Beating your games?

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#1 lito119
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I have been wondering about something and I wonder if people even beat their games until the end since their is so many game to play and I personally have only beaten at least 10 games this year.

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#2 campzor
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i try to....but if i buy a game.. that will get my attention instead of the game i was playing b4.. creating my massive backlog
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#3 lito119
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that what happens to me

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#4 genius2365
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Whenever I get a new game, I usually dedicate myself to at least beating the campaign. I complete almost every game I buy
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#5 meetroid8
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If I buy the game near its launch I almost always finish it, if I buy it on sale or at a reduced price later then I might not.
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#6 James161324
Member since 2009 • 8315 Posts

If i start it i finish the main story, i ignore side quests, and what not. Just not enough time.

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#7 zassimick  Moderator
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Most console games I own I finish. I do have a large backlog currently, mainly due to the HD collections I've procured, but this gen I've beaten most of my games.

Handheld titles are a different story, especially DS or PSP games. 3DS games seem like I will beat them regularl; there was just something about the DS titles that kept me from beating a lot of them.

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#8 MegaMatt91
Member since 2011 • 462 Posts
The fact I have only played probably 10% of my steam collection speaks for itself haha.
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#9 riou7  Moderator
Member since 2007 • 10842 Posts

I beat almost all of the games I bought, I think :P

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#10 El_Zo1212o
Member since 2009 • 6057 Posts
I try to beat my games, but sometimes something new and shiny can make me forget about the last one. Or I can get caught up playing older favorites. I've spent so much time high scoring on Arkham City and replaying the Captain America campaign and messing around on Minecraft that it took me over two years to finish Viking: Battle for Asgard- a game I thought was great fun.
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#11 EzcapeTheFate
Member since 2010 • 1063 Posts
Since I got fired from my job at Burger King for sexual harassment I have plenty of time to finish my games now.
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#12 xWoW_Rougex
Member since 2009 • 2793 Posts

I don't support game abuse at all, beating your games is just wrong...

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Boring joke yay? Seriously though, I often find myself quitting once I reach the "end dungeon" in rpgs, the magic just goes away. I get discouraged to find hordes of monters leveling up ten levels only to have it all disappear once the game is over. I prefer just running around doing side quests until I become fored. As for other games, non rpgs, I tend to try but I get bored rather quickly. I might sound crazy here but for this very reason, I like when games aren't too long!

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#13 Amster_G
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I used to always beat most of my games back in the previous generation (PlayStation 2 era). These days I just have a short attention span. Too busy with other things going around me.

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#14 Minishdriveby
Member since 2006 • 10519 Posts
I have beaten about 22 games this year, but I have a backlog of 30 some of which I intend to beat; some of which I do not.
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#15 wavey_gravey
Member since 2007 • 11155 Posts
I try to beat every game that I purchase, that way I feel I have had my money's worth. There are some though that I just cannot bring myself to finish because they are so bad.
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#16 whiskeystrike
Member since 2011 • 12213 Posts

I beat probably about 2/3 of the games I own (my backlog is very incorrect, too lazy to fix lol). I'm not much for getting 100% in games tho.

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#17 Swanogt19
Member since 2008 • 24159 Posts
I usually finish most of the games I buy this gen.
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#18 knuckl3head
Member since 2009 • 908 Posts

I play a game for as long as it holds my interest. ;)

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#19 Megavideogamer
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I have beaten 40% of all my games. There are others which have no end eg Puzzle games. Plus games that I just cannot beat. I won't beat finishing Battletoads this lifetime.

I have been playing since 1983 so that is 3000 Videogames in my lifetime across all systems PC, Arcade, Home consoles, portables. 40% is not too bad a ratio.

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#20 DeX2010
Member since 2010 • 3989 Posts
If I like a game, I have to finish it and I don't move on to another one until I've finished it.
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#21 Tazzman1000
Member since 2012 • 638 Posts
I always finish the main story and other major story arcs, but I don't bother getting all the achievements. Although recently I take ages just to finish one game!
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#22 Blueresident87
Member since 2007 • 5905 Posts

I usually complete every game I play unless it doesn't keep my interest to an extreme degree.

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#23 ReviewerDrake
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I beat every game I play unless the game is horrible.

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#24 unrealtron
Member since 2010 • 3148 Posts
When I buy a game I always complete the campaign mode.
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#25 Pvt_r3d
Member since 2006 • 7901 Posts
I try but I can never manage to finish a game, especially if it's an rpg. I just keep imagining the work required to finish that sort of game and go back to playing First Person Shooters. Don't get me wrong though, I love RPGs.
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#26 GreekGameManiac
Member since 2010 • 6439 Posts

Lol.

