Why do you give up or not complete video games?

[beddo]

I have not completed - Xbox 360:

GTA IV - It's too boring and I don't care about the character's at all. This living breathing world is just full of the same pop-up character's with no soul whose only function is to use the Euphoria engine when you hit them with your car.

Oblivion - Soooooo boring, every town wants you to take out an Oblivion gate before they'll help you, the Oblivion Gates are the worst bits. So many gems like the paranoid elf, the raining dogs and the nekkid tribe but they're were all hidden by the amount of crap the game threw at you.

Star Wars Force Unleashed - Borrowed it, just got too enthralled in Gears of War and vigilante 8 demo.

Wii Games I haven't completed:

Zelda Twilight Princess - Again so boring, just two generation old gameplay with last gen graphics.

Raving Rabbids - What's the point, there's nothing to gain, I like it but Rayman is a crap character.

Okami - See Zelda.

 

[huntedannoyed]

I stoped playing Assassains creed because I wasn't killing the marks stealthy enough. I will probably come back to it one day, but I will start it over from the beginning.

 

[triggahappyhaza]

I actually dont think ive ever quit on a game in my life im the type of person that if i dont get it done i will try until i do

 

[bue519]

The only time that I don't finish a game, is when it's not worth my time. Like the new Alone in the Dark.

 

[Lukeje]

Yes, and Hitler and I will most likely have pillow fights and practice kissing with one another in the fiery depths because I support a Pro-American agenda on an internet forum.

I wonder if his 'stache will tickle?

Godwin's Law anyone?

 

[Iron Mal]

I useually abandon a game if:

1- It gets to be painful/pointless/repetitive. A good example of this would be F.E.A.R., I found blasting through endless hordes of identi-goons to be absolute agony (in fact, the only thing that kept me going as long as I did was the promise of horror related enemies at some point down the line, I was in mission 10/11 being shot at by a battalion of henchmen with thunder rifles...needless to say, I was pissed at this and now use the disc as a drink mat).

2- Intense difficulty. Ninja Gaiden II would be a good example of this, I am still to complete this game (even on easy difficulty). I understand that developers want to make their games challanging so that players will have a more memorable experience but there is a certain point where you've got to draw the line and give the player a chance.

3- Over-emphasised stories. Many games have this problem, Half Life, Lost Planet, Gears of War and Halo are just a few examples that come to mind. Take Half Life for example, you'll be going through an abandoned warehouse/railway station/generic building and then you'll suddenly bump into a 5 minute long, unskippable dialogue that fufils no purpose other than to tell you where to go next (which could easily be summerised in 3 words), seeing as this was a shooting game I was expecting non-stop action with the occasional (skippable) cut scene. If HL was an RPG or RTS then I would have not only exoected a greater emphasis on story, I would have welcomed it.

Also, having story lines which extend beond killing anything that doesn't give you galactic sexual favors under the pretense of 'saving humanity from imminent destruction' would be nice.

 

[PLabrozzi]

number one killer for me, is new games constantly coming out and my ever increasingly short attention sp... ooooh pretty!!!

 

[Wellby]

Generally the primary reason is they suck or i hit "that part". you know, that part that is absoluetly unplayable or controller bitingly frustrating (button mashers). Things that keep me playing are incredable plot (Indigo Prophecy) fun gameplay (painkiller) enjoyable violence (postal 2) or fascinating characters (Halflife).

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

I've officially given up on A Link to the Past because: The story never gripped me, the gameplay didn't grip me, it's too damn hard, and it's gone on too long.

Same thing with Half-Life 2, except for the gameplay bit.

I can also give up on a game if it keeps crashing.

 

[PersianLlama]

American football was created after the original football, so why are you trying to make yours the "official" football? And it's soccer. Also American football is a cheap rip-off of Rugby. See? I can make snarky remarks about your sports too.

[/offtopic]

Soccer has to make way for better sports, like the Brits had to make way for their superior: America. It does nothing but hurt you when you try to get in the way of progress. Soccer is kicking a round ball around for a long time... there is nothing compelling about it and is the sport that needs the least equipment and has the fewest rules, and it is therefor easy for poorer countries to participate.

Yes, Football has an ancestrial connection to rugby, but it's like comparing old black and white tv's with today's High Def TVs. Ours is better, because WE are better. I know it's not polite to say, and I certainly respect your right to play such games and throw rocks at each other and all that good fun, but maybe when you've discovered fire you can figure out how to play a game that takes physical skill and a mental capacity greater than a pickle.

I was born and raised in America, and I must say, American football blows. I don't know if stopping every 10 seconds is considered a 'sport'. I prefer curling...

