Rarely. If I don't like the game, I rarely see it through to the end. Why should I play a game I don't even like when I could be playing a game I actually like?
Poll: Do you finish games you don't like?
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This mirror's my own opinion. A game has to have something to keep me playing - be it engaging gameplay, my own curiosity or an interesting story.SonOfVoorhees said:
Most of the time, yes. That way I can slag it off til my heart's content because I've actually bothered to do the hard yards.
If it's really beyond redemption from the get go then I don't bother.
If it's really beyond redemption from the get go then I don't bother.
Depends. I finish almost all console games I buy but, handheld games that are bad don't get any attention from me.
Unless the game sucks horribly, I almost always finish it just for the story elements and such.
Case and Point an NWN module- I loved the first part, but hated the second part. It was called a dance with rogues or something like that. (it's not exactly safe for work, but it had an amazingly well written story for an adventure module with underlying... Adult themes. At least the first half did. Second half sucked so bad that I didn't even bother playing through it.)
Case and Point an NWN module- I loved the first part, but hated the second part. It was called a dance with rogues or something like that. (it's not exactly safe for work, but it had an amazingly well written story for an adventure module with underlying... Adult themes. At least the first half did. Second half sucked so bad that I didn't even bother playing through it.)
I have a hard time finishing games I DO like. Spending time on games I'm not enjoying is out of the question.
I finished Fallout 3- HEY! BACK OFF WITH THAT CRUCIFIX! I found the combat repetitive and frustrating to to random landmines and random enemies with rocket launchers. But I did it. I made my character, I slogged through, dreaming of how long I'd be able to last against those fucking raiders with clean water. Then both choices ended with a shitty photo montage ending and so I didn't pick up the game for a year. Then I started a new character and once again experienced the repetitive combat and frustrating lack of stimpaks and getting killed over and over again. I reached a number of saves and then just said "Fuck it". Haven't picked up that frustrating piece of SHIT since.
When I was much younger I used to, cos sometimes I didn't know when I'd be able to afford a new game and so a bad game was better than no game, but nowadays I have no reason to subject myself to games that I don't like. The only real reason to do that is so you feel like you haven't wasted your money, but I would rather just accept that occasionally I will buy games that I don't end up liking.
I think you can judge a game without completing it, but you've got to give it a fair go. If I play a game for 2-3 hours and I've had no fun whatsoever, then unless I read online that there's a good reason to play on as the game gets loads better, then I don't see much point in continuing.
I think you can judge a game without completing it, but you've got to give it a fair go. If I play a game for 2-3 hours and I've had no fun whatsoever, then unless I read online that there's a good reason to play on as the game gets loads better, then I don't see much point in continuing.
I'm currently having this problem with Dark Souls.
The first 17 hours were great- knuckle biting excitement kept me going- however, at this point the difficulty spikes are getting the best of me.
The thought of playing the game after a hard days work is a turn off when I'm tired and forced to focus to the extreme to survive. I'm a little over 20hrs into the game so far and sounds like I'm only about half done with the story, not sure if I'll finish this one any time soon.
The first 17 hours were great- knuckle biting excitement kept me going- however, at this point the difficulty spikes are getting the best of me.
The thought of playing the game after a hard days work is a turn off when I'm tired and forced to focus to the extreme to survive. I'm a little over 20hrs into the game so far and sounds like I'm only about half done with the story, not sure if I'll finish this one any time soon.