Are you a Completist or a Score Whore?

[cliffbo]

i was just wondering how other people view the gaming experience. i prefer the challenge of completing a game and don't really care what score i get.

[GTAce]

Belongs to the game.
In shooters like SOCOM i want to get a high rank (in the match) because if i play good, i also help my team.
I love it to finish in first place in racing games too, but the experience itself is more importand... i dont know, if i win, it motivates me and i have more fun at the same time.
Most games are very easy to complete nowadays (GTA and GT5P both are different here) so i dont see this as a goal.
Maybe in RPGs but only to know the story.

[Rockmond]

Depends on the game.

[cliffbo]

Depends on the game.

doesn't being one or the other decide on what game you buy? to me, the fact that i'm a completist means i pick games like MGS, GTA, TR etc. games that require you to get high scores don't interest me

[Segitz]

Where's the option "none of the above"??

I play games for fun, not for some arbitrary measurement to compare my e-penis... (hence, I find the gamerscore stuff REALLY idiotic and also why I stopped playing WoW... twice)

I am a story whore above all else, and most games disappoint in that regard. Especially western games. I don't know why they don't even bother to try. Games like GeoW or Resistance REALLY lend themselves to really good storytelling, yet their stories nearly always blow or are underdeveloped.

[cliffbo]

Where's the option "none of the above"??

I play games for fun, not for some arbitrary measurement to compare my e-penis... (hence, I find the gamerscore stuff REALLY idiotic and also why I stopped playing WoW... twice)

I am a story whore above all else, and most games disappoint in that regard. Especially western games. I don't know why they don't even bother to try. Games like GeoW or Resistance REALLY lend themselves to really good storytelling, yet their stories nearly always blow or are underdeveloped.

so basically you are a Completist

[D3adcell]

I am a story whore above all else, and most games disappoint in that regard. Especially western games. I don't know why they don't even bother to try. Games like GeoW or Resistance REALLY lend themselves to really good storytelling, yet their stories nearly always blow or are underdeveloped.

You should play Mass Effect, it has possibly the best story of any game ever created.

I just play games for fun. So, both I guess?

[Overload]

So would a racer be characterized a Score based game? What about a fighter.

[cliffbo]

So would a racer be characterized a Score based game? What about a fighter.

to me, I play GT to finish to finish all the courses and to open all the locked cars, so although you have to win races to do that, i still play it to Complete -- if you get my drift. and i don't play fighters.

[TEEDA]

I' m a completist. But yeah depends on the games.
on games like DDR or sports game I m a scorist.
but on RPGs, fighting games, action games I m a completist.

[cliffbo]

I' m a completist. But yeah depends on the games.
on games like DDR or sports game I m a scorist.
but on RPGs, fighting games, action games I m a completist.

a bit of both then.

[solidsnakejej]

I'm more a completist because the only score I usually every care about is my kill death rate in online shooters.

[TEEDA]

a bit of both then.

Well i m not the kind of geek who wants the perfect number. But usually I don't really mind as long as I had a good play. even in sports games what matters is the way I played. the general score I don't mind even if I loose.
same for action games like DMC , I m just enjoying the game and not rushing to get a S rank or those stuffs. Just want to get to the end and enjoy the ending cutscene. :-)

[masteratt]

I am definitely a 'completist' and my answer will only change for one game- SuperStardust but then that games' goal is to be a score whore so, yeah.

I never play something again if it's not AMAZING FUN just to say "oh maybe I should get a higher score".

[Viper]

Most gamers now are completionists.

Scores were a goal established long ago as a means to suggest a greater level of completion was achieved.

Arcades were the last bastion of score completionism where as home consoles have really moved beyond scores since the NES days.

[cliffbo]

here's a question for you: will mandatory installs make us more completist? i'm sure you can work out why

[blackdrgn]

I'm a completionist, in the sense that I want to search through the entire game for extra/hidden content, items, backstory etc, if I don't find 100% of a game's content (or miss content permanently) I feel I didn't really finish the game/get to fully enjoy it (thus why I could never feel I finished FF9; damn excalibur II), so I end up playing games for far too long. Since I'm that kind of gamer I usually only like the adventure/RPG kind of games, I love games that take me a long time aslong as it doesn't fall under 'tedious'.

