Video games are used all over the world, so many people look to them for divestment, but some look at them as a mission, a job, “To beat the bak’laag.”  or something to that effect. But, after some thought, why should we force ourselves through all this, let’s say… Just to get that next level in (random MMORPG, MMO, here), playing a game you totally hate to beaten/completion (all achievements, all 100%) just for that add in gamerscore and your completion number on backloggery.

First, the time we waste on games, it just seems irrational. I, personally have played at least a full day straight, back when Diablo 2 came out. You forget things, you don’t eat, you call in “sick” to get to that next level. All this for what? For “a level 70 Paladin”? No, for the respect of people you shall never have the pleasure of meeting. But why would you do this, work so hard, and even when it’s a tedious task, as in grinding, you can grind on lower level enemies, without even a chance of you dieing and even if you got close to it, you have about a dozen full health potions. So, why waste that time,  not that I’m saying like everyone else.. “OMG, children these days are too addicted to video games.” No, I’m just saying don’t force yourself to play games that you know you won’t enjoy. Like anyone that picked up “The Simpsons Game”. What did you expect from it? An actually good game? No, you expected humour, and some platforming, which you got, but was it worth your time? You got an average platformer, some stupid storyline, and you paid for it. What happened to getting good games, no one expected it to be perfect, no, but many people bought it, whether it was an badly thought out gift or an impulse buy, you know you fucked up.

Second, a while back, you found a game for two dollars, just sitting there on the shelf, it looked okay, in good condition and all, so you bought it, bring it home, pop it in, realise how bad it is, and never play it again. But now, you must play it, so many years later, if you want to beat the “bak’laag”. But this game is just bad, it’s a mediocre FPS from the year 2003, it hasn’t aged well, back then it would have been okay.. Now, not a chance… But, you play through it, you beat it and never touch it again, so why did you just waste say 8 hours of your life on this game..? There is no reason, maybe you got eight hours out of your two dollars you say? But I could buy a book of the same quality as that game for fifty cents, doesn’t mean it’s well spent, because just as the game did, it will sit there.. While you try and beat your book’laag..

In conclusion, it just no longer makes sense to me to play bad games/games you don’t like just for the sake of beating them, sure you “have” to do it, like I see the same way, to get to zero unfinished games.. But, why can’t I just delete that one game.. I know I just went behind my whole point, but shit, I don’t even know why I’m posting this.. k bye.