Do you finish one game before starting or buying the next?

I usually don't, and I'm starting to realise how much money is being wasted. I usually buy a few games at a time, and on release without fail just so I can have new games, this ends up with me playing a bit of one, then trying another and so on. 90% of the time I'll complete the game, but not before I've bought others, and I rarely complete them fully (meaning optional collectables and alternate routes). To try to stop wasting money on games I don't play fully, I've decided that I'm going to complete one game before moving on to, or buying the next. I'm not going to go for a platinum for each game, I think that's a bit excessive, so I'm going to aim on completing the main game and get at least 70% of the trophies for that game. 70% is pretty rare for me, I've only done it with one game so far, mainly because I've never tried getting any specific trophies in the past, I just accepted what I got.

So how about you? Do you play until completion before getting a new game or do you play a bunch of different games at the same time?

I usually don't, and I'm starting to realise how much money is being wasted. I usually buy a few games at a time, and on release without fail just so I can have new games, this ends up with me playing a bit of one, then trying another and so on. 90% of the time I'll complete the game, but not before I've bought others, and I rarely complete them fully (meaning optional collectables and alternate routes). To try to stop wasting money on games I don't play fully, I've decided that I'm going to complete one game before moving on to, or buying the next. I'm not going to go for a platinum for each game, I think that's a bit excessive, so I'm going to aim on completing the main game and get at least 70% of the trophies for that game. 70% is pretty rare for me, I've only done it with one game so far, mainly because I've never tried getting any specific trophies in the past, I just accepted what I got.

So how about you? Do you play until completion before getting a new game or do you play a bunch of different games at the same time?

The_89

I am terrible for this so far i have bought and not completed.

Orange box

Assasains Creed - too repetative

MGS4 - 10 mins in!!

Dead Space - loved it

Oblivion - hated it

Bad Copmany - never touched single player

That viking crappy game

MW2

KZ2

And probably other's i'm forgetting about - what a waste of money, i'll prob never get round to playing them again!

I like to focus on one game at a time. Sometimes I'll throw mindless, non-story driven games into the mix if I need a change of pace during my platinum hunting.

I like to focus on one game at a time. Sometimes I'll throw mindless, non-story driven games into the mix if I need a change of pace during my platinum hunting.

emitsu97

nope, i keep buying games even though i dont have the time to play them. i keep telling myself that i'll eventually get the time to (and i think i will, i just dunno when) as it is i've got about 20 ps3 games with only 2 of them beaten (not including fighting games as the arcade modes only take 30 minutes) and roughly 80 ps2 games with about 15 or 20 of those beaten and even a backlog of super nes games that i'm slowly trying to work through with cheats.

I bought in bulk when I got my PS3 in March. Now (mainly to save money) I conquer one game at a time. But you will be amazed when you impose this rule on yourself how quickly you get that next game...

yea i finish them before i buy new ones. i like to really be immersed in a game and if im playing 2 diffrent games at teh same time it kinda ruins the immersion for me. idk maybe im just weird but i like to finish a game before i start or buy a new game.

I don't think I could ever play just one, I'd feel bad

At any one time I'm playing about 12 games on 5/6 platforms.

yea i finish them before i buy new ones. i like to really be immersed in a game and if im playing 2 diffrent games at teh same time it kinda ruins the immersion for me. idk maybe im just weird but i like to finish a game before i start or buy a new game.

randino84

I think there are going to be some exceptions the more I think about it. Games like Oblivion, Dragon Age and Borderlands, RPGs I guess, will have to be games I play while playing another. They can last so long sometimes, I don't think I'd ever get another game :P

I try to complete a game before I buy a new one, but I never do.

I try my very best to complete all my games - and usually do - but there has been a tremendous number of great games in 2009 and more set to come in 2010, my amount of uncompleted games is starting to build up on me.

It seems also that even with Assassin's Creed II on its Christmassy way to me, I can't bring myself to play any more of the first - I've done three assassinations and I'm convinced the game has nothing fresh to offer me. It's disappointing, then, that I will probably play both games in reverse order.

I don't finish the majority of my games, and i too have noticed the wasting of my money on them. I generally have a few games that I play regularly, like right now i'm gaming Little Big Planet, and Bayonetta (which i finished a couple times, actually), but I'm still always buying new games and just putting a couple hours into them and moving onto the next, most recently was The Last Remnant, Valkyria Chronicles, and Tekken 6.

I'm hoping to help solve this problem by re-signing up my gamefly account. I figured I'll be getting 1 game at a time and I'm going to try to make myself FINISH the game i get in a month or less. that way i'll be essentially paying a smaller amount per mo. and finishing more games... hopefully. we'll see.

