How do I beat playstation games faster?

So recently there was a playstation sale, and i bought a bunch of 10usd games.
I have like 30 unplayed games.
I use this site to figure the games with lowest playtime, and complete them first.
But after that, the progress have been awfully slow.

I am fairly new to playstation games.
So, any tips for me?

Is there a difference between PlayStation and non-PlayStation games?

The odd question aside, it certainly sounds like you are playing games for the sake of completion instead of fun. But if you insist, speedrun whatever you got there on the easiest setting possible.

It should not matter if you're playing Playstation games, PC games, Xbox games or NES games, there's no specific method for beating them fast. And I would really recommend against the whole beating them fast for the sake of beating them fast thing, play the games you want to play when you want to play them, and if you have a few that end up gathering dust for a few months (or years!), then so be it. Just a few months ago I beat a game that had been sitting unplayed since 2011....

- Play on easy

- Use a guide

- avoid side quests and collectibles

- don´t forget to have fun

I get wanting to quickly finish games you bought, but also wanting to have fun while you do it. The two are not mutually-exclusive goals and I'm doing much the same thing this year.

Some games, I stuck to the main quest and didn't go out of my way to do side stuff, but others I did side stuff as well. One thing I was careful about when doing side objectives was to recognize and avoid lazy fetch-quest-like content, or quests that otherwise looked too annoying to be worth my time. I breezed through Borderlands 2's DLC while completing side quests because I skipped all the enemies I could and skipped some missions that didn't look interesting or involved scouring a large area for 20+ eggs. I could also have only done story missions, if I wanted to, and still would have had fun. I stopped meticulously exploring areas in BL2, Dishonored 2 and Dragon Age Inquisition because it wasn't enjoyable, but I HAVE been doing that in the game I'm playing now (though I'm getting sloppy towards the end), so it does vary.

Besides that, I'd say to skip a game if you plan to use a guide the whole way. If the game really isn't worth your time, why bother?

I dont know man. Sometimes I wish they would just beat themselves youknowwhatimsayin?

Kind of silly to buy a bunch of games you don't even seem like you want to play, isn't it?

If I went grocery shopping and spent $1,000 on food, then posted "guys I bought way too much food on sale, how do I eat all of it?" people would think I had lost my mind and/or is a complete idiot.

Why do people suck all the fun out of gaming by turning it into a job? Learn some self control. You can start on that "learn some self control" right now, in fact, by not playing _any_ of those 30 games you mentioned. Just don't. Let them sit there and be a lesson to never buy another game again until you finish whichever one you're currently playing, even if it's on a sale.

Digital games aren't going anywhere, and they'll only get cheaper over time. If they're physical games, I somewhat understand buying a new game even though you don't have capacity, since they _might_ go up in price or become rare, and will of course stop being produced some day. But digital? They'll be $2 in like a year.

Every time you go to buy a game, think: "would I eat twice as much food if it were on sale?" Obviously, you would not. The amount of food you eat daily doesn't change much, and nor does your time and availability. And I'm not even talking about the wasted money factor, here.

Kind of silly to buy a bunch of games you don't even seem like you want to play, isn't it?

If I went grocery shopping and spent $1,000 on food, then posted "guys I bought way too much food on sale, how do I eat all of it?" people would think I had lost my mind and/or is a complete idiot.

Why do people suck all the fun out of gaming by turning it into a job? Learn some self control. You can start on that "learn some self control" right now, in fact, by not playing _any_ of those 30 games you mentioned. Just don't. Let them sit there and be a lesson to never buy another game again until you finish whichever one you're currently playing, even if it's on a sale.

Digital games aren't going anywhere, and they'll only get cheaper over time. If they're physical games, I somewhat understand buying a new game even though you don't have capacity, since they _might_ go up in price or become rare, and will of course stop being produced some day. But digital? They'll be $2 in like a year.

Every time you go to buy a game, think: "would I eat twice as much food if it were on sale?" Obviously, you would not. The amount of food you eat daily doesn't change much, and nor does your time and availability. And I'm not even talking about the wasted money factor, here.

I do see the point in having a bit of a library though, a few different games to chose from for when you want something to play. Buying a bunch of games on a sale and then playing them when you feel like it, and not having to worry about having to wait for another sale is worth a few "wasted" games that just end up collecting digital dust.

As for digital games, they do end up getting removed from storefronts. It's not at all an uncommon occurrence. Most high profile case of this recently has to be a bunch of Telltale games getting removed, but there are many more. I'm quite glad I ended up getting games like Duke Nukem, Deadpool, Alpha Protocol, R.U.S.E. Prey (original) and so on while they were available, even if some ended up taking me a while to get around to.

GamerAim

Is there a difference between PlayStation and non-PlayStation games?

The controllers are hard to use, for example I am super good in pc fps games, I can even keep winning
in online multiplayer games, but returning to playstation controller, man, the aim movement is so slow,
and I cannot see clearly the target, whatever my excuses are, I am having a hard time when playing fps games.
Also the buttons for actions, special actions, bla bla bla, every game have different button settings, I keep getting
lost which button I am supposed to press.

TheOro44, Fnord, Eries
Thanks.

GamerAim

Besides that, I'd say to skip a game if you plan to use a guide the whole way. If the game really isn't worth your time, why bother?

Usually its the gameplay that is slow and grindy, if i speed play the games, i get to see the story of the game which are usually the best part of gaming
for me, I know I can see youtube, and I did before I have a playstation, but it feels so much better playing on playstation now that I have tried so.

Humlon

I dont know man. Sometimes I wish they would just beat themselves youknowwhatimsayin?

Yeah, my siblings are too lazy to play, so they just watch me play, lol.

g3ddylee

Digital games aren't going anywhere, and they'll only get cheaper over time.

