Game Completed - when?

Hi to all, I just have this question please, & if it's been asked, I have missed it in my searching, so sorry, just tell me where please:

When do you consider the game you are playing as being "completed" Is it when you have gone through the single player content by your own efforts, or even by the use of save file work-around, and that's it, done dusted game completed in, 'X' hours - move on to the On-line etc ?

It's that I keep hearing on reviews, this game is Short, not much for the single player to work on, you will finish in about 10 hour's, etc etc. but at what level of play? Sure, skill level recruit or rookie, etc it may be so, but what about the rank ups through to; as in COD Modern Warfare (Veteran) ranking - ??

Do - players skip the difficulty levels in the single mode not wanting to go through the game again at harder and then harder still level? If so, why are the rank ups in the game at all? Thanks for your time etc.

I consider it done when I see the ending credits.

If no such item exists, I made up arbitrary goals to complete, and call it complete when i finish that list.

the game is complete when i see the credits role. whether it makes me want to go beyond that is irrelevant (though preferable in terms of overall quality) to the completion of the game. LoG-Sacrament

Same goes for me. However, if the game manages to captivate me entirely, I might beat it again after some time.

I consider it done when I see the ending credits.

If no such item exists, I made up arbitrary goals to complete, and call it complete when i finish that list.

SirSpudly

When I've seen every detail, completed every mission, found all collectibles, read/heard every bit of dialogue, and seen every multiple endings and relived every part several times. That's when I'm done. But there's also a multiplayer mode, then I will continue to play the game until I get bored of multiplayer.EyeWierd20

I almost always start with 'normal' difficutly and play on through. I don't care about hidden items, secret quests, 'easter eggs' or any other nonsense that drags on the experience. I like to finish the story mode once, so I can critique the game. That being said, it normally takes me more than 8-10 hours to finish a "short" game, so if I do finish within that time, it's labeled too easy. If I don't finish, it's too hard (or frustrating). I skip multiplayer all together, since there's no point in a never-ending game, and only move on to harder difficulties if I'm rewarded for progress (hack n slash). I consider a game "complete" the minute the game ends. Whether I drag on the experience doesn't change my opinions about being complete or not..jjtiebuckle

Hi, thanks, Good points there, especially about the multi player involvement hmm? - must look into this angle More fully, ta. So the game's provision of difficulty levels for the player could well not be needed?. ta..

In my opinion, a game is completed when the credits roll. When a game is completed 100% the player has unlocked everything, found everything and done everything in the game.

Arijit_2404, Hi, the credits seem to be the closure point for most, although once you are at the end credit stage, do you call it done n dusted, or try an work through the next difficulty level of the game? Or is one play through at starter level to credits enough, and therefore other difficulty level;s in the game are superfluous? element-pa91

I consider a game completed once I see the credits. I usually play on "Normal" the first time through unless I feel like "Normal" difficulty might be too easy.

If I liked the game, I may go back and try a higher difficulty level, or grab some acheivements I didn't get the first time through.

In the COD games I'd never try my first playthrough on Veteran ... it would be an incredible exercise in frustration to do so.

I consider a game completed once I see the credits. I usually play on "Normal" the first time through unless I feel like "Normal" difficulty might be too easy.

If I liked the game, I may go back and try a higher difficulty level, or grab some acheivements I didn't get the first time through.

In the COD games I'd never try my first playthrough on Veteran ... it would be an incredible exercise in frustration to do so.

Dire_Weasel