Why do I get bored and give up on games 3/4 of the way through?

No matter how good the game (Fallout 3, Dead Space, Uncharted etc.) about 3/4 of the way through I just get bored of the game and stop playing it.

There is always some manner of repetitiveness in a game no matter how varied it is and I just get bored no matter how good the game.

Anyone else have this happen to them?

It's actually frustrating because I've gone for example from saying Fallout 3 is the greatest game ever to just giving up on it and not playing it anymore.

Because you seem to have a relatively low attention span. No offense intended toward you of course. Lots of people are like that.

You're playing boring games.BoilingDrains

Alternate what you play, so things don't get repetitive.Deadly_Fatalis

i find i buy too many games and i get overwhelmed, i do try to come back to them though.

Maybe it's time you hang up your controllers and give up on gaming. :|

Maybe it's time you hang up your controllers and give up on gaming. :|

kingdre

or maybe just a little bit of encouragement and a few suggestions would be more helpful?

I'm trying to bunker down and work through some of my collection. I'm trying to cut down on my bouncing around between games so i can start finishing more games. But i still think its good to have two or three games going at the same time to mix it up some. But I often start too many and then loose track of everything, haha. Anyways right now I'm trying to focus on just two or three and at max limiting myself to one game per console/handheld.

So, currently working on Culdcept Saga for 360, Super Mario Galaxy for Wii, ICO for PS2, Patapon for PSP, Final Fantasy 12-Revenant Wings for DSi, Tales of Phantasia for GBA, Legend of Zelda for NES, Warcraft III for PC, Illusion of Gaia for SNES, and Braid for XBox Arcade. A few other games keep trying to sneek in right now too, Like Oblivion for 360, Mario Kart Wii, Grandia for PS, and Puzzel Quest for DSi. Gets a little overwhelming. Plus I have well over 200 something games sitting there waiting for me to play them as I finish these. So right now I'm hardcoring it on FF12-Revenant Wings, Culdcept Saga, Braid, and Tales of Phantasia.

But you don't ahve to finish a game you don't want to. Just play until you satisfied and move on if that is what makes you happy. Otherwise, bunker down and good luck!

[QUOTE="kingdre"]

Maybe it's time you hang up your controllers and give up on gaming. :|

just_nonplussed

or maybe just a little bit of encouragement and a few suggestions would be more helpful?

Just finish it...you'll see it'll be worth playing a game through to the end...if you're 3/4 through, it's like 2 or 3 hours left to go...so just do it ^^

If I have several games on the go at once I find this happens to me - I play them all quite a lot, but dont finish them before getting bored or sidetracked. If I focus on just one game at a time I do enjoy them and complete themAvenger1324

there's no real reason to 'finish' games. the ends are always so predictable anyway, so my advice is just play until you've had enough or there is no more suprises.

read a book. i recommend suttree by cormac mcarthy.

Mabye you're too depressed to finish the game. If you enjoy the game enough it can be quite hard to finish because you know that when it's done you've finsihed the game. I get that feeling often, espically with really good RPGs like KoTOR. Otheriwse your just bored of it. Mabye a mix of both.

If I have several games on the go at once I find this happens to me - I play them all quite a lot, but dont finish them before getting bored or sidetracked. If I focus on just one game at a time I do enjoy them and complete themAvenger1324

idk but i do that too.

[QUOTE="BoilingDrains"]You're playing boring games.Naruto

I think you may want to start playing shorter games.UT_Wrestler

[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]I think you may want to start playing shorter games.Oilers99

[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]I think you may want to start playing shorter games.Oilers99

[QUOTE="Oilers99"][QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]I think you may want to start playing shorter games.UT_Wrestler

Because you seem to have a relatively low attention span. No offense intended toward you of course. Lots of people are like that.

Ironserpent

[QUOTE="BoilingDrains"]You're playing boring games.Naruto

[QUOTE="BoilingDrains"]You're playing boring games.Naruto

I'm trying to bunker down and work through some of my collection. I'm trying to cut down on my bouncing around between games so i can start finishing more games. But i still think its good to have two or three games going at the same time to mix it up some. But I often start too many and then loose track of everything, haha. Anyways right now I'm trying to focus on just two or three and at max limiting myself to one game per console/handheld.

