Torn's Games: April 2018

End-of-week Report

Next week is the week when I get my shit back together. With the start of May, I have Monday off, in addition to my usual free days of Friday and Tuesday (homework notwithstanding). This leaves me with 5 nice consecutive days of not having to go to school. This means time. And time is just what I asked for. In relation to this blog, the first priority is finishing up the Hall of Games page, then I can play some new ones.

Another weekly report, still continuing its record consecutive growth, reaching a quarter thousand games. I fear.

Games in backlog: 250 (+1)

of which VR: 17
of which Visual Novels: 43
of which Early Access: 58 (-1)

Games reviewed last week: 0

End-of-week Report

I'm so tired my skin is deforming or something. I don't know what's happening anymore. What happens when you have no free time in a week, and then you add in a 48 hour game jam? Well, I'm feeling it right now, and I wouldn't recommend it. So this is a hastily written post, because I really can't be bothered to do anything more. It was LD41 this weekend, and the local competition didn't even last 3 days unlike the global jam, but just 2 days, because they couldn't get rooms. Game's here if you want to play it. Not super proud of it or anything, and the only reason I participated this time around, is because I need the points for my university "participation in hackathons" course. I'm quite possibly sitting out the next one in summer, or maybe doing the compo instead.

But here's the weekly report, which is running for a record time without any new games. I'm mentally basically dead because I have no free time anymore, and I don't know how to escape this hell. Send help before I hurt myself from overworking.

Games in backlog: 249 (+9)

of which VR: 17
of which Visual Novels: 43 (+1)
of which Early Access: 59 (+1)

Games reviewed last week: 0

End-of-week Report

Have I told you my theory on procrastination yet? I think I have, actually, but let me go over it quickly once more.
I think procrastination stacks. Once you start, things start piling up. As they do, you feel less and less inclined to complete them. If you give in bit by bit then first it leads to stress as you get everything done at the last minute, then it furthers to not getting some things done at all. And all the while you never feel like you have time because there's so much to do.
A lot of people start to resist before it gets to the point of some things being left undone, so they linger forever in this stressful state of not having any time, and always having so much to do. I, too, feel like I'm slowly reaching that point due to a few days of procrastination, and now it's harder to push back. The opposite of this state also exists though, when everything is done, and you have all the time you could want. New chores get completed in one of those many pockets of free time, and cause no inconvenience at all, leaving you in this perpetual state until you get really, really lazy for some period of time. I should make an effort one of these days to get back to that state - it's nice there.

Anyways, onto the report. I missed last week due to my birthday celebrations, and I completely forgot about it after the weekend. Same old though, so it's hopefully no loss. Should really be setting up another "play X games" goal sometime, but getting my real life in order might be a better idea first.

Games in backlog: 240 (+8)

of which VR: 17
of which Visual Novels: 42
of which Early Access: 58 (+1)

Games reviewed last week: 0

End-of-week Report

I've been pouring more time than I expected (and more time than it may seem) into copying games over from my private list. Can't believe it's been a whole month and then a week since I decided that I'll be doing this, and I'm still not done with it.
It's a kind of dangerously tedious type of work, since I know I tend to blow quitting out of proportion. I've been having real difficulty in deciding the new categorization of games, what makes it in, what doesn't, and all that, often taking like an hour to decide on something really simple. I hate that perfectionist side of me, but I can't just half-ass it because "why do it in the first place then?" But yeah, it's "dangerous" because I'm afraid that if I can't figure this stuff out I'll give up so hard I might abandon the whole game reviewing side of my hobby. After all, playing's the fun part. If this turns from time-consuming to frustrating, it might not be worth it anymore. Here's to hoping that won't happen and I'll instead sort this stuff out in my head, and we'll all be happier in the end.

I've actually also learned quite a lot of how Blogger works in the process. Custom overall CSS is already in, meaning I have less (mostly none, now) style info to write into each post. This also synergizes really well with the Web Application course I'm taking right now. I've noticed how terrible and kind of antiquated this Blogger theme I'm using is, but I've also learned how to fix that. Basically, I feel like I could write an entire theme from scratch, making it look like whatever I wanted. The state of things is not bad enough yet, and it would of course be a huge time sink, so I'm not doing that, but I'm glad I have the opportunity. Maybe when I'm bored in the summer.

So, after a terribly long ramble written in the middle of the week since I needed to let off steam at the time, here is the week-end report.

Games in backlog: 232 (+2)

of which VR: 17
of which Visual Novels: 42
of which Early Access: 57

Games reviewed last week: 0

PS. Happy April Fools, or however you celebrate. =D It's coincidentally also basically my birthday, and the 300th post I write on this blog.