Poll: Do you finish games you don't like?

[Gorilla Gunk]

I once got into an argument with a guy because he said if I didn't play a game through to the end then I had no right to say I didn't like it.

This guy also admitted to buying CD's by bands he hated just so he could have an "informed opinion" on them or whatever.

This makes sense, I mean, you can't really be well informed if you haven't beaten the game. But the fact that you don't WANT to beat the game should be a hint that it is a bad game.

But he was saying I couldn't NOT like the game because I hadn't beaten it, like I literally had no right to say I didn't enjoy it. He even said I had to go back and beat the entire thing to 100% completion before I could decide whether I like it or not. It was bonkers.

"Informed opinions" are bullshit.

 

[therandombear]

I didn't like Dragon Age: Origins, but I finished it. I didnt like Oblivion, yet I finished it.

However, I didn't like Halo 3 or GTA4 and didn't finish them.

So it depends I guess.

 

[jpoon]

No, why the hell would I finish a game I don't like? Sounds pretty fucking pointless to do so doesn't it?

 

[pejhmon]

So-so. I have the tendancy to play one game a lot then switch but some games (even if I've liked them) don't keep my attached long enough to want to finish it. I started Prince of Persia at the beginning of summer (ironically, whilst I was in Iran) and barely got into the third area because the game was far too repetitive. Mirror's Edge is something else I never got round to finishing. FF13 too, but that game was far FAR too long and tedious to want to finish (I feel sorry for anyone wanting to 100% that). I aim to complete Super Meat Boy at some point ... >.>. Daw of War 2 : Retribution is a game I love (190ish hours played) yet I haven't even started any of the campaigns yet even though single player is what I normally enjoy more just because I haven't bothered too (love Last Stand). Condition Zero and deleted scenes, fun games but completing ..... meh, especially deleted scenes. That game was made in a story like fashion without a story which gave me no incentive to finish it.

Oh, then there's the backlog of games on Steam I need to start .... >.>

 

[JohnnyDelRay]

Yeah, no I don't think so. Maybe when I was a young teen or something and had a bit more time to sink into games, and try them again if they were too hard, also because I had a much smaller library at the time. But nowadays, hardly enough time to finish the games I DO enjoy, so I will do my damn hardest to get through those first, while prioritizing other life things (career, relationships, health, etc)

 

[rekabdarb]

Usually not.

Sometimes yes.

But probably not. I look at Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce.

AND I QUOTE MYSELF WHEN I SOLD IT BACK TO GAMESTOP. "And then i turned super sayian..." He was asking what i thought... then why am i selling it. the same line was said.

Plus the lu bu fight the first time round was redunkuliously hard

 

[RagnarokHybrid]

For some reason beyond my knowledge, I finished Final Fantasy XIII even though I knew it was bad. It didn't feel like an FF game and it definitely didn't feel fun after the first few hours. I spent about a week getting through it though with the hope that it would be worth it... and it wasn't.

Usually, I don't finish DS or Wii games that I don't like and I didn't finish Monster Hunter Freedom U because it was obnoxiously difficult and I lost patience for it. Probably would have trudged through it, though, if the PSP had a second analogue stick. Thank you, PS Vita.

 

[Hollock]

Nope, feel I'm not gonna waste my time to see a game over screen.

 

[EzraPound]

I did want to at least beat Duke Nukem Forever, the damn Scissor Lift puzzle made me stop and send it back. I might rerent it just so I can at least finish it and complain reasonably.

DNF was pretty good--it had some great level designs, was humorous, and had gameplay that was more than passable à la Half-Life 2--but that puzzle was honestly the game's low ebb.

As for the thread q.--I'll finish them, but only if they're short.

 

[IamBadAtMakingNames]

I didn't finish FF13 so no

 

[TheVelourFog]

Almost always. I think it's an obsessive compulsive thing.

I mean, first thing that comes to mind is FF13. I hated it the whole way through and I finished it, I think. I killed that orphan thing and got to Pulse - does that count? I even considered going for 100% before I realized how damn tedious it would be.

Also, I finally picked Reach back up last week and finished the campaign so I can trade it in. Would have went for a Legendary run through, but then I remembered that I like to have fun when I play video games.

 

[Sgt. Dante]

Nope, If i dislike a game i'm not wasting my precious little free time on it.

I have a nice little collection of games that i like to play and would much rather spend my limited leasure time on those.

 

[theguitarhero6]

Yes and no.
With games like Dynasty Warriors (6?) and Burnout: Revenge, the difficulty was just too much to play without aggrevation.
However, on the other hand, I DID finish DNF...
But generally if difficulty isn't the issue, I'll stomach through to the end.

 

[Jandau]

No, but I rarely buy games I don't like. Between demos, rentals, borrowing, and other sources of info, any actual purchase I make tends to be either a good game that I know I like or some bargain bin discount thingy for like $5 that I don't care if I waste.

 

[BreakfastMan]

Rarely. If I don't like the game, I rarely see it through to the end. Why should I play a game I don't even like when I could be playing a game I actually like?

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

Nope. Its the game isnt fun then i cant be bothered wasting my time with them.

This mirror's my own opinion. A game has to have something to keep me playing - be it engaging gameplay, my own curiosity or an interesting story.

 

[Roy Smith]

Conan and Time Shift were boring as sh*t but I finished them - for some stupid reason.
Next time it a game bores me I'll just sell it.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

Most of the time, yes. That way I can slag it off til my heart's content because I've actually bothered to do the hard yards.

If it's really beyond redemption from the get go then I don't bother.

 

[Nazgual]

...I completed Sonic 2006...and came back to it later to get some achievements. Don't ask me why, guess I just wanted to be victorious over it.

 

[pejhmon]

FF13 too, but that game was far FAR too long and tedious to want to finish (I feel sorry for anyone wanting to 100% that). >.>

I would assume that if I (erm, they) wanted to 100% it, they don't want or need your pity.

I would buy you a drink if you 100%'ed that game, especially if you went on to say that it was worth it