Five Games You Shouldn't 100%

[@thomasrankin6867]

You should do a list of 100% game experiences that were ruined by one annoying achievement. I’ve had several games, even those that are some of my favorite, that had one tedious or painful achievement that made an otherwise enjoyable completion run, an absolute slog.

[@cosminpislariu4540]

Crown achievements for the Monster Hunter series are my personal bane

[@nobodythisisstupid4888]

This kind of situation is what made me give up on 100%ing most games. I was doing just cause 3 and playing through the challenges. It made me so insanely frustrated that I said fuck it, stopped the game, later traded it in at gamestop, and decided I didn’t care anymore about 100%ing. Now I only 100% games that completely captivate me and continue to captivate me throughout the 100% process. I mainly just 100% fromsoftware games and a few other random games here and there (like half life 2).

[@YungRamo]

one of those for me was Okami. 100% that game is so bad. The fishing.........

[@Gavin-dj3kn]

​@nobodythisisstupid4888 that's funny because I'm in the same boat as you JC3 a game I enjoyed quite a lot was just too much of a slog to 100 percent

[@ShadowBotboi]

Just use a guise for thief it's not that hard

[@miguelgomes6849]

i also have 100% in pathfinder takes me 3 months holy crap, everyday after work play this game non stop love it, to me next to BG2 is my all time favorite

[@harteman6363]

Hey there! So in your opinion, how does Pathfinder hold up in comparison to BG2? BG2 is an all-time fav, and I own Pathfinder, but as an adult my time is limited, can you sway me to play it?

[@harimadhavan1712]

The Thief game is a good game, but a poor Thief game if you understand what I mean. The original games were amazing games. This doesn't hold a candle to them.

[@krusher181]

That’s what every old head said back when it came out. That it wasn’t like a bad game but it didn’t fit the Theif series

[@harimadhavan1712]

@@krusher181 Yes, I agree, it's not a good Thief game as the older games and even as a new start. It didn't have the charm and the original voice actor. Garrett wasn't Garrett. But as a stealth game, with thieving, it was good enough.

[@firestorm4477]

If it was actually good you wouldn't have to talk in circles about how "its just not a good Thief game."

[@krusher181]

@@firestorm4477 explain your logic. Cuz that makes no sense to me… kinda seems like the logic people in elementary school used.

[@rodrigobogado8756]

I played it recently without playing Thief games before and honestly i don't consider it a good game

[@williamwatt1877]

Howdy, Mort. Started watching you from your Aliens: Dark Descent review and holy cow have you been a positive in my life. You’ve got one of those voices that I can fall asleep to, plus the kind of in-depth analysis that I love to go back and listen to the next day. It’s clear you’ve worked incredibly hard to get where you’re at, and, in a weird way, I feel proud of you for that. Keep up the great work, man!

[@krusher181]

I love how he talks about games. He’s just so unpretentious, so down to earth… while seemingly understanding everything. Super affable This is gaming content made for a more mature audience that doesn’t actually suck Also check out SkillUp if you haven’t, he’s similarly mature.

[@-Monad-]

I'm 31 and feel like he's a good role model for me even though I'm older than him lol

[@LucidLuka]

@@krusher181my fav part is how he doesn’t actually spoil story elements

[@augustgurtisen]

My top game to not 100% is binding of Isaac. The final DLC introduced weak alternate characters with deeply frustrating mechanics and sharply increased the difficulty.

[@MsHojat]

Even "The Lost" was nasty and that was well before the final DLC (I think 2 before final?) I can only imagine that "The Lost" is really the worst character in that game. But sure additional characters and content makes it even more tedious and difficult to 100% regardless of the fact that each individual char might be a bit easier than The Lost.

[@dontmindmefangirling3123]

As someone with all marks on the lost, I'll say he's one of the best "bad" characters. He just needs you to know enemy patterns and dodge while taking advantage of the fact he has holy mantle, flight and spectral tears as a starter. I do agree that doing major bosses like Delirium can be tedious, but you need to create your own chances. Find an algiz rune, get tarot cloth and chariot, get gnawed leaf and an orbital, get the stopwatch to make things easier and then have a good build... I've yet to play Repentance, but so far I've already platinumed all DLCs up until AB+

[@Choteron3]

You doing 100% of pathfinder wotr is really impressing 👏

[@cs16Tactics]

I think games that have good 100% achievements are something that into the end gets challenging achievements, not ones that you have to grind just the sake of grinding or replay the same content million times. For example many RPG games might be like these "Play through the campaign with X class" -> You then have to replay the same fucking campaign with every class. Wow, much fun! Doesn't really provide any new content.

[@ArmandDupin]

Pathfinder games with their "finish the game in unfair" "finish the game in hardcore" "finish with the normal ending" "finish with the secret ending" are really pushing it.

