StaceyPowers Posted January 6, 2021 Posted January 6, 2021 As a completionist, I find it funny how absolutely hard it is for me to just quit on an optional quest or area until I have totally finished it, even if it is excruciatingly dull. Anyone else have this problem?
The Blackangel Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 I used to be like that. I'm not anymore. There are a few things that I require myself to do before I quit or move on with a game. But they're nothing major. Well not yet. Some games may vary as they're bigger than others.
killamch89 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 I've given up that completionist ideology years ago. It depends on the game - if the mission is required to progress the story, then I'll do it or if I'm in the mood. Otherwise, I won't bother with it.
staticradio725 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 Yes. Even if I've already played the game to completion before, because I have problems. And I'm a numbers girl at heart, and I can't stand to see 59/60 or something in my quest log. Also, I'm poor and can't afford to buy new games a lot of the time, so I have to get as much as I can out of the ones I have.
mont86 Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 I have just to prove to finish what I start. killamch89 1
killamch89 Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, mont86 said: I have just to prove to finish what I start. I get it Mont but some games are so unbearable that you have a very strong urge to stop playing them after a while even if you didn't finish them.
Hammerklavier Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 My fiancee has a tendency to get about 95% of the way through the main campaign and then simply abandon the game because she gets bogged down by all of the sidequests she insists on finishing. For this reason, I still haven't seen the ending of "Dragon Quest XI," "Horizon Zero Dawn" and "Fallout 4". I, on the other hand, am usually plenty satisfied by completing the main quest and moving on. I like the idea of leaving sidequests uncompleted and secrets undiscovered so that there's still something new for me to see if I decide to replay the game at a later date.
Shagger Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 The reason completionists do what they, at least to me, is very simple. Pride and accomplishment. And not the fake, EA trying to justfy lookboxes to in Star Wars Battlefront 2 kind of pride and accomplishment, the real kind. I'm not something I'm desperately bothered with, I've only ever earned one platinum trophy (or equivalent), but I always try to at least beat a main story. Still, completionists I really feel deserve a certain amount of respect, especially if it's a frustrating, unsatisfying game. That takes a level of discipline most of as lack.
StaceyPowers Posted January 9, 2021 Author Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 7:49 AM, Shagger said: The reason completionists do what they, at least to me, is very simple. Pride and accomplishment For me it's just OCD =D
Shole Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Not really, I just do the fun ones but this is also depending on what game I play. If I play World of Warcraft I am doing everything, other games nah. I can't be bothered.
mont86 Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 8:05 PM, killamch89 said: I get it Mont but some games are so unbearable that you have a very strong urge to stop playing them after a while even if you didn't finish them. Yeah and the games are play are limited to only a couple.. A lot of games don't appeal to me..
