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return2ozma lemmy.world return2ozma@lemmy.world
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f3nyx lemmy.ml f3nyx@lemmy.ml
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Ah, the researchers finally got around to playing Expedition 33 huh?

Jokes aside, isn't this also a phenomenon with finishing books and TV shows?

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Zahille7 lemmy.world Zahille7@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
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I feel like we've gotten this same headline over the past 20 years

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mrfriki lemmy.world mrfriki@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
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So that's why almost nobody finish their games, according to Steam achievements?

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Bluegrass_Addict lemmy.ca Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-10-21
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So that's why almost nobody finish their games, according to Steam achievements?

steam achievements are just that .. steam achievements.

it's not the game.

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mrfriki lemmy.world mrfriki@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
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steam achievements are just that .. steam achievements. it's not the game.

Yeah, i know, I also don't care about them but they are funny little statistical facts, like "only 20% of the people that played this game beated the tutorial" or "45% of the players didn't play past the first chapter".

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HubertManne piefed.social HubertManne@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-03-13
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maybe that is why I never finish them. They are all still an option.

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HubertManne piefed.social HubertManne@piefed.social
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Yeah, i know, I also don't care about them but they are funny little statistical facts, like "only 20% of the people that played this game beated the tutorial" or "45% of the players didn't play past the first chapter".

I am goods at beateding tutorials.

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tio_bira lemmy.world tio_bira@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
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Journalism at finest...

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essell lemmy.world essell@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-28
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So that's why almost nobody finish their games, according to Steam achievements?

My problem isn't finishing them.

My problem is starting them.

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darkkite lemmy.ml darkkite@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-04-19
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This is why i replay final fantasy x several times but will never finish it myself. I don't want it to end

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jtrek startrek.website jtrek@startrek.website
Joined: 2026-02-22
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Ah, the researchers finally got around to playing Expedition 33 huh? Jokes aside, isn't this also a phenomenon with finishing books and TV shows?

Jokes aside, isn’t this also a phenomenon with finishing books and TV shows?

I've had the same thought. When I finish a really good, lengthy, book it feels similar to when you lose touch with friends.

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CarrotsHaveEars lemmy.ml racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-10-03
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Years ago I played Dragon Quest XI up to the good point: where they time traveled and resurrected . My PSN expired and I never finished it.

Can someone please tell me if I did it right?

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thermal_shock lemmy.world thermal_shock@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
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Same with TV shows. Finished scrubs again, got to end, turned it off and tried to figure out what was next. Sad times.

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IWW4 lemmy.zip IWW4@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-07-12
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This is why I don’t start a brand new game when I finish a game I love. I will go replay an older game to sort of reset, so I give the new game a “fair shake”.

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tias discuss.tchncs.de tias@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-10
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Same with TV shows. Finished scrubs again, got to end, turned it off and tried to figure out what was next. Sad times.

Somewhere in here lies the psychological explanation for the Epstein files

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reagansrottencorpse lemmy.ml reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-03-19
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Ah, the researchers finally got around to playing Expedition 33 huh? Jokes aside, isn't this also a phenomenon with finishing books and TV shows?

I distinctly remember the depression people who loved the first avatar movies were in after it ended. There was even a forum for them.

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lucientheluckless lemmy.zip lucientheluckless@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-07-21
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I thought it was just me. I get singularly focused on a game and it's world and once I finish it, happy ending or otherwise, it's the death of that world. I always finish a game though.

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Whats_your_reasoning lemmy.world Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-22
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So that's why almost nobody finish their games, according to Steam achievements?

That’s the case for me. The last game I’ve “completed” was a game where I can play through multiple different scenarios (Surviving Mars.) I have completed about half the mystery scenarios, and I love being able to replay it and have it be new all over again.

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Outdated4134 piefed.zip Outdated4134@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-16
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Also, water wet. Details at 11

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anxioustea lemmy.ml anxioustea@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2026-03-21
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Finished Resident Evil Requiem and life had no meaning for two days. We back though. Lmao

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Doomsider lemmy.world Doomsider@lemmy.world
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It was both a happy day and a sad day on my last playthrough for Cyberpunk 2077. Great game after the latest patches.

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return2ozma lemmy.world return2ozma@lemmy.world
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It was both a happy day and a sad day on my last playthrough for Cyberpunk 2077. Great game after the latest patches.

Did you play the latest update?

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Doomsider lemmy.world Doomsider@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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Did you play the latest update?

I don't know, my last run was over a year ago after the Phantom Liberty expansion.

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