[@quillerszasza]

Mostly I agree with this list. I've played some of these games, but not for 100%. My personal list would consist of: - Wolfenstein II The New Colossus - Ori and the Blind Forest (obviously) - Black Mesa - Any games with tedious multiplayer achievements, like some of the Tomb Raider series - Pillars of Eternity I love these games, but some of the achievements are just waking up the evil in me ... :D

[@jey593]

The combat system in Andromeda was so much fun. I think I actually enjoyed Mass Effect Andromeda more than Starfield!

[@dennyAyard_]

I played Andromeda a few years after its launch controversy, and it played alright. Its main weakness was the main storyline. I remember nothing about the ancient aliens or the game's antagonists.

[@whatdoesthisthingdo]

A very high bar you’ve set…

[@James-zo1uy]

Honestly I think Tetris is even more fun than Starfield so honestly it isn't that hard to find way better games than starfield.

[@KiltedCritic]

To get the proper understanding of how Andromeda bombed so much, requires playing the version 1.0 that dropped to us on release day, as opposed to the now patched version. I foolishly pre-ordered thinking Bioware would have learned after the trilogy's ending, but the day 1 technical issues along with an average story and mostly boring characters, left a feeling of being massively burnt. Never pre-ordered a game since then, and have felt all the better for it, given subsequent dumpster fire technical releases of many major titles.

[@razesmile4703]

Everyone has THAT ONE GAME that made them realise you should really never pre-order games (although some of us still do even when we know better)

[@Crimson50]

I never understood the problem people had with ME3 ending. it was fine to me, what was the main problem people had/have with it?

[@The_Novu]

@@razesmile4703 if you aren't stupid you know what games you can pre-order and be fine with and which ones you shouldn't. Trusting big name AAA gaming companies like CD Project Red and Bioware is a mistake. I know companies like Fromsoft and Atlus are going to deliver day one because they've never let me down in that regard.

[@PaulSpurgeon]

Exactly. Saying, "It's not that bad" after the patches is missing the point.

[@razesmile4703]

@@The_Novu Okay now you're just doing some historical revisionism lmfao, because CD Project Red was WIDELY considered "one of the good ones" until Cyberpunk 2077's release.

[@Wooeda1]

I had completely opposite experience with Thief. It's one of the few games I completed 100% because it was super fun and not hard at all to achieve 100%.

[@Dragonatrix]

Same! I ended up enjoying it way more by the time I was done even. Putting it on this list seems so backwards to me.

[@adammoynihan2589]

I loved The Witcher 2 so much and i was heartbroken when i found out that Iorveth and other characters and plots were not returning in The Witcher 3

[@blankomega6487]

Long comment incoming Do you think you'll ever give us a set up tour? And you spend so long gaming, when do you get time to eat well? What sort of hobbies do you have outside of gaming? Do you stand sometimes and sit other times? So many questions

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah I work from home so I can just get up and eat, gaming is most of what I do not much time for anything else, and I get up and stretch every once in a while. As for a setup thing, eh maybe

[@Neophyx_21]

I have a bit of an addiction to 100%-ing every single game I play, even if that process doesn't end up being enjoyable and/or worth the effort (which does explain why I'm so slow in going through my ever growing backlog), but I just can't help myself. It's quite rare for a game to make me not wanna pursue this, and it's usually multiplayer ones that do this. Still, I found it quite funny to see 2 games that I 100%-ed on this list specifically, made me question myself a little 😅 Great vid good sir, keep them coming!

[@wrathfultick]

I find it kind of funny that you listed two games that I absolutely loved and enjoyed completing to 100% - The Witcher 2 and Mass Effect Andromeda. But of course everyone has their own preferences and that makes these kind of videos interesting. I appreciate your thoroughness, fun to watch as always.

[@XxDruidmancerxX]

Wow! Rare to see anyone saying good stuff about Thief 4! I like the design of Garrett, but honestly, what really kills my enjoyment of that game is the level design which doesn't allow for much creativity and the audio design, which is terrible. I liked the little touches, like the fact that you have a body. Most ppl hated that, because it slowed the game a bit, but I thought it really cool. Another thing that bother me is that the "Master Thief" spends 90% of the game stealing pens and stuff that are worth almost nothing lol. The cool stuff are all collectibles, then when you play with the "expensive resources" on, you spend 175 (or whatever it was) to buy a rope arrow to reach a place that has a pen and a brochure (worth like, 30 or something hahaha). I really wish that game had modding tools and whatnot, I think ppl could do some really cool stuff with that foundation.

[@michaelengelby732]

Stealth games are my favorite. Cut my teeth on the Splinter Cell series. Loved every minute of it. That said, it took me quite to finish Thief with all the difficulty options turned on to make it as realistic as possible. The last couple of levels were nothing but save scumming trying to find the one path that allowed no kills. Completely killed the enjoyment of the game for me.

[@Jay-sm1sp]

The most honest, upfront content creator I know of.

