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This question popped into my head when I was playing Void Stranger. I just got done with the game and will probably never play it again despite not finishing it. The game is genuinely amazing but it just gets so demanding as you progress through it. I ended up watching the second half of the game on YouTube.

What is your favorite game that you feel is really cool and special but you never felt the pull of actually finishing it, and why?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Horizon Forbidden West; I went on holiday just before the final mission and when I went to pick it back up, I discovered that my controller was fucked. Now I'm waiting for the PC remaster because, I still find using a controller slightly unnatural.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Probably Skyrim because I haven't finished Dark Brotherhood yet, the last major vanilla faction questline remaining

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah I refuse to finish the main story line. We all know why.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Darkbrotherhood is a fun story line but it's not actually that long

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Underrail. I love the game so much but every time I hit the level cap I just lose interest completely. Doesn't help that the guy developing it is violently opposed to modding.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

A mod, not a game, but Terrafirmacraft.

I deeply love every part of it, except the ore prospecting system. I always use commands to find my first copper vein because I find it so grindy otherwise. Doesn’t help that the vast majority of TFC’s progression is locked behind copper.

So I guess technically I’ll probably never complete the game legit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

The same devs went on to make Vintage Story and finding copper there can also be a real pain. It's kind of wild to hear their Minecraft mod having the same issue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rust I guess? TF2? Anything multiplayer I had fun with people I know in. I can't start single player games anymore and put too much in unless I know it will go somewhere otherwise they kinda... get dropped.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Probably shiren the wanderer, it's a pure roguelite so you can't brute force it like the more forgiving roguelites with permanent upgrades, but I only play in short bursts and always forget stuff when I finally play again.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Gta V will probably only be truly "finished" for me when gta 6 comes out (assuming that it's going to be as good of a game). 10 years later I still keep finding new stuff in it. I really hope 6 can live up to it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

For me I think it is more for JRPG genre games as growing older makes me unable to access them easily as I was younger due to time constraint, somehow I am more appreciate shorter game because I can finish them faster.

This reminds me of my Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System that I had on PS2, lost track where I was progressing and not really want to finish it as I felt the world is large enough with some hidden optional bosses. Another instance of unfinished playthrough is my SMT: Strange Journey because I had lost my track due to irl stuff while the save had 80hr on the clock.

Another series that I would not finish is Harvest Moon/Story of Season, had Back to Nature and A Wonderful Life on PS2 back then (and now on steam), could not complete them as it feels more like a chore. First year is enough for me to mark it as complete.

Payday 2 too with thousands of achievements that I did not bother to collect, I just played them for fun and with friends.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Factorio with the space exploration mod.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Right now it's hogwarts legacy. My friend beat it within a week of launch, I got it the same day and only played maybe halfway through. It's a good game but idk can't get myself to sit down and play

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I got into no man's sky late after a bunch of updates. I've got too much cool stuff to start over.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Ohhh too many to count. But the one that comes to mind is Demons Souls. I play all of the Souls games, but I just not built to finish a game like that.

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