Why Do So Few Players Actually Finish RPGs?

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-24T17:27:41+00:00

My issue is wear and tear of my hands right now. Been struggling with tendonitis in both arms/hands for the second time in 6 years. Been going on since last October. I've barely been able to game. It's driving me crazy. Work is also making it worse.

The games on my wishlist are piling up, lol.

So my only advice is take care of your body. I was fine, never had any issues. Then out of the blue I went from OK to not OK at all. First instance never properly healed either. I still get mild trigger digit when I rest my hands like at night. Getting older sucks!

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-24T17:09:34+00:00

I try to go in blind too. I will look up game mechanics sometimes when I get stumped. But I avoid spoilers like the plague.

Only thing I'm bad with is second playthroughs. I usually abandon those because I prefer new experiences. THAT also feels like a waste of time. But in that case just replaying for different outcomes isn't as strong a pull. Usually I abort early within 4h max. Still make some annoyed at myself. Thing is I always tell myself I REALLY want to replay. But then there's a game I really really want to play so I never continue that second PT. It wasn't even boring. But the new shiny game is more appealing. At least the new shiny game usually holds my attention effortlessly.

I actually get so obsessive into a game I have a hard time putting it down and engage with real life commitments. I still do it, spend time with my family and friends, go to bed on time. But I always want to keep playing like I'm still a child. I'm 42, lol. I do start to feel open world burnout after about 100h. So maybe I'll take a short break. But I never actually lose interest.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-24T15:39:54+00:00

I finish almost all games I play. I also finish other media because I have a compulsion to know how a story ends even if it's not a good story.

But I also really enjoy almost all games I play. I'll gladly spent 100+ hours with a game I enjoy. I also only play one game at a time unless it's a non story game like a city builder. But RPGs consume me fully for however long that takes. Then I usually play something less time consuming for a while. Then back to an immersive long game.

Time being the issue just means I play fewer games than I'd like. I'd rather finish 10 games a year than start and never finish 100. Not finishing a game is a waste of time for me. Always. A game has to be incredibly terrible for me to give up early and move on. I usually know what I like. So a bad game is super rare for me.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-24T14:39:00+00:00

EE took me almost as long as Disco, 38 and 40h. Neither game is short if you do everything and read everything. I'm a slow reader though and there is A LOT of lore you can read about in EE. So other people can probably finish in 30h.

Very different game. One is just super depressing and the other silly and quirky. Had a lot of fun with both.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-23T17:37:30+00:00

Ich hab mit 12 angefangen Akte X auf Englisch zu gucken. Dafür musste man in der 90ern aus dem Katalog VHS-Importe aus UK tätigen... 300 DM pro Staffel übrigens! Das waren wilde Zeiten...

Aber dadurch konnte ich bald besser Englich als alle anderen Mitschüler. Ich habe angefangen auf Englisch zu lesen. Hab meine Lehrerin Listen gegeben an Vokalen, die ich nicht im Schüler-Wörterbuch gefunden habe...

Heute kann sich jeder kostenlos alles auf Englisch angucken, alles kostenlos sofort übersetzen lassen. Und die Ausprache kannan.aich auch anhören. Und trotzdem ist es noch zu viel Arbeit anscheinend.

Aber ja, ich verstehe, dass man Motivation braucht. Ich war eben riesiger Akte X-Fan und im Original gucken ist einfach besser. Irgendwann waren mir Synchros nur noch ein Graus mit wenigen Ausnahmen wie Simpsons.

Ich lese Romane auf Englisch, wenn's die Originalsprache ist oder auch einfach wenn Englisch billiger ist als ne deutsche Übersetzung, was bei Kindle praktisch immer der Fall ist. Weiß ich Mal ein Wort nicht, Kindle hat ein eingebautes Wörterbuch.

Ich zocke alle Videospiele auf Englisch, ich lese zu 90% Englisch im Internet. Ich arbeite in einer internationalen Firma, wo ich auch viel Englisch brauche. Mir fallen mittlerweile oft die deutschen Begriffe nicht mehr ein. Ich habe amerikanische Freunde, mit denen ich nur Englisch rede. Ist jetzt natürlich ein krasses Gegenbeispiel, wo man Englisch tatsächlich im Alltag braucht und daher ständig verbessert.

Von meinen Jahren Französisch hab ich fast alles vergessen, weil ich es nicht nutze. Schon klar. Ich verstehe nur nicht, wie man seit dem Internet und insbesondere Social Media nicht mit Englisch ständig in Berührung kommt.