Yes.

I just buy a game and have fun with it. Who cares if you finish it or not, as long as you have fun.

I just buy a game and have fun with it. Who cares if you finish it or not, as long as you have fun.

PS3Guy8

The question isn't if people care about someone else finishing a game or not, it's more about a question of wasting money on games. For example if you buy a game one week for full price, then move on to another game the next you're not getting full value for money. I'd rather play through one game and get as far as I can, and in the process the other games I want come down in price.

If I have a spare money I usually buy a newly released game with outstanding reviews.

I have only 40 PS3 games and 35 PS2 games and I have maybe finished about 12-13 tops. I'm actually just concentrating on getting my must have games next year like HR, GOW3, TLG, and Singularity and then wait to other games fall in price. I mean have you noticed how fast games fall in price now. I mean some only a couple months after release while others in 6 months time. No need to pay the high price now when I won't even get a chance to really play it for 6 months anyhow and get it alot cheaper. I will still buy games but just not as many on release. I still will probably only finish a few. LOL.

If I like the game I am playing, the great majority of time, I will finish it before starting another.

Start another before buying is another story. If I see a deal on a game, I'll get it, and add to the very small backlog of games I have.

I will almost always buy a game without having completed another, but I try to at least finish the single player of one game before I move on to the next.

I play one game at a time but I will play a game that's not story driven to mix things up so I wont't get bored.

I do. If I start a game, I'll make sure I finish it before playing another one

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I usually don't, and I'm starting to realise how much money is being wasted. I usually buy a few games at a time, and on release without fail just so I can have new games, this ends up with me playing a bit of one, then trying another and so on. 90% of the time I'll complete the game, but not before I've bought others, and I rarely complete them fully (meaning optional collectables and alternate routes). To try to stop wasting money on games I don't play fully, I've decided that I'm going to complete one game before moving on to, or buying the next. I'm not going to go for a platinum for each game, I think that's a bit excessive, so I'm going to aim on completing the main game and get at least 70% of the trophies for that game. 70% is pretty rare for me, I've only done it with one game so far, mainly because I've never tried getting any specific trophies in the past, I just accepted what I got.

So how about you? Do you play until completion before getting a new game or do you play a bunch of different games at the same time?

starwarsjunky

I try to complete a game before I buy a new one, but I never do.

RatchetJunkie20

I'm guilty of doing the same thing, TC. I have tons of games that I haven't even finished let alone beat and i'm constantly buying new games as well. It's a vicious cycle, lol.

Usually, sometimes games are exceptionally long, platting Demon's Souls for example.

I used to when I was younger but I can't help myself anymore. I'm usually playing anywhere from 8-10 games across 5 systems at a time. I do try and keep myself to a 2-3 max per system though so I don't wind up completely ignoring my other systems.

I usually don't, and I'm starting to realise how much money is being wasted. I usually buy a few games at a time, and on release without fail just so I can have new games, this ends up with me playing a bit of one, then trying another and so on. 90% of the time I'll complete the game, but not before I've bought others, and I rarely complete them fully (meaning optional collectables and alternate routes). To try to stop wasting money on games I don't play fully, I've decided that I'm going to complete one game before moving on to, or buying the next. I'm not going to go for a platinum for each game, I think that's a bit excessive, so I'm going to aim on completing the main game and get at least 70% of the trophies for that game. 70% is pretty rare for me, I've only done it with one game so far, mainly because I've never tried getting any specific trophies in the past, I just accepted what I got.

So how about you? Do you play until completion before getting a new game or do you play a bunch of different games at the same time?

The_89

how is it wasting money if you still have them? I still have plenty of games that I haven't finished/started. If I have the money and a really good game I want is out then I buy it. I don't come home and play it right away. I finish what I'm playing first, but some times if it's a super must have I will stop what I'm playing and start that game. Like dragon age when I buy that game I'm sure I wouldn't have beaten disgaea 3 yet but I'll surely start that game. It doesn't mean I won't ever finish disgaea 3 and I certainly wont trade it in.

Yeah I try to, but it doesn't always work, especially if its not a very good game.

No... i get a game that i want eventhough i'm currently playin' something...

I have a ton of unfinished games to get back into. Sometimes I'll get frustrated during a game and give it a rest and then move onto a new one. I plan on getting back into DA:O and Demon's Souls during my winter vacation.

I buy if I really want it and have the money to do so. I have no problem switching between games (as I already do that anyways to keep my older games alive)