Your method/motivation to finish your ever growing backlog games?

[Yuhiru]

Did you ever burn out playing certain game because it's boring/dragging or your favorite LI locked behind other routes that ending you to just on-hold it and starting new game instead? It happens to me (a lot) and it's frustrated me. As for me recently i set up the wallpaper of the backlog game as my phone screen wallpaper in order to remind me that i need to finish them rather than starting new title lol. Is there any way/method/motivation you did or planning to do to finish your backlog games?

 

[ufoufufu]

Omg aw the game as phone wallpaper thing is kinda cute. Do It For Them...

For me I tend to save my favorite for the last on purpose since it's what provides the motivation for me to go through the rest of the game asap! Games that end up on my backlog tend to be the ones I've already experienced the highs of so I usually want to avoid that

 

[Daisy Magnus229]

Definitely stop playing for a little bit and take a breath. Most of the time, I'm captivated by LIs whose routes are locked behind others or recommended to be played last. If I encounter this type, I use the skip button for the routes I'm not fond of (though that's really a rare case). But of course, not that much, just enough to understand the gist of the route.

For me, it's important to take it easy rather than growing to hate the otome game.

 

[SweetTranq]

I also like to save my favorite route for last.
Just to hear my favorite voice actor, I'll push through all the other routes — and finally meet that character at the end.

I also look up reviews and comments about the route I'm currently playing. It makes me even more excited for what's coming.

And fanart — that's the best part.

 

[SmallEagle]

I push through it until I finish the route I'm doing, and then I take a break, most of the times playing non otome games. I also look for community content to motivate myself, looking at pretty art always helps.

 

[burrito]

It really depends if you enjoy the game.. I don't have any problems with backlogs because I only install 1 or 2 games and won't download anything unless I finish or drop it. If however you don't have time to keep up just read/play 1 hr. per day

 

[bravelyflee]

I don't think of a backlog as games I have to finish. It's games I can play for fun. If it's not fun anymore I drop it.

Or if the LI I want to play is locked I just skip through until I get to him.

There are so many unavoidable parts of life that are not fun. Why force yourself to play something not fun when you finally have some free time? That's just my feelings on it.

 

[Natalieee62]

Typically if a game is really starting to bore me I'll just start a new title anyways and I'll try to play both at once ╮⁠(⁠╯⁠_⁠╰⁠)⁠╭ But most of the time that fails and I end up having one game abandoned for a while, but I do like to take a break and come back maybe a couple months later and give it another try. ^^

I also do have a list of unfinished games that helps me not forget about any unless I completely just decide to drop the game ^^