Just something I've been musing over lately. I'm an avid collecter, something just stirs inside me when I can say "Yes, I have this this and this" and the constant search through bargain bins for that elusive under appreciated game always excites me. So when I found a copy of Fatal Frame II with manual for 10 bucks I was absolutely ecstatic! Why did I want this game though? Sure, I love horror... but I don't particularly enjoy survival horror games, the gameplay is often boring and slow. Plus, the puzzles often end with me pulling out hair and storming off to Gamefaqs. The real reason was simply that I wanted to own it, to have it in my collection and to secretly (and shamefully) be able to boast that I obtained it after so many months of searching. This occurred with Beyond Good and Evil and Starwars KOTOR. Neither of which I have finished! This brings me to my next musing; More often than not, I start a game with the goal of completing it. Sure, don't we all? Although, really, I just want to reach the credits so I can add it to my list. It's getting harder for me to find a game that I really want to just play. Henceforth, I've drifted towards shorter, easier games and multiplayer matches where I don't need to "finish" something to claim I've played it. Achievements are making this personal trend even more troubling. I need to collect them...I NEED TO COLLECT EVERYTHING. I'm not completely crazy yet. the aforementioned Fatal Frame is actually drawing me in, it's an incredible game that is really gripping me (Yes, I want to play it, not finish it) and Monster Hunter: Freedom is doing the same but maybe that's because it's so damn hard I don't actually see myself finishing it. I'm loving them both so I think I'll continue to play them while I search for my next rare game: Psychonauts.