Yeah, glad those are mostly gone by now. Every now and then there is a game where that's fun, like on Spider-Man 2018, but boy it's hard to enjoy collectibles
I try do every side quests but obviously if a game is dull, or every one them is a fetch quest then I'm likely to nope out. Skyrim would be a bad example for me. I've done every single quest in that game, including all the romance ones even for the characters I've no interest in romancing. Loads of them are fetch quests but I just wanted a slight purpose to just keep existing in the world.
What always upsets me about those bonus dungeons is that the rewards are usually the strongest weapons in the game but there's absolutely nothing left to use it on. And if you are able to go back and use them, everything becomes so trivially easy that you end up being so bored that you never want to touch the game again
I’m 37 and work over full time every week. I simply don’t have the ability to game like I use to…. Unless I am REALLY into the game (particularly the story), I am comfortable with leaving things unfinished these days.
Similar situation, but I'm not exactly comfortable leaving things in games unfinished. That said, I often do, simply because I don't have the time to finish them before something that intrigues me more comes along. My favorite games are definitely ones that are relatively short, but offer a huge amount of ways _how_ to finish them. Like how, say, many roguelikes do. As a narrative slut though, I wish there were more RPGs like that as well. I probably don't have the time to finish a 300-hour campaign, but I'll finish a 12-hour campaign multiple times if the game's good and there's any new story to see.
@@mattmaas5790 Money is just one reason to work more than what equals full-time. For example, small business owners often work 60+ weeks just because it's their business. Like a job and a hobby combined into one.
I never used to be a completionist, but when I started getting into my thirtys, I became one. I guess I like seeing everything a developer puts into a game, and also, there's a hint of getting my moneys worth as well.
Collectathons, escort missions and senseless achievements/trophies. Nothing is MOOOOOORE boring than having to collect 200+ feathers scattered throughout a game, having to escort an NPC over and over and over (especially when they're programmed to literally walk through a battlefield where they only stop because they've been shot dead or to trigger some massive wave of enemies yet don't duck for cover) and trophies that INSIST you do the former 100000000000+ times, or log 900+ hours to achieve or worse "be ranked in the top 10% in PVP). Sir, if I WANTED to play PvP, I wouldn't have bought a single player experience that was specifically built for a single player experience. If I WANTED PvP, I'd be playing Fortnite, Valorant or APEX.
I’m one of those weirdos who likes to do as many side quests as I can tolerate before progressing the story. I was an actual legend when I finally beat Skyrim for the first time.
@@MMoerFriend of mine talked me into buying Valhalla. Managed to play 20 hours before abandoning the game. I did not have fun. That game is both a mess conceptually, and full of busywork. The cherry on top is that it’s an Assassins Creed game that doesn’t let you play stealth. 🤦♂️
I actually really like Valhalla, but I’m a weirdo as well. Valhalla is the type of game I keep coming back to just raid and do the odd side quest. Main story is about 70% done. About 150 hours in. Still love it.
Other than any forced introduction I don't think I have either. I'll go play Balatro if I want a fun card game. I'm not criticising others for enjoying them. They just aren't for me.
You don't actually have to skip all the loyalty quests in Mass Effect 2. Do them first, then go to the derelict reaper, reactivate Legion then speak to him to get his quest, do it, then start the final mission and you won't lose anyone unless you screw up assigning roles
@@TomLehockySVK Not to mention you'd be passing up upgrades that you'd normally come across while doing them. And romances require a certain amount of time passed before you can progress them so you might as well do them anyway
It occurs to me, that I should give an explanation as to who to assign where The likelihood of your crewmates (by which I mean Tali, Jack, Miranda, etc) surviving the final mission is based on two things. A hidden "points" value and where you assign them. Garrus and Zaeed for instance have the highest combat score, and each crewmember gets an additional point if you've completed their loyalty quest. So when picking for the second team leader, always pick either Zaeed or Garrus. When picking who will go through the vents, pick either Tali or Legion, as they have the highest tech scores (on my first playthrough I picked Thane. Made sense at the time but...). When picking who will form the biotic barrier, pick either Jack or Samara/Morinth. When picking who will escort the survivors of the rest of the crew, pick either Mordin or Jacob, as they have the lowest scores of all the crewmembers and will be among the first to die if assigned elsewhere if they are either disloyal or you picked the wrong team leader
Always down for an "old bird rant" episode. I am one of those that likes to do everything possible in games, but in the spirit of the mahjong bonus, some of the weird gambling requirements, like in RDR2, just stop me cold. I love that the various gambling options are int he game, but those winning conditions are ridiculous.
