What's in your pile of shame?
Written by Jim Squires   
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 11:00

Yesterday Kevin was lamenting about the responsibilities of adulthood and how they can seriously fuck with your gaming. I wrote something not unlike this myself not too long ago. Kevin however, touched on something that I didn't: the pile of shame.

What's a pile of shame? It's embarrassingly simple (or simply embarrassing, depending on when you're standing). It's the collection of games you've accquired but have never touched. I got to thinking about this pile of shame thing and took a look around my collection. My list is actually shorter than I thought;

Mercenaries (Xbox)

Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)

Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS)

Choro-Q (PS2)

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (PS2)

The Getaway (PS2)

Loco Roco (PSP)

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)

Audiosurf (PC)

Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (PSP)

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (360)

Test Drive Unlimited (360)

Before you go calling BS on the lower portion of my list, let me clarify: the last three items I've played to death as rentals or sold my copy long ago. I've since purchased these and haven't touched the new copies yet. I'm glad the pile of shame doesn't include games I've played once and just haven't gotten back to yet -- if it did it would be a hell of a lot longer.

I'm sure you know what's coming next: tell me my children, what's in your pile of shame?

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avatar Kevin Alexander
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Mine is probably too long to list...I'll have to gather and take a picture or something.
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 11:03
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avatar Ryan Hewson
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I mean this with all due respect and love:
you are mentally retarded for not playing Patapon.
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 11:16
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avatar Jim Squires
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Hey dum dums -- look at the pic and then read my list. Do they look similar? No.

El stocko de photo.
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 11:45
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avatar Xerxes3rd
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Half-Life 2: (PC) [Touched, but haven't finished]
Assassin's Creed (360)
Sonic Rush (DS)
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 11:52
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avatar Katana
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Jade Empire (Xbox)
Psychonauts (Xbox)
Beatiful Katamati (360)
Bioshock (360)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent (360)
Neverwinter Nights (PC)
Dungeon Siege (PC)

As for games I've played one or twice but never finished, that list becomes pretty large indeed. There's plenty of games I put a good bit of time into but didn't actually complete, but I also have a good number that have been played only a little but are still in my collection.
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 12:28
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avatar Ryan Hewson
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Ah well then you are not mentally retarded, my apologies.
Now go play Uncharted again.
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 12:37
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avatar MC
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For the PS2:

Ratchet Deadlocked
Shadow of the Colossus
Burnout Dominator
True Crime Streets of LA
True Crime Streets of NY
007: From Russia With Love
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
PoP: Warrior Within
PoP: The Two Thrones
Devil May Cry 3 Remix
Tomb Raider Anniversary
TR Legend
NFL Street 3
Splinter Cell
SC Pandora Tomorrow
SC Double Agent
SC Chaos Theory
The Getaway
Ghosthunter
Outlaw Tennis
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
24: The Game
Tiger Woods 07
Head Coach
MVP NCAA Baseball 07
Fifa 06
Pro Evolution Soccer 07
The Suffering
Call of Duty 3
SSX on Tour
Time Splitters
Second Sight
Rogue Trooper
God of War II
Indigo Prophecy
Stretch Panic
Manhunt 2
Scarface
Flatout
Project Snowblind
Final Fantasy XII
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Need for Speed Underground 2
NFS Carbon
NFS Pro Street
Yakuza
Viewtiful Joe 2
Smuggler's Run
Metal of Honor Vanguard
Tourist Trophy
Full Spectrum Warrior Ten Hammer
KillSwitch
Total Overdose
Psi Ops
Maximo vs. The Army of Zin
Deus Ex
The Thing
Half Life

Some of them I popped in the machine to see if they worked because I got them used or from Goozex, but that is my pile of shame for the PS2 (I have 4 more coming from Goozex as well)
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 13:31
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My list is rather shorter than I thought it would be. The brunt of it is on the PC. Basically the entire Half-Life series... bought the latter ones in Orange Box, of course, but decided to get the older games off steam as well. On the PS2, I have Okage: Shadow King and... *coughpsychonaut scough* NOTHING ELSE!!! Wii: Super Paper Mario, and PSP: Patapon. So... 4 or 5 console games and the Half-Life games. Not so bad.
Wednesday 27 August 2008, 18:58
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Hmmm... Off the top of my head i'd say:
Killer 7 (GC)
Gun (360)
Lost PLanet (360)
Battalion Wars ii (Wii)
Resident Evil 4 (wii) - Although I Already played through this twice on the GC
Tony Hawk Downhill (DS)
Mr Driller (DS)
POkemon Mystery Dungeon (DS)
Tomb Raider Anniversary (360)
Orange Box (360) - Only played TF2 so far...


Couple this with a fair few games i've played about 3 hours of and not got back to, and i feel bad.
Thursday 28 August 2008, 00:58
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[...] there was some confusion yesterday with the picture Jimmy posted and what he wrote, I decided to gather up the essentials of my Pile ‘O Shame and snap a picture to put it all [...]
Thursday 28 August 2008, 07:00
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