I’ve been playing Pikmin 4 and am now on what I am pretty sure will be the last area, have found myself taking my time, doing any and all side quests etc. just to squeeze more playtime out of it as I don’t really want it to end yet - wondered if others have had similar experiences.

  • Gheauxst@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Every rpg I do the side quests first. Nier, Fallout, etc.

    I also did this with Red Dead Redemption 2.

  • Gwoardinn@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Not quite the same thing but, I remember the Batman (1989) C64 port, when I got up to the last stage (belltower), I would make sure to lose all my spare lives and get down to very low health, before the climactic Joker showdown. Not so much to draw it out but to mimic the characters state in the film.

    Now I just hoard all my player resources.

  • nightpop@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Legaia 2. Got to the final dungeon, then left and went around doing all the side stuff to get everyone’s ultimate weapons. I’ve replayed it several times but never actually beaten the game 😅

  • No-Touchy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Mass Effect 3. I didn’t want that incredible journey to end so before committing myself to the end game I played the multiplayer a bunch. Helped that it was a blast, especially with friends.

  • Agent101g@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yeah Skyrim. When I finally beat main quest all the hoarding and grinding I had done instantly felt like a waste lol.

    New Game Plus needs to become a standard thing. Elden Ring does it right imo.

  • shyalienneighbour@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Definitely skyrim after so many replays and not once have i finished the main quest. Recently far cry finishing the collectables, outpost and hunting in the area while putting the main quest on hold.

  • Emacs24@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yes, numerous times. The latest one was Phantom Liberty DLC for Cyberpunk 2077.

  • iamoniwaban@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ghost of tsushima. Kina felt over powered at end as I unlocked everything and had best gear

    • majorbummer6@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yeah I still cant get through act 3. Its really good but Im paralyzed by what path to take to the end.

  • akaispirit@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If I’m really enjoying a game I’ll go do every side quest and do all the collectables. It’s pretty rare for me to do that though lol.

  • OntarioGuy430@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I usually just finish it and start again - Sometimes with a different build or a different group of character companions (Dragon Age), other times I just play it again the exact same way - my issue is getting burned out before I get to the end of some games (mainly open world)