Unfinished Games

DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
edited August 2005 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">you ever buy a game you don't finish?</div> soo I'm bored (as stated in another thread), and I'm looking through my collection of games and realizing how many I haven't finished. I'm having deja vu right now - I may have started an identical topic months ago, but I forget... anyway, am I the only one who buys games and ends up not completing them? it's not like I'm talking about crap games either - Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate, Morrowind, Arx Fatalis, Fallout 2, System Shock 2, No One Lives Forever 1 and 2, the list goes on...

the reason I end up not finishing good games is usually that I'm too much of a perfectionist. I'll start playing through the game and then realize I missed something. the thing may or may not be critical to completion of the game, but because I'm so anal, I'll start over and do things a little differently. Then I'll realize I missed something ELSE, or decide I should have chosen a slightly different stat build or something, and I'll start over AGAIN. then I'll start getting bored of playing through the beginning of the game again and I'll just put it aside... it's a dumb pattern but I get caught in it.

anyway, anyone have a similar problem (or advice for me)? =P
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  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
    Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate, Morrowind, Arx Fatalis, Fallout 2, System Shock 2

    best games of our time and you havent finished them? go hang yourself <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SnappyCrunchSnappyCrunch Join Date: 2004-08-03 Member: 30328Members, Constellation
    My problem is that I'm far beind the gaming curve, so I buy lots of last generation's good games for cheap, then never get around to playing them. I own at least 20 games that have never even been in my CD drive.
  • DontShootMePleaseDontShootMePlease Join Date: 2005-02-20 Member: 41903Members, Constellation
    I have this problem too. I too am a perfectionist, and the only way I found to avoid that problem is using walkthroughs. Fact is, I can still enjoy a game enough using a walkthrough that it doesn't bother me that I'm being told what to do 99% of the way, and it will actually let me finish the game (another nice reward).

    However, games like Baldur's Gate 2, Neverwinter Nights, D&D based games with so many character possibilities... those are what I have trouble with. I go through it with char A and then say, "I want to try char type B now" and go back and restart (because I never do more than one at a time for some reason), then I go, "I want to try char type C now." Over and over and over again... then I get tired of replaying the first few hours of the game so many times and get bored and stop playing.

    Right now though, I'm sort of in a transition with video games. I don't play as much as I used to, nor have the interest to. Only for NS <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> . For last xmas, I got a bunch of money (as usual) and bought some games and gaming accessories. List of games include for the GCN: Tony Hawk's Underground, Metroid Prime 2, Bloodrayne, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. And for PS2 I got Final Fantasy X-2. Out those games, the only one I beat was THUG, and about 6 times now. I have my guides for MP2, Zelda:WW, and FFX-2, but I'm just not as interesting in games anymore. Recently took it upon myself to finish at least MP2 because I was waiting so anxiously for it, and I'm almost done.
  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Chrono+Aug 3 2005, 11:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Chrono @ Aug 3 2005, 11:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate, Morrowind, Arx Fatalis, Fallout 2, System Shock 2

    best games of our time and you havent finished them? go hang yourself <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    deus ex: it bothered me that I couldn't satisfy both the guy who gives the ammo by not killing anyone, and the augmented humans by killing people... I like to be able to meet everyone's standards!

    SS2: I got to the very last area I believe, but I think I saved over my quick save file or did something similarly stupid...

    fallout 2: started playing it, but experienced some bugs that destroyed my game, so gave it up

    baldur's gate: got halfway through it but had to return the CDs to a friend

    arx fatalis: got rather far but started getting annoyed at the lack of variety of enemies, especially compared to the game it was made in homage to - Ultima Underworld 2, my favorite game of all time... still, I consider Arx to have the best voice acting I've ever heard.

    Morrowind: I forget why I quit it, but it probably had something to do with the fact that I was trying to get max stat increases at every level and it was a real chore...

    bah.
  • CxwfCxwf Join Date: 2003-02-05 Member: 13168Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DiscoZombie+Aug 3 2005, 11:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Aug 3 2005, 11:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> anyway, anyone have a similar problem (or advice for me)? =P <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Similar problem, although not so bad as you. And I have the solution to your (and my) problem.

    When you start a new game, start out planning to play it twice. (Assuming its a decent game of course, if its bad you can always quit half way through with no problems.) The first time through, don't bother with completing every sidequest and getting every stat boost and inventory item, just get to the end of the game and enjoy the storyline. Along the way, you'll learn the game mechanics, and how best to abuse them to make more powerful characters/make life easier on yourself.

    Then, start over, using what you learned the first time to do everything right from the start. THIS time, you can spend time tracking down every hidden item and sidequest if you still want to, and you can even refer to walkthroughs without ruining the story, since you've already seen the story.