You ever just..look up the quest reward or ending cut scenes ruining any surprise just to make sure the reward is actually worth it? Also, I know it sounds terrible, but if I don’t get the ending I want, I just look it up, think it was neat, and move on.
Counter point to the 86% in skyrim thing. If you use mods it doesn't track achievements. So more likely than not, the number of people who have done 10 quests is significantly higher, they just use mods.
That Bloody Barron questline in The Wucher 3 is so good and involved that I actually thought it was part of the main quests when I first played the game.
I don't buy a lot of games or have a lot of time to play them. So when I do, if I really like them, I try to do as much as possible in my first playthrough. Which is usually my only playthrough.
I left the wedding quest in TESV Skyrim unfinished because I wanted to see how many NPCs I could get to show up. Since if you didn't know, depending on the quests you've completed, NPCs from those quests would come to take a look at who is the lucky person to marry you. Turns out that it only will look at the past 3-5 quests or so. This INCLUDES the main quest too, in which a greybeard may appear at the wedding. It was a bit underwhelming to be honest.
@@tubensalat1453 😂 " only saved the planet from being consumed by Dragons but its cool if you don't have the time to celebrate the reason for your existence is getting married I guess that's chill too.🙄"
I’m a trophy hunter so I collect collectables a lot, it is tedious but there are times where the world is so good you don’t even care 😂 like ghost of Tsushima or final fantasy rebirth 🤷🏽 it’s really about preference
Both Horizon Zero Dawn & Horizon Forbidden West are actually pretty good examples of expansion DLC. For one, Frozen Wilds is completely optional, but does require a certail level of experience to stand a chance against the new machines. While Burning Shores, it just appears after you've beaten the main game. Doesn't matter if you just beat it, or you already did. You just get a notification & go to the designated area to start it! Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon, again, pops up right in the endgame. So you can do either ending. But it does have issues regarding difficulty, which has since been toned down. While the King Koko trial is still pretty difficult without cheesing it via difficulty settings before starting the next phase.
The games i did all side quests and absolutely loved were gta 5, witcher 3 rdr2 and Ghost of tsushima. Every other open world games or rpgs just force me to farm xp for levelling up my characters.
One of mybproudest gaming acheuvements was technically successfully completing the main quest but having EVERYONE die so that Joker was left all alone on the Normandy when the credits rolled.
The feathers in AC 2 are actually good and I will die on that hill. The reason Ezio collects them is because he's grieving. It's his way of mourning his little brother. It makes perfect narrative sense. The amount of feathers isn't bad either and they're divided into districts so they're easier to find. If you want collectibles done badly just look at the other AC games. In Assassin's Creed 1 there were an obscene amount of flags to collect. They're was no narrative reason to and they weren't divided into little districts. If you missed one you had to comb through the entire city to find it. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of collectibles in the Far Cry games. I just don't understand the feather hate when it's one of the only collectible quests that makes sense. You are right about Arkham Knight though.
It'd be good if it had a useful and meaningful reward....A cape that makes every enemy in the game instantly aggro you is not fun, useful or meaningful.
I love side quests and bosses that aren't mandatory - the thing you're ACTUALLY talking about, is that you're either busy or you burned yourself out on a game by the time you get to them.
I have a problem where I feel compelled to complete every side quest in games even if I don't like the game that much. It leaves me asking if need to get on meds for OCD.
Sometimes when you pay freaking $70-100 for a game you want to squeeze everything you can out of it so you feel like you're getting your money's worth.
So I honestly just recently started playing Witcher 3. 100% bloody baron stopped me dead, nothing else mattered. And as a father with a wife who’s miscarried (nothing like the baron just, life was cruel) I was FLOORED by that quest
Messing up the true secret ending to cyberpunk still makes me mad to this day. I realized WAY later that I picked ONE wrong dialogue choice and was locked out,despite doing EVERYTHING else correct and necessary. When you have to be REALLY mean to Johnny and tell him”no you messed up our relationship too”. After earlier he and I WERE on good terms. I had a save that could’ve gone back to that exact point…but it also would’ve meant doing HOURS worth of other quests again..namely ones that at the time (and probably still are)infamous buggy,all the quests with his other bandmates.
