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[Ranger X]

Forcing yourself to finish games you're not enjoying is what makes people burn out on video games completely. The only obligation I feel is to give games at least a few hours of play, even if it sucks right from the beginning. At that point you're either gonna keep playing because you're having fun or stop because you're not.

Nah, the problem is that we buy many games that shouldn't be bought.
People should only buy excellent games. What's the use to buy a so-so game and not even playing it to the end anyway.

Buy less games but better games and finish them - you will never burn out.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

I buy too many games, but I have no qualms about getting rid of the crap. I only finish those that I like. I don't feel any obligation or obsessiveness or any of this other crap because it's my money and this is supposed to be a fun hobby/entertainment.

 

[Blatz]

So many games....so little time. I finish about 3/yr. But most of the games I play don't really have an ending (NCAA Football, Winning Eleven, Battlefield 2/1942, Counterstrike).

Hell just this year..

Finished:
Half-Life 2
Kohan2

Not Finished:
Jade Empire (lost interest)
Vampire: Masquerade (lost interest)
Doom3 (sux)
Halo 2 (FPS on xbox=sux)
x-men legends (I'll get around to it)
Norrath: RTA (I'll get around to it)
Guild Wars (Still active)

 

[John Harker]

Now the next question should be,


How often do you beat a game multiple times?

I've only beaten a handful of games more than once - if even a full handful - in my entire history of gaming.

I hate replaying games.
Even if you "unlock" lots of new content.

The exceptions being Final Fantasy III (US) and Chono Trigger.
I've beaten them each mutliple times, years ago.

Since then...?
Hmm....

I ALMOST got through RE4 a second time, heh.

So little games are new and refreshing these days, and I hate repeating the same things over and over again - sometimes, its painful to even beat a "good" game once, and I have to do it all AGAIN?
I'll pass....
(This does not include mutliplayer games)

 

[bob_arctor]

Now the next question should be,
How often do you beat a game multiple times?

Super Metroid. 13 times. On my 14th currently (on the back-burner for now since I'm gonna finish Link To The Past for only the 2nd time). I should mention I finished Super Metroid 12 of those times on emu--save anywhere style. So they don't really count.

 

[flarkminator]

Now the next question should be,


How often do you beat a game multiple times?

I've only beaten a handful of games more than once - if even a full handful - in my entire history of gaming.

Final Fantasy VI: 9 times
Final Fatnasy X: 4 times
Megaman 2: 5 times (two times with the anaversary [fuck I can't spell] collection)
Megaman X: 4 times
Chrono Trigger: 3 times
Morrowind: (started 5 times and played for several hours) officially 'won' 1 time
Ogre Battle (snes): 1 on snes (4 times on emulators)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV (snes): 4 times


someone is borrowing my God of War...otherwise I woudl have beaten that twice by now.

 

[Umpteen]

FFX/X2 twice each as well for the ending!

 

[Red Scarlet]

I'm trying to get through my backlog..but I keep finding something new I haven't played through which makes the backlog bigger and bigger.

As for beating games multiple times, of course. I've gone through some of my RPG's 20+ times. I lost count of FF6 after 40 and have no idea about 1 and 4, no idea about the older DQ games, and Super Metroid is likely about 75 or 80 times (with about 50 of those last year and the year before).

 

[Hellraizah]

I don't beat games because I don't buy games that are intended to be beaten. Normally, I buy multiplayer focused skills games, so instead of having to beat a game, I only have to become better at it.

I tend to have a short attention span for adventure type games. I bought Resident Evil 4, and at the middle of the second disc, I lost all motivation to go on.

 

[bob_arctor]

I tend to have a short attention span for adventure type games. I bought Resident Evil 4, and at the middle of the second disc, I lost all motivation to go on.

Wow. That's deep. RE4 was the opposite for me. It was one of the few current gen games to have a stranglehold on me.

 

[Tarazet]

Now the next question should be,


How often do you beat a game multiple times?

I've only beaten a handful of games more than once - if even a full handful - in my entire history of gaming.

I hate replaying games.
Even if you "unlock" lots of new content.

The exceptions being Final Fantasy III (US) and Chono Trigger.
I've beaten them each mutliple times, years ago.

