What game did you finish despite not enjoying it?

Gaming
#1

I came across an interesting article on PC Gamer titled: What game did you finish despite hating every minute of it?

Have you ever done that? The contributors in the article are reviewers so this would happen more often for them than for the regular gamer who would usually just drop the game, but sometimes we push on, maybe because we have to tie up loose ends, get our money’s worth or complete it for the Game Club.

So what game did you finish even though you didn’t enjoy it that much?

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#2

Hitman Absolution. Mid point i really just wanted to finish the game to get it over with. The repetitiveness just killed the fun and excited i had for the game

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#3

Darksiders, I completed the game but it was a grind at the end.

Transistor wasn’t that bad. I think it had some good concepts but the way it was presented hurt it.

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#4

Bioshock Infinite, it was a disjointed clunky affair. When I thouht i was about half way through it ended up with me actually being around 80% done. Then suddenly and abruptly the whole damn thing just ended.

#5

I don’t think I’ve ever finished a game I didn’t enjoy. I rarely actually finish games, so there’s no way I’m going to keep playing a game I don’t enjoy.

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#6

That horrible NFS most wanted remake they did, where in order to get a new car you have to go looking for one around town. Litteraly just finished it for the sake of finishing it.

#7

The Last of Us. Really didn’t enjoy it. The game felt heavy and depressing and a chore to play.

#8

The list that I have completed is shorter than the ones that I didnt.

Im like hammer in that regard, if I dont enjoy a game, I stop playing it

#9

I’m sure there has been something, but I can’t think of it right now. Like other people have already said, I usually stop playing if I don’t enjoy myself. The whole point of the game is to be relaxing and entertaining and not be frustrating or feel like work.

#10

Thanks for the responses. I also struggled to think of a game that I forced myself to finish as I usually drop a game if it’s not fun anymore - or rather I tend to get distracted by another game.

Bioshock Infinite probably comes the closest for me. While I did enjoy the game, the combat became annoying towards the end and I remember just pushing through it to see how the story turned out.

#11

Spec Ops the Line

At the time I wasn’t particularly in the mood for military style games but the story had me hooked, then it turned out to have really heavy subject matter.
I will never forget it but damn it was a mission to get through.
I guess it’s how combat should be? ie not fun?

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#12

Oh! This! Was trying to think of a contribution to this thread and Spec Ops fits the bill. I only ploughed through for MyGame because it was short…

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#13

Wow you guys are mentioning some of my favourite games. Bioshock Infinite is one of the top 5 games I ever played.

I finished tons of games that I didn’t enjoy. Someone mentioned Darksiders and that’s definitely an example.

#14

Agreed. Personally i loved played Bioshock Infinite… Maybe not in my top 5 but definitely one of my favorites. Also The Last of Us is easily in my top 3 of all time awesome games.

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#15

Funnily enough, I enjoyed the combat in Spec Ops. Maybe it’s because I haven’t burnt out on third person shooters like many console gamers have. The slow-mo effect on headshots was a nice touch, and set up a clever juxtaposition between the glorification of violence in games and the real horror of warfare.

#16

I also didn’t enjoy Bioshock: Infinite too much but I never finished it so it doesn’t count.

#17

In my defence, I only finished it because I thought I still had a good hour or so left then the big “reveal / plot twist” and then credits

#18

I have had a couple of games like that but the first that jumps to mind is:
Assassin’s Creed Unity

In general, it usually comes down to FPS games. Most of the time, I either force myself to play through them or I simply don’t finish. Can’t think of anything specific right now though.

#19

Beyond: Two souls. So many things wrong with it. Got it with PS+.

  • I don’t like the actress.
  • The inability for you character run, even when a building is on fire is super annoying. I fully believe it’s to make the game seem longer than it is or because the actress who did the motion capture can’t run (I think it’s the later, because the couple times she runs, it look weird).
  • The writing is also pretty bad for a game which is story driven.

I don’t know why I finished it.

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#20

For me it was definitely Overlord. I started going as quickly as I could the closer I got to the end of the game; it just became such a damn chore.

I also kind of got tired of Rise of Tomb Raider close to end; I actually ignored all the hidden things and tombs and whatnot and only focused on the main quest.