1. Three Positive Reasons to Finish Your Games.
Recently I had a urge to play Final Fantasy 12 again. Now granted I have
never beat this game before. In the past I had gotten close, about 60% or
more. But I decided this playthrough was going to be different. This time I
will defeat my final foe and his multiple forms and see the credits roll. So it
was with glee and anticipation that I pulled my PS2 out of retirement and
slid in the tray with FF12.
As I got a couple hours into the game a thought struck me. Actually the
thought was more of a question and it was “ Why don't I finish more of my
games and I wonder what the percent is on unfinished games?”. So it was
off to the internet, to at least get my answer on what the percentage would
be.
The first result is an article by Blake Snow for CNN Tech. In the article, he
states that “90% of players who start a game will never see the end of it”.
After that, he tells us that it's just not dull games that go unfinished, but
triple A games to. The example he gives of a triple A game that went
unfinished is Red Dead Redemption. Which again he states “Only 10% of

2. avid gamers completed the final mission, according to Raptr”. From there
Snow goes on to give the reasons for these such high numbers.
Now to me the reasons that Snow gives are pretty general and can be
found on any other article on why we don't finish our games. Heck we all
already know the reasons without having look them up. “Games are too
long”, “I have a job and family”, “there's just too many games coming out”,
“a increase on online gaming”, STEAM SALE, and “the game just got too
repetitive”.
The thing is, after reading Snows article and a few others. I started
thinking on why we need to finish our games and how we gain more by
finishing them. So here's my personal list on three big main reasons why.
Understand I’m not talking 100% completion here, just a general start to
finish of the main game.
Your Opinion Is Then Valid.

3. How many times have you got with your buddies and started talking
about a game that you guys have played. You guys go through the pros
and cons you found in the game and because you played a decent amount
you can keep up. But then there's that instant where your buddies go
through their favorite moments and when it's your turn to speak, you blurt
out “Oh, I haven't beat it”. If you're like me many times probably.
That's the point tho, I don't think we can give a well informed, intelligent,
final opinion of the game without finishing it. Who knows what me missed
by not finishing. Maybe that confusing rpg storyline all came together in the
end, or maybe there's a heartfelt lesson we could learn, or , as in the case
of Bioshock Infinite for me, your mind can be blown away with philosophy,
religion, and science. With witnessing that our opinions would probably
change. Love them or hate them, that's why game reviewers for magazines
and websites are allowed to give whatever score they deem appropriate.
They at least finished the game.
Better Storytelling.
​I remember just being mentally and emotionally in awe, after I beat Red
Dead Redemption and Bioshock Infinite. And thinking of how they dealt
with moral and ethical problems and questions that rival those of movies
and books.

4.
The truth is tho, if we're not finishing our games, to me we are telling
these developers that we rather be entertain for a shorter amount of time.
Versus having a game that goes on a epic adventure or having tale that
deals with social issues that might take some time to beat.( I am aware
there are some amazing indie games that are short but still mind provoking
but I’m mainly talking big budget console games here.)
Learning Perseverance and Discipline.
During the summer of last year. I was playing the Legend of Zelda: Wind
Waker. Much as I hate to admit it, I had never beat a Zelda game up to that
point. So I made it a goal that I was going to finish this game and to finally
hold my head up in respect and say “I beat a Zelda Game”.
For the first few hours I was having a blast and any free time I devoted as
much as I could to that game. Then like per usual, I got to the middle of the
game and my interest started to way. But this time was going to be
different. This time I wasn't going to hop to some other game or run out and
buy the newest triple A title that just came out. No, this time I was going to
get over the hump of disinterest. And with enough discipline I did. I got right
back into the game, feeling great anticipation of finally fighting Ganondorf
and finishing a Zelda game.

5.
To those that are still with me and reading this. All I was saying there is
yes, it does take some discipline and perseverance to beat a game
sometimes. But if you'll do it you can have a sense of accomplishment,
learn a little bit about yourself and from the game, and save yourself
money.