For many people the start of a New Year brings resolutions, revelations and ‘life improvements routines’ – which incidentally are usually forgotten by February – or in my case a list of things I still need to finish before I begin anything new.
As 2012 has been another great year for gaming, which is hardly up for dispute, I have found myself playing many different titles for a multitude of hours but have missed several very important things along the way. The below list has been complied to show the Video Games that I have either missed out on completely or need to get around to finishing before I can delve into the delights of 2013.
· I still haven’t ‘Cleared’ all the locations within Skyrim.
For those of you who remember - this was one of my ‘tasks’ at the end of last year too but I still haven’t got around to it. I’ve probably played 200 hours of Skyrim this year, which isn’t all that much when you think about the amount of content on offer, but I always seem to start a new character each time I drop back into Tamriel. I find myself time and again starting off a new campaign to run with a different style of play and get myself fully invested in the quests, suddenly a new game gets released, I drop Skyrim for a time and when I finally decide to go back I pick up a new character entirely and start back at square one.
· I didn’t get around to playing Assassins Creed 3
No matter how much I enjoyed Assassins Creed 2 and the Brotherhood instalment the fact that I loathed the ‘Tower Defence’ requirements of Revelations has completely destroyed, for me, the franchise I loved. Usually I’d have picked up the game on release day, played it for weeks and enjoyed every second of it; however this has definitely not been the case. I played a bit at Eurogamer in September and enjoyed the different direction the series was heading in but I still haven’t picked up the full package. All my close friends enjoy it and have recommended it as a ‘return to what Assassins Creed is all about’ but I just can’t put my hand in my pocket to buy it myself. I’d love to finish Desmond’s story but until there’s a significant price drop I just don’t want to spend £40.00 on this one in case I’m disappointed again.
· Maxing Out on Borderlands 2
Although I’ve plugged a lot of hours into this game I still haven’t reached the initial level cap; but believe me I’ve been trying. I’ve played so much now that I’ve almost lost the will to carry on. I’m on the True Vault Hunter Mode - see second playthrough – which is far tougher than before but I just can’t bring myself to keep completing fetch quests in an attempt to boost my rank. Yes this has been one of my games of the year but I just can’t get myself back in the mood for it.
· Getting an £85 Million Squad on Fifa 13’s Ultimate Team
Fifa 13 is by far the superior Football simulator on the market this year and has brought with it several more reasons to play for longer than ever before. I’ve always been a fan of Ultimate Team, and as a founding member, thought I’d plug in enough time pretty quickly to build a fantastic team. Unfortunately that hasn’t been the case and although I am also an EA Season Ticket holder I just can’t obtain enough players and staff to make my club anything special. Yes my team is pretty good, especially with Mata and Silva sitting in midfield behind Tevez and Torres but no matter how hard I try I just can boost my club value for the Achievement points. Any hints would be greatly appreciated?
· I haven’t upgraded to Pokémon Black/White 2
I’ve never really been a Pokefreak but I do enjoy short spouts at levelling up my creatures and taking on the world. This year I jumped back into the DS offerings and picked up the original Pokémon Black initially to play my girlfriends brother. I spent a good 20 hours or so maximising my potential with the aim of completing as much of the Pokedex as possible and after wandering Unova for so long I just don’t want to start over. Yes Black/White 2 are supposed to be fantastic games, they ooze the perfect Pokémon product, but I just can’t see myself moving over again. I have a level 100 Emboar and have no intention of letting him go.
· Moxxi just won’t put out
No matter how hard I try I just can’t get her to screw my Axton – I must have spent a fortune in that ‘Tip Box’!
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