I always "Almost finish" the game

Anyone else have this problem? I always seem to get really far into a game and I enjoy it but as soon as I start nearing the end I either say I'll beat it later or I start to lose interest then I just plain don't go back to it even though I'm right near the end, anyone else have a problem like this or am I just weird?

Always. Part of it comes from the fact that I am constantly buying games, but too many games today just can't hold my interest for their entirety.

I usually have a hard time getting started. Took me 4 tries and two months with AC2 and it turned out to be awesome.

i did, then I stopped playing console games and multiplats with no attention to the pc version.. problem solved.

I usually finish them, its just getting to them is the issue.

Anyone else have this problem? I always seem to get really far into a game and I enjoy it but as soon as I start nearing the end I either say I'll beat it later or I start to lose interest then I just plain don't go back to it even though I'm right near the end, anyone else have a problem like this or am I just weird?

shert

maybe you play them so much in a short period of time you end up getting bored, it happens to me sometimes when i rush a game or play it for too long in one sit

Grah, that always happens to me. Then I'll find I have a handful of 80%-finished games and restrict myself to just finishing those over the course of a week. Helps keep the backlog in check ;).

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Anyone else have this problem? I always seem to get really far into a game and I enjoy it but as soon as I start nearing the end I either say I'll beat it later or I start to lose interest then I just plain don't go back to it even though I'm right near the end, anyone else have a problem like this or am I just weird?

Gooeykat

:| that actually sounds plausible and kind of accurate

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Anyone else have this problem? I always seem to get really far into a game and I enjoy it but as soon as I start nearing the end I either say I'll beat it later or I start to lose interest then I just plain don't go back to it even though I'm right near the end, anyone else have a problem like this or am I just weird?

shert

:| that actually sounds plausible and kind of accurate

It's what I feel:| I hate it when I know I'm close to the end.

I just get annoyed of games easily and put them down about half way through if there is something about it that makes it unplayable. A recent example is I LOVE the Longest Journey's story but those puzzles make me want to punch kittens (surprised that I don't like adventure games?).

Darksiders...I'm about 10 hours in, and I don't feel all that compelled to reach the ending. The game isn't bad, but I just don't find the game all that interesting in general.

Darksiders...I'm about 10 hours in, and I don't feel all that compelled to reach the ending. The game isn't bad, but I just don't find the game all that interesting in general.

JangoWuzHere

I'm almost always finish the game. It's just starting a new one that's hard.

It's very rare I finish a game. The last game I sat down at and played from beginning to end was Mass Effect 2. But with Steam and their deals I buy games and never finish them.

I'm possibly necroing this, but this entire thread describes my habits as a gamer ;)

That said, Valve games are ones I have a habit of finishing despite knowing I don't want them to end, while games I want to see the ending of I can never bring myself to finish. I've played Valkyria Chronicles II for an odd 60 hours and still haven't got around to doing many of the December missions.

But then there are games that I just can't "finish", like Samurai Warriors Chronicles, where there's always the odd illusive stage that just can't be unlocked.

I used to do this. But for the past year and a half or so, I refuse to quit a game. Most of the time, even if I dislike the game, I will stick with it until I beat it.

what happens to me is,

I start a game, leave the game for months without finishing it and constantly replay games I've finished already.

I mainly play games for their multiplayer component these days.

It just feels like I've seen every possible storyline in the 17 years of gaming that I've done. Single player games just get way too boring now. There are exceptions though:

- KOTOR
- Portal

I'm possibly necroing this, but this entire thread describes my habits as a gamer ;)

That said, Valve games are ones I have a habit of finishing despite knowing I don't want them to end, while games I want to see the ending of I can never bring myself to finish. I've played Valkyria Chronicles II for an odd 60 hours and still haven't got around to doing many of the December missions.

But then there are games that I just can't "finish", like Samurai Warriors Chronicles, where there's always the odd illusive stage that just can't be unlocked.

I always do this, thats why I prefer my games to be short nowadays

Anyone else have this problem? I always seem to get really far into a game and I enjoy it but as soon as I start nearing the end I either say I'll beat it later or I start to lose interest then I just plain don't go back to it even though I'm right near the end, anyone else have a problem like this or am I just weird?

shert

This happened to me in Metro 2033. I was loving it at first but the guns just felt really occured and I hated walking around outside.

Actually, i "Almost Start" the game. I never get into a lot of games, like deus ex. I played invisible war for 4 minutes. Didnt touch it ever since. kris9031998

It's what I feel:| I hate it when I know I'm close to the end.

Baranga

I love the feeling when I'm approaching the end of the game. I find it to be the most rewarding part of a game :)

I'm pretty sure a shrink could help us all. I don't finish most for most of the reasons given but I think the biggest is I don't want them to end. That said I do finish many games and like the endings so I guess that makes me crazy. At least I'm a happy nut.:)

Yes, I often almost finish games. ACII, Doom 3, Mass Effect 2, Mafia 2 just to name a few. No idea why I loose interest when there's just a few hours/minutes left of the game, but it tends to happen quite a lot.

I think the biggest is I don't want them to end. That said I do finish many games and like the endings so I guess that makes me crazy. At least I'm a happy nut.:)

Rickylee

i did, then I stopped playing console games and multiplats with no attention to the pc version.. problem solved.

TerrorRizzing

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Anyone else have this problem? I always seem to get really far into a game and I enjoy it but as soon as I start nearing the end I either say I'll beat it later or I start to lose interest then I just plain don't go back to it even though I'm right near the end, anyone else have a problem like this or am I just weird?

Gooeykat

Only if I find something better to play.

Yeah its Happens to me alot to and thanks to steam my backlog of games has become enormous so don't really focus on one game at a time like i did when i was younger. DJ_Headshot