[@jepeman]

I do like trying to 100% games, but not 100% achievements. Just seeing and doing all the content available, preferably in a single playthrough. Game has to be really good or have huge choices and consequences (Witcher 2 act 2) to replay. Not playing at certain settings or doing some weird specific things that are often unintuitive, unfun or tedious.

[@Crimsondeeds]

If you haven't played Lost Eidolons, I heavily suggest it. It's an double A title. It has a turn based system and has a great narrative using something similar to a bonding system with your teamates.

[@wumborat3669]

i think he already made a review after 100% for that one, but i'm not entirely sure

[@MortismalGaming]

Ive reviewed it yeah

[@ragenaros4475]

Number 1 is Dishonored 1... all thanks to Trials of Dunwall DLC.. go check up those achivements and u ll change ur mind about Thief really quick

[@MortismalGaming]

Ive done them, had fun with a few, but they werent that bad overall. The combat arena one sucked, but otherwise.

[@ragenaros4475]

idk man, Thief was not a problem at all, it was normal. But dishonored killed me. I guess we all play differently@@MortismalGaming

[@FoxyCAMTV]

I have respect/pity on people who 100%.I would stop gaming if it was mandatory.

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

Nice to hear some kind words for Thief 4 for once. A lot of Thief fans like to pretend that game gives you super herpes on touch or something, but I've always been found of it. It's deeply flawed a gem, but it has some genuine moments of greatness. Like the level in a crematorium where it always rains ashes, the DLC bank mission, or how present in the world you feel via Gerrath having a body.

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

@@dominika3762 I wish they'd tweaked all those animations to be just a little more fast, as to not slowly annoy you... But yeah. They were great for verisimilitude.

[@MortismalGaming]

The asylum level really stuck with me over the years

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

@@MortismalGaming Yeah, great level. If not for The Cradle in the third game, the asylum would probably have been considered a series highlight even by the ultra fans. It's got some genuinely great atmosphere. But its, well, a very similar concept, except The Cradle is usually on Best Level Of All Time lists. Poor Thief 4 just cannot catch a break that way. It's just... impossible not to compare it to the rest of the series, and the giant cannot escape the shadows of three entire Titans.

[@Jodor--]

I went back to thief to get the platinum on ps4 refently after getting it at launch and quitting on mission 3. I really enjoyed it when I went back.

[@JoseGarcia-zz6yp]

"belive or not the witcher2 is my favourite of the three" Man i konw i love your work for a really good reason

[@joel5956]

Even for games I like a lot, I usually move on before I 100% them. But God of War 2018 played like a game that doesn't want to be 100%'ed. I mean, I liked that game. The combat just doesn't hold up to the higher difficulty modes (and, honestly, probably not the late game side bosses either). As I recall, the dodge was a weird double input, the dodge vs counter decisions aren't really communicated well and enemies have a small number of attacks. None of that really holds back the main story content, but I probably wouldn't like the game if I tried to get all the achievements.

[@ncspite8635]

I will forever be mad that my one and only ME: Andromeda playthrough had one of the quests glitch out, leaving me with 99% completion forever

[@steelbear2063]

How is it forever if you only played the game once?

[@Aaaaaaisanajidhdojwne]

⁠​⁠@@steelbear2063 Forever on that save file. They probably don’t want to 100% the entire game again because of a bug which is completely understandable

[@allanpatchin7888]

Red Dead Redemption 2. Absolutely loved the game, but the pure RNG gambling challenges really soured the overall experience for me. Added a very boring extra 12 hours to my time after I did everything else.

[@mgk-metalgearkelly5054]

I actually have only one achievement remaining for witcher 2 since 2019, I was pleasantly surprised to see it here.

[@srgfkct3544]

You know what it means :D

[@GregFliesVR]

Hows the playthough? Tip for the boss fights is go back to hard and train on the bosses until you know it in your heart you will win.

[@blatherskite3009]

Funnily enough Thief 2014 is the game I'm playing right now. Bought it for the PS4 when it first released and thought it was decent enough but, being an early "cross-gen" release, it didn't floor me with anything very "next-gen." Some other game must have lured me away, because I left it about 60% done and never came back - until earlier this month. Started again from the beginning rather than try to pick up where I left off, and I've gotta say, 9 years down the line, I've been thoroughly enjoying it. It's just a solid, immersive single-player game - nice graphics, good voice acting, interesting story, great atmosphere - and it's got none of the nonsense that has infested gaming in those 9 years. The only DLC worth having (meaning it feels like something cut from the game that ought to be there) is The Bank Heist, but I already owned that because it was originally a freebie pre-order incentive. And that's it; no online integration "social" nonsense, no season passes, no DLC stuff that's forever unavailable because you missed it in 2014. It's just a complete game for your money. It's not a perfect game, of course - it could really use some "fast travel" locations in the city, because traversing the same sections of the city over and over, with the same guard placements, and some needlessly convoluted paths just to get from A and B, does get to be a chore after a while. And there are a few of those "cinematic sequences" that were all the rage in 2014, where you're rushed along a path and have to choose the right direction (or press the right button) quickly or die, and must keep repeating the on-rails sequence until you get it right. Not a massive fan of that "QTE" type stuff, but at least the game only does it about 3 times total in a decently lengthy run-time. So that's a weird experience: enjoying a 9-year-old game more in 2023 than I did in 2014. It's a bit like the way some films from the 80s-00s that I thought were just "OK" on first release now seem like gold, because the general quality bar has dipped so much lower since then. Anyway, back to it. I'm in the end-game now and the game's made it clear that it's "finish up your business in the city" time because there'll be no going back if I start the next chapter. Yes, there's a lot of optional side-quest and Trophy-hunter stuff that I _could_ get bogged-down in, but as you say some of it's anti-fun and strictly only for completion obsessives. It's a shame that they didn't move some of the more insane Trophies (like that "all secret areas" one) out of the main list and into a separate "Master Thief Challenges" list, so normal humans with actual lives could Plat the game without being forced to do the frankly unreasonable stuff, but it is what it is. I'm just going to do the bits that seem fun and interesting and then move on, with no regrets. That seems the best approach. There's no point forcing yourself to do side-stuff when you'd rather just be getting on with the story and seeing how it ends.

