I commit to my games like Catholic boomers commit to marriage. I stop loving them about mid-way through, but stick with them, until the long, bitter, resentful end.
Spelunky 2 for me. I tried so hard to enjoy it, especially since I was a fan of the first game, but playing it felt more like a chore to play than a joy for me. Such a shame. :(
Same with Crash Twinsanity. Tried it and quit very early on. I wasn’t having fun and I don’t get the hype behind it tbh.
I usually get to that point at some point but generally when I’ve lost the main story line and am buried in side missions. Books on the other hand, almost impossible for me to abandon them. They sit on my nightstand “in progress” indefinitely.
This is why I try before I buy. Steam's 2-hr policy isn't enough. It often takes longer than that to get past the tutorial these days. If I get a few hours in and I'm still hungry for more, the game company gets my money.
Well said, many rpgs have long intros and it takes time to start getting into them. Should be extended to 12-24 hours depending on the game type, and/or they should have some sort of rental thing. Especially for $70 games.
Same with books! Just because you start doesn’t mean you have to be miserable til the end. It’s a way to honor our needs, something therapy definitely focuses on!
Starfield, for me, was like a friend you slowly lose touch with over time. No hard feelings, but those daily messages slow down to weekly. Then monthly. Then you hear someone else mention them and you realize it's been 2 years. Shattered Space was like a Linkedin birthday reminder.
Geez, that perfectly describes Starfield. I kinda never finished it and just stopped playing, and I didn’t hate it, I just kinda stopped after a while.
Sounds like you were at the gun fort. Do you remember if you best genichiro (Hard fight at the top of a tower, some lightning involved)? That’s typically the moment the game clicks for most people, I know it was for me
I did, I remember fighting that monkey boss where some are invisible, a centipede thing where you have to parry like crazy. None of the bosses felt as satisfying as Malenia from Elden Ring, or any DLC boss from Bloodborne. I tried.
Ah that’s a shame then. For me the bosses shined the brightest in sekiro, the rhythm of the boss fights (except demon of hatred, fuck that guy) and how aggressively it wants you to be really put it a step above. The game can’t be for everyone though, so you’re entitled to your opinion on it
Same thing for me, but with ds2 scholar of the first sin. I really don't want to play it anymore. It's just a sadistic game to be sadistic because the game designers didn't know what to do to make it difficult but fair.
Amen to that, I find myself downloading a game on steam or epic and if I don't enjoy it in 10 minutes, it gets uninstalled. I used to have so much patience for games in the past but not anymore. 🤣🤣
I do that more these days since "this cost me a lot of money" is basically not a concern for me anymore. I can just shrug it off if I happen to buy into something I ultimately end up disliking.
But I do remember that same feeling when I was younger, of not wanting to be "wasteful", almost? Sucked.
I tried to do this with Omori, but I ended up playing it for 2.5 hours, so I couldn't refund it. Now it stares at me and reminds me of my bad purchases
I don't know. Whenever I've invested a good chunk of time into a game it feels wrong not to finish it. Like I still think about the fact that I dropped DQ6 for the 3rd time after finally getting so far in it.
Same is true for TV shows, books, etc. Took me far to long to realize nobody except myself was forcing me to continue doing a leisure activity that I didn't actually enjoy.
I learned this in the opposite direction. I have a strong disdain for Dark Souls 2 because I refused to drop it despite not having any fun. If I just let it go about halfway through then I would probably be more neutral, but it ended up being one of the least enjoyable games I've ever finished.
I mean, games are supposed to be fun and relaxing, and meant for enjoyment. If you aren't having fun or enjoying it, then there's no point in continuing it. At that point, it's just a chore or a job.
it's way more difficult for live service games since you've poured so many hours, but let me tell you — when I quit epicseven after 2 years bc of toxic PvP I've never been happier
"I don't understand how this 'Metal Gear Solid' game is supposed to be good. The controls are awful, I can't understand a thing that's going on, I just fought a magic cowboy...oh the disc errored out. Oh thank god." - Literally me, some twenty years ago.
Same here, I spent a lot of time playing all the way through my first character, but I won't play again unless there's a LOT more content added. Bummer because I really looked forward to it
I recommend seeing a therapist if you have: anxiety, depression, OCD, bpd, bi-polar, PTSD, are woman, eat too much peanut butter, attracted to feet, post on social media, low sense of self-worth or just plain like to give your money away
awesome music and it looks good but it deeply frustrated me with 1 hour long boss battles you can lose due to bad RNG or simply because you figure it out too late
I will finish every videogame I start so i can say with confidence that the whole thing is bad up to the very end.
