I Have A 1st World Gaming Problem

Pixel Parables
4 min readSep 3, 2023

I knew before going into this year that 2023 was going to be an incredible year of games. It’s been delivering so far too with games like Tears of the Kingdom, Final Fantasy XVI, Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 Remakes, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Final Bar Line and Street Fighter 6 plus many more.

I was perusing the IGN Games Release Calendar and had what felt like a mild heart attack as I saw the games being released before the end of the year that I am wanting to play. There are far too many that I can see myself catching up well into 2024 but the problem is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload and Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth all due early next year which will inevitably take priority for me. I wish I could finish more games but in reality, I can only complete roughly 2 a month I have found.

Below is the list of games I plan to play at some point that are being released in the next 3 months:

September

  • Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster — I haven’t played these before but have heard great things about them and I love an old-school JRPG. I am currently playing Sea of Stars and with Mortal Kombat 1 being released around the same time as this, this is a game that I will likely be forgotten about for a while.
  • Lies of P — I quite enjoy the Soulsborne series and came away with a…

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