"Finishing" or "beating" ?

Bloo · Gender: Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 3131 Location: vertigo

Like the title asks, are you the kind of person who finishes a game, or beats it? For one, there's a difference between the two.

Beating - Beating a game is simply going through the main story. That means not finishing every side-quest, collecting every item, and doing something specific that has nothing to do with the main story.

Finishing - Doing EVERYTHING in the game. Includes collecting every item, leveling to 99/100/highest level, maxing out stats, beating every team successfully, completing every race before the best time, etc...

For me, it's finishing a game. My motto is, "Finish what I started."

Digitaaliklosetti · Gender: Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 1850

Doesn't that go like... exactly the other way around?
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Bloo · Gender: Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 3131 Location: vertigo

Well, that's exactly what I meant by my posts not sounding the way they are meant, but whatever. If you prefer one meaning, then you prefer it.

Lunabella · Gender: Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 420

depends on the game for me really.

With FPS I like to finish the game, find all secret area's etc.

Also, with RTS games, I like to complete the game with each available faction.

However, with RPG games, this is different. I guess because RPG games usually take longer than previously stated games, and collecting all items, and finding every place with every available char you can make is just insane. For example, I wouldn't be able to level 1 char of each class in warcraft till lvl 70, let alone gear them up with decent stuff.
I just don't want to waste so many time, I'd rather do usefull stuff with the char I play most with.
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Bloo · Gender: Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 3131 Location: vertigo

That's fine with me. I usually play my games with a solo character anyway. If it's a FF game, then I kill the other players. The only game I haven't done that on is FFX, because the annoying new rule of having 1 HP the next battle instead of staying dead.

The best game to go solo on is FFIX and FFXII...

Smiley · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

It's never the same with me. Some games I beat the one-player levels. Others, if they involve multiple playable characters, I only finish some levels or all levels with only a few of the characters. After a certain point it gets repetitive and boring playing through an entire game.

Although with God of War, I felt no such boredom, and the different levels of difficulty were more challenging and unlocked more extras. I can't wait until GOW II is a Greatest Hit so I can afford to buy it. I can't fathom a used copy of a new game selling for only $5 cheaper. $45 for an opened copy of a new game that may or may not work? Eff that!
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Digitaaliklosetti · Gender: Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 1850

Nice guys beat last.
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Forumgoer Unavailable · Gender: Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 316 Location: Not here

I always refered to them as the opposite as you had them here. Finishing implies that you just got to the end of the game. Beating, however, implies that you whalloped every inch of this game, making it squeeze out it's precious, precious secrets.

God, I'm a nerd.
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makorules · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject:

I don't know some games I finish and others I beat...
Beating means go everywhere, doing side quests, pretty much everything in the game....
I connsider Half-life series good enough to beat + Starcraft, and Doom 3
The rest I just finish, but it really matters how much you like the game to determine whether you'll beat it or finish it.

Bloo · Gender: Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 3131 Location: vertigo

Well, as Spawn used to say: "I finish what I start."

I think that's why I use the terms backwards.

Simon_Says · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject:

Finish: Complete main game-line.
Beat: Complete/master all gameplay.

You can't 'finish' Counter-Strike, but you can beat it.

In that case I beat all games hardcore. Easter Eggs FTW.
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Aurelyn · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

I don't really have the attention span to completely beat most games I play - tend to lose interest after the game's finished, unless I really liked it.
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AAATripper · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:07 am Post subject:

Beating is more fun than finishing, because then you feel like youve accomplished something. Whats more fun, finishing Metroid Prime with 20% completion (just for beating the game) and getting a crappy ending, or getting 100% completion for the cool extra 9 seconds?
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Aramor · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:21 am Post subject:

A cold shower would be cooler... no pun intended...
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Lunabella · Gender: Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 420

I believe tomb raider 2 ended with a shower, but she shoots the cam before taking off her gown I believe.
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Aurelyn · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:38 am Post subject:

Correct.
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cfos · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:42 am Post subject:

There was a shower scene, I think, in the 360 version of DOA... not sure if it was 4... or whether it was the assassin chick's scene...
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Aurelyn · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:46 am Post subject:

There was a good un in Project Zero III on the PS2 aswell.
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Lunabella · Gender: Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 420

screw them, they're only pixels!!!

I mean, don't screw them...

Argh!!!!
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Simon_Says · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject:

Don't you guys dare call Jack Thompson...
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Aramor · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:29 am Post subject:

I call... Jack Thompson!!!

*Tududududuuu*

Jack Thompson! Use your legal bullshit move!!!

Yeah, 1332 damage!!!
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