Woah hey hey hey... The reward in that Borderlands 2 quest is the punchline "he thought he could get away with sniping a deputy, but that ... was a loooongshot"
Number 7: HAH, jokes on you, I LOVE building and decorating my house in games. I find it really adds to the game when my character has a place to return to after a long adventure and just rest, do some decorating or yard work, engage with animals or possible spouses/children and when adventure calls, I'll be off again. To me, it really adds to my immersion and I love using creative ways to decorate or build stuff or bring back rare items (that I don't use) to put up as decoration. It really helps to ground me and sometimes even to "mentally prepare" for another adventure/questline etc.
Same, I've sunk many hours into building mode just for the sake of it. Starting early gives the benefit of knowing what to look for and seeing it evolve over time. AND unlike many others, I don't end up having to rush through it when it turns out it's required for whatever reason(achievements/quests/etc)
Seriously though, Phillip Strenger is arguably one of the most _real_ side characters in any rpg I've ever played. His character development within that quest line is both compelling and believable. He's not some sort of caricature of a medieval lord, he has so many layers and ups and downs. I was genuinely hoping throughout the rest of my playthrough that he'd reappear at some point.
@@DarkForce2024 my truest regret is gran turismo 2; i only played arcade mode on original hardware on the first disc no excuse i just wasnt cut out for simulation mode at the time
Have you ever thought about being a "sidequest voice actor"? I know for a fact that in some other, better, more wholesome timeline and reality, it is a thing... The problem is... WE need it HERE 😅
Loved this video ! It's so refreshing to hear someone saying "you don't need to 100% / 1000G / Platinum" a game... The main thing is to HAVE FUN ! Secret/ alternative endings are OK, but the TRUE ending only appears if you do something optional is absurd ( Arkham Knight and Prince of Persia Two Thrones are the ones I'm remembering...).
In RPGs especially JRPGs (Japanese RPGs) where you grind for levels, unlocking or learning new skills and magic, farming items including equipment materials for upgrading or creating new equipment especially the ultimate weapons is one of the few things gamers do in single player games and I’m also one of them apparently.
Every time I see that a particular side quest might involve a considerable time investment (collectibles, or tedious side missions) I've adopted the habit of just googling what the reward is and deciding whether it was worth it or not.
As far as that 14% thing goes, my sister went on an achievement run for Skyrim recently, and she had to go out of her way to complete that specific achievement because what the game registers as a "side quest" is incredibly iffy.
If I have the opportunity, I usually do side quests before the main quest. It can make you OP in some games, but it also helps you get to know the world.
Bloody Baron is the quest that made me keep playing W3 and get into the franchise (read the books, played W2, even watched the awfulness that is the Netflix show). It's such a good quest!
The feather collectibles in AC2 got you a cool cape though, and getting 100% was easier than in AC1. There's also the emotional attachment to the feathers. Personally I think the collectibles in AC2 were done quite well.
Falcon, you're just right there in my brain saying what I'm thinking.The NPC riffing about needing seeds collected and their kidnapped kids was a bit I could have listened to for all 22 mins. Anyway, I don't ever really comment, but this was just solid platinum, buddy. Oh and how you pronounce Mahjong, 'muh-JAHANG', is just... yeah- Spot-f*%&ing-on
Ive always thought it would be cool to have a side quest system where, if you dont pursue/complete a side quest you have started after quite some time has passed. It gets completed on its own, if that makes sense. For example, say you DO finally go to a dungeon to rescue a villagers daughter etc. Then, once you get to the end, they arent there. You then go to the questgiver and they tell you they were tired of waiting and paid another party to do it. Or they freak out on you, as they received word that their daughter was killed by the bandits that took them or some such. Would make for a more lively world while also encouraging player engagement with side quests.
As an borderline obsessive completionist I pretty don't leave things undone in singleplayer games. However, housing in games is dumb and if it's not required for an achievement or something...I will proceed to ignore it forever in every game. P.S. - Yes, the Bloody Baron side questline is so good it's staggering to me. That quest, and being "just" a side quest, is what made me realize what an incredible ride I was in for with Witcher 3. A game so good that the developers will likely never live up to the hype it's created for their future projects.