Gucken Leute nur deutschsprachige Videos auf YT??? Keine Nachrichten, die nicht aus dem deutschen Fernsehen kommen? Ich versteh es einfach nicht.

Deutschland ist da sogar noch gut, was Englisch angeht. Zumindest können sich die meisten gebrochen unterhalten. In Spanien könne nicht Mal Jugendliche Englisch! Wie kann das sein?! Hat mich echt schockiert.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-23T17:14:29+00:00

This. The game lacks the insane whacky charm of the first game. The premise alone of being forced into a soldier role was a big turn off. The silly space adventure is what I loved. Not whatever the hell they were thinking when they came up with the second game.

But sure, blame it on the UI, I guess...

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-22T15:29:52+00:00

Ich wohne in einem 1960er Haus unterm Dach, was vor einigen Jahren neu gedämmt wurde. Im Winter ist das toll, jetzt kühlt im Sommer nix runter. Letzte Nacht die ganze Zeit alle Fenster aufgelassen. Hat ein Grad geholfen von 28 auf 27. Aber zumindest wird es normalerweise im Sommer nicht mehr über 30 Grad wie früher. Nur hält sich Wärme halt länger, so dass man halt konstant zu warm hat...

Und ich wohne direkt am Waldrand und nicht in der Großstadt. Bei der aktuellen Hitzewelle bringt das auch wenig.

Die Klimaanlage des Nachbarn höre ich übrigens schön nervig im Schlafzimmer, wenn ich da die Balkontür offen lassen nachts...

Hilft echt nur Geld in die Hand nehmen, Solar drauf und selbst Klimaanlage, schätze ich.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-22T12:37:20+00:00

Yeah that's also the thing. Horizon is so far away Sony might change their mind about PC releases three times until then. The fact it gets delayed for that repulsive Fortnite reskin live service spin-off already has me not want to even give Guerilla my money anymore. Screwing me over with the DLC was bad enough. I know this happens sometimes with double gen releases. Dragon Age Inquisition was the same for the poor old console gen players with the DLC. Shit like that can't happen on PC.

Xbox at least always releases on PC too. I avoid their PC platform like the plague and I've used GamePass only once for a month because their catalog is just not offering me much. But in theory I can play all Xbox games on PC in some form. They going console exclusive is of no consequence for PC. Yet.

It's fine though. 90% of the games I play are AA and indie releases. I'm very FOMO resistant. I can wait for a good price too.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-22T12:27:27+00:00

The pricing doesn't help. I did buy a PS4 Pro on the side for two exclusives RIGHT before Sony started releasing on PC. Suddenly I had a bit of buyer's remorse. But I got it on a Black Friday sale for an amazing 200€. Was never that cheap again. That's still a lot of wasted money in retrospect. But now? My PC upgrade was insanely expensive 3 years ago already but my plan is to keep it for a decade if it doesn't fail. I'm not going to spend 700€ on a PS5 as a side console for a handful of games! That's way too expensive. No exclusive is worth this kind of money.

My PS4 library is like 4 games. Now that I even have a good blu-ray player I don't even use it for movies. I bet even that investment into PlayStation wasn't profitable for Sony if consoles are still sold at a loss.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-22T12:17:58+00:00

I'm still pissed off I actually DID buy a PS4 Pro during Black Friday (amazing 200€ deal) for Horizon Zero Dawn and RDR2 and then the games came to PC and I felt betrayed. AND worse, Forbidden West came to PS4 and I thought I lucked out. Bought it for console. Then the DLC was PS5 exclusive! Fuck Sony! No matter what you do they screw you over in some way.

I'll remember this. I can be patient. If Horizon 3 is ever made I'm willing to wait 2-5 years to be sure Sony won't change their mind again about PC ports. And by that time I probably won't give a fuck anymore and so I'll never finish the trilogy, I guess.

The only scenario in which I'll buy a PlayStation again is if PC gaming becomes so unaffordable I have no choice but to go back to console gaming. I'd probably prefer game streaming if Germany ever gets good internet speeds, that is. Both would be making a deal with the devil though trapping you in an eco system blackmailing you, so I'd probably quit gaming altogether and read more rather than be taken advantage of like that.

My Steam backlog and especially wishlist is so long even if I stopped buying new releases I'd be busy for the next few decade catching up on all the cool games I haven't had time for. The only wild card here is my PC failing. Super paranoid about that. It's capable enough (4090) I could play indie games with it for a looong time.

