, City/Nation building games, and Puzzle games?
A. If the game does not have a traditional single player campaign it is hard to know when you "finished" the game. In these cases just play the game until you are satisfied you have experienced what is has to offer.

Q. What if the game just sucks really bad?
A. You can try to force yourself through it. But if you gave it an honest try and you are not enjoying yourself, just quit early and give your reasons. If you purchased publisher packs, you probably have a few games you are not interested in. Give them a try, you may be surprised.

Q. What about a games in progress?
A. That is up to you, you can wait until you hit that game in the list. Or you can just finish it now, or play multiple games concurrently. Also you can bold these titles to set them apart.

 

[kodt]

My Full Steam Backlog:
Bold games are in progress
Strike-through are completed.

1701 AD Gold Edition Post
Alan Wake
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Aliens vs Predator Post
Alpha Prime Post
Alpha Protocol Post
Amnesia: The Dark Descent Post
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Aquaria
ARMA 2
ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead
Armed and Dangerous
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed II
Audiosurf
Avadon: The Black Fortress
Avencast
Bastion
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City™
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam
Battlestations: Midway
Battlestations: Pacific
BioShock
BioShock 2
Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Borderlands
Braid
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Burn Zombie Burn
Call of Duty 4: Modern
Call of Duty: Black Ops Post
Cave Story+
Chains
Chrome
Chrome: Specforce
Clive Barker's Jericho
Cogs
Commander Keen Complete Pack
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Conflict: Denied Ops
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta
Counter-Strike: Source
Crash Time II
Cryostasis
Darksiders
Darwinia
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat: Source
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Deathmatch Classic
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
Death Track: Resurrection
DEFCON
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
Deus Ex: Invisible War
DiRT
DiRT 2
DiRT 3
Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga
DOOM 3
DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil
DOOM II: Hell on Earth
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
Dreamkiller
EDGE
Europa Universalis III
Evil Genius
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point
F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate
Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition
Fallout: New Vegas
Far Cry 2
Final DOOM
Flight Control HD
Flora's Fruit Farm
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Frozen Synapse
FUEL
Full Spectrum Warrior
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Gish
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto 2
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto IV
Greed: Black Border
GRID
Guild Wars
Guild Wars: Trilogy
Gumboy: Crazy Adventures
Gumboy Crazy Features
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Source
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
HeXen: Beyond Heretic
HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
HeXen II
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Blood Money
Hitman: Codename 47
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Indigo Prophecy
Infernal
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
Just Cause
Just Cause 2
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Killing Floor
Killing Floor Mod: Defence Alliance 2
L.A. Noire
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Larva Mortus
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Lone Survivor
Lugaru HD
Machinarium
Mafia
Mafia II
Magicka
Magicka: Wizard's Survival Kit
Manhunt
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Master Levels for DOOM II
Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Men of War
Metro 2033
Midnight Club II
Mini Ninjas
Mirror's Edge
Monkey Island 2: Special Edition
Moonbase Alpha
Mount & Blade
Multiwinia
NBA 2K12
NecroVisioN
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed: SHIFT
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Obulis
Overlord
Overlord: Raising Hell
Overlord II
Pacific Storm
Pacific Storm: Allies
Penguins Arena: Sedna's World
Penumbra: Black Plague
Penumbra: Overture
Penumbra: Requiem
Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year
Portal
Portal 2
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Project: Snowblind
Psychonauts
Quake
Quake II
Quake II: Ground Zero
Quake II: The Reckoning
Quake III: Team Arena
Quake III Arena
Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
Quantum Conundrum
Red Faction
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Red Faction II
Resident Evil 5
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Ricochet
RIP
RIP 2: Strike Back
RIP 3: The Last Hero
Risen
Rogue Trooper
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Saints Row 2
Samorost 2
Sequence
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds: Survivor
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific
Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions
Silent Hunter III
SiN
SiN Episodes: Emergence
Singularity
Snuggle Truck
SpaceChem
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Star Wars - Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars - Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Super Meat Boy
Swords and Soldiers HD
Tank Universal
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress Classic
The Baconing
The Ball
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
The Path
The Path - Prologue
The Scourge Project: Episode 1 and 2
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
The Ultimate DOOM
The Void
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Titan Quest
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
ToCA Race Driver 3
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Desert Siege
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Top Spin 2
Torchlight
Trine
Two Worlds II
Unreal Tournament 3: Black Edition
Uplink
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vigil: Blood Bitterness
VVVVVV
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Gold Edition
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault
Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II
Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II - Chaos Rising™
Wild Metal Country
Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny
World of Goo
XIII Century
Zen Bound® 2
Zeno Clash
Zombie Driver

 

[hamchan]

Interesting idea! Let's think of all the awesome games that are near the bottom of the alphabet! I'd participate but I'm feeling kinda lazy. Just want to play BC2, CoD, CS or TF2 all day -_-

The Witcher I still have to beat.

