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How many of you HAVE to finish a game, even if it's awful?
- Thread starter Rami Seb
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you were like 'look at all of these bad games' and listed a bunch of great games (and dmc2)
Tacoma.
Easy 1000 GS, but, gosh, what a boring game. And it didn't help that the Windows 10 XPA version, which I was forced to use because I was travelling and out of reach of my Xbox One, was bugged as hell and wouldn't pop up its achievements correctly, forcing me to play it for longer than I wanted to.
Easy 1000 GS, but, gosh, what a boring game. And it didn't help that the Windows 10 XPA version, which I was forced to use because I was travelling and out of reach of my Xbox One, was bugged as hell and wouldn't pop up its achievements correctly, forcing me to play it for longer than I wanted to.
I don't even feel compelled to finish good games. I usually do of course, but the odd time I've been distracted by something else and just have never made it back to the game. I actually feel far more compelled to finish other media, in particular books, than games.
Just did it with KH3. Hated from beginning to end and just wanted to make the 60 dollars worth it
When I know Im near the end of the game and I the game starts to bore me, I will force myself to beat it. If game gets boring earlier, like Bravely Default, then I just drop it. BD has an alright combat with pretty cool character building but story is terrible and dungeons design is very bad and repetitive.
I like to finish games, even those that I don't enjoy (besides, sometimes they finally click for me several hours in), but I'm not strict about it. Sometimes I'll get distracted or simply lose interest, even with games that I do like.
I'm very much like this, if I invest 60$ in a game or a bunch of time I do like to see it through to the end even if I'm a bit bored with it.
On the flip side I won't hesitate to drop something I dont pay much for it and I realize its not for me after the first few hours and not return but
On the flip side I won't hesitate to drop something I dont pay much for it and I realize its not for me after the first few hours and not return but
I used to feel this way when I was a kid and buying video games was completely out of my control and I had to make them last, but now if it's not worth the time I don't force it.
It's different from game to game for me.
Sometimes I finish games I don't like out of sheer tenacity and so I can see the ending. Other times, they're so bad I just give up.
And OTHER times, they're so awful that I give up, put the disc back in the case and IMMEDIATELY trade them in toward something else just to be rid of them. I think I did this with Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and that Natural Doctrine game that came out early in the PS4's lifespan.
Sometimes I finish games I don't like out of sheer tenacity and so I can see the ending. Other times, they're so bad I just give up.
And OTHER times, they're so awful that I give up, put the disc back in the case and IMMEDIATELY trade them in toward something else just to be rid of them. I think I did this with Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and that Natural Doctrine game that came out early in the PS4's lifespan.
This.
Infinite undiscovery is the first to come to mind. Such a mediocre game but dammit I had to finish it and ended up being one of my favorite jrpgs for some reason.
Yep I do it. Need to finish something when I start it.
I really really didnt like witcher 3, I found the combat really terrible but I beat it.
Other games include, red read redemption 2, didnt hate it or anything just found the story so slow pace and the gameplay loop stared to wear thin by halfway through.
I really really didnt like witcher 3, I found the combat really terrible but I beat it.
Other games include, red read redemption 2, didnt hate it or anything just found the story so slow pace and the gameplay loop stared to wear thin by halfway through.
i gave up on that right after the prologue, just wasn't very interesting
i don't think i can beat a game that i find truly awful, there needs to be at least some element that will make me want to continue. the new tomb raider and uc4 were two games i thought were mediocre, but they both had good qualities that kept me engaged until the end (exploration and shooting mechanics/writing respectively)
I finished Xenoblade Chronicles 1 despite it being one of the most terrible games I've ever played. At least the story and characters I found interesting. MOre than I could say for my time with the first red dead redemption...
Thats just calling out highly regarded games I thought were terrible though. Ive also finished the garbage that is FFXV and Infinite Undiscovery
Thats just calling out highly regarded games I thought were terrible though. Ive also finished the garbage that is FFXV and Infinite Undiscovery
If I'm not having fun, but I'm interested in seeing where the story goes, I'll likely push through it. If it's just boring, and has a weak story, I have no problems dropping it after the first hour. I don't have time anymore to wait for games to get good.
Hell no! My gaming time's too precious to be wasted slogging through something I'm not into.
Nobody's going to care if you didn't finish a particular game.
Nobody's going to care if you didn't finish a particular game.
I typically don't get that feeling. If I'm not enjoying a game then I'm willing to power through a little bit before just giving up.
