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Originally Posted by Taikin  100% complete their games - which with modern games is no quick or easy task. |
Depends a lot on what game it is. Some modern games are ridiculously short IMHO, and a lot of gaming of just a grind with no challenge. Now that games is an industry they are made smooth and with established practices a lot of the time. If you beat one you can beat all the others.
I think the old video games where much harder to complete. You couldn't save, there was lots of places where you needed that perfect jump where you can never be 100% certain of success. Try beating Outrun or Ghosts'n'goblins on your first try.
In the old days, no game developer was afraid of making the players so frustrated they could eat shoes. Now most producers don't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable, they want their customers to have smooth sailing through the game and just enjoy the shiny graphics.
There are still some of those really frustrating games though, like Ninja Gaiden.