LOL that side quest npc voice disarmed me
Well, he did sound legless
I laughed so hard man 😂😂😭😭
Why were you armed?
@@lazeppelini123definitely American.
@@slamminx3 Was the same thought 😀😅😅
finally Falcon used his normal speaking voice
It’s too political I’m writing a strongly worded email to Gameranx.
I was wondering what that annoying thing was
Agree. He sounded weird before like a failed attempt to replace him by an A.I. voice
I seee what u did there @premidspremium
What changed
I love side quests, but hate every collectable that needs more then 10 things
Yeah, glad those are mostly gone by now. Every now and then there is a game where that's fun, like on Spider-Man 2018, but boy it's hard to enjoy collectibles
some side quests are better than the games main quests, especially in bethesda games.
@@EuDirijo051 i still think spider man 2018 is like top 3 when it comes to platinum
Hate collecting, have you tried the first descendant yet?
I try do every side quests but obviously if a game is dull, or every one them is a fetch quest then I'm likely to nope out.
Skyrim would be a bad example for me. I've done every single quest in that game, including all the romance ones even for the characters I've no interest in romancing. Loads of them are fetch quests but I just wanted a slight purpose to just keep existing in the world.
What always upsets me about those bonus dungeons is that the rewards are usually the strongest weapons in the game but there's absolutely nothing left to use it on. And if you are able to go back and use them, everything becomes so trivially easy that you end up being so bored that you never want to touch the game again
Unless it has a NG+, then it might be worth it.
But the games with these rarely have NG+.
@@FelisImpurrator Or the NG+ is like Starfield where you lose everything but your powers lol
Yes!! I cannot stand it when you work your butt off to get something you really wanted or needed, only to find that the game is pretty much done. 😆👎🏼
I’m 37 and work over full time every week. I simply don’t have the ability to game like I use to…. Unless I am REALLY into the game (particularly the story), I am comfortable with leaving things unfinished these days.
Similar situation, but I'm not exactly comfortable leaving things in games unfinished. That said, I often do, simply because I don't have the time to finish them before something that intrigues me more comes along.
My favorite games are definitely ones that are relatively short, but offer a huge amount of ways _how_ to finish them. Like how, say, many roguelikes do. As a narrative slut though, I wish there were more RPGs like that as well. I probably don't have the time to finish a 300-hour campaign, but I'll finish a 12-hour campaign multiple times if the game's good and there's any new story to see.
Why do you work overtime though. Isn’t that illegal for companies to do?
@brandonstinson4988 no it's not illegal. And people who work a lot have to do it because they don't have enough money presumably
@@brandonstinson4988 overtime is supposed to pay 1.5x regular pay as well
@@mattmaas5790 Money is just one reason to work more than what equals full-time. For example, small business owners often work 60+ weeks just because it's their business. Like a job and a hobby combined into one.
I'm a completionist and this video hurt my soul.
I was also a completionist, don't worry, it will pass.
...so you are quite new to gaming...
@@chillfluencerProbably OCD.
I don't have the patience. Lol
I never used to be a completionist, but when I started getting into my thirtys, I became one. I guess I like seeing everything a developer puts into a game, and also, there's a hint of getting my moneys worth as well.
Collectathons, escort missions and senseless achievements/trophies. Nothing is MOOOOOORE boring than having to collect 200+ feathers scattered throughout a game, having to escort an NPC over and over and over (especially when they're programmed to literally walk through a battlefield where they only stop because they've been shot dead or to trigger some massive wave of enemies yet don't duck for cover) and trophies that INSIST you do the former 100000000000+ times, or log 900+ hours to achieve or worse "be ranked in the top 10% in PVP).
Sir, if I WANTED to play PvP, I wouldn't have bought a single player experience that was specifically built for a single player experience. If I WANTED PvP, I'd be playing Fortnite, Valorant or APEX.
"Maybe if these NPCs were a little more proactive" Damn straight, go help that settlement yourself Preston, you bastard. 😂😂😂
I’m one of those weirdos who likes to do as many side quests as I can tolerate before progressing the story. I was an actual legend when I finally beat Skyrim for the first time.
Good luck with assassin's creed valhalla.
My brother in arms, I too am a fellow side quester
@@MMoerFriend of mine talked me into buying Valhalla. Managed to play 20 hours before abandoning the game. I did not have fun. That game is both a mess conceptually, and full of busywork. The cherry on top is that it’s an Assassins Creed game that doesn’t let you play stealth. 🤦♂️
I actually really like Valhalla, but I’m a weirdo as well.
