Gaming

Me too with pikmin! Not sure where you’re at, but I was pleasantly surprised to find some post game puzzles, so now I’m dragging THOSE out too haha

Every rpg I do the side quests first. Nier, Fallout, etc.

I also did this with Red Dead Redemption 2.

Not quite the same thing but, I remember the Batman (1989) C64 port, when I got up to the last stage (belltower), I would make sure to lose all my spare lives and get down to very low health, before the climactic Joker showdown. Not so much to draw it out but to mimic the characters state in the film.

Now I just hoard all my player resources.

Yes but the problem is then I stopped playing. Has happened so many times.

Mass Effect 3. I didn't want that incredible journey to end so before committing myself to the end game I played the multiplayer a bunch. Helped that it was a blast, especially with friends.

Yeah Skyrim. When I finally beat main quest all the hoarding and grinding I had done instantly felt like a waste lol.

New Game Plus needs to become a standard thing. Elden Ring does it right imo.

Definitely skyrim after so many replays and not once have i finished the main quest. Recently far cry finishing the collectables, outpost and hunting in the area while putting the main quest on hold.

Yes, numerous times. The latest one was Phantom Liberty DLC for Cyberpunk 2077.

If I'm really enjoying a game I'll go do every side quest and do all the collectables. It's pretty rare for me to do that though lol.

Currently doing this with Baldur’s Gate 3.

I usually just finish it and start again - Sometimes with a different build or a different group of character companions (Dragon Age), other times I just play it again the exact same way - my issue is getting burned out before I get to the end of some games (mainly open world)

God of War Ragnarok. I knew the end was near but I didn't want it to end. I literally stopped playing for a few days because I knew I would reach the credits within a few hours. Once I finally beat it, I yearned for more so I went back and 100% the 2018 God of War.

Bg3

Ghost of tsushima. Kina felt over powered at end as I unlocked everything and had best gear

Fallout 4, RDR2

Did it on my first playthrough of Persona 5 OG. Pretty much took my time trying to max out what I can, going to all areas, trying out different fusion combinations. Not even a completionist but this game is just everything I like from an RPG. Dragged out the whole thing for about 2 weeks.

Finally finished it then less than 2 years later Royal came out and I played that too.

Alan Wake 2, but partly because it took this damn long to figure out how everything works without getting lost in the woods.

Baldurs Gate 3, Skyrim, every Fallout game.

Legaia 2. Got to the final dungeon, then left and went around doing all the side stuff to get everyone’s ultimate weapons. I’ve replayed it several times but never actually beaten the game 😅

I almost always get one playsessoon away from finishing games and then mean to get back to them, but often don't. Almost always when it's a game I'm really enjoying.

I still haven't gone to the castle in Breath of the Wild, even though I've probably put over a hundred hours into the game, beaten the DLC and stopped about half way through master mode. I didn't want the closure!

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood to get all guild challenges and do the dlc missions.

Jedi Survivor. I really enjoyed combat and exploration so I just ignored the story after a while. But after a while I realized it was actually because the story wasn't very exciting and the actually good part of the game was the combat and exploration

That happens in pretty much every game I like. I've been edging BG3's final battle for close to a month now.

I do this with Yakuza / Like a Dragon games.

Even better is not finishing the game you like so you have a good reason to replay it from scratch weeks or months later.

When I realized how short Luigi's Mansion 3 was I kinda did that.

The Witcher 3.

I was told before completing it that once I beat the final boss I won't be able to go back and mop up all the sidequests so when I started getting towards the end of the main quest I made sure I finished everything else first.

I did that my entire run of RDR2

Yes Zero Dawn for me