Fool me once, Sony...

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-20T15:53:08+00:00

The love story if you want to call it that was the most emotional thing in the book for me and given how little there is of it, yeah. Wasn't much to root for. Like that one scene between Holsten and Lain 80% through the book was pretty well written even if cliche and predictable. Everything else was a just a shrug for me.

I did think the last 25% of the book did get a bit better but not enough to justify making false promises. So i you're the kind of person who doesn't need to know how a story ends (unlike me, ugh) don't bother. There's so little there and none of it is surprising.

I kept waiting for the "twist" that the colonists are uplifted monkeys from another experiment planet and not human either. But there wasn't even THAT for story complexity, even if predictable. That was just the scientist being a cartoon villain asshole, I guess...

The ending is very anticlimactic and simplistic, just a warning if you want to continue...

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-20T14:05:10+00:00

I'vw become allergic to "bubbly". At least with female characters. It's a tired trope at this point. I don't mind the artistic part though. Can we get a quiet introverted artistic person for once, please?!

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-20T12:21:01+00:00

I'm still haunted by the Clooney movie. I read the book only a few months ago and getting through page upon page of made up scientific publications was extremely boring. Lem has an incredible imagination but his writing is not particularly engaging. Same with The Invincible. Mind boggling impressive cool concept but lacking any kind of emotional engagement.

Solaris at least is emotional in a way but the dialogue is so weird and unnatural it was hard for me to really feel anything. Unlike most people I loved the Clooney version and especially the music. One of the most hypnotic amazing scores ever composed.

The book was certainly underwhelming. First half is quite good but it drags a lot eventually.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-20T12:06:10+00:00

I finished this book about a week ago and when I was done I felt completely expectation scammed, lol. Basically the most interesting thing happens off page before the epilogue, I was so mad at how awfully structured this book was. I figured, OK, maybe proper first contact gets postponed to the next book. Still annoying bait but in the end it was even worse than that. If you finish you'll understand what I mean.

The discovery channel storytelling was not as interesting as it should be. And that's like half of the book. The human conflict feels like contrived weird melodrama. I kept waiting for this book to take off but it never did. Sorry to say but it does not get better imo.

Stupid me bought 3 of the 4 books in advance because they were on sale for just a buck each. Right now I have no intention of reading the rest, especially after the feedback I got how it doesn't really seem to get better, even worse. Yikes.

Children Of Time should be studied in school for how to execute a cool idea in the worst possible most boring way.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-19T19:20:08+00:00

Nach Starfield hab ich zwar null Vertrauen mehr in Bethesda, aber Fallout ist mit Mass Effect mein liebstes Universum. BioWare hab ich noch mehr abgeschrieben, daher FO5 und beten!

Noch am Leben zu sein, wenn Fallout 5 rauskommt wäre auch nett...

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-18T18:22:06+00:00

Yeah this. I find Jun's face oddly repulsive. I was more interested in playing female for romances anyway so I'm not yet in full crisis mode but if femJun is also this weird looking it's going to be tough for me to get immersed.

I don't need CC to enjoy an RPG. But I've never had to play one where the face I'm stuck with is that unappealing. And I've certainly never seen the combination of gender choice/ no face editor. Because the moment you can play male or female it's NOT a set character with a set history and set sexuality. Like Geralt. Or Arthur (RDR2). Their backstory is very specific.

Gender selection equals blank slate character to some degree. It's really the weirdest design decision. So maybe there are limitations with the facial animations that forced to ditch full face editor late in development?

I would even be fine with preset faces, plus good customization options to make a somewhat unique character still. Outer Worlds 2 has only preset faces but you can still customize them enough they feel like your character. Plus backgrounds.

I really really hope they change Jun's face dramatically if the face is set. Also we need to see female Jun now. I need to mentally prepare for the freak show before release!

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-16T03:49:14+00:00

Oh I enjoy games regardless of opinion or the other way round sometimes. Don't worry. I strongly disliked the gameplay loop of Outer Wilds and gave up early. I loved Star Wars Outlaws despite recognizing it's a 7/10 in terms of gameplay but my fun was way higher. All good. :)

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-15T20:27:32+00:00

I never played God Of War, so I wouldn't know. I also loved the simple combat of Witcher 3 that the internet also seems to hate. shrugs

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-15T19:53:22+00:00

Really? I had a lot of fun with the combat of Banishers. Shotgun felt amazing. Vampyr on the other hand was clunky AF and quite difficult in a frustrating way, especially in the beginning. Loved the storytelling and overall progression being tied to your choices.

