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Too Many Games...Again

A little over a year ago I was complaining about there being too many games to play, but now it's about 10 times worse. I have stacks of unplayed games sitting here but no time to play them. Between playing games for work (which are usually long, involving RPGs) and trying to do everything else I want to in life (study, read, exercise, learn, socialize, etc.), I feel like I'm never going to get caught up. I've barely touched Gears of War or Twilight Princess, I haven't even popped in Okami or Final Fantasy XII yet, and I've -still- not played through Resident Evil 4 or Metal Gear Solid 3. Hell, I'm still only 20 hours into Dragon Quest VIII, and I'm the biggest DQ fan I know. :p I don't know why I buy so many games when I rarely ever get around to playing them; I could easily spend a year doing nothing but gaming every waking hour of every day and still not get through my whole backlog. Sad, isn't it?

I've already decided this year is going to be a year of many changes for me, and I guess one of them is going to have to be figuring out ways to A) spend less money on games, and B) do a better job of balancing my time with all the things I want to do.

In any case, Happy New Year everyone! What are you guys looking forward to playing this year? For me, I think the big ones are probably Dragon Quest IX, Lost Odyssey, Halo 3, Shirokishi Monogatari (if it makes 2007), Phantom Hourglass and Metal Gear Solid 4. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind. How about you?