Humdinger
Gold Member
What proportion of the games that you start do you finish?
To clarify, when I say "start," I don't mean you just download, boot it up to get a taste, then file it away for later play. I mean you go into it with the intention of playing the game, not just demoing or sampling it. I understand this can be tricky in age of GamePass, where people can sample many games at will. Try to focus on games where your intention is to play the game, not just sample it. Maybe limit it to games where you put in at least an hour or two.
And when I say "finish," I mean you complete the last chapter/mission and the credits roll. I don't mean you "finish" in the completionist sense. I'm an SP gamer, so I'm thinking of SP games here. You can't really "finish" most multiplayer-oriented games (e.g., Fortnite, Destiny), so maybe take those games out of the equation and just think about games you can actually finish.
I know that some games are in a sort of limbo, part-finished with an intention to return to eventually and finish it, maybe, if time permits. I understand that those things fog the situation. Don't worry too much about that. I'm just asking for a ballpark estimate.
I'm asking because I'm curious. I have noticed that my patience for games - my willingness to stick with them through to the end - has waned considerably over the years. When I was younger, I would finish almost every game I started. Over the past decade, though, I've become much more willing to just drop a game and move on.
To clarify, when I say "start," I don't mean you just download, boot it up to get a taste, then file it away for later play. I mean you go into it with the intention of playing the game, not just demoing or sampling it. I understand this can be tricky in age of GamePass, where people can sample many games at will. Try to focus on games where your intention is to play the game, not just sample it. Maybe limit it to games where you put in at least an hour or two.
And when I say "finish," I mean you complete the last chapter/mission and the credits roll. I don't mean you "finish" in the completionist sense. I'm an SP gamer, so I'm thinking of SP games here. You can't really "finish" most multiplayer-oriented games (e.g., Fortnite, Destiny), so maybe take those games out of the equation and just think about games you can actually finish.
I know that some games are in a sort of limbo, part-finished with an intention to return to eventually and finish it, maybe, if time permits. I understand that those things fog the situation. Don't worry too much about that. I'm just asking for a ballpark estimate.
I'm asking because I'm curious. I have noticed that my patience for games - my willingness to stick with them through to the end - has waned considerably over the years. When I was younger, I would finish almost every game I started. Over the past decade, though, I've become much more willing to just drop a game and move on.
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