 

[SolsticeZero]

I shall update this here post with my info when I go home for lunch. I am intrigued in participating in this project.

AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
Aliens vs. Predator
Alpha Protocol
Altitude
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Aquaria
Assassin's Creed
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Beyond Good and Evil
BIT.TRIP BEAT
Bob Came in Pieces
Borderlands
Braid
Caster
Clive Barker's Jericho
Cogs
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Deus Ex
The Dig
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
DogFighter
DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil
Eufloria
Everyday Shooter
Fallout: New Vegas
Far Cry
Far Cry 2
Flotilla
Fortix
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich
Gish
Gothic II
Gothic 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Gratuitous Space Battles
GridRunner Revolution
Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
Guns of Icarus
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Opposing Force
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Iron Grip: Warlord
Jade Empire: Special Edition
King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame
King's Bounty: The Legend
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lugaru HD
Machinarium
Mass Effect
Max and the Magic Marker
Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Medieval II: Total War
Men of War
Mirror's Edge
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade: Warband
Osmos
Overlord
Overlord II
Overlord: Raising Hell
Penumbra: Black Plague
Penumbra: Overture
Penumbra: Requiem
Plain Sight
Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year
Poker Night at the Inventory
The Polynomial
Psychonauts
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Red Orchestra
Risen
Riven
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Saints Row 2
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Shattered Union
Space Giraffe
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Super Laser Racer
Super Meat Boy
Supreme Commander 2
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
Torchlight
Tropico 3 - Special Edition
VVVVV
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
World of Goo
Zeno Clash
Zombie Driver

Fuck me....

 

[Cru Jones]

So it is just a copy of the other thread, but exclusive to Steam only games? Seems redundant.

 

[kodt]

So it is just a copy of the other thread, but exclusive to Steam only games? Seems redundant.

The other thread has a banned OP and several peopled mentioned wanting a new thread for this.

 

[Baha]

My Full Steam Backlog:

Alpha Protocol
Amnesia
And Yet It Moves
Aquaria
Armed & Dangerous
Assassin's Creed
The Ball
Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Ben There, Dan That
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Commandos 2
Commandos 3
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Cryostasis
Dark Messiah Might & Magic
Dead Rising 2
Defense Grid The Awakening
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Eufloria
Evil Genius
Far Cry
Flatout: Ultimate Carnage
Gish
GTA: San Andreas
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
HeXen 2
HeXen: Beyond Heretic
HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Blood Money
Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
Jolly Rover
Just Cause 2
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
King's Bounty: The Legend
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Lugaru HD
Madballs in...Babo: Invasion
Magicka
Mass Effect
The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
Mount & Blade: Warband
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssee
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Overlord: Raising Hell
Overlord 2
Painkiller: Black Edition
Prey
Recettear
STALKER: Shadow Of Chernobyl
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
Sherlock Holmes: The Secret of the Silver Earring
Sniper Elite
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars: KOTOR
Tales of Monkey Island eps 1-5
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Tom Clancy's GRAW
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tomb Raider: Legend
Torchlight
Trine
Unreal: Gold
Unreal 2
UT 2k4
UT 3
UT GOTY
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
VVVVVV
Dawn of War 2
Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising
Dawn of War Gold
Dawn of War Winter Assault
Dawn of War Dark Crusade
The Witcher
X-COM: all of them
Zen Bound 2

I have bolded the games I currently have installed and am attempting to complete. Hopefully I can finish a couple of them before the end of the month.

 

[K.Jack]

I'm only posting the games I'm currently targeting for completion. Posting my full list makes zero sense, as I'm 145 games deep, and have no intention to attempt beating all of them.

Thus:

Alpha Protocol
Batman: AA
Crysis
Crysis: Warhead
Dead Space
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Awakening
Fallout 3
Front Mission Evolved
The Last Remnant
Recettear
Risen
The Witcher: EE

The bolded = I'm at least halfway through them.