Valhalla is the type of game I keep coming back to just raid and do the odd side quest. Main story is about 70% done. About 150 hours in. Still love it.
Me, rolling up to the main quest after completing all the side quests "I heard your call for help and came as quickly as I wanted to"
I never played a single in game tabletop/card game. Not one hand of Gwent, Strike, Caravan, or whatever the Borderlands 2 card game was.
There was a card game in Borderlands 2?
Never got into Strike or Gwent, but Tripple Triad and Queens Blood, were my favorite timewasters.
@@dalmarampere6637Yeah i dont think theres a card game in BL2 😂
Other than any forced introduction I don't think I have either. I'll go play Balatro if I want a fun card game. I'm not criticising others for enjoying them. They just aren't for me.
You definitely missed out on the card game in Yu Yu Hakusho Dark Tournament then
Missing out on gwent man
You don't actually have to skip all the loyalty quests in Mass Effect 2. Do them first, then go to the derelict reaper, reactivate Legion then speak to him to get his quest, do it, then start the final mission and you won't lose anyone unless you screw up assigning roles
Why would anyone even want to skip the loyalty quests in ME2 though ? They are some of the best missions in the game.
@@TomLehockySVK Not to mention you'd be passing up upgrades that you'd normally come across while doing them. And romances require a certain amount of time passed before you can progress them so you might as well do them anyway
Yeah, in a game with excellent characters i absolutely want to check out the thing i spent my money on.
It occurs to me, that I should give an explanation as to who to assign where
The likelihood of your crewmates (by which I mean Tali, Jack, Miranda, etc) surviving the final mission is based on two things. A hidden "points" value and where you assign them. Garrus and Zaeed for instance have the highest combat score, and each crewmember gets an additional point if you've completed their loyalty quest. So when picking for the second team leader, always pick either Zaeed or Garrus. When picking who will go through the vents, pick either Tali or Legion, as they have the highest tech scores (on my first playthrough I picked Thane. Made sense at the time but...). When picking who will form the biotic barrier, pick either Jack or Samara/Morinth. When picking who will escort the survivors of the rest of the crew, pick either Mordin or Jacob, as they have the lowest scores of all the crewmembers and will be among the first to die if assigned elsewhere if they are either disloyal or you picked the wrong team leader
And every one of these things is tied to a trophy, so when you finally finish the game, you only have like a 25% completion, lol.
Always down for an "old bird rant" episode. I am one of those that likes to do everything possible in games, but in the spirit of the mahjong bonus, some of the weird gambling requirements, like in RDR2, just stop me cold. I love that the various gambling options are int he game, but those winning conditions are ridiculous.
You ever just..look up the quest reward or ending cut scenes ruining any surprise just to make sure the reward is actually worth it? Also, I know it sounds terrible, but if I don’t get the ending I want, I just look it up, think it was neat, and move on.
There’s not a single stone I left unturned in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Absolutely amazing game!! I can’t wait until Part 3.
21:15 Falcon turns into Rick Sanchez 😂
"In the end you are a guy who's really into geocaches" LOL
If you’re reading this, stop playing games or side things in games because you feel like you have to! It’s your free time! Enjoy it!
Falcon and Jake are the goats of RUclips. The ultimate power duo.
Imagine if they did a video together. 😲
Gonna need to see Falcon featured in some side quests as a voice actor ASAP. I'd do it no question.
Counter point to the 86% in skyrim thing. If you use mods it doesn't track achievements. So more likely than not, the number of people who have done 10 quests is significantly higher, they just use mods.
That Bloody Barron questline in The Wucher 3 is so good and involved that I actually thought it was part of the main quests when I first played the game.
I don't buy a lot of games or have a lot of time to play them. So when I do, if I really like them, I try to do as much as possible in my first playthrough. Which is usually my only playthrough.
I left the wedding quest in TESV Skyrim unfinished because I wanted to see how many NPCs I could get to show up. Since if you didn't know, depending on the quests you've completed, NPCs from those quests would come to take a look at who is the lucky person to marry you.
Turns out that it only will look at the past 3-5 quests or so. This INCLUDES the main quest too, in which a greybeard may appear at the wedding. It was a bit underwhelming to be honest.
