On Finishing Games

It's good to finish a game. I've said it before, but there's a good sense of accomplishment when you complete a single player adventure. When I was a kid, most games were too hard and there are plenty of 8-bit classics that I have never finished. Over the last few months, in the deluge of game releases, I have done my best to get the most out of my game purchases. Why buy it if I'm not going to complete it? So, over the last few months I've finished Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider Underworld, Quantum of Solace, Dead Space, Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 2 and just about finished Gears of War. That last boss is just too much. So, I'll call it.

When I look at my backlog, I see half finished games that I either need to churn through or give up on. I'm definitely into the buy-it-play-it-until-done thing. Still, that said, there's too much good stuff out there to waste time on something that's not fun. It's a matter of balance, but when I was young I have a limited library, now that I can afford any game I want, I don't want to buy too much. I have to get my money's worth. That's a challenge for sure. I'm going to crank through Half Life 2 Episode 2, go back and finish Fable 2, Too Human and hopefully Far Cry 2 and Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. And probably God of War 2 before I retire my PS2 for good.