Do you finish games?
 

How cynical of a question is this?

I remember back in the days (N64 and before) I used to make a very conscious effort to beat any game I played. I still make an effort to beat a game if at all possible. Some games are just challenging or time consuming though...games like Majora's Mask, for example. I noticed that many people on this forum seem to buy many games...so my question is do you beat/finish the games you buy?

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I try so hard to. But it's impossible to finish them all.

I never get bored of games. Hell, I love a lot of things. I just constantly switch gears. My favourite game this generation is Valkyria Chronicles and I haven't even beaten it because of all the damn games that distract me! Hahaha.

My parents set a rule on me when I was younger: you can't get a new game until you beat your current one. Well, Battletoads Double Dragon eventually came out, and that was a damn hard game. I eventually beat it, but I was like "enough of this crap."

Actually, I was pretty good about beating games after the N64 up to the Gamecube. When I branched out to Dreamcast I still beat games, and Xbox, and then PS2, and then a fuckload of games came out.

I guess my summary is, if you have all the platforms in a generation, you're never going to finish a lot of the games you buy.

I'm beyond repair now - too many RPGs to beat. :( That, and over 150 gamecube games. I once sat down with my girlfriend and played every single gamecube game for 5 minutes - and it took two days to complete. However, I think I've finished a third.

Also, for the record, I was CRAZY about pokemon, but I never even bothered "catching them all." The only game I came close to 100% completion in was Chrono Trigger. I missed half the endings.

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The ones worth finishing.

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I don't buy that many games anymore. I have games that I never finished (or started, mostly those bought by my brother), but I still try to beat them some day.

So I voted Yes.

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I put no, mostly because of my habits before, but I have been trying hard to do that and so far I've been pretty good about finishing the newer ones I've been getting.

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I'm very big about getting the most out of my games. Because of that, and my busy schedule, I have a large backlog of games AND I have used mucho willpower to keep myself from buying most games.

I don't beat all of them. If I get bored of a game or it feels like a chore, I stop. (Assassin's Creed is a perfect example)

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I had that problem with Assassin's Creed but considering it was so short I was able to get big chunks of the game out of the way. It was kinda the same ordeal for me with Prince of Persia(360) too.

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We don't get many games, mostly because they're way too expensive here. So yes, I do finish them.

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Good games that I want to play tend to come out too fast for me to beat them all, with school and work and other activities involved.

I have been trying to clear out some of my backlog, though. Over the summer I beat Fable 2, Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia, Mass Effect, and I'm nearly finished with Twilight Princess.

Another thing that gets in my way of finishing games are games like Team Fortress 2, which I find immensely fun and entertaining, and if I have less than an hour to play something I'm much more likely to just hop on it. Or if I'm having trouble deciding what game I want to play, I'll usually end up playing TF2. It's a lot of fun, but it's basically just a giant time sink. :lolz:

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I don't feel the pressure to buy games if I don't need to, or knock out my backlog. Even though I have a buddy who keeps asking me about new games coming and if I'm getting (Demon Souls is his new kick), I play games to have fun. So I'll play what I want. Whether it be Batman, or MLB: The Show, or Call of Duty.

Unfortunately, because of that, it takes me a long time to beat a game.

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It's a combination of the last two, I get really antsy and buy way too many games at once, and some of them never touch. Dead Space, Assassin Creed, The Force Unleased, Metroid Prime Trilogy

And then some I play and get frustrated or bored with and just never play again, or I take a short break and never finish.

But the games I do finish, tend to happen quickly. MArio and Luigi, Mario Galaxy, Corruption, the Halo 3 n ODST, two Gears of War, Uncharted.. all within a few days.

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I beat most of the games I buy now, but never used to. Thats more a result of games getting shorter and easier than anything else.

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My answer would be yes and no.. but usually if I buy it, its a yes.

I beat games with a good story line that pulls me to keep playing. So I beat all the MGS games and any RPGs I own. I also beat games with good co-op modes. Like Halo, Perfect Dark, or to go old school.. Double Dragon.

