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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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[–] Harpsist@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was waiting to finish totk until the DLCs came out.

I'm still waiting.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They confirmed there wouldn't be any pretty early after release...

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[–] Gabadabs@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Final Fantasy VII. I was never able to beat the sephiroth boss fight. I enjoyed the story, but I don't feel the need to play it again.

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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I honestly have no idea if I ever finished Skyrim. I finished a ton of quests and became an unbeatable bow hunting dragon killer who yelled all the time. I'm pretty sure I got to some castle where I had to choose a faction and just didn't bother. I explored for a couple hundred hours and never played again. 7 years later I played Morrowblivion and then replayed Oblivion (I couldn't get Skyblivion to work if I remember right). I've debated playing VR Skyrim, but I don't want to repay for the game.

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[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The full grand campaign in War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition.

Ypu fight the entire Pacific War in 3 day turns across a map with 40 nautical mile hexes with the full order of battle at your disposal. If you play seriously to win against a capable opponent, you have to manage everything right down to individual pilots. There are thousands of ships, thousands of planes and pilots, and hundreds of land units. It is almost more of a historical achievement than a "game". You can play against the AI, but the real experience is to play against another person by email. The full campaign could take 450 turns if you play it out right to the end. Of course, one side can concede early if defeat becomes inevitable, but even so, if each player takes one turn per day, it will probably take about a year to finish. And you won't just be spending time taking your turn, you'll also be reading up on the actual war strategies of each nation, analyzing your opponents moves, planning your own moves and strategies, figuring out supply logistics, learning the capabilities of the ships and planes at your disposal, reading intel reports, and managing virtual pilots and commanders. In many ways, WITP:AE is more of a technical and historical achievement than a game. I honestly don't know if I'll ever be able to complete the full campaign. I would certainly have to be retired before I'd ever attempt it versus a human opponent. And even if I could fully commit, who knows if my opponent would also have the fortitude to finish.

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Everytime I turn my PC on the WITP icon glares at me accusingly, reminding me that I only ever got halfway through the first turn of the full campaign before my brain refused to go any further.

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[–] caut_R@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Super Meat Boy, I think lol

It‘s not my favorite game ever, but it certainly is one of the best games in my library I‘ve too much of a skill issue to completely beat

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

At this point, FNV. Got it a year or 2 ago on PC with all DLC and I'm just now getting to New Vegas after an extended break of not touching the game.

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That’s such a good one to finish, though. The final battle and conversation with Legate Lanius are good stuff.

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[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

The Celeste mod Strawberry Jam. It's a lot of fun, but I'd be more than satisfied with just getting through the expert levels, which are already at the point where simply watching gameplay of them would kill a small Victorian child, but I'm at just the right level of masochism that this is a tough but satisfying grind. But I've seen what's next, I'm fully aware of the horrors of the Grandmaster levels, and I know I'll hit my upper limit well before 100% completion.

[–] sonovebitch@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Escape From Tarkov.

I love the game mechanics. But I suck so bad, I'll never get the last quests.

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[–] Scio@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

I still haven't finished Bastion because I didn't want to break the loop.

I still haven't finished Planescape: Torment despite playing it over many years because I had too much fun reloading and exploring parallel branches.

[–] maniel@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Kingdom Come Deliverance probably

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[–] Yerbouti@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Alley cat

And

Zack McKracken

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I've enjoyed a lot of Earth Defense Force, but it seems like there's a TON of missions in it. I'm up to 30 or so and have already had some big "This is our epic final battle against the Giant Insects!" moments - and it goes up to 90-something missions, plus DLC.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Factorio. I'm almost at the stage where you can build the launchpad for your rocket, which is technically the end of the game. But the Pyanomod and Space Exploration mods literally add like 1000 hours or more to the game, and I just think I'll probably be dead or society will collapse before I finish those up. The game is literally infinite if you want it to be.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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

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[–] Cheskaz@lemmy.world 3 points 11 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.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Dungeon Master. I refuse to use a guide, so even though I've been playing it for almost 25 years, I still haven't finished it. Always run out of food...

[–] NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Oxygen Not Included

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Probably Hollow Knight at this rate. That 112% is a lot.

[–] simple@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If we're counting 100%ing, then yeah, Godhome can suck it. Path of pain alone was pushing me to the edge.

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

Undertale. Got two of the endings and got to Final Boss of Murder Mode. Tried 50+ times and decided I’m just not skilled enough to beat that boss. Looked up a vid of the ending and was satisfied. What a wonderful game.

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