[@ianbrinkley5968]

Just found your channel recently and I been binging your videos. I’ve had dos2 since it came out and I never got past fort joy and actually played it till this week. Bc it’s my first crpg so it was a huge learning curve for me. But I’ve been loving it. Seems like it’s gonna be one of my favorite rpgs

[@ragvald8835]

I think i never 100% any game, though i played lots. I tend to finish every sidequest before the final boss, to maximise the story and companion content, rarely bothering with the postgame or ng+. But achievments? Nah, those are useless time sinks. Some of them require way too much effort and time to get a useless trophy. But i do admire Morts dedication in doing them, for a reviewer it's like a seal of quality, meaning he spent ungodly amount of time in it.

[@AyarARJ]

I think his audience benefits a decent amount from his shtick. You know he's seen the full game, which sometimes is not a given as the articles at many well-known game review sites show--generally decent for early game and then...bit superficial. So we know he's speaking from the full end-to-end experience and we'll get a good idea whether the game is for us, or not. But for myself, pretty much same as you.

[@ArgerasCZ]

one of most tedious 100% is Mafia 2, it's only achievement I'm missing, you need to drive 1000 miles in dlc, in story of that dlc you drive about 100miles and rest of that 900 is just so tedious and boring, I still don't have it, I a gave up around 250, because big highway around map is only like 5 miles long + you need to refill your car every like 3 or 4 laps around city on that highway

[@judostar11]

As much as I love it to death, I can say that The Witcher 3 is not worth getting 100% in because of Skellige. Ironically, Skellige is my favourite region in the main game but getting all of the spoils of war in it is just a tedious slog. That said, doing all of the quests and activities in the Witcher 3 is definitely worth doing at least once.

[@ihorbilyk7406]

Great video👍For me its 💯% RD2 and GTA 5 it was literal madness.. I guess Rockstar likes to see the completionist gamers suffer😬

[@mike_burke]

I wonder if there is any human out there, anywhere, that has 100% in every Rockstar game? That would be totally insane, but I would love to know, see that person interviewed, and virtually at least, shake their hand….

[@mrbrightside2937]

Any assasins creed game from the last decade

[@t.williams3553]

I don't understand the hate for Thief. I am a stealth player and it is right up my alley. I love it. The gameplay, story, visuals and stealth. I have to get back to it to get 100%. I did not stop playing it because i got bored, i stopped because i got distracted by other games. I might just start over and complete it from beginning to end.

[@scafutto]

My concept of 100% is different, I don't care about achievements at all. I just want to experience all the game has to offer, in one single run if possible. If not, the game has to be really good for me to play it again.

[@mailowmailow5207]

well then you didn't 100% the game at all

[@scafutto]

@@mailowmailow5207 that's how we used to play video games before achievements, I don't care at all about them. You can have all achievements and still miss something in the game.

[@AyarARJ]

"...that gives me the time to no-life these things..." I liked this. Pretty sure I don't 100% anything. "Finish" including main, sides, filling 90% of map fog, farfing around if supported. One playthrough, never more. Achievements are a little "gee whiz" that I like to see, but make 0 effort to obtain; collateral damage only. That stated, I me-100%'d a few of these.

[@davelaion]

For me this is the best English speaking gaming youtube channel as of today, incredible quality content. Thanks for the video!

[@Justin-v9r]

The one that sticks out in my mind is GTA IV. Might just be because of the pigeons.

[@cory1187]

I got thief when it came out for having a good report card back in the day. I know the game is not well liked but I have a love for it. I really like the atmosphere and voice acting

[@MortismalGaming]

I liked it, but I'm not particularly attached to the earlier ones either, the asylum level really stuck with me over the years though.