But I don't beat games that just get more and more challenging from a gameplay standpoint without any good story to pull me through it. So I've yet to complete a GTA game, for example. Single player beat-em-up games collect dust for me... I'm suprised I got through Mario 64 (though it litterally took years of on and off play).

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That actually reminds me of something else. Back in the old days, I used to pirate games, ROMs and such, but I found that very unsatisfactory. I NEVER beat those games or got much enjoyment out of it.

I think there is a certain level of pride and accomplishment you get from a game if you pay for it.

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Yeah if it's worth finishing I usually do. There are a few that I haven't finished because of something ridiculous near the end game.

Example, Windwaker. I will never do the Triforce quest at the end of that game ever. I don't care how much I actually thought that game was awesome, they ruined the fucking game for me with that.

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A lot of people felt that way, luckily enough people bitched and moaned about it before I did the final two dungeons that I just found what I could while travelling to them. There were maybe 3 of them left when I had to search.

I did however hate having to find maps... get them to Tingle.. to find the coordinates of the piece... that was just awful mechanics.

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Yeah that was a bit long, lol

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I always try to finish the games, although I get distracted very easily by either other games, or various other things that take up my time, and occasionally I won't play a game for months on end, and then suddenly get the urge to finally beat it.

Take Wind Waker for example. I'm borrowing it from Phil, and have been for months. I haven't mustered up the strength to finish it, because I've been getting sidetracked by photography and drawing.

But, unless a game sucks - if I start playing it, I intend to finish it.

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The older I get the harder it is for me to finish a game...I remember back in the day I would try to finish a game before starting a new one. That's a good attitude but if the game isn't fun it can become a chore.

The biggest problem for me is getting X amount of hours into a game, and then having something come up: school, work, project, whatever....and then I have to come back to the game several days or week later. That really kills the experience for me. So it becomes a battle of balancing gaming with life. I find that when I sit in front of a game for 10 hours straight it becomes really stressful for me, so I try to take breaks. Some games are just damn good though....last year I beat Ocarina of Time between my homework and finals. I think I knocked it out in a week in under 30 hours of gameplay time.

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I actually finished Wind Waker. :)

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Same, but that was after coming back from a break of playing it. I don't remember what it was though, and I know it was at the Triforce fetch quest.

The ending was so worth the trouble though. One of my favorites.

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I've been working on finishing more games for the past year.


Last generation I had the worst case of game ADD. I would start playing a game, get 20% through and then start a new game

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I've seen this with R4 cards for DS. People have about 100 games on a card. They spend maybe 5 minutes on a game, then get bored and try the next. They don't enjoy their games.

Games that I haven't beat (but am planning on):
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Zelda 1 (75%)
Zelda 2 (only the stupid boss left)

Hm I know there have to be more... Especially some GameCube games (we bought sooo many of those). And it looks like I never finish my Zeldas, but it just means I play every Zelda.

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Yeah its harder to enjoy pirated/free games. I'm the type to not buy anything pirated (or even used for that matter) if I feel the game is a really good work of art. Like with MGS4, I ended up waiting a few weeks to get it just so I didn't have to buy it used. (Even though I already beat it lol)

I just like showing companies some love if they make something I like a lot.

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I beat nearly every game I purchase. The one exception I can think of in somewhat recent times was Phantom Hourglass, because of that damn dungeon you had to keep re-visiting.

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I just recently beat Phantom Hourglass again, and it was pretty taxing. Considering how short the game is, it probably could have been a lot worse.

Still a good game though.

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Oh, I forgot Zack & Wiki. After dying a few times on a boss stage, I put the game down. Haven't touched it since. But I will again.

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Now where did this get bumped from? Someone must have voted I guess. I also realized that I hadn't replied to this.

Interestingly enough, I had a pretty long list of half-complete or untouched games recently. I finished school a few days ago, and between now and the time I get a job, I decided to clear off the list. Going pretty well for now. Although there will be some that I'm going to have to admit that I won't be able to play..

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You finished school!?! Congrats!!! :D

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Seems like someone/something is randomly bumping polls on the forum, and nothing can do sadly.

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No way! It was bumped when I came here; honest!

And thanks :) Yep, schools over; grad ceremony in 10 days :)