Recently, the one game I did power through was Red Dead Redemption 2. I hated it but I just had the urge to rush through the latter part of the game just to see where the story went.
I kind of regret that decision because it was A LOT of time wasted.
Recently, the one game I did power through was Red Dead Redemption 2. I hated it but I just had the urge to rush through the latter part of the game just to see where the story went.
I kind of regret that decision because it was A LOT of time wasted.
A lot of times I only start liking games in the last 2 stages (case in point, pid), so I can't really feel I can make a fair judgement in the game if I don't play till the bitter end.
So, I play bad games to completion so I can call it bad with authority. That's why Alan wake isn't good, and neither is okamiden.
I also like to enjoy the progression of a series, to see how each game improved or not something of the franchise. For example, final fantasy III is a horrible game, that failed spectacularly at the job system. At least on the Nintendo DS remake. Made me appreciate final fantasy IV even more.
But of course, nowdays even start good games is a struggle. So I don't consciously stop playing bad games, I just start other games and let it sit there by the sidelines forever.
So, I play bad games to completion so I can call it bad with authority. That's why Alan wake isn't good, and neither is okamiden.
I also like to enjoy the progression of a series, to see how each game improved or not something of the franchise. For example, final fantasy III is a horrible game, that failed spectacularly at the job system. At least on the Nintendo DS remake. Made me appreciate final fantasy IV even more.
But of course, nowdays even start good games is a struggle. So I don't consciously stop playing bad games, I just start other games and let it sit there by the sidelines forever.
I'm this way as well. I slogged through Killzone Shadow Fall, muttering under my breath the entire time. It's almost like, if I don't finish it..then it'll be time wasted up to that point and me feeling guilty about it. Obviously I'm wasting even more time by finishing it...but I never said my reasoning made sense lol
Also, there's always a hope that the game will turn around and get better. Sometimes it's the case, sometimes it isn't, and it's a gamble I always take.
Also, there's always a hope that the game will turn around and get better. Sometimes it's the case, sometimes it isn't, and it's a gamble I always take.
Nah, just sell it off or delete that shit and move on. If I'm not having fun, I'm not playing anymore.
If i'm not enjoying a game, i'll play something else. Same as a TV show or movie, if i'm not enjoying it i'll not continue watching.
Maybe not held in the same regard as the first, but "hated" is just plain wrong. Personally it was the only Metroid game that offered any real challenge consistently.
As for the topic, it doesn't happen often, the only two that I can remember off hand are Sonic Forces and Arkham Origins. If I don't particularly like a game I will, more often than not, finish it; if only to be able to judge it fairly as a complete game. I rarely if ever do it out of stubbornness/getting my money's worth.
It's only if the game is truly painful to play (Sonic Boom on Wii U etc...) that I wont finish it.
There's also a handful of games that I didn't like at first that grew on me massively by the end and looking back I'm so glad I didn't give up on them.
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I would never have any free time if I did this, especially when I get white girl wasted during steam sales.
I'm not 100% sure what compels me to do so, but I can't remember the last game I've started that I haven't also chosen to finish. Sometimes I do the bare minimum, but always have to at least see the credits. So it usually means I play a smaller raw number of games than most people I know within the hobby, lol.
I finished up Shadow Warrior last night because it was leaving Game Pass. It's not a bad game, just repetitive and probably five hours too long. I think the deadline made me blast through it because I am notorious for starting games, playing them for an hour, then coming back a year (or three) later.
I share that habit. When I drop a game, it must be super duper broken, otherwise I can hardly quit. D:
There was this strange Point n Click Adventure The Apotheosis Project. I got it borrowed and had no idea, what I was getting myself into.
It's so goddamn bad! After a while, it turned into a strange sensation, like watching a car crash – how worse can this game still become?
I needed a walkthrough to finish it, but because it's so unknown, I couldn't really find any and ended up with one written in Dutch! It's not so far away from German, so I was able to understand enough. But boy, that sure was a wild journey. .__.
There was this strange Point n Click Adventure The Apotheosis Project. I got it borrowed and had no idea, what I was getting myself into.
It's so goddamn bad! After a while, it turned into a strange sensation, like watching a car crash – how worse can this game still become?
I needed a walkthrough to finish it, but because it's so unknown, I couldn't really find any and ended up with one written in Dutch! It's not so far away from German, so I was able to understand enough. But boy, that sure was a wild journey. .__.
I did it once to get a Platinum, that Terminator Salvation game, but otherwise my answer is never. Life is far too short to fuck about with things you aren't enjoying assuming you have free will and ability to do something else.