CarrionCrow: Very true. One of the best things I did was wipe out my rental wishlist. Otherwise it'd probably be packed with small games that I had a sliver of interest in.
There are a few items like Crypt of the Necrodancer, Darkest Dungeon and Serpent in the Staglands that I want, but the independent market is utterly awash in bottom of the barrel crap.
Can't say I've done anything on that scale. The closest I got was spending pretty much 24 hours a day trying to help people by listening to their stories.
In the end, all that happened was hearing about a lot of awful shit and overloading from doing it for months.
Yeah...life's a bit of a bastard sometimes, to put it mildly. Good people buried in horrible things and having to dig themselves out without going crazy in the process.
Well, if you end up liking them, that's good. If not, there's still other stuff on your wishlist. >=)
At least with GOG having a more selective approach we do not get too many horrible games. Don't get me wrong, there are some truly horrible and even broken games on GOG, but compared to what I have heard about Steam, it doesn't seem too bad.
I have a big heart, and I tend to get involved with things that often do not have a happy ending, like the hospice I volunteer at. I know that the kids are terminal and that it will upset me to go there, but I can't stop going while the kids still like me going, I would just feel too guilty for leaving them. It was the same with the abuse centre, my friend warned me what it would be like, but when she said she needed help coping and that the people there had suffered so much and could use some support, I offered to help however I could. I figure we only live once and while I have things bad sometimes, there are always others who have it worse and who could use a helping hand now and then. If I can help in any way, then I try to.
I do have some more games on my wishlist, but that is slowly shrinking. I got rid of an extra slot when I figured out that the Original Sin DLC was just extras and not game related. For some reason I though it was like the Outlast DLC and included more gameplay. Once I figured that out I took the Original Sin DLC off my list, as I am not too bothered about art books and soundtracks. I figure if I find I love the game then I can consider the extras. Soon I will have no games left on the list and I will once again be free from ninja gifters. :-)