Now I know why so few people turned up at my wedding...
@@tubensalat1453 😂 " only saved the planet from being consumed by Dragons but its cool if you don't have the time to celebrate the reason for your existence is getting married I guess that's chill too.🙄"
ngl i always leave the collectibles, too tedious for me
Same. Finished Doom 2016 and saw i have 25 secrets left to find. I just don't care enough
@@JoshuaJacobs83 yep
I’m a trophy hunter so I collect collectables a lot, it is tedious but there are times where the world is so good you don’t even care 😂 like ghost of Tsushima or final fantasy rebirth 🤷🏽 it’s really about preference
@gameranx : Number 10's side quest dialog was gold 😂 0:32
Man that NPC voice. I haven't laughed this hard in so long 😂😂😂 0:38
"Video starts"
ME: "I bet at some point he's gonna mention side quests"
FALCON: "Starting of at number 10..." ❤❤❤
I often find myself engaging with side quests once I start the game and a few hours in I just can't be bothered anymore and rush the main story
You missed Arenas - I just finished AC Valhalla and the DLCs, cleared all maps etc. Another one with Arenas is Horizon: FW & ZD.
Elden Ring has like 4 or so arenas, and I am proud to say I have not participated in any of them.
You guys should do an entire episode of.....TOP TEN: Falcons' Side Quest Scenarios. That was awesome!!😂😂😂
Both Horizon Zero Dawn & Horizon Forbidden West are actually pretty good examples of expansion DLC. For one, Frozen Wilds is completely optional, but does require a certail level of experience to stand a chance against the new machines. While Burning Shores, it just appears after you've beaten the main game. Doesn't matter if you just beat it, or you already did. You just get a notification & go to the designated area to start it!
Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon, again, pops up right in the endgame. So you can do either ending. But it does have issues regarding difficulty, which has since been toned down. While the King Koko trial is still pretty difficult without cheesing it via difficulty settings before starting the next phase.
0:39 sounded like Howard's mother 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tottaly lmfao
Big bang?
@@apollomwaniki7384Gangbang?
The Riddler Trophies in Arkham City broke me from trying to go for 100% in games. Well… that and getting married… and having kids. 😂
Damn, Falcon. You should've mentioned the bloody baron side quests 😂
The games i did all side quests and absolutely loved were gta 5, witcher 3 rdr2 and Ghost of tsushima. Every other open world games or rpgs just force me to farm xp for levelling up my characters.
One of mybproudest gaming acheuvements was technically successfully completing the main quest but having EVERYONE die so that Joker was left all alone on the Normandy when the credits rolled.
Omg Falcon...... The bird NAILED IT!!! Thank you for yet another so True and hilarious video.
Bro I genuinely love geocaching. It’s fun, it teaches some history, gets us outside….aww crap, I’m old huh? I was 5 when we got a NES…I think I’m old…
I liked geocaching when I had a family to do them with...Now it's just me and doesn't feel worth it anymore.
The feathers in AC 2 are actually good and I will die on that hill. The reason Ezio collects them is because he's grieving. It's his way of mourning his little brother. It makes perfect narrative sense.
The amount of feathers isn't bad either and they're divided into districts so they're easier to find.
If you want collectibles done badly just look at the other AC games. In Assassin's Creed 1 there were an obscene amount of flags to collect. They're was no narrative reason to and they weren't divided into little districts. If you missed one you had to comb through the entire city to find it.
Not to mention the ridiculous amount of collectibles in the Far Cry games. I just don't understand the feather hate when it's one of the only collectible quests that makes sense.
You are right about Arkham Knight though.
It'd be good if it had a useful and meaningful reward....A cape that makes every enemy in the game instantly aggro you is not fun, useful or meaningful.
I don’t know what this voice is but i goddamn LOVE IT 😂
I love side quests and bosses that aren't mandatory - the thing you're ACTUALLY talking about, is that you're either busy or you burned yourself out on a game by the time you get to them.
The worst fetch quests are the ones that hand you one request at a time instead of listing everything at once.
No quest is like the Bloody Baron quest! Master piece
I have a problem where I feel compelled to complete every side quest in games even if I don't like the game that much. It leaves me asking if need to get on meds for OCD.
Big Facts 🙌
Sometimes when you pay freaking $70-100 for a game you want to squeeze everything you can out of it so you feel like you're getting your money's worth.
