written by owen on 2025-Jan-11.

So initially I have bought 21 games that I am interested in. All the games will be my first time playing them. I do research them before purchase to ensure that they are worth my time. I posted the list of games in the original I bought a xbox 360 article. I chose a mix of open world RPGs, shooters, and third person games in the mix. So far there is Forza 4 which is the only racing game. I picked up Rage because I was interested in seeing mega textures in action. I am interested in the 720p glory days so if the game is popular and relatively cheap I will try to get it.

How I am going to play all these games?

Back when I was younger I had lots of free time and no money so I could only play 1 or 2 games a year, If I got a game I would play it until I am sick of it, digging into every corner and every difficulty. Looking for every secret - trying to squeeze every drop of content I could. Now that I am older and I have 21 games but not enough free time so I am going to play them all on easy. There is no point in even playing on normal or going for achievements. This way I get to experience them quickly without wasting time.

Long role playing games like Skyrim I will play doing the main quests only. No point in doing side quests unless they seem interesting. Addictive games like GTA5 I will leave for last or play in bursts. Some games like Hitman:AB which are shorter but more content dense will be reserved for those times when I want more quality gameplay over quantity.

Keeping Focus

The plan is the start and complete games in order. AssCreed2+Forza4 will be the first 2. Then Hitman:Absolution. I will try to complete a game before I move on to the next because some of these games have very complicated controls which require practice to get right. And I fear if I jump around too much I will lose or forget the controls. Forza 4 is a game I can play in parallel with other games because the controls are simple and the game play loop is tight; pick a car, drive to the end of the track, collect points, done.

Bad games

If I pick up a bad game I will write a review and drop it instantly. There is no point in playing a game to completion if I do not enjoy the game loop. This is not a completion-ist adventure. Some of the games I chose might be a waste of time boosted by fanboy reviews but I will only know this once I pick up the game. I have played many games over the years and there is nothing I hate more than the feeling that a game is wasting my time. I do not play mobile games for this very reason.

Achievements

I am not going to be hunting for xbox achievements. There is no real point to them unless I really like a game and have free time to dick around - which I don't. As I mentioned before I will be playing the games on easy so I might miss some of the content and struggle that is handed out on higher difficulties. I have no FOMO because these are all old games and I have no deadline to meet.

One thing that is annoying is how the achievement pops up at key moments during the game play breaking immersion. Sometimes they overlap in game tasks and you cannot even get to read the text to identify what you achieved. Maybe this is just an xbox thing. I turned the notifications off right away.

Conclusion

This is pretty much the strategy I will take. Since the xbox360 games allow me to play offline I am in no rush to get through them. All these games might take me 5 years to complete. I even have another batch of games on the way to complete my small collection. Buying all these games at once is a move to secure myself against inflation, thermo-nuclear-apocalypse or red-ring of death. Which ever comes first.

The orange box

I did not buy the orange box because it was $40 but instead bought portal 2. I did not see the point in buying OB when I could buy 3 other games for the same price. Even if the OB is as good as they say it will only be one experience.

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