[@trenthadler5998]

i took 93 hrs to 100% thief (ugh) and 86 hrs for the witcher 2 (thank god for save scumming), and andromeda is currently waiting in my backlog EDIT: thief's custom difficulty mechanic was the first time i saw something like that and i loved it

[@frostbite.711]

While Andromeda is a tedious game to 100% due to it's open world and glitches, I almost always try to complete as many quests as I can in the game. Mostly for the EXP in order to make the final boss fights easier, and also because I do enjoy Andromeda. Sure it's got its issues, but it also has good parts about it. It's a gem that's rough around the edges, but an interesting game with some decent ideas that I wish I could have seen play out. That being said, if I were to choose a single-player game I've found to be tedious to get 100%, I'd probably have to say all of the Jak and Daxter series after the first game. They aren't the most difficult games in the world compared to a lot of the games I play now days, but there are a lot of collectables, minor quests or mini-games or racing segments you have to complete in order to 100%. And while the mini-games and quests aren't the most difficult, racing is one of my least favorite things to do in video games.

[@CityofButterfly]

I somewhat regret 100% completing The Talos Principle 2. What was an excellent puzzle-solving experience quickly devolved into Ubisoft-style tedium when I decided to complete the star challenges.

[@sydhamelin1265]

I grabbed Andromeda for $10. The main story is somewhere between 25-30 hours, with a TON of side content. And the side stuff is subpar. It's a prime example of another 'check the boxes' kind of content. The main missions are fun, and the gameplay is good. The main patch Bioware released did help with a lot of the bugs - I think if it had released in that state AND not been part of the ME IP, it would've been considered a decent game.

[@dakotakulha8376]

The 100% is actually fun since it presents a challenge. I love when games are challenging since it really makes me think just like the Hitman series

[@Arrowz_88]

I know Andromeda wasn't the best game ever, but as a platinum trophy hunter, i can say that it wasn't that bad to achieve.......Now the games I hated to plat was Witcher 3, Assassin's Creed 3, and Two Worlds 2.

[@flexiblenerd]

I haven't played Thief prior to the ps4 version but I really enjoy the game. It's challenging but not in an overwhelming way, and sometimes it's cathartic just playing a thief. Skyrim on ps4 wasn't necessarily bad to 100% but I did at one point have to sit myself down and force myself to actually go through every achievement I didn't already have because I like playing with mods, and you can't get achievements if you do. (A lot of my Skyrim mods are quality of life changes but there are some really cool ones I like to play with as well.)

[@de_life_stream6044]

I think you are missing Celeste! Getting those full clears along with all the golden berries is quite the feat to take on.

[@MarkoBotsaris]

You are a great game reviewer. I’m sure it is largely a matter of taste, and a MATCHING of tastes, but you may be my favorite one. It is true that it makes you unique, but in what fevered, masochistic dream did you come up with the %100 review format. “This is a good job, so how about I make it and order of magnitude or two harder on myself”. It seems like love could turn to hate in some fraction of games if you HAD to do this! It would have been so much simpler if you dressed in a bunny suit or something in the videos. 😂

[@coconutologist]

I think there were some early 2010s games that ran in the multiplayer trap. I think it was MK X that had some ridiculous hour/match requirements. There's also the famous "Frozen Synapse" achievement chaser. Onward to 300k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@swordseye2]

Thief is one of the 3 games I've 100%. I loved it. Thief is still my favorite series. It's the first game I started with at age 6 and I do not regret it

[@susanna8612]

I liked Witcher 2 more than Witcher 3 and I always liked Thief a lot and never understood why it got not much love from collective. Anyhow, for me 80% completion is enough ;)

[@M1tZk1]

I would say the most recent one would be Final Fantasy 16. I loved the Gameplay, the story, the characters but for the Platinum Trophy you had to play the game a second time. It's not difficult, you can rush through it and skip all the cutscenes as well, you are OP when you've maxed mpst stuff out in your first run, but it's that second playthrough that made me like the game less. Epic fights turned into sponge battles, without the cut scenesythe game is fairly short and monotonous... so it's definitely worth playing once, but the second time didn't feel that good.

[@niloofarrafatpanah2]

I’m with you on witcher 2, loved the storyline it reminded me of GOT

[@drakoan]

I am a weirdo in that I finished The Witcher 1 and 2 but never got that into 3.

[@yazjes6436]

Why?

[@Grapeandsoda]

loved the video and your opinons, refreshing to see a leveled headed reviewer like you.

[@iago9711]

Any monster hunter game. They are a blast to play, and I wish there was a less RNG grindheavy way to 100% them. No game is 500-700 hours good. I don't want to be on my deathbed doing the mental math of how much of my life was spent getting all large crowns for monster hunter world or rise. Also, personally, I refuse to get 100% in any Rockstar game. They are so bad at making fun achievements to get. You are collecting 100s of things, there's dumb RNG grinds, you are doing so much repetition and to cap it all off there's no good way to fast travel. So if you're sick of playing this game after 90 hours you still need to like say get far enough away from a city to build a camp just to go to where you want on the map. Also they offer bo challenge at all, just a long laundry list of chores to do.

