We, the losers who post on forums and take "Story" seriously explore games and talk to people and learn the lore.
80% of gamers don't even complete a game they start.
And I'd say 10% of them just plow through it "Next"ing their way across and getting angry and anything unskippable.
Before now this was hard to measure, but we have some (loose) ways of actually quantifying this now.
Steam, Xbox One and PS4 all put their Achievement unlock percentages up. So they're recording everyone with an online connection.
You'll be floored how many people have paid for and installed a game and then not even got the baby first "did the first bit" achievement.
And then especially with games like God of War Remastered where there is an achievement for every level, you can literally see the figures drop off.
This is especially hilarious in mainstream Triple A games where you see this demonstrated with Gusto.
Good example is The Evil Within. When I beat it the achievement unlock percentage for beating the game was ike 7%
And every single "Cute little side" ahievement for things like "Don't hit the Zombies with a bus" or "Don't kill anyone on level 2" I got along the way was like 0.78% unlock.
Possibly the most hilarious one is there is a bit where a guy falls off a make-shift bridge and you have to pull him up. I did that and got the achievement and again it was like 0.3% unlock. So 99.7% of PS4 The Evil Within players on PS4 with an online connection saw their buddy hanging onto a clif for dear lfie and just went "LOL DON'T CARE!" and ran ahead.
Mass Effect Andromeda's will be a bit wonky because the game is so new, but seriously, next time you have a minute, check out the Achievement unlock percentages on your favorite game and realize how much of both a minority and a nerd you are compared to the average gamer.
A lot of people will argue and complain that achievements are worthless and useless, but this is a prime reason why I enjoy them. You can really see who accomplished what, how deep into a game they really got, and have a bit of a standing record of your own accomplishments outside of a leaderboard. ---
Ten million dollars on a losing campaign Twenty million starving and writhing in pain