[cliffbo]

I'm a completionist, in the sense that I want to search through the entire game for extra/hidden content, items, backstory etc, if I don't find 100% of a game's content (or miss content permanently) I feel I didn't really finish the game/get to fully enjoy it (thus why I could never feel I finished FF9; damn excalibur II), so I end up playing games for far too long. Since I'm that kind of gamer I usually only like the adventure/RPG kind of games, I love games that take me a long time aslong as it doesn't fall under 'tedious'.

Completionist is a far better word! damn where were you when i needed you :)

[Viper]

Completionist is a far better word! damn where were you when i needed you :)

See post #15 ;)

[cliffbo]

the more games you have to have a mandatory install, the more likely you are going to want to delete an install of another game. this would lead to you (perhaps) wanting to complete a game in order to justify that delete. so if you take that to a logical conclusion 20GB owners are more likely to become completist than 80GB owners. I love lateral thinking :)

[Jay Gee]

If the rumors are true, I'll be a trophy whore come June 12th.

[Sephiroth_VII]

I'm a bit of both. I can grind for hours to get high scores when I play Stepmania, but usually I couldn't care less.

[VonGak]

Where's the option "none of the above"??

I play games for fun, not for some arbitrary measurement to compare my e-penis... (hence, I find the gamerscore stuff REALLY idiotic and also why I stopped playing WoW... twice)

I am a story whore above all else, and most games disappoint in that regard. Especially western games. I don't know why they don't even bother to try. Games like GeoW or Resistance REALLY lend themselves to really good storytelling, yet their stories nearly always blow or are underdeveloped.

Well said

[Segitz]

Well, I'd say I am not a completionist, because I play the story and thats it. I just don't have the energy or time to play games to 100%, although it took me nearly half a year to play thru FFXII (no joke), I didn't get weapons or all summons... because they don't have any interesting story behind them, usually.

I am a cutscene whore too^^ Thus, I LOVE MGS and FF games.

[hevymac]

Hehehe, this poll (and the qualities of which it's asking about) represents everything I hate about most "gamers".
I am neither.
I enjoy playing games. I don't like finishing games. It must never end (please don't mistake this for me wanting 'longer' games).
I don't give a shit about scores since I don't try to be good.
I don't want to finish a game since I always want to know what's over the next hill.
I want to discover.
I am inquisitive and lost in the moment and I don't like destroying that feeling as I carry it with me even when not playing.
I live for the atmosphere, music, feel, anticipation.
So, not a or b or c. Just 'no I don't' is my answer and there is no such option. Neither.
Could just be my autism.....

[masonite]

I'm more a completist because the only score I usually every care about is my kill death rate in online shooters.

im in the same boat here. My ratio in FPS online games is the only score i care about, the rest doesn't bother me. and the only ones i play are COD4 and counterstrike (which i havent played since buying COD4 ;))

TBH, i think it also depends on the environment you're playing in. When i was a kid my sister and dad played a few games i did, and it was always about the score - seeing who could get the most lines in tetris, the fastest lap time in the corvette on high speed ring in gran turismo... if i had other people who played all the time, or lived with friends who played a lot score would probably become more important. As it stands though, completing a game is more important (as a result, the length of a game is a big consideration for me when deciding what games are good value).

[Hisham]

I play games for fun. What does it matter if I am having fun for a high score, or having fun completing the game? And it isn't like that in all games. Some games are the most fun when competing with other people. Like racing, or fighting games.

Playing games that you like, and that you have fun with is the best way to go rather than to label youself as a specific type of gamer...

Hehehe, this poll (and the qualities of which it's asking about) represents everything I hate about most "gamers".
I am neither.
I enjoy playing games. I don't like finishing games. It must never end (please don't mistake this for me wanting 'longer' games).
I don't give a shit about scores since I don't try to be good.
I don't want to finish a game since I always want to know what's over the next hill.
I want to discover.
I am inquisitive and lost in the moment and I don't like destroying that feeling as I carry it with me even when not playing.
I live for the atmosphere, music, feel, anticipation.
So, not a or b or c. Just 'no I don't' is my answer and there is no such option. Neither.
Could just be my autism.....