    This same basic pattern works pretty well whether its an RPG (say, a Final Fantasy game) or an FPS (say, Doom III) or anything in between.
  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    Far Cry.

    Got up to the bit with the mutants, and from there on couldn't be bothered.

    I HATE the guy you play as in that game. He's too stupid.
  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Private Coleman+Aug 4 2005, 01:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Private Coleman @ Aug 4 2005, 01:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Far Cry.

    Got up to the bit with the mutants, and from there on couldn't be bothered.

    I HATE the guy you play as in that game. He's too stupid. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Only when your in first person.
  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cxwf+Aug 4 2005, 12:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cxwf @ Aug 4 2005, 12:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-DiscoZombie+Aug 3 2005, 11:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Aug 3 2005, 11:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> anyway, anyone have a similar problem (or advice for me)? =P <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Similar problem, although not so bad as you. And I have the solution to your (and my) problem.

    When you start a new game, start out planning to play it twice. (Assuming its a decent game of course, if its bad you can always quit half way through with no problems.) The first time through, don't bother with completing every sidequest and getting every stat boost and inventory item, just get to the end of the game and enjoy the storyline. Along the way, you'll learn the game mechanics, and how best to abuse them to make more powerful characters/make life easier on yourself.

    Then, start over, using what you learned the first time to do everything right from the start. THIS time, you can spend time tracking down every hidden item and sidequest if you still want to, and you can even refer to walkthroughs without ruining the story, since you've already seen the story.

    This same basic pattern works pretty well whether its an RPG (say, a Final Fantasy game) or an FPS (say, Doom III) or anything in between. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    that sounds like it might just be crazy enough to work :>
  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    I bought Republic: The Revolution, which I really wanted, then never played more than 10 minutes into the first level. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Morrowind, DOOM 3, KOTOR 1 & 2(1 sucks btw), Jade Empire, Baldur's Gate 2, Summoner.

    A load of 'em other than that, but I'm too lazy to put 'em down. <3
  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Looking at my pile of old Playstation CDs, I can say....a heck whole lot I didn't finish.

    There's this real fun multiplayer ARPG for the Playstation (which can multitap up to 8 players zomg) that I never bothered to finish...due to the fact that my brothers and sisters are rather incompetent at ARPGS, save for 2.

    Also didn't finish a few on PC. I guess I haven't finished HL and SS2 yet, but SS2 gives me the hibby-jibbies. Damn woman-robot things!
  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Quaunaut+Aug 4 2005, 12:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Aug 4 2005, 12:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Morrowind, DOOM 3, KOTOR 1 & 2(1 sucks btw), Jade Empire, Baldur's Gate 2, Summoner.

    A load of 'em other than that, but I'm too lazy to put 'em down. <3 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm surprised I managed to finish KOTOR1, because it's the sort of game I could see myself getting hung up on playing perfectly...

    I wanted to play it again and take the dark side route, but my conscience wouldn't let me play a char who kills and mugs innocents every 2 seconds =x
  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    I just buy too many games at the same time. My PC, PSX, and Gamecube collections have more than a few unfinished titles each... I haven't even beat Starcraft yet, not to mention Brood Wars...

    I was playing Morrowind today and realized why I never finished it: Boring =X

    Some games start out strong and eventually lose their appeal, some don't have a very compelling story, some have unlucky, frustrating stuck points, and some you get right before you get a new Zelda game. All of these contribute to having unfinished games, at least in my case.

    There's also the case of the game being in a language you don't understand, which is why I have yet to progress in Shenmue >.>
  • Invader_ScootInvader_Scoot Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    FarCry and Doom3. Doom3 just got really boring, and then the invincibility of your enemies and the retardedness of your guy's attitude in FarCry made me quit that.
  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Drfuzzy+Aug 4 2005, 12:16 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Drfuzzy @ Aug 4 2005, 12:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Private Coleman+Aug 4 2005, 01:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Private Coleman @ Aug 4 2005, 01:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Far Cry.

    Got up to the bit with the mutants, and from there on couldn't be bothered.