[@PotrovNivanski]

Back in 2014 I enjoyed Bound by Flame a lot, but couldn't tackle the final fight. After Googling for a solution I was because I went through the game too quickly and needed to grind more xp and level up a whole lot more. So I never finished that game once. Although I did enjoy the setting and combat.

[@miguels698]

The exact thing happened to me, I reached the final boss easily but it was impossible for me to beat

[@felisasininus1784]

Oh yeah, the Spider Witcher clone before Witcher 3. I remember playing it in anticipation of W3, it was fun enough.

[@mateusmessias360]

I remember playing through it the first time and finding it a massive slog, and while I did beat it I didn't feel like doing any extra playthroughs. Years later I came back to it and decided to go for the platinum, and while the game is significantly more fun if you play any class other than the warrior I still didn't platinum it because I missed a romance and wasn't going to do another playthrough just for that. It felt a lot like a significantly worse Dragon Age Origins. Not that it was bad mind you, but Origins is my favorite RPG of all time and Bound by Flame was just ok.

[@sodapopinksi667]

Any game that has a long collect-a-thon optional sidequest achievement where the game isn't a collect-a-thon usually doesn't get completed by me.

[@spammus1]

Dying Light 2 is definitely a game I wouldn't recommend 100%. The fact they have an achievement that asks you to travel for 960 km is nuts. I have 250 hours on the game and I'm only halfway there, and it also doesn't count any means of travel that is not walking/running, so the fact they introduced the paraglider mechanics to travel fast from building to building, makes it actually working against you if you want to get the 100%. Other than that I'd never recommend anyome to even try and get the 100% in multiplayer games, given that everyone has to sweat in every kind of multiplayer game already, it's really not worth the extra annoyance.

[@dasphoenixable]

Andromeda really wasn’t too bad, I enjoyed my play through and really wanted to see where the story lines went until the dlc got canceled. That said I only ever did one play through and that was probably enough.

[@zan1639]

Andromeda gameplay was excellent. Characters and Story forgettable. Had some nice visuals in certain planets.

[@sisyr5615]

To each his own, I guess. I gave up after 8 or so hours. Good gameplay but horrible otherwise, to my mind.

[@RG32822]

@@cozminr Game isn't that bad lol. I also have no idea why gamers get so upset when someone likes a game they don't.

[@RG32822]

@@cozminr performance is the only valid and universal criticism. Story depends on taste, and many gamers play games for reasons other than story and many games with no story at all are very popular. It's like people watch shitty B horror movies, the story isn't the point and it's possible to enjoy things that even have bad stories. Andromeda had the best combat in the series, which made the game fun even if the story was poorer than the rest.

[@Demetrius900000]

I loved 100%ing Andromeda honestly. And thinking of it I suddenly want to replay it even.

[@CorruptorPeste]

Totally agree on witcher 2. I rushed the final act for history progression. No doubt the witcher 2 has the best story telling and the worst combat of the three.

[@zan1639]

I just finish the main quests, sidequests and companion quests. I consider that a 100%. Also Owlcat should add the backer content as a seperate dlc or something in their next game.

[@AyarARJ]

Me too. My bar is low, but maps to my reality reasonably enough.

[@luggy9256]

I feel like baldurs gate 3 should be on this list. For the sheer time investment required like pathfinder haha

[@Leffi3]

I got the platinum in thief and actually enjoyed the whole game, never played the old games so might be why I didn’t expect too much from it

[@joaquinbaca1880]

Same im a console player so I can't play the original games but this was good

[@TheM1844]

The fact that Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition did not make this list is criminal. Game is great, it just has so much content that it takes a very long time to 100%

[@diredier]

Witcher 2 my favorite as well! Roche's path forever! :D First time I see another person that favors Witcher 2

[@blazaybla22]

Man, I’m like 95% of the way to getting the Sekiro platinum, but the trophy where you have to just grind the shit out of the game until you’ve unlocked all the skills has made me subconsciously dread the idea of going back to get the last couple trophies

[@albertzinger7132]

Took me about 5 or 6 full playthroughs to get them all, yeah. On the one hand, it's not worth it as I have barely ever used skills. On the other hand, I love that game, and playing it was always a blast.

