New Year’s resolutions are a common way for people to instill a new start at the beginning of the new year. Whether it’s getting into a better workout regimen, drinking less (or more. We don’t judge), or setting out to complete a dream you’ve long had, flipping the calendar can provide a great opportunity. Goals of physical fitness and overall well being are noble resolutions, but this is PlayStation LifeStyle, which means we wanted to make things a little bit more gaming related.
As we cross into 2019, the PSLS staff has a number of gaming New Year’s resolutions. Some are simple goals, like trying to complete the insane backlogs that we’ve accrued, while others are deeper, like attempting to not let the insatiable need to finish or Platinum a game control us. Here’s what we’ll be striving for in the new year in terms of our gaming lives.
While that may be what we’re striving for over the next 365 days, only time will tell if we actually keep these resolutions. What gaming New Year’s resolutions are you setting for yourself this year? Are there games you’ll be trying to clear out of your backlog? Will you be trying out any new genres or games that you wouldn’t usually? Did you accomplish any goals last year that you set at the beginning of 2018? Take to the first PSLS comments section of 2019 to let us know.
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Now Loading - New Year's Resolutions January 2019
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Our Gaming New Year's Resolutions
Here's what we want to accomplish in gaming in the new year!
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Annette Polis
Aside from dwindling down my backlog, I'm hoping to play more indie and small developer gems. I already own quite a few quirky looking titles (both impulse purchases and Plus freebies) that I need to enjoy and I'd love to find more. My other big goal is to get back to a regular Twitch streaming schedule. Not sure why it is but I find that streaming helps me work on finishing up titles rather than letting them get stagnant in my backlog.
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Chandler Wood
In previous years, I would have made some absurd goal with getting some arbitrary number of Platinum trophies, but while I still love earning Trophies, my aspirations have evolved.
In 2019, my biggest goal is to play games for fun and enjoyment, never letting any games tether me that I'm not having fun with, and not feeling bad playing a lot of something that I am enjoying spending my time with.
I also want to take 2019 to focus on the games that I love. There are plenty of games that I may not like, but I don't want to waste my time or energy on hate.
I also want to play a lot more in VR, as I don't get much physical fitness. It's a great way to combine games and keeping healthy. Even if just a little bit, it's a whole lot more than I have been doing.
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Jenni Lada
As boring as this may sound, I don't have any gaming resolutions for 2019. I'm happy with the status quo.
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Keri Honea
I want to resolve to learn when to let games go. I have this bad habit of forcing my way through a game even when I hate it, just to say I've finished it. Yes, it has made me as miserable as it sounds. I'm ready to let go of that competitive spirit I have against myself.
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Lucas White
I actually do want to do some backlog catching up, even if it's only a little bit. Been thinking about keeping track of games I finish in 2019, to see if that might help encourage me to stick with a couple of projects without adding more to the stack.
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Zarmena Khan
I've hit a bit of a dry spell because a lot of what I wanted to play in recent years I've already managed to knock off my list. The remaining titles either don't have release dates/windows, and if they do, it's not before another couple of months at least. Even then, I'm only left with a few games on my radar. So I've decided to go all the way back to 2013, and go through all PS4 releases I may have overlooked. A lot of them are games that didn't review well but are up my alley. I'm going to start with Murdered: Soul Suspect, and go from there.
