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Games That I've Started, But Never Finished Because I am a Terrible Person

by digthedoug

Games with stories and single player. Not racing or puzzle games. Or just ones that I feel like writing down.

Update

FINISHED METRO 2033(Removed from list!)

Stopped playing 5/14/11, completed 4/24/13.

FINISHED BIOSHOCK (Removed from list!)

Stopped playing sometime in 2007, replayed and completed 4/19/13.

FINISHED BORDERLANDS (Removed from list!)

Stopped playing sometime spring 2010, replayed and completed 6/6/11.

FINISHED BRAID (Removed from list!)

Stopped playing 10/12/09, replayed and completed 8/25/10.

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

1. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Hey, go back to that dungeon with the stupid enemies that you can't kill and progress through all the levels you've already done and then some more afterwards...for the fourth time.

Plan to finish: At this point? No, not likely.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

I have actually started this game twice now, and unfortunately still not finished it. I did manage to get much further the second time around though, so maybe third time's the charm.

Plan to finish: Probably, it was pretty good, especially with the 2009 pack.

The Witcher

3. The Witcher

This one I am actually really disappointed about. I was 29 hours into it, just starting the 4th chapter (out of 5) and when I installed Windows 7 I backed up all my files and saves...except this one.

Plan to finish: Now that I'm playing through the second one, its not as likely I'll go back afterwards.

Ōkami

4. Ōkami

Have this one for the Wii. After a slow start I really began to dig it about 5 hours in. About 25 hours later after beating what I unfortunately thought was the final boss, I looked up a walk through, saw that I was only about half way through the game and said "Done!"

Plan to finish: Maybe sometime down the line.

Valkyria Chronicles

5. Valkyria Chronicles

Got about 27 or so hours into this game and enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately that just seems to be my peak number of hours because i started to get a bit tired of the repetitiveness.

Plan to finish: I think so, the game is very fun, just too much at once.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

6. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

This was a great game and I had a ton of fun playing it. Unfortunately I am a total sidequestaholic (I'm addicted to sidequestahol). I progressed fairly far in the game's story after about 45 hours or so; managed to go into a bunch of those portal dealies, but was probably distracted by something else.

Plan to finish: I really can't see it happening; I had my fun with it, the story wasn't engrossing enough that I'm dying to find out what happens.

Metroid Prime

7. Metroid Prime

Again, a fun game, but about 20 hours in the controls and the backtracking got to me and I proclaimed "No more!"

Plan to finish: Nah. Played through 3 on the Wii and it was great. The only way I can see going back is with the updated Wii version.

Mirror's Edge

8. Mirror's Edge

Great visual style. Gives me a huge headache. Got bored of the same after about 3 hours of it.

Plan to finish: Meh. There's not too much more so maybe...

Far Cry 2

9. Far Cry 2

Spend five minutes and drive halfway across map in a Jeep in first person to nearest new mission. Spend five minutes traveling the rest of the way across the entire map. Spend two minutes completing mission. Drive halfway across map to get next nearest mission. Drive rest of the way across the entire map to mission. Spend two minutes completing mission...

Plan to finish: Just as soon as I drive across the map to get to my computer so I can boot it up.

Dead Space

10. Dead Space

This game is really awesome and I really want to finish it, but the problem is to do so, I likely will have to start over. Not entirely, but at least lose a few hours (thankfully since I use separate save slots). The problem is that I am stuck on the part later in the game when you are on a moving tram (cannot run) with monsters on both sides of you shooting shit at you. The problem with this is that I have no ammo. So the best I can try to do is freeze dudes and kinetically throw shit at them. Except there's like two dozen, not counting the ones that are waiting for you when you get off (those I can at least melee). Then Red Dead Redemption and Mario Galaxy 2 came out.

Plan to finish: I sure hope so.

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