I just played a game from the start to the end of main story, there are many other challenges in the game left untouched, so I think I can't say 'game completed', can I?
I know the following possible candidates
'completed' 'ended' 'walked through' 'cleared'(well, in Japan they use this word)
But I'm not satisfied with these ones, what is(are) the right word(s) to describe that I have seen the outro of a game? Thanks in advance.
In the 80's we used to say 'clocked', as in 'I clocked Boulder Dash'. You finished the last level, beat the final boss, got the credits screen. It comes from games where the points clock would literally roll over and start counting from e.g. -32768.
I think you can say completed for sure, and clocked too, because you've finished the main storyline, you've seen the credits roll.
To finish off all the side missions, that would maybe be exhausted. There's no game content left; I've exhausted it.
You beat it but you've yet to complete it.
For example, you aren't 'done' with Castlevania Symphony of the Night until you've reached 200.6% completion and even if you only defeat Richter (prematurely rolling the end credits whilst content remains), you've still beat the game, having been treated to one of the game's possible endings.
Really it depends, if I have to ask what ending did you get? Generally with games that have multiple endings, you're expected to have specified it. Likewise if you wish to convey that you did actually "100% complete it". Otherwise I'd assume you just beat the game.
Plain, vanilla, beat it. No side quests. Just plot stuff. Might as well have been a speedrun.
Usually I simply state I finished the quest line. If multiple endings are involved then it's "such n such" quest line. This tells people you have beaten the main storyline.
