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Do you still 100 percent games?

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entremet

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After finishing Skyward Sword, I noticed that I haven't 100 percented a Zelda game since OoT for the N64. Not to say SS wasn't enjoyable, I thought it was great, not perfect, but I had no desire to get everything.

This is in stark contrast to my early gaming years from 9 to my mid teen years, where I tried to get everything for every game I played. 96 exits in Super Mario World, max levels in my favorite RPGs, along with the best gear, etc. I made it a point of pride doing so.

Obviously, I don't have the time I had when I was younger, but even with Achievments/Trophies I don't care anymore.

I've noticed this more with JRPGs, still a favorite genre of mine. Trying to get 1000 points in Vesperia seemed like a huge chore. Looking at my backloggery profile, most of my completed games are ''beat'' instead of ''completed'' or ''mastered''
 
I don't think I've ever 100 percent-ed any game. I'm not talking about games where there's a finite ending and that's it, but rather the collect-a-thon games that become more of a chore to play than anything else.
 
I can't remember the last game I 100%'ed. It might've been Super Mario Sunshine way back when. I've played the hell out of several games, though, even if I don't 100% it.

Problem is, by the time you hit the ~70% mark the rest of the "things" you have to do are generally an exercise in grinding, mindless collectathons, repetitive missions, etc. These days I have too many games on my backlog to warrant lollygagging around any particular game. Besides, at that point I generally just want to play something else, so the only thing force feeding myself the rest of the game would do for me is make me sick of it.
 
100% in game? Occasionally, like RDR, Mass Effect, and most shooters. 100% in achievements, only a few.

*Snares at BF3 co-op missions and Complete Warrior achievement*
 
For Zelda games, yes.

For everything else? Not nearly as much. If I'm in love with the game and don't want it to end, absolutely.
 
giancarlo123x said:
Only if I enjoy it. The last one was for Red Dead Undead Nightmare. It was awesome getting the unicorn and everything.
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I do like it when developers put more incentive to 100 percent games. Dead Rising 1 is a perfect example.

There's the classic conundrum in RPGs, but the time you get the best loot, they're no big monsters to kill. You've killed them all!

I remember my master file of FF7. Three sets of master materia--Master Magic, Master Command, Master Summon for all my parties members. All Ultima weapons and best armor. There was nothing fun to do anymore. I was a walking battle tank.
 
Depends. 100% to me is doing the main quest and all side quests. That isn't really true 100% if you count trophies/achievements/having everything maxed.

I tend to fully finish platformers the most.
 
Yeah, I usually try to. I wish more developers would implement rewards for actually reaching 100% of goals. Typically the only thing you're doing it for is for the satisfaction of getting that 100%.

edit: except things like leveling in JRPGs. grinding for hours to raise some stats to 999 when the game has become far too easy dozens of hours ago? forget that. I tend to only collect "physical" things that sit in an inventory or something.
 
Don´t have the time for it anymore, and I feel that most games that give you such a percentage for finding everything are ultimately unrewarding. So nowadays shmups, fighters, and racing games get most of my playing time, as I get a little sense of accomplishment getting better at those.
 
I try to. I recently got all the star coins and flags in 3d land. Also got 100% synch in assassins creed revelations.

I did most of the stuff in skyward sword except the minigames that you have to do to get all the heart pieces because fuck that. Though I did get all the goddess cubes and gratitude crystals. Twice over with hero mode.
 
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corn_fest said:
Yeah, I usually try to. I wish more developers would implement rewards for actually reaching 100% of goals. Typically the only thing you're doing it for is for the satisfaction of getting that 100%.
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*Looks at avatar.

TWEWY was a great example of how to design end game content.

I never finished the extra reports, though :(
 
Nope. I never really did.

Count in the camp of the previous poster where I try and at least experience all of the side quests and such. I'm not an achievement whore though, and I've never been one to have to well collect everything.
 
I usually try if it seems reasonably doable.

The worst is when you get all the achievements in a game and suddenly DLC comes along and nope, you don't have 1000/1000 anymore.
 
The last time I did this was for Nier and I loved every second of it. I'll probably end up doing again someday too. And then the DJMAX Portable games, if that counts.

