Why Some Cannot Finish Video Games

We as gamers may have several dozens of reason why we we cannot finish video games these days, but these excuses can be boiled down into five main categories.

[Tetsujin]

99% of the time I'm either bored of the game within an hour, or motion sickness.

[C-H-E-F]

lOl I tend to buy all the new games and then play the ones that really get me immersed in the world beat those then go to the ones I kinda liked then beat those. By then new games come out so I buy those then I beat those and then the games I didn't really like I sell to amazon (never beating those) lOl.

[Fist4achin]

I find myself getting really bored with games that force grinding for this or that and feel like they've been extended in gameplay length just for the sake of length. I don't expect every game to be 10+ hours... Or for RPGs to be 50+ hours. If a game's story goes go beyond that, either make it relevant or interesting.

[freshslicepizza]

there is a very fine line between the right difficulty progression and games being too easy or too hard . i think part of the problem too is once you learn all the game mechanics it also adds to the boredom.

[CorndogBurglar]

Its mostly Open World games I have a serious problem finishing. I always try to beat all of the interestint side quests before finishing the story but then I get tired of the game because these newer Open World games are just so big.

The Witcher 3 is a perfect example. Its a fantastic game in all areas, but I just can't finish it. Its just too long.

But then games like the last two XCom games can really drag on as long as you make it once you reach a certain point and I never get tired of them. So I don't know. Genre plays a big part I suppose.

[Fist4achin]

Agreed. I, too get a little overwhelmed because I find a side quest in a game and I want to complete it for fear of missing some badass loot.

[Tapani]

For me it's the same. Open world games are too long and expansive for me. GTA V is probably the only one I finished, and I've played Morrowing, Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, Batman Arkham City etc.

I can easily finish narrow open-world games (semi-open world) like Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, MGS V, Xenosaga, Shenmue, Witcher 1/2, the two new Xcoms and Civ games etc.

Not sure why this is. Maybe it's the endless fetch side quests and feeling that most of the time I'm actually driving, walking or riding a horse in those open world games, whereas I'm doing something relatively more important in more narrowly designed games.

[Relientk77]

I just have too many games I want to play and I flip flop between them. And don't finish half of them

[Fist4achin]

I agree with you on that. It seems there's a lot of games being released. Too many to choose from! That's a good thing though...

[deadfrag]

Good thing for Publishers,not exactly for gamers...there are too many gem games that people dont play or even finnish just due to the greed of consumption of every thing thats new an thats not health, and more less to the wallet.

[Fist4achin]

@deadfrag

I meant having the choices and variety as a good thing. You know, first world problems.

[Gatsu]

A lot of games and not enough time to play because of life.

[jackmamma]

I finish 99% of my games. I find it weird that gamers to finish games. I guess I'm weird actually

[monkeyDzoro]

Because LIFE !!

[Chaos_Order]

The only thing that stops me from beating a game is if I simply don't enjoy it. Otherwise, I keep it on my backlog list, and get around to it eventually.

[madpuppy]

I'm very picky myself, I will mainly play games that have a very strong story, followed by interesting gameplay that is challenging, but not punishing. If I'm getting furious and frustrated while playing, the game has failed to do what I want it to do, entertain me, I play games to escape life's tensions, not have another thing to be pissed off and frustrated at.

[winter_hill]

I just pick one game and stick with it until I beat it. I'll only stop playing if it gets too hard and I rage-quit, which isn't very often nowadays. Maybe because games have gotten easier? Or I've gotten better over the years, probably the former...