I recently finished DA:O, and it felt good to complete something. I tried to start Awakenings immediately, but I was totally burnt out on Dragon Age.

My next targets are Dead Space -> Alpha Protocol -> Awakenings.

Currently have 2 chapters left in Dead Space, and am at least 50% of the way through A.P.

After that, I'll change the pace with a WRPG like The Witcher or Risen.

My goal in 2011 is to buy no more than 5 retail games, as I take chunks out of my Steam backlog.

 

[CecilRousso]

Well good luck to you, but I think that you´re doing it wrong if you actually try to complete each game you buy on Steam.

I myself have games like Company of Heroes and Arma2 which I have bought for skirmish games, not for the campaigns. I also have games like Deus Ex and Thief: Deadly Shadows categorized as "Why not", which are games I have bought because of the price and their status, not because I actually have an interest right now to play them until the end credits roll.

I wouldn´t exactly let games like those keep me from playing more interesting games.

 

[kodt]

Well I just finished Call of Duty: Black Ops, which was a game I already had in progress so I just decided to finish it out of order.

Not a bad game, but certainly not as good as Modern Warfare 2. It suffers from the same issues as the other Call of Duty games, too many scripted sequences and shooting galleries.

There is a mission where you infiltrate an island, and you must use stealth to avoid detection. Except the mission requires no thinking at all, you just follow an NPC and knife kill the guys it marks for you at scripted locations, there is only one path to follow. This could have been a great mission where you make your own way through the island and use stealth and your own decision making skills to proceed.

You feel like they are holding your hand too often, like in the helicopter sequences you can't control vertical motion, so you just blindly go forward it it automatically raises and lowers you where appropriate, this ruins immersion and also just feels cheap.

Difficulty in this game just comes from throwing tons of bad guys at you with better aim, there is almost no enjoyment in fighting 20 guys in a room vs 12. The challenge should come from situations where real strategy will prevail instead of just hiding in cover and memorizing where you need to snipe someone.

Anyway, I enjoyed it, but if the Call of Duty series wants to evolve, they are going to have to add some more open and free-form levels. You can keep some cinematic scripted sequences, but give the player some choice.

I forgot to take many shots during this play-through but here are a few screens:

[click for 1080p]

 

[Gully State]

Great idea...combining backlog with screenshots...I'll be sure to participate.

 

[K.Jack]

Alpha Protocol
Batman: AA
Crysis
Crysis: Warhead
Dead Space
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Awakening
Fallout 3
Front Mission Evolved
The Last Remnant
Recettear
Risen
The Witcher: EE

Just knocked off Dead Space. With that and DA:O, I've already finished as many games as I did, for the whole of 2010.

Next up: Alpha Protocol

This thread is motivation. Thanks.

 

[Gully State]

My Steam Backlog (Games with a singleplayer campaign that I haven't finished)

And Yet It Moves
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Borderlands- Finished Playthrough 1 but not playthrough 2 nor the DLC
Crysis
Crysis- Warhead
Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition
Fallout: New Vegas
GTAIV- The Lost and the Damned
GTAIV- Ballad of Gay Tony
Half Life 2
Half Life 2 Episode I
Half Life 2 Episode II
Mirror's Edge
Psychonauts
Puzzle Agent
Recettear
Secret of Monkey Island
KOTOR
Titan Quest Gold
Warhammer Dawn of War 2- Chaos Rising
Witcher

Lost and the Damned
I loved the alternate perspective on the events of GTAIV but I suppose a lot of it was lost on me since I beat GTAIV two years ago. None of the characters were likeable especially Johnny Klebitz. I'm glad Rockstar rectified that with RDR.

Warhammer Dawn of War 2- Chaos Rising

I just beat this a couple of hours ago in anticipation of Retribution. The singleplayer campaign was much much better than Dawn of War 2. While the plot is paper thin and on its own uninteresting, it harmonizes together with the gameplay mechanics in a way that few games do. Without giving away spoilers, the Corruption/Retribution mechanics which governs the type of weapons you choose and can use/squad abilities/who to bring to the missions, and objective conditions play a huge role in what ultimately happens to your Blood Raven squad.

But ultimately is it better than SCII's campaign? Plotwise they're both very hollow but I personally think that Chaos Rising takes the cake simply because of this interconnection b/t the story and the gameplay. Ultimately, The choices you had to make in CR were far more compelling than the tacked on upgrade grind from SC2.