[@blazaybla22]

@@albertzinger7132 I just grinded the same spot in like NG+2 or 3 for… well, too long. Sekiro is a great game but imo compared to any other Fromsoft game the replay value is basically nonexistent* and that’s what made getting the platinums for all the other FS games fun to me. Maybe playing to NG+6 or whatever actually would still have been a less tedious way of getting that trophy for me lol *Tbf the total lack of variety in weapons/builds was a huge part of what made it great since all the combat only needed to be balanced around one weapon but didn’t incentivize me as far as wanting to replay it for anything but the different endings

[@ingolf82]

I tried getting every achievement in Dragon Age Origins + all the DLCs. I do not recommend anyone does that unless you are prepared to play 10+ playthroughs at least. Thankfully, many of them can be cheesed with respec tomes once you reach the warden's keep in awakening, because you get an achievement for being fully specced into a role and there are several of these, so for these you only need 3 playthroughs, one for each base class. the 100% (read: 96%) exploration one is super annoying because you don't actually 100% this, I think it's 96% because the other 4% are the other 5 origins you didn't select, so you can't 100% it. it took me a while, but I got every achievement in the game, I was quite proud of myself, but I'm never doing it again

[@NeoLotex]

Honestly I really enjoyed the Thief game, but I also haven't played any other Thief games before, so I have no comparison. The only thing that REALLY got on my nerves was the dumb map and the long load times. I've gotten 100% on Steam and the platinum on PS4, but getting around the city was always annoying. Edit: Oh and also the fact that you can't finish the later stages 100% stealthily or at least not if you want to get all the loot, because you have to distract some guards and once you disturb them it counts as opportunist.

[@subaru246]

I didn't manage to finish The Witcher 2 and after 15 hours of Gameplay I gave up, the fighting felt too clunky and not compeling, at least to me. The writing was great though. Hugs

[@wtfronsson]

Playing Andromeda, I could tell they actually took the work put into a proper sequel, and then went weird with it. Like it was said, the combat is superb. There's a constant feeling that this could be ME4 and an amazing game, but that's just another nice thing we aren't allowed to have. The plot and characters are abysmal, I never even bothered to play the story half way. The wave mode was actually more fun, although that has the problem of running out of content real fast.

[@stk-.-]

I'm new to your community, but I respect you for your patience, I never 100% games unless I really loved the game

[@maciejpiwowarczyk2577]

One of CDPR devs made a total combat rebalance mod for Witcher 2, which makes it MUCH better.

[@sanjithechef]

Have you read the Witcher books? I did before starting the games. But I’m sure going backwards is still enjoyable if you have time outside of your 100%-ing and video editing 😅

[@Summonergeek]

Just found your channel. Love it. Thanks for the great content.

[@SageofStars]

To be fair, I won't be 100%ing WotR because I refuse to be mean to people, or make Nenio, Seelah, Arue or Sosiel mad at me, since they are people that deserve happy endings. I suppose Lann, Ember, and Woljif too...but mostly Nenio. So no evil paths for me, though I've done all the others now...Azata is best story, Trickster is best fun. I also already 100%ed Andromeda, because...well because I WANTED to like it, it has such a good premise, such a good setup, and as mentioned, the gameplay is unique, with the world design being able to actually make you take advantage of ALL your tools. But that story and those characters? Not just in comparison, but just in general, are bad. Like, AWFUL bad. And finally, Thief...I couldn't actually play it. Like seriously, I started to feel motion sick in a few minutes, and I have not picked it up since.

[@DuoVODs]

The Thief remake was fun, I enjoyed my time getting the platinum.

[@patdzon]

Man, I love this channel.

[@mljh11]

Breath of the Wild too (and TotK). The Completionist tried to do it when it first came out so he couldn't rely on community help to locate all the Korok seeds, and it was so apparent from his video that he was having a miserable time, which made it miserable to watch as well.

[@Derively]

I 100% completed Andromeda... 3 times... I loved it!

[@srgfkct3544]

2:43, great timing, because after I finished Sadistic Game Design a year or so ago, I have came back to do exactly that - beat it on unfair, and boy its painful. Core+Azlanti next, here I come :)

[@SlayerOfPlayer]

One game that is tedious to 100% is AC: Origins. Not just because of combat, which is just bad, it is also because of how exploration is done where half the time the parkour of the game is borked or not working at all.

[@ras_alhim]

I played Thief 2014 on PS3 back then and it was the most broken experience I've ever had. Even had to restart the entire game midway through because it just bricked completely.

[@ericperreault8889]

I did ''almost'' made andromeda 100% BUT I actually COULDN't cause at some point in the game you talk to a turian if I recall and he give you a mission called running a fever that get triggered but you can't give anything to the guy so the task is left not completed...

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

100%ing Thief sounds similar to 100%ing Dishonored because you can only track your progress after each section for clean and ghost runs. Dishonored 2 thankfully changed this.

[@lasthopelost9090]

AC Valhalla was very tedious took me 200 hours to get all the trophies and finish all dlc trophies as well and that was skipping all the dialogue as well

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

A both challenging and to certain extent tedious is XCOM 2. Legendary difficulty is pretty challenging, adding war of the chosen dlc makes it even more challenging. So yeah.

[@davidjsaul]

Alan Wake could easily go on this list. It's just a collectathon, with most of the collectibles out of the way and coupled with a very poor stamina bar making getting everything a massive chore.

[@jane1975]

I got the 100% for Alan Wake two years ago, it was one of my first titles to play on the PS5 along with Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Maneater and Astro’s Playroom.