So I honestly just recently started playing Witcher 3. 100% bloody baron stopped me dead, nothing else mattered. And as a father with a wife who’s miscarried (nothing like the baron just, life was cruel) I was FLOORED by that quest
Messing up the true secret ending to cyberpunk still makes me mad to this day. I realized WAY later that I picked ONE wrong dialogue choice and was locked out,despite doing EVERYTHING else correct and necessary. When you have to be REALLY mean to Johnny and tell him”no you messed up our relationship too”. After earlier he and I WERE on good terms. I had a save that could’ve gone back to that exact point…but it also would’ve meant doing HOURS worth of other quests again..namely ones that at the time (and probably still are)infamous buggy,all the quests with his other bandmates.
On a bigger scale: Any game that starts off by listing 20 different moves will most definitely remain unfinished by me 😅
Sometimes, I don't even finish the game entirely
That seems to be my problem too.
In around 25 years of gaming I've only ever finished maybe 6 or 7 games.
I bet if Falcon lost all his feathers, he would make us find them all 4 him!
Quit being lazy and write "for"
@plitas i would, but i left it unfinished.
@@plitas is some1 being a bit dramatic? This is youtube not the wall street journal or whatever.
Nah, piltas is right, I'm being lazy, but I just can't be bothered.
Falcon’s NPC voice should be heard more often 😂🤌🏾
Woah hey hey hey... The reward in that Borderlands 2 quest is the punchline "he thought he could get away with sniping a deputy, but that ... was a loooongshot"
Shout out to the 100%ers 👏👏👏 Your fortitude and determination is a beauty to behold!
Number 7: HAH, jokes on you, I LOVE building and decorating my house in games. I find it really adds to the game when my character has a place to return to after a long adventure and just rest, do some decorating or yard work, engage with animals or possible spouses/children and when adventure calls, I'll be off again. To me, it really adds to my immersion and I love using creative ways to decorate or build stuff or bring back rare items (that I don't use) to put up as decoration. It really helps to ground me and sometimes even to "mentally prepare" for another adventure/questline etc.
Same, I've sunk many hours into building mode just for the sake of it.
Starting early gives the benefit of knowing what to look for and seeing it evolve over time.
AND unlike many others, I don't end up having to rush through it when it turns out it's required for whatever reason(achievements/quests/etc)
Like nier automata ..you gonna go through like 6 endings to final get the whole story 😂😂😂
LOVE side quests.
This entire video is just all of the reasons you need to play Witcher 3. Seriously, you'll want to finish every quest. Except maybe the Gwent stuff.
I just couldn't with the combat...wasn't intuitive to me
Seriously though, Phillip Strenger is arguably one of the most _real_ side characters in any rpg I've ever played. His character development within that quest line is both compelling and believable. He's not some sort of caricature of a medieval lord, he has so many layers and ups and downs. I was genuinely hoping throughout the rest of my playthrough that he'd reappear at some point.
literally disc two of any ps1 game
So you never played, or finished Final Fantasy VII, VIII, or IX??
@@DarkForce2024 my truest regret is gran turismo 2; i only played arcade mode on original hardware on the first disc no excuse i just wasnt cut out for simulation mode at the time
I miss that low key made it feel special for some reason
I have read the mahjong instructions in yakuza I don’t know how many times and every time I feel the same way you do
He is the voiceover we didnt know we needed LMAO that npc
Falcon, you once again gave us a humorous vid complete with voice acting and witty comments. It's among the reasons your vids stand out.
I like side quests. Even the silly ones. More the merrier for me.
Thank you for bringing up "The Bloody Baron". I forgot I was playing a side quest during that.
Have you ever thought about being a "sidequest voice actor"? I know for a fact that in some other, better, more wholesome timeline and reality, it is a thing... The problem is... WE need it HERE 😅
Loved this video ! It's so refreshing to hear someone saying "you don't need to 100% / 1000G / Platinum" a game... The main thing is to HAVE FUN !
Secret/ alternative endings are OK, but the TRUE ending only appears if you do something optional is absurd ( Arkham Knight and Prince of Persia Two Thrones are the ones I'm remembering...).
Big props for using Dragon Quest builders as a reference, those games are hidden gems.
Falcon auditioning for a cameo on Smiling Friends today 😂
Heavy Rain : Secret Ending was Awesome!