 

[graywolf323]

it might take me a few hours to type up my backlog >_<

 

[kodt]

So I think I am done with Aliens vs Predator. No I did not beat it, but really I am not having fun with this game at all. I think I paid $5 for it on Steam so I don't feel bad really.

I didn't expect the story or characters to be compelling, and they aren't, so no surprise there. The visuals are nice but the gameplay just isn't that interesting. On the Marine missions I hoped for some intense battles in an atmospheric and tense setting. But there was almost no tension most of the time, there are several sections where you are just running from checkpoint A to checkpoint B, then aliens come out at predicable moments such right after you hit a switch somewhere.

The Alien gameplay was a little better, some of the controls are wonky but it didn't take too much getting used to. Sneaking up on guys is fun and the intro for the Alien campaign was actually pretty cool. Uninteresting missions are soon to follow though.

Predators are fun to play, I mean they are bad-asses, but I didn't feel like the levels really took advantage of this. More linear paths. Turok on N64 had more open and convincing jungles.

The MP is fun but not good enough to hold my attention for long. You actually feel tension though b/c human controlled Aliens are more skilled. It does feel pretty balanced and the level design is better than single player.

I'm crossing this game off this list despite not completing the campaign. It has some good points but just does not seem worth the time.

Screenshots: [click for 1080p]

 

[kodt]

I just finished Alpha Prime.

This is a pretty standard FPS, but I had a lot of fun with it. It plays like an old school FPS, no regenerating health, lots of weapons, no auto-saves, no cover system, oh yeah and it has bullet-time. It was nice playing a game like this, it was challenging and you had to keep an eye on your health going into battles which isn't something you need to think about in modern games. You are rewarded for searching bins and lockers to get more ammo.

The story is pretty bland, some evil mining corporation wants a rare mineral and especially this artifact called the Heart. They kill people on a planet to get at it, you go there to rescue a friend blah blah... Some of the dialogue is pretty bad, but there are some amusing characters such as Paolo Bellini. The story at least makes sense, is simple to follow, and provides the reason as to why you are there.

The enemies are a bit challenging, they all seem to have super vision and the ability to snipe with any weapon from long range. You will take damage fast if you aren't careful. The game starts to drag around level 6-7 because you are sick of corridor shooting galleries. Level 8 opens up with an outdoor level and a drivable vehicle with horrible controls. The game ends with a boss battle, which is a basic do damage then activate switches to kill boss battle.

The graphics look nice, the engine feels smooth and has a Doom 3 vibe to it.

Images: [click for 1080p]



You can play basketball!


Bullet-time




Outdoors

 

[racooon]

Why is STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl not on the list? Do you have it on CD instead?

 

[toastyToast]

Good God, just worked out my backlog.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent
And Yet It Moves
Aquaria
BioShock
Borderlands
Braid
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Civilization IV®: Warlords
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
DiRT 2
Crysis Warhead
Darksiders
Dead Space
Devil May Cry 4
Gish
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Jolly Rover
Just Cause 2
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lugaru HD
Machinarium
Mirror's Edge
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
Penumbra Overture
Psychonauts
Puzzle Agent
Puzzle Quest 2
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Super Meat Boy
The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition
The Void
Toki Tori
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Torchlight
Trine
VVVVVV
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War® 2 Chaos Rising
Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II
World of Goo

46/69. I think I'll get through them alphabetically once I finish off the ones I've made a lot of progress on. Dead Space is almost done along with Super Meat Boy.

I'm shocked looking at that because I have no console backlog to speak of. Damn you, Steam.

 

[kodt]

Why is STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl not on the list? Do you have it on CD instead?

I already finished that game

This is just my backlog, not my full Steam catalog.

I might actually put a few CD games I have in here such as The Witcher, but mostly this is about getting through my Steam list.

 

[racooon]

Tbh I'd recommend skipping Clear sky if you don't have fun with it. I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as SoC.
My laptop isn't good enough to run Call of Pripyat though, so go nuts with that by all means.

 

[kodt]

So I know I took a huge break from this thread. First of all after the Skyrim info landed I got back into Oblivion (modded of course) and that threw me off. Then I played Portal 2 and it took a while to get back into the groove. The latest Steam sale added a few games to my backlog as well.