 

[The_Deleted]

Asides from the usual difficulty spike or a game being too easy / dull. I haven't really gotten into a game like Bully or or carried on Dragons Quest: JotCK because I just don't have the time for it or, in the case of Bully, despite a lot of positive feedback and it really is a fresh feeling game, it just seems to take too long to get the 'meat' of the game.
For DQ:JotCK, I've been given the chance to sand play, and a a result, become completely cluess as to what to do next. Shame, I fecking love that game.

 

[axia777]

Two reasons:

One - The games difficulty level sky rockets up past the point of logic. It goes from challenging to hard. That is good. Then it goes from hard to so hard it makes you want to smash the controller in to the TV. That is just wrong.

Two - The game gets really bad. As in bad game play, bad story, ect. It is so lame that finishing the game gets painful to even play. This is just sad.

 

[I Stomp on Kittens]

Assassins Creed because it was repetative and got boring at times and Half life 2 because i just hate that game

 

[Fruhstuck]

Colossal, hairy, veiny, tiresome, throbbingly repetitive Dick-Moves

 

[Ace of Spades]

Crysis. I made it to the final boss, and a glitch wouldn't let me lock onto the big alien. That girl in the chopper kept yelling "Nomad, use the Tac gun!", and "Use the Tac gun to lock on!" And I thought to myself "I'm trying! It's not working!" That really pissed me off.

 

[Zeke109]

I stop playing a ga-
Oh, god dammit! Fuckin' Banjo and kazooie ads....Turn that shit off...
back to what I was saying, I quit playing games because they get repetive and boring, and I just lose interest If I've killed my 5000th nazi with a fuckin' bazooka.

 

[Avatar Roku]

For some reason, the only games I stop playing are ones that I love. I still have to finish Okami, which I haven't played in at least a month, and I quit Bioshock half-way through, though I've since gone back and finished it twice. It seems I'm compelled to finish bad games because I want to see if there are any redeeming characteristics or if it'll grow on me.

EDIT:

Assassins Creed because it was repetative and got boring at times and Half life 2 because i just hate that game

Meh, to each their own. I happen to love both of those games and have played through each multiple times.

 

[Lord Krunk]

American football was created after the original football, so why are you trying to make yours the "official" football? And it's soccer. Also American football is a cheap rip-off of Rugby. See? I can make snarky remarks about your sports too.

[/offtopic]

Soccer has to make way for better sports, like the Brits had to make way for their superior: America. It does nothing but hurt you when you try to get in the way of progress. Soccer is kicking a round ball around for a long time... there is nothing compelling about it and is the sport that needs the least equipment and has the fewest rules, and it is therefor easy for poorer countries to participate.

Yes, Football has an ancestrial connection to rugby, but it's like comparing old black and white tv's with today's High Def TVs. Ours is better, because WE are better. I know it's not polite to say, and I certainly respect your right to play such games and throw rocks at each other and all that good fun, but maybe when you've discovered fire you can figure out how to play a game that takes physical skill and a mental capacity greater than a pickle.

Wow! You make it sound like you are speaking for all of America, you opinionated buffoon!

Man... Please don't judge all Americans based on this idiot. Some people take the free speech thing to their head and get carried away.

Thank goodness. I was going to make a rant about how people like this guy are the reason why a lot of people hate America, but it's relieving to know.

On-Topic: No matter what, no matter how high my frustration, or how much I hate the game, I am always determined to beat it. Therefore, of all the games I've ever played, I have finished, and with nothing less than 100% in the games that have collectible stuff.

Mind you Crash Bandicoots 2, 3 and TWOC went over 100% for some reason; so I can officially say that I've beaten a game 123%.

 

[Avatar Roku]

American football was created after the original football, so why are you trying to make yours the "official" football? And it's soccer. Also American football is a cheap rip-off of Rugby. See? I can make snarky remarks about your sports too.

[/offtopic]

Soccer has to make way for better sports, like the Brits had to make way for their superior: America. It does nothing but hurt you when you try to get in the way of progress. Soccer is kicking a round ball around for a long time... there is nothing compelling about it and is the sport that needs the least equipment and has the fewest rules, and it is therefor easy for poorer countries to participate.

Yes, Football has an ancestrial connection to rugby, but it's like comparing old black and white tv's with today's High Def TVs. Ours is better, because WE are better. I know it's not polite to say, and I certainly respect your right to play such games and throw rocks at each other and all that good fun, but maybe when you've discovered fire you can figure out how to play a game that takes physical skill and a mental capacity greater than a pickle.

Dude, just stop it, you're giving all us Americans bad names.