I'm a Professional Incompletionist

[Jezuz]

Throughout the years, there have been dozens upon dozens of games I haven't completed. Partly due to laziness, partly due to not giving a shit about the game. The short list would be:

Mirror's Edge, BioShock, Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, many indie games, Indigo Prophecy, Just Cause, Operation Flashpoint 2 (bought it, played it for 10 minutes, forgot about it), Risen, Darkstar One, and the Witcher. This is on top of most any story from any RTS ever created. Ever.

This is only the PC list, minus Brutal Legend.

These are all mostly games I love. Games that I swear by as great games and something that should be exemplified, yet I can't... no matter how hard I try, finish them. It really is honestly upsetting, as this is cash and enjoyment I refuse to allow myself. I find it to be a chore to even start playing games. How pathetic is that? I find it a chore to sit on my ass and use a mouse and keyboard. What the fuck, man?

I really hope I'm going through a gaming slump and will be able to enjoy games once again, however, for now... I wear my badge of incompletion with pride. A man who has played all, yet finished none. For this, I am defined.

Wait wait, almost done, but for Christ sake drugs don't even allow to me to focus on games. It's like I'm not meant to enjoy them. What the fuck could cause someone to be so incredibly bored and boring they can't even entertain themselves with awesome entertainment?

[Sizzlebuzz]

I know a guy like this. He has probably 150 games played that have like 10-50 gamerscore on XBL. So until you get that bad, you're fine. Some people just get bored with games quicker.

[amaterasu]

I can't even think of where to start, although on my end its mostly due to not having enough time, and then that next game I want to play comes out. A few major incompletes are: Kingdom Hearts 2, Shin Megami Nocturne and Persona 4, and Oblivion. :(

[PrinceFlea]

I am sort of a imcompletionist myself but I tend to look for atleast most of things that of the games content. One Thing I just have a problem finding are the secrets.

[Makeshift]

I sometimes force myself to finish games like a chore. Because I go for achievements.

When I was younger I never finished games. I remember never being able to get past the first levels of most games.
Coldwinter is the first game I ever remember finishing. I felt so proud. I was like 11 on my PS2 playing this game. It was so awesome and the feeling of accomplishment was great. :)

Now I will name quite a number of games I've completed off the top of my head:

Mirror's Edge, Turning Point: Falll of Liberty, GTA IV, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: World at War, Coldwinter, Borderlands, Fallout 3, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 2, Halo: CE, Skate 2, Skate, The Godfather 2, Quantum of Solace, Rockband 2, Marble Ultra Blast, Prey, Fable 2...

The list just goes on and on. It's quite interesting to see all the games I've completed. And there are tons more.

[amaterasu]

At 10/29/09 06:22 PM, PrinceFlea wrote: I am sort of a imcompletionist myself but I tend to look for atleast most of things that of the games content. One Thing I just have a problem finding are the secrets.

See I'm quite the opposite. I like to really take my time and explore the possibilities of any game I play so I tend to go reaaaallly slow.

[cool154]

Same here. I get half way through a game then just move on to the next one.

[sirbobsalot2]

You never finished Bioshock?

That game has a life span of 10 hours on any reasonable playthrough.

GO FINISH IT :(

[slackerzac]

How have you not finished Mirror's Edge? Its like a 7 hour game.

[YeOldeSierra]

At 10/29/09 06:16 PM, Sizzlebuzz wrote: I know a guy like this. He has probably 150 games played that have like 10-50 gamerscore on XBL. So until you get that bad, you're fine. Some people just get bored with games quicker.

It's not impossible his Gamerscore was reset by Microsoft. It's a punishment for people who have had altered their Gamerscore artificially.

Also, I think we've all played a few games and never completed them.

[Aigis]

I've got a similar problem, in that I have a weird addiction to buying cheap games.

So I'll be halfway through a game, and then I'll walk into a game store, see a great deal, and buy a game.

Then I'll start that new game, giving up on the old one.

And that happens again after I get halfway through the new game.

Now I've got a huge pile of games stockpiled for when I run out of money.

[DirtySyko]

I'm really the same way. There are a lot of games I enjoyed that I never completed. Bioshock, Fallout 3, Mirror's Edge, Twilight Princess, Resident Evil 4 and 5, Prince of Persia, Ninja Gaiden II, Assassin's Creed, Arkham Asylum, Dead Space, etc. etc. The problem is, I end up overwhelming myself with too many games to play, and I have this habit of when I move on to a new game, I move on completely, and usually don't touch the game I was playing prior for years. It's something I'm trying to break, so I can actually finish these good games.

Another thing that keeps me from coming back is, I'll learn a game's mechanics, play it for 7 hours, play a new game, and then another new game, and then another, and then when I think of playing that first game, I think to myself "Fuck, I probably forgot what I was doing when I quit and how to play." And I really hate relearning all over again with a game I've already played.