Well, now I know that, thanks.

Fnord

I do see the point in having a bit of a library though, a few different games to chose from for when you want something to play.

Yeah, my playstation is new, and have only 3 games by default for free.

Here's a hot tip if you want the credits to roll faster! A lot of games have the option to view the credits right from the main menu! Just look at Tales of Vesperia! BAM! Sixty hours saved in one fell swoop, and as an added bonus you don't even have to suffer through Karol for the entire game! 😜





Ooh, sorry. Snark alert. Please excuse.

So recently there was a playstation sale, and i bought a bunch of 10usd games.
I have like 30 unplayed games.
I use this site to figure the games with lowest playtime, and complete them first.
But after that, the progress have been awfully slow.

I am fairly new to playstation games.
So, any tips for me?

I agree with most of what people in this thread are saying.

I used to be similar to you and got carried away buying ridiculous amounts of games on STEAM sales etc., I eventually decided to drop a lot of them and make a Backlog out of games I actually wanted to or could see myself playing to be honest. Since then, I have stopped buying games on sale (I use the logic that if I got 3 games in a sale for £40, am I going to play them really? Am I better off spending that money on a single game I am going to get more enjoyment from?).

Anyway to overcome your question, I have recently been getting my own backlog down (albeit not entirely made up of PS games) and my best advice would be to focus on 1 - 2 at a time and to just pick up the one you really want to play and beat it and then move on to the next you really want to play.

I used to play games just because they were the shortest but if I wasn't in the mood to play it, it felt longer and just a chore. I recently picked up Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorer's of the Sky which I have had sat waiting to be played probably since it came out. I am really enjoying it and I am zooming through the game because it's so easy to pick up and play and so enjoyable. I am about 20 hours in, near the end but it feels like I haven't been playing it anywhere near that long. Basics of my advice is:-

- Play those that you actually want to
- They might sit in your backlog for a while, but so what?
- Try not to impulse buy on sales
- Focus on enjoying the games rather than beating for the sake of beating

Here's a hot tip if you want the credits to roll faster! A lot of games have the option to view the credits right from the main menu! Just look at Tales of Vesperia! BAM! Sixty hours saved in one fell swoop, and as an added bonus you don't even have to suffer through Karol for the entire game! 😜





Ooh, sorry. Snark alert. Please excuse.

Awesome, my backlog is now vaporizing.

Another trick to speed up older games is to play them using an emulator. For example SNES or GBA RPGs can be done in about a quarter of the time when playing at 4x speed.
It's quite addicting actually lol. Really plows through all the tedium of old school RPG grinding and allows you to experience the content/story quickly.

Here's a hot tip if you want the credits to roll faster! A lot of games have the option to view the credits right from the main menu! Just look at Tales of Vesperia! BAM! Sixty hours saved in one fell swoop, and as an added bonus you don't even have to suffer through Karol for the entire game! 😜





Ooh, sorry. Snark alert. Please excuse.

Need to make an exception for ubisoft games where it's probably faster to play the game than watch the credits :P

Need to make an exception for ubisoft games where it's probably faster to play the game than watch the credits :P

Yeah, I completed Ryman Origins recently and the credit roll was like 25 minutes...

Another trick to speed up older games is to play them using an emulator. For example SNES or GBA RPGs can be done in about a quarter of the time when playing at 4x speed.
It's quite addicting actually lol. Really plows through all the tedium of old school RPG grinding and allows you to experience the content/story quickly.

This is the best advice. You can remap your controls and use any controller you like, or keyboard if it's more comfortable.

Another trick to speed up older games is to play them using an emulator. For example SNES or GBA RPGs can be done in about a quarter of the time when playing at 4x speed.
It's quite addicting actually lol. Really plows through all the tedium of old school RPG grinding and allows you to experience the content/story quickly.

Heck, I hardly ever play any of my disc based games on actual hardware anymore. I just use emulators there as well. You get to play the game with the controller you want, get some extra quality of life features that comes with the emulators, and you also get to play many of them at a higher resolution, with some other nice graphic effects, and on top of that, loading times are sometimes slower. The only issue is that some games might be a bit glitchy at times.

Need to make an exception for ubisoft games where it's probably faster to play the game than watch the credits :P

You can use that time to ponder the meaning of your existence. Or make a sandwich. Or ponder the meaning of your existence while making a sandwich.

I seem to recall the Fable games also having ridiculously long credits. Like 45+ minutes long. It wouldn't have been so bad if they used a smaller font, faster scroll, and more than one freaking column.

@TheOro - You're welcome! I am to please. I rarely hit the target, but it's the thought that counts.

You can use that time to ponder the meaning of your existence. Or make a sandwich. Or ponder the meaning of your existence while making a sandwich.

I seem to recall the Fable games also having ridiculously long credits. Like 45+ minutes long. It wouldn't have been so bad if they used a smaller font, faster scroll, and more than one freaking column.

@TheOro - You're welcome! I am to please. I rarely hit the target, but it's the thought that counts.

But don't ponder the meaning of a sandwich. That's bound to cause more arguments than it's worth.

But don't ponder the meaning of a sandwich. That's bound to cause more arguments than it's worth.

What is the meaning of a sandwich, anyway? When I think if a sandwich, I think of... lunch. I think... hot damn, if I have to eat another plain, boring sandwich for lunch again, I'm going to... probably not do anything drastic. Grin and bear it, I suppose. Idly threaten to make something different the next day, only to have another sandwich because I don't feel like making anything else.

But what if you work at Subway or something? Then... then your existence is to make sandwiches. Except for that one Subway employee in downtown Chicago who was belched forth from the gates of hell in order to inflict great pain and suffering upon the ignorant masses by messing up their orders to the best of her meager ability.