The Problem with Completing Games

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Doomsee

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Published on April 15, 2023 1:00:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJipHVTPGtc

Game:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)

Duration: 14:00

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Do you often find yourself still playing a game past the point you stopped having fun just so you could complete every side quest or get all the collectibles? Maybe you feel like you can't stop playing a game without getting to level 69 (nice) on the battle pass because that goal explosion just looks so good. Well I know I do, and it really rustles my jimmies when my backlog is getting ever bigger and I'm wasting my time finding the 512th golden turnip.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
01:18 - The Curse of Being a Completionist
02:59 - Finishing the Main Story
03:40 - Side Quests on the Wayside
05:40 - Ideal Game Achievements
07:38 - Oh Sweet Dopamine
09:23 - Live Service Games
10:49 - Loot Obsession
11:49 - When to Stop


Games Shown:

Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Banjo Kazooie
Breath of the Wild
Burnout Paradise Remastered
Celeste
Control
Dead Cells
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Gotham Knights
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hollow Knight
Life is Strange
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Blind Forest
Overcooked 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rocket League
Spiritfarer
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Stardew Valley
Stray
Sunset Overdrive
The Ascent
The Finals
The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part II
The Outer Worlds
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt
Tomb Raider (2013)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Uncharted 3 - The Nathan Drake Collection


Clip Sources:

Red Dead Redemption 2 - KKK Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Dz_9SoMD4

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Supideo Funiest Quest In The Game (Family Values) PS4 Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_432TYUj9ao

Life is Strange Full Season 1080p HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sHZcyx7iF8&t=7120s

Fallout 76 Gameplay (PC UHD) [4K60FPS]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7Rz6VMpE0&t=2936s


Music:

Stardew Valley OST - Stardew Valley Overture
Runescape 3 OST - Village Dance
Red Dead Redemption 2 OST - Fatherhood and Other Dreams
Runescape 3 OST - Wander
Adriel Fair - Seashore // Epidemic Sound
Codey Randall - Acoustic Ornaments // Epidemic Sound
Rune Dale - Lobster Polka // Epidemic Sound

Epidemic Sound Music from
https://www.epidemicsound.com/


Research Sources:

The Secret Psychology on Why We Love Completing To-do Lists
https://www.workast.com/blog/the-secret-psychology-on-why-we-love-completing-to-do-lists

The Mysterious Motivational Functions of Mesolimbic Dopamine
https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(12)00941-5

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