    I HATE the guy you play as in that game. He's too stupid. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Only when your in first person. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    I leave a lot of games unfinished. I don't really know why. Its not that I'm a perfectionist, I have never really put all too much effort collecting everything, and I don't think I have never gotten a "perfect" ending or 100% complete in the games that I do finish.. I just can't motivate myself to finish a game. At one point or another, with any game, I will get to a certain part and just say "All right. Thats it. This is too frusterating, or too annoying. I'm going to put down the controller/exit the game, take out the disk, and come back later".
    The issue from there is the fact that who the hell wants to come back to something thats annoying and frusterating? I mean, regardless of how fun the rest of the game may have been, why would I want to play the annoying frusterating part?
    Then after a while I just simply forget about the game all together.
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    super mario 3 (not using the whistle, its easy with it)
    startropics 2: zodas revenge
    final fantasy X
    painkiller expansion
    blast corps....
    tetris!
    im just going to stop listing because if i go on with my console games the list will be pretty long...
  • DontShootMePleaseDontShootMePlease Join Date: 2005-02-20 Member: 41903Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Ratonetwothreetwoone+Aug 4 2005, 12:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ratonetwothreetwoone @ Aug 4 2005, 12:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> blast corps.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    omg I loved that game. I'm planning on rebuying an N64 and a bunch of games that I was too poor/my mom was too cheap to buy/rent (for PSX and N64), and that is in my list. I used to have it, and I beat it with 100%, but damn was it so much fun.

    Let's get moving!
  • kill4thrillskill4thrills Join Date: 2004-06-24 Member: 29506Members, Constellation
    i've only ever bought 2 games i have not finished because of lack of interest:

    sacred (the worst game i ever bought)
    Jagged Alliance 2's expansion pack (i forgot the name). i bought it bargin bin and never even installed it. heard it wasn't very good anyways

    i have no intention to ever revist these 2 however.

    i have not finished countless console games that i couldn't finish because of lack of skill cause when i played them i was a youngling <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> . robocop for the orignal NES for one
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

    Reason? It got a bit redundant, but I'm going to go back to it one day.

    The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

    Why? I never have all my friends over at the same time with connector cables, which is about four people. But I'm starting to play it alone, not as fun, but still good.
  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    KOTOR 1?

    What the hell? That's a classic. The first RPG I finished without using spoiler, in one week nonstop, just so addictive.

    Right now, I never got the urge to finish Chrono Cross, Neverwinter night and Balder Gate(didn't even finish chapter 1), all RTS I bought except Shogun: Total War.

    One game I just can't finish no matter how hard I tried... Dungeon Keeper 1. Freaking frustrating.

    Other than that, I finished ever single games I bought.
  • StewieStewie Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18795Members
    edited August 2005
    I am really obsessive about finishing games. I have to do it, and do it fast.
  • MouseMouse The Lighter Side of Pessimism Join Date: 2002-03-02 Member: 263Members, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    Only games I haven't finished (that I can recall):

    Manhunt
    Shogun: Total War
    GTA:San Andreas
  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    Nearly every game I've ever bought or borrowed, I have ADD when it comes to games which I also blame for me having a dozen WoW characters all between level 20-40.

    The only games I've completed are:
    HL1
    HL2
    KOTOR1
    Jak3 on the PS2
    Vampire Bloodlines

    Thats it, now if you consider I've been playing games for about 10 years now and own at least 50-60 plus a fair few at left at my parents house when I moved out...
  • SpetsnazSpetsnaz Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24761Members, Constellation
    Black & White
    IGI
    RTCW
    AvP2
    GTA:SA
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    There are loads of them, mainly those long RPGs, mainly becuase I used to have a family PC which somebody formated putting me back to the start. The other good reason is that they decide not to run on XP anymore....

    Games that used to run XP that no longer do:
    System Shock 2 - my all time favourite game too
    Planescape Torment - what i did play was good
    Arcanum - it was REALLY good, I want to keep playing it
    Rise Of nations - when this stoped working it puzzled the hell out of me
    Few others


    I suppose I could go play Morrowind, but I found that far to open and I got lost, maby when I get a good 2 days off of work with nothing to do, ill sit down and play it.
  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    I used to have so much free time and spare cash and so little else to do that I'd buy a new game every couple of weeks. I probably only finished around 20% of them, to be honest. Such a waste of money <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
    It is impossible to win Morrowind. You can kill the main villain, but then it's just like "kk now what". Then you find that there's a whole bunch of player created quest mods and two expansions and cry in both sorrow and joy because you realize that you will indeed never beat the game.
  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    HL1- i couldnt get past that trainstation <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    GTA:SA- much too long

    summoner- lost interrest :/

    WC3- got to the orc campaing mission with the trees, imposible mission

    GTA:VC i think i beat it, but my friends said you had to kill that black guy? i never got that mission

    Soldier of Fortune 1 + 2- the 2 was just too hard, in 1 i got stuck in a level.

    baldurs gate- was too young to read some of the english text

    turok- it scared me, i think i was 8

    red faction- stuck again :/

    hexen- too hard

    i guess theres tons of more <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    I think I've beaten most of the games I own. I think the main one's I haven't beaten, are some of the simulation games like SimCity (which you can't really beat) or some of the Roller Coaster Tycoon games since I didn't want to beat 500 different scenarios that were all basicially the same. Other than that, I think I have beaten all the games I own. Especially now with most games costing aorund $50, I better get my money's worth out of them.
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