So if I really like a game then I'll do it, which is probably the story for almost anyone.
 
Rarely. Only if I really, REALLY like the game. Otherwise, I just beat the main quest, do whatever post-game stuff seems appealing to me and then shelve it.

I usually find the 100%ing process tedious with little reward in comparison to the work I put into doing it.
 
Only if I like the game and if there's no stupid online requirements for it (ie. reach level 50 in MP game, Fuck that shit).
 
Very rarely, and only if I really love the game. I 1000'd Skyrim because I couldn't get enough, but my most recent purchase (Uncharted: Golden Abyss) will probably just get a single playthrough on normal.
 
Electivirus said:
Rarely. Only if I really, REALLY like the game. Otherwise, I just beat the main quest, do whatever post-game stuff seems appealing to me and then shelve it.

I usually find the 100%ing process tedious with little reward in comparison to the work I put into doing it.
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That was FFX for me. Can't believe the time I wasted playing blitzball and dodging lighting. Who the hell was responsible for that crap? Had to Toriyama. The monster arena was great, though.
 
I have a theory that as people get older, they tend not to 100% games as often for two reasons: less free time, and increased income (therefore not having to rely on parents for game purchases, and buying/playing more total games). This also plays into nostalgia--we're spending less total time with any individual game, so we don't learn become attached as easily.
 
entrement said:
That was FFX for me. Can't believe the time I wasted playing blitzball and dodging lighting. Who the hell was responsible for that crap? Had to Toriyama. The monster arena was great, though.
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Did you max stats by rewriting the sphere grid and fighting the arena monsters over and over and over again for +4 stat spheres?
 
If I really enjoy the game and it seems within reach, I'll 100% it. So far I've only gotten 100% in three games currently: Battlefield 1943, God of War 3, and Crysis. I've been trying to get 100% in God of War 1&2 but those challenges are tough!
 
Seda said:
Did you max stats by rewriting the sphere grid and fighting the arena monsters over and over and over again for +4 stat spheres?
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No. I didn't get that far. FFX became an obsession for, so I just erased my file. I was grinding up 8 hours a day. I had to take drastic measures.
 
Most recently Skyward Sword. Before that it was DKCR...not counting the mirror mode. That's never a "real" mode, let's all be honest.
 
The only games I tend to try on are Rockstar games. But I ended up getting that 98% glitch on Bully and couldn't finish it and then just got tired of chasing it at around 90% on RDR.
 
Used to do try in platformers but never could, last time I tried was Super Mario Galaxy. couldn't do it.

3d Zelda games are easy and I can usually 100percent'd them, but haven't had the time for Skyward Sword. Shooters are short and I attempt it in them too, almost did it with COD4. I also tried with Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 3 but there were always some peskiness hidden somewhere.

I pretty much 95percent'd fallout 3, but it does not even count since I never bought Mothership Zeta. The same goes with Pokemon Crystal, I was only missing smeargle and something else i don't recall.

I have not 100 percent'd a game since Twilight princess. In the past I did: Ocarina of time, Majora's Mask, Banjo Kazooie, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 (with cheats), DBZ super sonic warriors (GBA), Spiderman (from the 1st movie), and Resident Evil 0.
 
I've almost never 100%-ed any games. The only two I can think of are KH1 and 2. Came close with Twilight Princess, the only thing I didn't bother with was finding all the Poes. OH, and the original Paper Mario I suppose, but I don't recall there being too much to do outside of the main story.
 
I continue playing a game as long as I'm having fun. I won't force myself to 100% if I've stopped having fun - I never have - but if the game's good, I could easily play through to that 100%.

Like, Arkham City. I beat all the side missions, got all the Riddler trophies, and 3-starred all the challenge rooms. But New Game + and the Campaigns just weren't fun for me, so I didn't bother.
 
Not any more. I used to try to complete everything I played, but then I realized that was a waste of time. Now I only try to complete games that are actually challenging. It's way more fun this way.
 
Rarely, i still got 200 odd steam games in the backlog. For me its clock one, off to on next game. Skyrim i almost did 100%. (94%)
 
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