There are exceptions,but,usually i beat them to death.

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#27 Venom_Raptor
Member since 2010 • 6959 Posts

I always beat games I play, with none currently unfinished (even if I dislike the game I'll make it to the credits). If I start a game, I won't play any other until I've finished it. Couldn't do it any other way.

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#28 jJaAmMeEsS2184
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I have been wondering about something and I wonder if people even beat their games until the end since their is so many game to play and I personally have only beaten at least 10 games this year.

lito119

back in the day I used to beat (almost) every game...but now with the length of games and mostly the multiplayer games, i really have to be into the game to beat it...and there has been quite a few, but even crappy games before ps3 and xbox I would try to beat cause thats all there was...

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#29 ddlcpc
Member since 2007 • 887 Posts

When i buy game I tend to finish it.... more then 50 games so far...

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#30 turtlethetaffer
Member since 2009 • 18973 Posts

I always do my best to finish a game I have purchased, even if I don't want to. There are only a few games I own that I haven't beaten.

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#31 bowserjr123
Member since 2006 • 2478 Posts

I've always made sure I've beaten all my games, but lately my backlog has grown to about 6 games I still need to play through.

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#32 BatCrazedJoker
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I tend to beat most of the games that I own.
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#33 scifidude
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I beat a game every so often. However, most games I either get to a point where I become frustrated with a part of a game and never beat it or I give up on it because of boredom or a better game in the pipeline. If the game has a storyline I just wiki it to get caught up.

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#34 almasdeathchild
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It takes me at least 34 hours to beat every game I buy.creating hardly any backlog
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#35 ZzNashoO
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I used to always beat most of my games back in the previous generation (PlayStation 2 era). These days I just have a short attention span. Too busy with other things going around me.

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I agree with this. Although I do not know whether there is too much other stuff going on around me or if I am just getting bored of video games period. I bought disappointment after disappointment and now I just do not know what to do. I start playing a game new or old and just get turned off by it pretty quickly. I used to get addicted to games but now most games just leave me disgusted or bored a week or two later. I am hoping Guild Wars 2 changes that for me. I need something different I think. Tired of the same old sh*t sold time and time again disguised with a different title.
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#36 jsmoke03
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im bad at beating games. i have 186 in my backlog...

ive been better at it, but my problem is i like collecting games, and i get caught up playing games with no end like mp or sports games...

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#37 jcopp72
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I almost always play a game untill beat it. I may not always do the side stuff but even that I try and do some or all of, it depends on how much I like the game.
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#38 Pikminmaniac
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If I enjoy a game, I'll beat it and try to get every collectible collected, sidequest quested, and area explored. A game isn't finished until I get everything

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#39 cprmauldin
Member since 2009 • 1567 Posts

Sometimes it takes a while, but I typically beat the games I buy.

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#40 PetJel
Member since 2009 • 3725 Posts

The spirit's willing the flesh is weak.

I buy games faster than I beat them.

I keep track of my backlog in a list including prioritizations. I think that speaks for itself.

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#48 Ashley_wwe
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Yes, I usually do finish my games. The only reason I have a backlog really is because on occasion I will get a few pre-owned games for cheap at once, and I sometimes don't get through playing them all together at once, and so I go through them at a later time. If it's a big game with side missions and stuff though, I will usually do some of the side missions and what interests me and definately the story. I will occasionally come back and do the extras later down the line if I am still in the mood to go back to it, or I would just restart the game :).
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#49 jackfruitchips
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I beat only about 50% of games I've bought

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#50 LongZhiZi
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No, which is created a pretty bad backlog. Fortunately, I've really slowed down the pace of buying games. For this entire calendar year so far, I've only bought 4 games, and one of those is unbeatable (Powerstone Collection). Fortunately, I've completed 9 games this year, so I am making somewhat of a dent. Some games in my collection I've written off, as I may never complete them but have put a decent number of hours into them that I don't feel like I wasted my money. It's pretty hard to complain about never getting past the first act of Neverwinter NIghts, seeing as I've already put in more 30 hours into the game (my friend and I kept starting over...I actually hate the beginning sequence now). But of the games left, I've got 12 in the backlog. I figure if I continue to beat twice as many as I buy, I'll get this somewhat cleaned up late next year.