[@RexCogitans]

In your 100% bg3 review, could you mention recommendations when it comes to fans going for 100%? What's good and bad about it etc

[@Cassandra112]

yeah. I have over 500hours in wrath of the right, for 1 and a half playthroughs, and have only touched less then half the DLCS. the game is just huge. 2 of the 9? storylines(mythic paths)...

[@deadeyeridge]

I tried the secret room trophy 4 times straight to with thief like 6 years ago. Never got the trophy, and never going back again. So frustrating

[@KMiley-pj7is]

I loved thief. I 100%ed the game in about 3 weeks back in 2016.

[@GeoGyf]

I havent done 100% on Witcher 2, but i played it on the hardest difficulty & did the W2 Superboss (the Operator down in Loc Muinne Catacombs). I remember roll spamming a lot throught the game & beating the Operator was only possible on multiple times. Somehow he lagged/got stuck for a bit and i was able to heal & finish 1 of the gargoyles. Now about PoF:WotR i do want to play a Lich playthrough because i saw it has unique party members, but i also want to check the official party members' unique sidequests. Its a conundrum that i'll have to solve, because i dont want to do multiple playthroughs.

[@bigles025]

if i may, lich is incredible for the angle of RP as a undead master, the main story is pretty neat, and it is one of the most powerful mythic paths mechanically...side content however takes a hit, you lose several companions and some side quests, and the new companions are rather bad storywise(can be strong tho, kestoglyr especially), but i felt rather unsatisfied with a lot of side content, as opposed to aeon or angel for example(there are definitelly worse paths, GD comes to mind) but i just wanted to warn you, if your main focus are new companions, outside of their recruitment, they have very few dialogs and no story

[@ZeroRed78]

I'm afraid for WOTR that that's an unsolvable conundrum. Two playthroughs are required to play through the game seeing every companions side quests to the end including the Lich ones. I'd suggest just picking whatever mythic path really appeals to you rather than picking one because it gets a few more companions.

[@GeoGyf]

@@ZeroRed78 Well the most interesting is the Worm that Walks because very few times in games you can really play an epic level monster. However it also seems monotonous/boring. The Lich path at least offers multiple companions that get replaced by other companions (team building, therefore it gets interesting). Also the lich companions do have a story relevance too, even if they arent too fleshed out (i guess equivalent to BG1). I guess my question is: are the official companions interesting enough (especially their sidequests) to warrant a playthrough?

[@VestigialLung]

If you played Andromeda significantly after release, which it sounds like you did, you probably played a pretty okay game. I found it for like $8 a year or two later, and while it’s easily the worst of the series (possible exception for there may be some rose colored glasses at play for the first one), but I certainly got my $8 worth and then some. To add to your list, any of the more recent Assassin’s Creed games (Origins, Odyssey, or Valhalla). It’s impressive they’ve made a game that long, where the gameplay loop lasts a long as it does before getting old (at least for me), but it managed to overstay its welcome when I was trying to 100% it. I had an embarrassing amount of hours in it and probably had 20-30 hours that felt like a chore before I gave up on that aspiration (b/c why would I keep sinking time and effort into chores that don’t help the household?) In the end, I limped across the finish line on that game and went a year before I was willing to even think about another AC title. I put just a little more than the base story into Origins and enjoyed it. I’m currently nearing the end of Odyssey and doing more than I did with Origins but not even trying to 100% it, just finishing up the side stories I’m invested in before shutting things down b/c the gameplay is starting to wear a bit thin, so I know it’s going to fall apart fast when I run out of stories I care about.

[@Guilherme-hr1xe]

I have 100% a few games when I was in college, like GTA IV and Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor, but today I cant fanthom the idea of putting dozens of hours in a game, doing lame and repetitive content, just so I can get those extra achievments and 100% completition.

[@ThekillingGoku]

For me this'd be a long ass list, though also short as heck. Basically, I pretty much 100% 0% of my games. I'm somewhat of a completionist in my playthrough in terms of trying to get 'as much' out of it as I can. So it's not uncommon that I spend 100+ hours (e.g. months) on a single game, doing as much of the main and side content I can do. If there's any post-game dungeons or something I'll generally do them and for say JRPG's I'll generally go for the ultimate equipment etc. I don't however want to even begin to bother with those specific achievements that force me to play any game many (or even simply multiple) times. Especially long ass RPG's. Or even those hidden type of things that you pretty much have to do a specific thing, at a specific time, which you'd only know via fore-knowledge or a guide. Once missed, it'll generally force you to replay the game. Multiplayer achievements are another thing like that. I haven't played MP in, god knows how many years. So any and all MP achievements will never even be attempted. As such, I've got hardly any platinum trophies in my PS account. And I'm fine with that. Grinding out a specific game, redoing stuff I've already done lord knows how many times, just ain't what I'm looking for in my gaming time. As far as the time I've got goes, I'd rather spend it moving on to another game after 'mostly completing' the last game, thus getting another fresh experience.