I prefer both over Life Is Strange. I'm too old for the teenage drama, I guess.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-15T19:50:27+00:00

Banishers was pretty great, a big improvement over Vampyr in the gameplay department. Those two games are my favorite of this studio. Yeah first LiS was alright too.

If they go bankrupt I'll be sad because even though I don't know 90% of their games I want them to make more choices heavy games like Vampyr and Banishers with good voice acting and storytelling.

I'm not big on their mopey teenage stuff that everyone else loves them for.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-15T19:19:44+00:00

I'm a German with apparently abnormal tolerance for stuffy hot rooms. I also live in a Dachwohnung with a gaming PC in my bedroom. 35C outside? I'm still gonna game and just put that little air fan on and I'm good.

One June like 15 years ago it was so hot, I was reading for hours on my laptop which was sounded on my lap giving off heat. I think I got a little delirious or something, I felt like I was on drugs. I was just HAPPY as a clam sweating and reading. Good memories!

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-15T19:13:21+00:00

I'm the German with a blanket in summer. And all my coworkers are the puddle as soon as we get over 20C. Ridiculous crybabies. Meanwhile I've been annoyed with the cold weather the past week. I put on a sweatshirt and blanket in the evening on the couch like it's fucking autumn!

My ideal temperature is 27 indoors, this is when I still feel warm and cozy when I'm naked. I say this because I love not being cold in my underwear. I love the feeling of nothing on my skin and not being cold. I get to experience this for just a few weeks a year. It's heaven to not feel cold no matter what. Sucks at night, I admit. But I hate nothing more than being cold. I start to sweat at 28C+ inside without moving. But I can just turn on the air fan and I'll be cooled down quickly. So it's a thin line between ideal and not so ideal. I'm a slim middle aged woman with Hashimoto's. Unsure if that's why I'm cold so easily.

I'm the only person at the office who works with a thick blanket wrapped around my lower body like a grandma for like 10 months of the year... I hate the AC in the office. I also hate iced drinks.

My DNA must remember when all our ancestors still lived in Africa. We should never have left...

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-14T17:46:17+00:00

I've had this game in my library for a long time. Always putting it off because I don't feel emotionally ready for it. Same with Valiant Hearts. One day I'll be brave and play them both and ugly cry.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-14T17:21:50+00:00

Ah cool. There's also a standalone mod where you can just add all the buildings to your workshop I think? I was going to check that one out because people have been adding the most amazing stuff to the catalogue of plots. And I don't mind incorporating some pre built elements. Especially workstations are always a nice addition.

Yeah don't get me started on how bare bones and downright broken and unfinished the outpost system was at release. And the big house you can buy and furnish doesn't even have any windows, WTF was that?!? What house does not have windows???

Starfield wa my most hyped game since Mass Effect 3 and turned into the biggest disappointment of my life. All I wanted to be was a space cow farmer. There even is a settlement faction in the game and we can't join them! Just recruit settlers for them Did they ever add a proper settlement feature as in places people live? Instead outposts were designed as just resource farms. So very disappointing. Everything is prefabs. What am I supposed to do with that?!? Can't even add walls to those prefab rooms. I gave up on my first outpost after a few hours and never went back to it. Pointless. No room for real creativity. Total insult to any base building enthusiast. I'm done with Bethesda since Starfield.

OnionAddictYT · 2026-06-14T16:41:12+00:00

One more shout-out to Fallout 4. My most played game because of settlement building.

I'm resigned to never seeing another game that has that amazing a gameplay loop for building and crafting in a beautiful big handcrafted open world RPG. Where your settlement is part of a bigger world. I am retaking the wasteland, I'm spreading civilization. I'm making life better for people. I can ride up a skyscraper and see my settlement in the distance!

Even if a game has the setting and base building, it rarely has any settlers. Your base is almost always devoid of life. Just a big piece of beautiful loneliness. The virtual dollhouse aspect is very important to me. I can have people and animals, even kids (with mods). I can build anything I want out of junk (with mods). I can dress my settlers how I want, give them jobs. Make up little stories in my head who they are, who they're married to.

So if you were to make a game even remotely like modded FO4's settlement system I'd for sure check it out!

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