Anyway, I did play a good amount of Alpha Protocol. The game is good, but it wasn't able to hold my interest. I played all of the Middle East and Taipei missions.

The Good:

- Stealth is fun
- RPG elements
- Upgrades affect game play noticeably
- Open mission design
- Buying upgrades

The Bad:

- Story wasn't engaging
- Level/mission design was a little bland
- Could be too easy at times if you set off alarms and just decided to go guns blazing

The setting was cool, a stealth/espionage RPG. You don't get too many of those, that is probably the games biggest selling point. The RPG elements are done well, the open mission structure is cool. You feel like you have control of shaping your character. However, these elements don't mean anything if the game isn't fun. The game is fun, just not that fun. I enjoyed what I played, but it was starting to get dull. I almost felt like my motivation to play a mission was just to improve my stats. The missions themselves should be captivating enough to warrant playing them.

I may finish it at some point, but it is low on the priority list. Maybe if I get bored and have nothing to play. (Doesn't seem likely)

I forgot to take many screenshots, only have one:

 

[kodt]

I just finished Amnesia: The Dark Descent

I was a fan of the Penumbra series (even though I haven't finished a game in the series) so I was really excited for this one. So this is probably the scariest game I have ever played. The fact that you cannot defeat enemies is a big factor, you are forced to run, hide, or barricade yourself. This makes any time you encounter an enemy a very tense moment.

The game does a wonderful job with atmosphere and environment. The sound plays a huge factor. The puzzles are smart, but not frustratingly hard. There were only a few parts that really stumped me and it was usually because I missed something obvious. The story is pretty good as well and kept me interested. The story adds to the mood and gameplay and reading journal logs is important to solving puzzles.

The game only took me a little over 6 hours, but I'm not sure a scary game could be too compelling if it was too long. My heart can only take so much. I highly recommend this game if you are interested in puzzles/adventure/survival horror.

Didn't remember to take screenshots for most of my play-through, but here are two:

 

[kodt]

Post Steam sale thread revive!

Hmm I might start this back up. I have to update my backlog list of course, I think I have added another 20 games

Just finished VVVVVV though.

 

[Benedict]

How do you make your list?
My collection is too big for me to manually type it in...

 

[sorijealut]

Qang, also, where do we find time to play all the backlog?

A: ...

 

[JaseC]

Is there any easy way to copy+paste one's Steam game list?

Edit: Beaten.

 

[kodt]

Is there any easy way to copy+paste one's Steam game list?

Edit: Beaten.

How do you make your list?
My collection is too big for me to manually type it in...

Well there isn't a really easy way. I went to my Steam Profile page, had it list All Games, then I used Chrome tools to edit the HTML and hide everything except the game titles, then I used a find and replace to remote extra spaces... took a bit but faster than typing in all the games manually.

edit: updated my list..

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Aquaria
Back to the Future Part IV: Double Visions
Back to the Future Part V: OUTATIME
Bioshock
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3-Uprising
The Dig
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode 1
Half-Life 2: Episode 2
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
Hexen II
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Loom
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition
Portal
Portal 2
Shatter
Star Wars: Jedi Knight
Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Test Drive Unlimited 2
The Ultimate Doom
Waveform
Ys Origins
Ys: The Oath in Felghana

 

[Sora_N]

Bastion
Battlefield BC2
Bit.Trip Runner
Botanicula
Bunch of Heroes
Cave Story+
Fallout 3 GOTY
Gratuitous Space Battles
Half-Life 2 + Ep1 + Ep2 + Lost Coast
Jamestown
Just Cause 2
Limbo
Magicka
Max Payne
Max Payne 2
NightSky
Pirates, Vikings, & Knights II
Portal
Portal 2
Sequence
Shank
Super Meat Boy
The Last Remnant
The Longest Journey
Ys Oath of Felghana

I didn't realize I have so many games, I'll never finish it all, and then I'll buy more. Lol.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Done with Shatter. I love Breakout, and Arkanoid only improved upon it. Shatter is an awesome Arkanoid clone with beautiful backgrounds and an awesome soundtrack.

 

[JaseC]

Well there isn't a really easy way. I went to my Steam Profile page, had it list All Games, then I used Chrome tools to edit the HTML and hide everything except the game titles, then I used a find and replace to remote extra spaces... took a bit but faster than typing in all the games manually.

edit: updated my list..

Good idea. Cheers. I'll post mine later, if I don't forget.