When do you consider a game UNFINISHED?

With all the threads about unfinished games; How do you define it?

I won't give my thoughts on this because I'm playing COD, and I'm not in the mood for an argument.

I actually dont care.

I have one criteria to playing...is it fun. I dont care if its finished, not finished, lied about, evil developers or no communicating developers or no updates.

is it fun..end.

how do i know its fun? I usually dont for sure but I do reserach and if the game play looks appealing by lets plays then i buy it.

I mean, some of my favourite games are buggy messes. I'm definitely someone who can see past technical issues if the core of a game offers something unique that I enjoy.

If a game is in a state where I can enjoy it without technical issues straight up ruining the experience I'll play it, though I can certainly appreciate polish.

I'd take something ambitious and a bit buggy like Stalker or PUBG over something finely polished but super boring like Uncharted Lost Legacy

holy shit, I just unlocked the STG44, my favorite gun, and I received a supply drop for something I did. Opened it, and it had the Red Baron Epic STG44 skin. Holy shit this is fucking great.

Agreed with you. It does seem that way, doesn't it; more complex/ambitious games are much buggier than simple copy/paste AAA titles. Not sure if that's due to a harder development platform and more complex code or just lack of funds/devs--maybe a bit of both?

I thought the Red Baron was a German fighter pilot in WW1? Why would he have a STG44 skin in WW 2?

this all seems crazy to me

If it's very buggy, unstable and generally unplayable then it's fairly obviously not finished. Feature complete is helpful as well.

when its in early access?

Bingo! If it's an Early Access, it ain't finished.

Something like Dead Alliance, really buggy and unpolished and really low on content.

For me, Unfinished = Not available for purchase

If I can buy it, then it's finished--or should be!

u guys are really missing out on some amazing titles like Subnautica but many of them will be released next year so you just have to wait

@freedomfreak: Discussing the distinct line between finished and unfinished is like trying to draw one clear, distinct line between tall and short, rich and poor, etc. It's a waste of time, it gets nothing done, and there's no answer.

@twosidedpolygon: when you have to pay for dlc to unlock what is basically already on the disc in the first place or a game that is buggy beyond playable

Whenever the developer’s name is bethesda.

When I start using the game as an idea for a new game in unity.

When it's on Steam.

It's still in development and still has bugs to work out

This. Games are sold in early access so the developer can get more funds to finish the game, it's not a finished game.

When you got to download a friggin’ 10+ gig “update” .....

many games are unfinished in many different ways. But I only care if it affects my enjoyment of a game

< v1.0

implies the dev is not done with it yet.

Sometimes it doesn't matter if a game is finished or not.

When there are obvious content and QA gaps

Again, it all depends on your view of what is "playable". This is a subjective question lacking an objective answer, and there's no good reason to discuss it.

When I haven't finished it.

Finish the storyline from start to finish.

This is fairly apt.

They release practically unfinished games with thousands of bugs and issues (some glaringly game-breaking) and get millions of sales and huge critical success, while the mod community fixes all the problems they created and gets nothing for it.

It seems when something comes out as revolutionary in the gaming world (which you "could" throw PUBG in there), it seems like the first ones to try really have a harder time implementing it. However, people see the cash money of it and really make it better with different developers and then we start seeing it turn into a copy/paste.

@foxhound_fox: And the worst part is, it's a lot of the exact same bugs and issues that persist between games!

Headshot enemy right in front of his buddies. Run about 10 feet and go around a corner, wait about 30 seconds, enemy says "welp, he must have left, nothing to see here."