Do you play games to beat them?

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KLXVER said:

Mnementh said:

Again, I don't know before what if it will be fun. My impression before buying is more influenced by hype and advertisement - like all of us. Sure, I try to read the tea leaves and crow bones to get if a game or a show will be good, but they aren't always right. I decided to go a lot indie, with lower investment I can try out more different stuff. Better than trying to assuage if the big AAA game is another mediocre safe experience or actually a big step forward - but the marketing will always tell me it will be great.

Well you know what looks fun based on previous experiences with a similar game. Sure its not always clear, so you have to take a chance, but the intention when buying a game is to enjoy it and beat it. If its not fun, then you stop playing it. Buying a game just to see if you like it makes no sense. You buy it, play it for 2 hours, you love it and then stop playing it because you bought it ONLY to see if you would enjoy it. Thats just weird.

To me, "beating the game" is often irrelevant.  The journey is the important part, not necessarily the destination.

Wrath of the Righteous is one of my favorite games.  When i first bought it, I put hundreds of hours into it and restarted many times.  I played it for a very long time without ever beating it during that initial run because I was having fun using different builds.  It didn't matter if I beat the final boss or not because it's not a competition.  The only important part is that I'm enjoying the experience.