Also, maybe you just need a break, or maybe you need one game to occupy your time until you get really bored of it. Right now I'm really into Borderlands, it has sucked me in more than any game in a while, and I've already put a decent chunk of time into it and I keep wanting to play more. But of course, games I was playing before Borderlands; Anno 1404, Risen, Machinarium, and Company of Heroes, are all being neglected to hell right now.

[Aci6]

If I find a game too hard or boring I'll rarely push myself through it, though lately I've been forcing myself to play through Fracture which IMO has become 'somewhat half decent'. I'm barely a completionist if I really like the game.

[idiot-monarch]

I think this also largely depends on how much money you have to spend. I had this problem too when my parents still bought games for me (first game I completed was Psychonauts, I think). Now I complete almost every game I get since I spend my own money on them and get, at best, 2 new games a month.

Obviously, I don't know what your financial situation is, and I'm not saying you%u0157e spoiled or anything, but I think that how much spending money you have can have a huge impact on game completion.

[idiot-monarch]

At 10/30/09 07:30 AM, idiot-monarch wrote: you%u0157e

Whoops, sorry. Installed a new language pack today.

*you're

[GuntherHermann]

Same thing with Portal, I couldn't finish it because it was over before it started.

[SlipperyMooseCakes]

I really don't buy that many games through out the year. When I do buy a game I make sure it is of absolute quality and it is worth the purchase. So far this year the only games I have bought are Halo 3: ODST and Halo Wars. Modern Warfare 2 is preordered and there is a game or two I'm asking for Christmas. Other than that every other game (Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank, etc) I have GameFlyed.

When I do buy a game I look on re-playability because I am a gamer but I am also a collector. I like to keep the games I buy and have them on display. I'm not the kind of guy that when Gears of War 2 came out traded in Gears of War 1 and a couple of older games for it.

[DirtySyko]

At 10/30/09 09:43 AM, SlipperyMooseCakes wrote: absolute quality and worth
games I have bought
Halo 3: ODST and Halo Wars.

Uncharted 2
Ratchet and Clank
GameFlyed.

u serious dawg?

[xscoot]

It seems that you guys are splurgers. You find a new game, and buy it.

Force yourself not to do that. But a limit on your credit card or something, whatever works.

Soon, you'll find that you need to go back to the older games you have.

If that doesn't work, then you can be content knowing that you are a casual gamer. You play them for a bit, then move on. Find something nice and simple instead. If you're only going to play a game for a few hours, get into Tetris and Bejewled.

And hey, since you aren't playing those games, send them to me.

[puddinN64]

Speaking of which...I need to go beat some Twilight Princess...

*Starts to leave*

...eh...later...

[ThePhantomGamer]

I'm kind of like that too.

[SlipperyMooseCakes]

At 10/30/09 07:05 PM, DirtySyko wrote:

At 10/30/09 09:43 AM, SlipperyMooseCakes wrote: absolute quality and worth
games I have bought
Halo 3: ODST and Halo Wars.

Uncharted 2
Ratchet and Clank
GameFlyed.

u serious dawg?

Haha. It's not that I don't like the PS3 games as much it is just that I don't really play the online aspect of it. After I am satisfied with the single player I return it and swap for the next ps3 experience.

[SpiderTaco]

I'm the opposite.
I always finish a game and force myself not to buy a game, nomatter how bad I want it, untill i've finished everything else to 100%

Of course I do have a few games that I never intend to finish because they are complete shit
(I'm looking at you, Call of Juarez)

[36Holla]

At 10/30/09 04:29 AM, DirtySyko wrote: The problem is, I end up overwhelming myself with too many games to play, and I have this habit of when I move on to a new game, I move on completely, and usually don't touch the game I was playing prior for years. It's something I'm trying to break, so I can actually finish these good games.

Pretty much describes my gaming habits when it comes to finishing games. Actually I'm really good at finishing most of them on the first playthrough, but on subsequent playthroughs, I rarely complete another game from beginning to end before picking up another one. Right now I have Borderlands, Crono Trigger, and FF4 to complete and I was putting all those off to play The Ballad of Gay Tony, which I managed to finish today. I can't see how any of that will get done when MW2 comes out.

[stiller]

I do not envy you good sir.

Perhaps gaming is not ment for you?

[TRlCKY]

I don't blame you for not finishing Brutal Legend. Those RTS battles are a bitch. I simply finished it due to my dedication to Heavy Metal...

Why couldn't they have just left it as a beat-em-up game?

[puddinN64]

Also, I need to beat Super Mario Bros...

Darn, I'm behind schedule.

[SpiderTaco]

At 10/29/09 07:30 PM, Jezuz wrote:

Half-life 2 is the only game like that I ever loved.

But......but......I thought Jesus loves everything?

ITS A CONSPIRACY