Are You A Perfectionist ? ( 100% game completion rate )

So i'm just wondering how many gamers out there are absolute perfectionist when it comes to certain games. By saying that, i mean achieving a 100% completion rate. For example, in GTA, collecting packages, pigeons, side missons and races.Castlevania , by exploring the whole map, collecting all of the souls , etc. Or even Pokemon , the trademark Gotta Catch Em' All.

I honestly gotta say that i'm not a perfectionist , i play mostly for the story , if there is one. Once i finished the game, be it 100% or not , i stopped at that point. Heck, i don't even give a damn about the recently popular NEW GAME+ . For me, once i beat a game, it's over , time for other games.

On the other hand, my cousin is a perfectionist, i still remember he somehwat completed 100% of all the GTA titles to date , except those on the PSP. And Castlevania too.

The point of creating this thread is becasue i wanted to know what kinda gamer are you. Advance thanks for the replies and votes.

*takenote that there're only 2 choices, i'm not including a 3rd choice like " depends on which game " . because i would like to see an definitive answer.*

Hell no.

Just the opposite actually.

Most games cant be "100%" done especialy some RPG'sLidve

Of course, of course, and that's why i did not say ALL games.

no. i have never botherd to get that 100% completion with games. i play the amount that is needed and no more.

which is why replay value/DLC/expansions mean squat to me

not a perfectionist... i just enjoy finishing the sp campaign and thats it...then i move on to other games...

i used to be more of a completionist, but now there are so many games out that i just don't have the time

since i'm more of a singleplayer gamer rather than a multiplayer one, i just complete a campaign for the story generally, and then move on to new games

i do know a lot of perfectionists though .. it all stems from achievements .. a lot just keep going until they've got the full 1000 .. i've only got that a few times

Not even close. I usually beat a game once and a second time if it's worth it. In most games you can't achieve 100% with just two played throughs.

In games like GTA or Oblivion, i do my best to achieve the maximum percentage, but i end up getting bored of them before i get there.

The only game i have achieved 100% is Uncharted and it was mostly because of trophies.

Yep, I feel like I have to do EVERYTHING in a video game before I feel accomplished, some examples, in Banjo I needed every note, jiggy, jinjo, move, and secret, before I would let myself beat the game, in Final Fantasy games I need to have all my characters level 99, have every secret, summon, legendary items/weapons, before I beat the game, I like to call it video game OCD.

This actually gets worse with the Xbox 360 with achievements, I feel if I don't have every achievement, I haven't played my game to the fullest, and it always bothers me, its actually really annoying and makes it really hard for me to beat games in all honesty, if I miss 1 secret, or pass just 1 small thing, sometimes I'll turn off the game just to go back and get that thing I missed, but at least I get my moneys worth I guess...

Usually, I really have to force myself to move on to other games, I've been doing it a lot recently and its getting a bit easier, like recently once I realized I'm far from the skill level of getting the "survive 1 million" achievement in Geometry wars... I spent so much valuable time trying to get that I decided I really need to get over it. It still bugs me though.

So i'm just wondering how many gamers out there are absolute perfectionist when it comes to certain games. By saying that, i mean achieving a 100% completion rate. For example, in GTA, collecting packages, pigeons, side missons and races.Castlevania , by exploring the whole map, collecting all of the souls , etc. Or even Pokemon , the trademark Gotta Catch Em' All.

I honestly gotta say that i'm not a perfectionist , i play mostly for the story , if there is one. Once i finished the game, be it 100% or not , i stopped at that point. Heck, i don't even give a damn about the recently popular NEW GAME+ . For me, once i beat a game, it's over , time for other games.

On the other hand, my cousin is a perfectionist, i still remember he somehwat completed 100% of all the GTA titles to date , except those on the PSP. And Castlevania too.

The point of creating this thread is becasue i wanted to know what kinda gamer are you. Advance thanks for the replies and votes.

*takenote that there're only 2 choices, i'm not including a 3rd choice like " depends on which game " . because i would like to see an definitive answer.*

danny5329

CastleVania : SOTN has so much more than the 100% to the game. One thing I hate about games that track, is they don't track everything. So, one gamer feels hes done, whereas the game actually offers more.

Just something I've noticed in games, in general.

I wish I were a completionist, then I wouldn't have so many games left to beat.

But no, really though, I try to complete a lot of a game but very rarely do I go for that 100%. I may play a game over again if its fun or if I'm trying to understand the story (Metal Gear Solid series anyone?) but thats usually it.

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So i'm just wondering how many gamers out there are absolute perfectionist when it comes to certain games. By saying that, i mean achieving a 100% completion rate. For example, in GTA, collecting packages, pigeons, side missons and races.Castlevania , by exploring the whole map, collecting all of the souls , etc. Or even Pokemon , the trademark Gotta Catch Em' All.

I honestly gotta say that i'm not a perfectionist , i play mostly for the story , if there is one. Once i finished the game, be it 100% or not , i stopped at that point. Heck, i don't even give a damn about the recently popular NEW GAME+ . For me, once i beat a game, it's over , time for other games.

On the other hand, my cousin is a perfectionist, i still remember he somehwat completed 100% of all the GTA titles to date , except those on the PSP. And Castlevania too.

The point of creating this thread is becasue i wanted to know what kinda gamer are you. Advance thanks for the replies and votes.

*takenote that there're only 2 choices, i'm not including a 3rd choice like " depends on which game " . because i would like to see an definitive answer.*

SolidTy

CastleVania : SOTN has so much more than the 100% to the game. One thing I hate about games that track, is they don't track everything. So, one gamer feels hes done, whereas the game actually offers more.

Just something I've noticed in games, in general.

Same for Portrait of Ruin. I have an 816% map percentage in that game. I know how they did it, but its still confusing nonetheless :|

I am the type of person that likes to get 100% complete.... but I have a wife, son, school & job.... so I only have 1000/1000 in COD2 & COD4.... I have over 1000 in GeOW, and 995 in Halo3 and 980 in Lost Odyssey.... but the amount of time required to get the few extra points isn't really worth it for me.... I have better things to do, than to chase a few virtual points.

I'm not an Achievement hater btw.... I really like them.... and try to get many of them, I find them fun.... but there is a limit as to which I'm willing to go to get them.

I'm not gonna play Halo3 FFA Ranked Matches for hundreds of hours until I manage to find myself in the proper situation to allow me to get a Triple Kill with the Energy Sword, just to add +5 to my Gamerscore.

I'm not a perfectionist I just enjoy completing the story, but if I have extra time and there are no new games out I will try and achieve 100% in the game.

If there is a lot of gimmicky things in the game too do then no..

But in games such as SM64 where everything is great I would feel dumb if I didnt do 100%.