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Backlog Tackling

What would be the best way to deal with gaming nostalgia? I spend half the day reminiscing and wanting to play games from my past, ones that mean a lot to me or one that brings forward a certain memory or emotion, and the other half thinking I need to catch up on the games I haven’t played or the new stuff. I feel like it’s a constant battle between past and present. – Cody via Facebook

Here at Game Informer, we experience this as well. We all have our favorite games that we played on repeat growing up, and when the opportunity arises, we gleefully jump back in. However, we also need to stay up to date on the newest releases, not only for our jobs, but because we like keeping our fingers on the pulse of the industry. It’s a constant balancing act, and we’d be lying if we said we didn’t feel at least a little bit of guilt when we neglect something new for one of our old favorites.

But gaming is supposed to be fun and freeing, not full of guilt and other bad feelings. Play what you feel like playing. There’s plenty of value in trying something new – after all, you never know when that game you haven’t played could be your new favorite – but follow your heart and what you’re in the mood for. If you want to read one of our editors’ thoughts on his own struggle with this, check out “Joy Is Reason Enough” in Issue 370 with Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 on the cover.