Do You Suffer From "Do All Side Quests Before Completing Main Plot" Fe

Because I sure as heck do, mostly from RPGs. As I was rifling through my backlog of games and replayed some of them (like Fallout:NV and ME2), I checked the actual playtime on one of my older saves and figured that about 2/3rds of the hours would have been cut down if I weren't so easily distracted.

Culprits include the end bit of Fallout:New Vegas; I was combing the wasteland for 10+ extra hours before the final fight just to look for extra stuff to complete, or Just Cause 2's side stuff.

Anyone else here who can't maintain that discipline of finishing a game due to this illness?

Depends. I generally ignore a lot of side quests on my first playthrough. Then on the second game, I do the side quests.

But I notice myself doing the side quests on the first game more and more. That's what I did with InFamous.

I more enjoy the main plot. I don't usually play games til they are absolutley 100%. I just play to say I beat the main plot line, though I will do side quests if there isn't a lot of them.

Through each of my 11 playthroughs of Morrowind, I have completed EVERY SINGLE possible side quest that can be done (bar those that can't be done because of the outcomes of other quests) and never completed the main plot lol. Made it about 3/4 of the way once but yeah, never did finish it. Still every time I start up a new game, I just go crazy on side quests.

Yes yes yes yes! I was playing Final Fantasy 12 last month and was totally into it. However the "sidequest" mode kicked in. There are so many things to do in that game other than the main quest that it overwhelmedme and I'm currently taking a break lol. 55 hours into the game.

Sad thing is that I'm going through my first playthrough of Infamous. And you bet that I'm doing the sidequests before the main missions lol.

Yeah, I try to do all sidequests fearing that some kind of segment in the main plotline will stop me from playing it later.

I recently finished Ocarina of Time 3D, but since I know the outcome of the game, I did the main quest, and now I'm onto the sidequests.

Depends on the game, if I'm really sucked in and have the time I will do all the side missions as I do the story, and usually before I finish the main story. Games like InFamous 1 and 2, GTA III, VC, SA, IV, Liberty and Vice City Stories, Red Dead Redemption, I have completed all side missions/stranger tasks etc. before finishing the main story.

Torchlight is one where I haven't completed it, and don't really have the time to, probably because I keep doing all the side quests, so I'd say yes, I do suffer from that. :P

That's what I did for ME2 (searching for planets with sidequests, fun stuff right there) and is why I havn't really gotten around to beating oblivion since I don't want to shut the oblivion gates before going through them all.

I have the same problem especially in MMOs.

I always worry that if I do the main quest something will suddenly happen and I can't go back and do the side quests. It's probably because of WoW's new 'phasing' mechanic.

with the gta games im like that

Yep. Anyone who reads my blog can tell you, it takes me forever to finish a game. Why? Because I am typically playing 3-4 deep RPGs at a time, whilst messing around the whole damn time exploring, doing side quests, and trying to get the best gear, I've often got at least triple the main quests worth of hours into the game by the time I "finish" it. For really big games I may even go through the process several times with different characters resulting in hundreds and hundreds of hours being poured into the RPGs that I play.

It depends on how good the game and how rewarding the sidequests. I don't usually do that though

Oh yeah, I'm terrible with that lol. I'm playing Nier, and for a while I forgot what the main quest was because I was so busy doing sidequests. I like to do some trophy hunting, and getting a plat will quite often require you to complete every sidequest (though with Nier you only have to do 30 out of about 70 total). I also like to level everything up to rather absurd levels just to make sure I'm prepared for the next boss fight :lol:

If I like the game usually it will end up that way.

I do all the side quests.

I get the collectables when I see them, but I don't go out of my way for them.

It depends. f I'm really enjoying the game then I'll want to experience everything I can, all side quests, items etc, but if it's not holding my attention too well then I'll just finish the main story.

Yeah, I tend to do that. I did it alot with the Mass Effect series.

If the game allows it I usually try to explore the world to see just how big it is and all the neat landscapes. I hate corridor RPGs like Dragon Age which are linear and force you down the path they set. Games like the original Ultima were the best for dropping you in the world and letting you do what you wanted. I played Ultima 7 for months just exploring the world without even knowing what the main quest was.

The other thing is once you get into the "main" quests I find they're very underwhelming. Except for Morrowind & Oblivion. Now those were MAIN quests that had an epic feel.

I am suffering from the same thing as well. But with a little twist. The very first time i play an RPG for example, i would finish the main quest first (along with a couple of easy side missions). The second time i play the game i finish everything else before the main quest.

To be honest if it's not games like Mass Effect i don't deal with side quests! Just the main story line.

Definitely

Because I sure as heck do, mostly from RPGs. As I was rifling through my backlog of games and replayed some of them (like Fallout:NV and ME2), I checked the actual playtime on one of my older saves and figured that about 2/3rds of the hours would have been cut down if I weren't so easily distracted.

Culprits include the end bit of Fallout:New Vegas; I was combing the wasteland for 10+ extra hours before the final fight just to look for extra stuff to complete, or Just Cause 2's side stuff.

Anyone else here who can't maintain that discipline of finishing a game due to this illness?

mr_toffee

It depends on my mood. Currently I'm playing The Witcher 2 and really want to see how the story progresses. The side quests seems like time sinks.

i do, sometimes i ene restart the game to finish them

For the most part I'm like this, although not as much as I was a few years ago. I'll do any sidequest that's not completely tedious or unrewarding. In particular, repeated backtracking through areas with weak enemies will almost always cause me to drop a sidequest.

i tried that with oblivion but after i put 100+ hours trying to do all the side quests (DLC included) i gave up and finished the main storyline,

Lucky for me since i was level 30 i was facing all super hyped monsters,