I'm the only guy on earth who's finished both dustborn and suicide squad, i will see any trainwreck to the end
I just did this with Dead Island 2... it was painful to give up but when I game seemingly lacks focus or effort, why should I put in the effort you know?
Goes for a lot of things in life. Asking yourself "What is this supposed to do?' and "Is it doing that?" unlocks a lot of opportunity. You can say no to stuff that isn't life giving, or change your approach so the thing actually creates the intended outcome
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One reason I do like steam and try not to buy just to sit in my backlog. If I try it for 1.5 hours and don't like it I'll return it. This is also why I feel demos are 100% necessary.
I also didn't finish; I got stuck at one point and couldn't figure out a way forward. I ended up dropping it for another game.
I eventually watched the "movie" on YouTube to get the plot, but I just couldn't get a handle on what to do and didn't want to look it up. Maybe someday I'll revisit it.
I wasn't invested in the story enough to justify playing what is basically a janky 3D platformer with survival horror elements. Plus the PS4 came out & there were other games I'd rather play.
Zoids are really nice. I have a couple. They are snap together, but also pretty complex. The instructions aren't the most clear. Get a decent set of nips. Everything else can come later. Maybe get $15 Bandai kit yo practice on. Entry level Gundam or an SD Gundam.
I really enjoyed the gunplay, which is second to none for me...but, you're right, everything is recycled, the sunset weapons only to bring them back years later. I was just sick of it.
Id even say abandoning a game you like but are getting tired of is good too. Ive not finished several of my all time favorites because going further was starting to feel like a chore (not necessarily the game's fault) and would likely sour an otherwise special experience.
I had to with shovel knight pocket dungeon. As a die hard shovel knight fan it hurt like hell to give up on it but god DANG did I not mesh with it at all
I told my son when he was in tears over Ocarina of Time how much I hated that game and never finished it. That it was okay to not play a game that made you upset. Big bonding moment.
It's what I've advocated for for years. Soon as I'm not being entertained by a game, I stop playing. This idea that people have this compulsion to complete games they've started is completely alien to me. Games are there to entertain you, not to be your job.
Another Crabs Treasure is such a good game, and I cannot for the life of me beat it. Souls-like games just don't click for me. At a certain point, fighting the same boss for the 30th time dejects me more than the potential joy I get from defeating them. All fun lost in pursuit of winning.
Yes… after my third try on CONTROL, I finally realized that I was NOT enjoying the house maze and the cryptic narrative. Such a shame, I know it’s a good game, it just didn’t click for me. I felt relief when I deleted it from my hard drive.
Wholeheartedly agree! There was a time when I’d keep playing a game I wasn’t enjoying just for achievements. These days, I try a whole load of games and immediately abandon if I’m not having a great time or if I’ve seen it’s game play hook and not compelled to keep going. Life’s too short!
I gave up on the outer worlds about 30 mins in when I realized; the weapons spark no joy, there's no third person, and the modders can't fix any of this
my husband used to be so miserable playing hunt showdown it literally was making him depressed and one day i asked him why he even played it if he wasn’t enjoying himself and he hasn’t played it since
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But yeah, "play" is the important word.
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It's supposed to be fun, not a fight.
Same with Crash Twinsanity. Tried it and quit very early on. I wasn’t having fun and I don’t get the hype behind it tbh.
…That said, I really wanna see the rest of Control <_<;
It happened to me with For Honor; by the time I got the platinum, I didn't even enjoy the game anymore.
Will I ever endure the entire intro to Skyrim? (Probably not).
Trust me, the game sucked, but man was it also one of the biggest fumbles of a videogame story of all time.
But I do remember that same feeling when I was younger, of not wanting to be "wasteful", almost? Sucked.
It is a good feeling through.
But that last part...😂🤣
I will finish every videogame I start so i can say with confidence that the whole thing is bad up to the very end.
I'm the only guy on earth who's finished both dustborn and suicide squad, i will see any trainwreck to the end
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admittedly recently I did this with Metaphor and it's kind of the opposite, where I really want to be into it but I can't. at least rn
Bring back cheat codes~!~
I eventually watched the "movie" on YouTube to get the plot, but I just couldn't get a handle on what to do and didn't want to look it up. Maybe someday I'll revisit it.
I kid but not too long ago I actually had that mindset. Was tough to break but I’m glad I did.
If there is a pc deal I think I'll play it with mods to remove all enemies.
RE4 remake wasn't so scary.