The Perfect Murder!
Freakin' Arkham Knight! Locking the true ending and final boss fight behind 243 Riddler trophies is criminal!
0:39 I can see Falcon got really into character with the side quest npc bit 😂
10:57 "Hey, feel like solvin' a murder? I'm th..."
Me: *BBBBRRRRAAATTTTATATATATAH!* "Not today!"
WoW is notorious for a crap ton of side quests BUT I aim to get the achievements for doing all the side stories in each area.
1:10 I think this maybe the first time ive ever heard this man go so out of character, its great
More single player game things please!
lol. That first one is a great way to start my day. Laughed my ass off first thing in the morning.
Probably the best video from Falcon. The snark, the complaints (yes, many of which I've had) all on point.
In RPGs especially JRPGs (Japanese RPGs) where you grind for levels, unlocking or learning new skills and magic, farming items including equipment materials for upgrading or creating new equipment especially the ultimate weapons is one of the few things gamers do in single player games and I’m also one of them apparently.
I'm more susceptible to complete the Side Quests than the main one actually 😂
Falcon unironically dropping the sickest intro coupled with the sickest beat, I thought for a moment he was about to make a diss track
Every time I see that a particular side quest might involve a considerable time investment (collectibles, or tedious side missions) I've adopted the habit of just googling what the reward is and deciding whether it was worth it or not.
Falcon explaining about starting over on a game just to do a whole lot better in the end is my life in every game 😂😂😂
As far as that 14% thing goes, my sister went on an achievement run for Skyrim recently, and she had to go out of her way to complete that specific achievement because what the game registers as a "side quest" is incredibly iffy.
That Barenziah stone collecting quest from Skyrim has been sitting in my quest log for 13 years.
If I have the opportunity, I usually do side quests before the main quest. It can make you OP in some games, but it also helps you get to know the world.
Guys. I'm not certain of this, but I think Falcon REALLY liked that Bloody Baron side quest.
Falcon: "M'jong"
Everyone: 🙄
When it comes to Side Quests, remember the Wastelands Golden Rule:
"Thou shall get distracted by B.S. every *$%#% time!"-The Ghoul
"Building relationships in RPGs..." What are you talking about?! LOL
Bloody Baron is the quest that made me keep playing W3 and get into the franchise (read the books, played W2, even watched the awfulness that is the Netflix show). It's such a good quest!
Falcon doing his take on the npc side quest was uncanny. That's good juice
The feather collectibles in AC2 got you a cool cape though, and getting 100% was easier than in AC1. There's also the emotional attachment to the feathers. Personally I think the collectibles in AC2 were done quite well.
Falcon, you're just right there in my brain saying what I'm thinking.The NPC riffing about needing seeds collected and their kidnapped kids was a bit I could have listened to for all 22 mins. Anyway, I don't ever really comment, but this was just solid platinum, buddy. Oh and how you pronounce Mahjong, 'muh-JAHANG', is just... yeah- Spot-f*%&ing-on
2:30 86% of players are lame. No wonder we get trash made these days.
Ive always thought it would be cool to have a side quest system where, if you dont pursue/complete a side quest you have started after quite some time has passed. It gets completed on its own, if that makes sense.
For example, say you DO finally go to a dungeon to rescue a villagers daughter etc. Then, once you get to the end, they arent there. You then go to the questgiver and they tell you they were tired of waiting and paid another party to do it. Or they freak out on you, as they received word that their daughter was killed by the bandits that took them or some such. Would make for a more lively world while also encouraging player engagement with side quests.
That first one caught me off guard! Falcon is a funny guy 😆
For me it depends on the game if I do side quests.
Ironically, I 100% Arkham Knight lol 😂
Hahahaha calling the Bloody Baron Phil Margera was priceless
Side quests will always be an unfinished task for me but if I find the time to replay the game, I'll do my best to complete everything.
As an borderline obsessive completionist I pretty don't leave things undone in singleplayer games.
However, housing in games is dumb and if it's not required for an achievement or something...I will proceed to ignore it forever in every game.
P.S. - Yes, the Bloody Baron side questline is so good it's staggering to me. That quest, and being "just" a side quest, is what made me realize what an incredible ride I was in for with Witcher 3. A game so good that the developers will likely never live up to the hype it's created for their future projects.