So, currently working on Culdcept Saga for 360, Super Mario Galaxy for Wii, ICO for PS2, Patapon for PSP, Final Fantasy 12-Revenant Wings for DSi, Tales of Phantasia for GBA, Legend of Zelda for NES, Warcraft III for PC, Illusion of Gaia for SNES, and Braid for XBox Arcade. A few other games keep trying to sneek in right now too, Like Oblivion for 360, Mario Kart Wii, Grandia for PS, and Puzzel Quest for DSi. Gets a little overwhelming. Plus I have well over 200 something games sitting there waiting for me to play them as I finish these. So right now I'm hardcoring it on FF12-Revenant Wings, Culdcept Saga, Braid, and Tales of Phantasia.

But you don't ahve to finish a game you don't want to. Just play until you satisfied and move on if that is what makes you happy. Otherwise, bunker down and good luck!

YoBrandino

[QUOTE="Avenger1324"]If I have several games on the go at once I find this happens to me - I play them all quite a lot, but dont finish them before getting bored or sidetracked. If I focus on just one game at a time I do enjoy them and complete themjust_nonplussed

there's no real reason to 'finish' games. the ends are always so predictable anyway, so my advice is just play until you've had enough or there is no more suprises.

read a book. i recommend suttree by cormac mcarthy.

oldogg

i felt like that with gta4 in the end it was a relief to finishNSR34GTR

Play different games at the same time, also there isn't anything wrong with putting it down for a few months or like me sometimes even a year...X360PS3AMD05

Mabye you're too depressed to finish the game. If you enjoy the game enough it can be quite hard to finish because you know that when it's done you've finsihed the game. I get that feeling often, especially with really good RPGs like KoTOR. Otheriwse your just bored of it. Mabye a mix of both.

Ek-Andy

games today are great

but i think they have trouble putting together decent or interesting stories

last great STORY in a game IMO was the legacy of kain: soul reaver series (wasnt able to beat any of the blood omens, but not because i didnt want to)

since then all stories have been boring or cliche IMO

lost oddessy = boring

fallout 3 = boring

tales of vesperia = blahh

dead space = ok

tenchu: shadow assassin = cliche and predictable

star ocean 4 = a joke

silent hill 5 and origins = a mess

now all of those games imo or good, great, or fantastic

but the stories:evil:

lets just say i havent had a "HOLY ****" story moment in years

and be4 you start flaming im not saying the listed games are bad, just poor story in my opinion

also, off topic a bit, i hate that most JRPGs or RPGs in general always (ALWAYS) have some stupid "FULL ON FRIENDSHIP" bs plot device

"you cant defeat us because we all have a reason to fight for" or "together we cant be defeated"

WHO WOULD SAY ANYTHING LIKE THIS WHEN CONFRONTING... ANYONE!?!

[QUOTE="BoilingDrains"]You're playing boring games.Naruto

I'd say the culprit is that games are too long. I find that I have to force myself to "beat" a game these days. If only games were like roller coasters rides: short, and enjoyable no matter how many times you get on.

It just seems strange that I see so many people complaining about games being too short these days, yet there are people in this thread saying that games these days are too long. This puzzles me. :?

If the game gets boring, then I always start it all over, since it seems that the beginning is always more interesting.

It's more than likely the whole fantasy side of the game when you 1st bought the game has weared off but at the same time you don't want to finish the game So you're stuck in a gamers limbo where you stop getting any satisfaction or fun out of the game for this reason. My advice is start playing games where you have no choice but you want to finish the game because it keeps getting better the longer it goes. For example Half Life, 007 Goldeneye, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VII or Jak and Daxter. You just need a fun game that will keep your interest to the end without the game dragging on for too long like GTA: San Andreas, Gran Turismo 5 or Oblivion.

You're just one of those people that don't care for finishing games. There are more people like you.

I'd say the culprit is that games are too long. I find that I have to force myself to "beat" a game these days. If only games were like roller coasters rides: short, and enjoyable no matter how many times you get on.

killeer2007