Going off the other recent post about not 100%ing a game on your first try, I was reminded of my play through of Far Cry Primal.
I think Far Cry games benefit from trying to get 100% on your first try. It's a bit non linear as you can blaze through the main story in 10-15 hours, but when you do any quest they lead you to locations where there are collectables. A lot of the time you have to solve some platforming puzzle or use your instinct-vision to hunt for an item, but because it's unlikely that you'll return to that location you may as well grab that stuff while you're there. That's my opinion anyway, and how I played it.
But then I got bored and fatigued about 25 hours in. I remember thinking, "I used to love all this hunting and wandering and being a caveman. What happened? This feels like a chore." And straight away I exited the game. I wasn't going to play something I didn't enjoy.
After that I didn't play anything for 3 weeks. I watched Netflix and went out a bit more. Focused on training at my new job. Played some Shadowrun for something different. Then I played through Wolfenstein: The New Order and had a good time. Didn't come close to 100%ing it because I think games like that are more fun when you run and gun.
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About 6 weeks after I stopped playing Primal I felt it calling me. Loaded it up and fell in love again. I kept playing the way I did before, collecting everything, and taking another 15 hours to finish the main story while doing side quests. There's still a lot to do in the game, but I'm giving it another rest for now. I realised that sometimes you need a break, and you can't know how long that break will last, but when a game stops being fun, step away until you really, really want to come back to it.
I hope some of you who are struggling with those feelings of "completing a game being a chore" can take some ideas from my approach and apply them so you can keep on good terms with the games you love and get 100%.