Since then...?
Hmm....

I ALMOST got through RE4 a second time, heh.

So little games are new and refreshing these days, and I hate repeating the same things over and over again - sometimes, its painful to even beat a "good" game once, and I have to do it all AGAIN?
I'll pass....
(This does not include mutliplayer games)

I always beat racing games at least twice, and I finished a lot of games multiple times back in the Genesis days. In the past couple of generations:

Every PS1/PS2 Monster Rancher game
Final Fantasy VII
Chrono Cross
Metal Gear Solid
Oddworld
Breath of Fire III
Panzer Dragoon Orta

 

[Kon Tiki]

if i dont beat a game i usually sell it. that way i can still look at my collection and feel proud :lol

I am the opposite, I get rid of games that I did beat.

 

[Fuzzy]

I beat all my games unless they're boring.

 

[Erdrick]

Wow. That's deep. RE4 was the opposite for me. It was one of the few current gen games to have a stranglehold on me.

I hear you. I hardly have time to beat any games anymore now, nor can I keep interest in them. I WANT to like and play the Nippon Ichi SRPG's, but it's just too much in terms of planning and time-investment for me. I own all of them, soon to buy Makai Kingdom, but...

Well, RE4 grabbed ahold of me in January when I bought it and I MADE time for it. It was absolutely the best game I have played this year still. One of the best period. It never really got to a point where I grew bored or frustrated or anything.

MGS3 did this last fall as well.

Killer 7 was the latest to hold me long enough to beat it. (I loved every insane minute of it.)

It's getting to the point where I don't care to finish the games I buy, let alone even open them months after purchase. I just buy, stockpile and I'll get to it when I get to it.

While a lot of people bash Killer 7, I happen to love how streamlined it is. I can pick it up, play a chapter and go to bed or whatever. Same with RE4.

I wish I was a kid again, I had so much more time for the hobby that is my love.

 

[Xenon]

"Only when they deserve it!"

 

[BobTheFork]

In the end, I think I beat almost all of them. However, they all wind up on my shelf for awhile before I beat them. I just went back and finally beat Skies of Arcadia, and I pulled Star Ocean 2 out of my delay stack this week. It just depends on how long after I start playing a game does the next game I want to play come out. I move on very quickly. I believe the ONLY game I have not finished and NEVER will is 7th saga for Snes. Anyone familar with the games knows, depending on who you chose to play as, and game could be totally unbeatable.

Edit: ROFL WE LIKE IKE!

 

[Drensch]

I try, but I have way too many games. Plus I'm not the kind of person who gets a game and plays it exclusively until it's done, I like to play a lot of different games. I have friend who plays games as if they're projects, he keeps on them until he's done. I'd add that Actraiser has basically ruined the whole play it like a bastard thing. I bouht that game and it was done a day later. That, imho is a waste of 50$ bucks, I like to savor the game.

 

[therock07]

most games yes, I got ADD I'm pretty smart enough to cope with it most the time. Otherwise I dont mind games its worthless.

 

[Mr. Lemming]

Games have endings?

 

[Hellraizah]

Wow. That's deep. RE4 was the opposite for me. It was one of the few current gen games to have a stranglehold on me.

The only game that had this kind of stranglehold for me this gen was Ninja Gaiden, and I never felt the need to play it again for a second time.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Games have endings?

Do you work for EGM?

 

[TeTr1C]

I try.

Same with me.

I don't have a lot of games beaten to my name...and it's kinda sad.

 

[TeTr1C]

Plus playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live everynight basically since November 9th doesn't help my backlog of unbeaten games either. :lol

 

[Calidor]

I try to single-beat all games, unless they are boring... and a few very good ones i finish'em 100% (usually Nintendo ones) now i'm on my way finishing, by second time, Super Mario Sunshine with 120 shines... got 115 shines so far :lol

 

[golduck342]

but I don't make it a personal vendetta if a game is too challenging or requires too much of a time investment.

:lol I actually do make it a personal vendetta when games are too hard. I'd say I've beaten 95% of the game I've started.

 

[teh_pwn]

About 90% of them.

I don't do extras and stuff tho.

If it sucks, I stop playing.