I typically say I complete a game, but in saying that I don't mean I do everything the game has to offer. That usually just means I've finished the main story or done a playthrough at what is usually the normal difficulty.
Do You "Beat" "Finish" or "Complete" Games?
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To me, beat implies you beat the main story/campaign/end boss, and complete is to 100% a game
I never complete games, but beat 95% of the games I play
Finish is like beat to me, as in you finish the story
I use them all interchangeably though, but those are the proper definitions I would give them
I never complete games, but beat 95% of the games I play
Finish is like beat to me, as in you finish the story
I use them all interchangeably though, but those are the proper definitions I would give them
Beat.
Back in the old days, you did in fact have to "beat" a game. They ate quarters, were unfair, and overall very difficult. You beat it or it beat you. Now, you can probably say finish or completed.
Back in the old days, you did in fact have to "beat" a game. They ate quarters, were unfair, and overall very difficult. You beat it or it beat you. Now, you can probably say finish or completed.
"I beat the game!"
Always. Maybe sometimes I'll say finished depending on the conversation, like if someone knows I've been slowly working on a game I'll tell them "finally beat i-
Nope, never mind, always "beat".
Always. Maybe sometimes I'll say finished depending on the conversation, like if someone knows I've been slowly working on a game I'll tell them "finally beat i-
Nope, never mind, always "beat".
Beat/finish to me is designated to clearing the main campaign and/or story mode.
Completing would be to 100% the game, like getting all the secrets, collectibles and achievements.
For most of my games i just beat them, if i like it very much i'll get all the secrets and collectibles but i do not care for achievements.
Completing would be to 100% the game, like getting all the secrets, collectibles and achievements.
For most of my games i just beat them, if i like it very much i'll get all the secrets and collectibles but i do not care for achievements.
Beat if I completed the main story.
Finish if I'm done playing it/got tired.
Complete if I did most/all of it.
Finish if I'm done playing it/got tired.
Complete if I did most/all of it.
They can both be positive and negative.
Moved on is used when I'm done with a game before it is done with me. I got trough it is when I actually see the end credits of a game.
I beat games and get a high from doing it. It's one reason I much prefer beating a single player campaign to multiplayer anything.
Depends on the game. If it's fun enough to complete all of the side missions I'll do them, otherwise I'll move on to something else once I've gotten whatever ending I can reasonably get. I played the everloving hell out of Akiba's Trip and got the Platinum trophy because I enjoyed it.
This seems rather fitting for the topic at hand...
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/209900/Beating_games_around_the_world.php
Interesting little Gamasutra article that goes over the different ways that people around the world refer to winning a video game!
Completely forgot that Japanese people tend to say (paraphrasing in English here, obviously!) "I cleared the game"! Comes from the old "Stage Clear" message that you used to see at the end of classic Japanese action games! Very interesting! :D
(And yes "Clocked it" is there! Woohoo! :D )
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/209900/Beating_games_around_the_world.php
Interesting little Gamasutra article that goes over the different ways that people around the world refer to winning a video game!
Completely forgot that Japanese people tend to say (paraphrasing in English here, obviously!) "I cleared the game"! Comes from the old "Stage Clear" message that you used to see at the end of classic Japanese action games! Very interesting! :D
(And yes "Clocked it" is there! Woohoo! :D )
I only ever use "complete" if I 100%-ed the game otherwise I tend to say I "finished" the main quest/story.
I use 'beat' and 'finish' to indicate story completion. I use 'complete' to indicate 100% achievement completion.
As a kid I always said "cracked". Turns out that "cracked" is just what my family says, and where I'm from it was more normal to say "clocked", which I thought sounded completely stupid so I sticked with cracked. It sounds cooler.
Since moving from home I don't say it anymore. I probably say "finished".
Since moving from home I don't say it anymore. I probably say "finished".
I only say beat if there is a last boss, otherwise it is finished.
I didn't "beat" Firewatch, I finished it. On the other hand I beat Mario Odyssey, but in that case, just because I beat it, doesn't mean I'm finished with it (might still try to get extra moons, explore, etc.)
I don't usually say complete unless it was a whole series, like "I completed the Kingdom Hearts series."
I didn't "beat" Firewatch, I finished it. On the other hand I beat Mario Odyssey, but in that case, just because I beat it, doesn't mean I'm finished with it (might still try to get extra moons, explore, etc.)
I don't usually say complete unless it was a whole series, like "I completed the Kingdom Hearts series."
Finish. Beat to me feels like a relic from the days when games were much more focused on things like high scores, time limits or clearing levels or stages. Like, saying I "beat" Journey seems strange. And complete implies I completed the game, got 100%, got the platinum, 1000/1000 gamerscore, that sort of thing.
Beat seems like an Americanism. I say finish for done with the game. Complete for did everything in the game.
As a non-native speaker, this sounds cool! Better than beat (which couldn't be translated/used in my language; we usually say, translated, "played through" or just "I'm through" or "I managed".)
In English I use both beat and finish, but I think the latter a bit more frequently.
I 'beat' a game when I just stick to the main story, 'finish' when I do all content and 'complete' when I get the platinum