Exactly. Although I do tend to want to finish the games I start, this sentiment I can agree with.

[Smokey]

i used to be a compleatist. now i just play online to win games & do the best i can. not really a score whore per se but its probably the closet one for me. as its very rare i play a game offline now :)

[The Dude]

I'm a play-game-until-I-get-board-with-it-regardless-how-far-I-get gamer.

[Smokey]

this should have been

Q..do you play online mostly or

Q..offline

[Z]

Arcades were the last bastion of score completionism where as home consoles have really moved beyond scores since the NES days.

I think with online consoles, some people are moving twords scores again.

this depends if a game is MP or SP. I think you'll find much more score whores in MP games and modes since more people can see them.

I am a 'fun-ist'. I play for scores and wins to unlock features I want to use (like CoD4 perks) then I just use that to play around. having said that, some people do have fun by getting high scores or completing a game.

if I like a game, I'll complete it. if I like the controls, I'll take it online. simple.

[Viper]

I think with online consoles, some people are moving twords scores again.

this depends if a game is MP or SP. I think you'll find much more score whores in MP games and modes since more people can see them.

This is true. Achievements/rewards are the new score.

[Gummy]

Both, but I rarely rely on the score so much now.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

A bit of a completionist, I guess. But I have practical limits. And, of course, depends on the game.

[Segitz]

I'm a play-game-until-I-get-board-with-it-regardless-how-far-I-get gamer.

You mean bored, didn't you^^

If yes, I fully agree^^ And this is why I usually never finish any shooters, because they bore me really fast.

[pac4life]

definatly more of a "complete a game" guy

[belgarn]

I'm a score whore all the way! :) I pretty much only play competitive, from racing to strategy and FPS.

[Matt]

The only games I'm bothered about getting a good score in is puzzle games. It's not that I want to beat other people's online scores (because I don't care much for online play), but I just like being able to beat my previous score.

Another thing I don't care for much is achievements/entitlements/whatever the hell you want to call them.

[Leedogg]

I am both

[<3frosty]

I voted for completionist, because thats what i generally strive to be, but i rarely beat games nowadays.

I have about 9-11 games that are either half-way finished or nearly finished that i have no strong desire to return to even though the games were great.

One of the last games i completely beat was Devil May Cry 3.

[julps31]

I'd label myself a completist... But naturally puzzle games or arcade games like Guitar hero are goin to encourage you to get high scores. So naturally it depends on the game... But for non-puzzle/arcade games that allow you to increase rank by collecting "things" or easter eggs (i.e. shooting frogs in MGS4) I most likey wont concentrate on that. Too time consuming imo lol.

[Segitz]

I veered off of the "completist" gamer, because getting 100% in games got often TOO time consuming... (I usually only play the story, and that's it)

In GTA4 I will never hit 100%, and I didn't hit it in FFX-2 or all weapons in X

It's just too much work for too little "income". So I guess, I agree with julps here

[OG_Monkey]

I'm both as Achievements boost my ganetscore and I wuv achwievements and wising my gamerscwore :). And I complete or try to conplete all achievements which usually means 100% in a game....usually.....so a bit of both

Not sure if that counts.....

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Uh...yeah. Man OG, hahaha...

[blackdrgn]

I agree with Segitz there, I also play as a completionist because I want to max my party etc as early as possible to get the benefit, but a lot of games give you the worthy secrets too late in the game, sometimes right at the end of the games when you just kind of think "what's the point"

[cliffbo]

I agree with Segitz there, I also play as a completionist because I want to max my party etc as early as possible to get the benefit, but a lot of games give you the worthy secrets too late in the game, sometimes right at the end of the games when you just kind of think "what's the point"

i can agree with that for certain games. i think the problem is that some games use their hidden extras as a way of justifying a replay. however, like you, i don't think some of the secrets are worth that extra time. costumes for instance are a waste of time and it would be great to be able to unlock them earlier in the game. i think that FF games are best suited for the WELL hidden secrets though because RPG players are a breed of their own and patience is something they must possess in bundles. i know of people that talk to everyone in a village many many times in the hope of finding a new dialogue clue, something i haven't quite got the patience for lol... and i tend to lose myself by doing it.