Do you watch the end credits in video games?

If the music is good, yes :)

Dragon kick your ass into the Milky Way!
God Hand - End Credits PS2

Some games yea. Especially if it was an emotional experience. That’s my reflection time.

Definitely. I don't actually finish that many games, might as well savour it when I do. Usually has neat music, too. There's a good chance I'll skip after a couple of minutes if it's very long, though.

This was a triumph

Huge success.

Final Fantasy VI has almost 30 minutes of credits. Well worth it for the 50+ hours you can put into it. And the music is so worth it (it’s an epilogue more than just scrolling text)

Yes, watching the end credits gives me a sense of accomplishment and I enjoy the things creators put in there

That said, only once. I don’t watch the credits on subsequent playthroughs
- That would just be insanity.

Depends on the game. If it's a game I love a lot, then I'm interested in knowing the names of the people who gave me a great experience

I find that I only finish games I love

Depends on how it makes me feel. There was a particular ending in Cyberpunk that I couldn't stand to watch. But typically I feel good and accomplished, so I stick around

Cyberpunk 2077's credit sequences are fantastic. I know which ending you're talking about, and those voicemails are hard to listen to.
'cause we lost everythiiiiiing
There was a particular ending in Cyberpunk that I couldn’t stand to watch.
I struggled to get through the one where Judy is "very sad". The voice acting was phenomenal and heart wrenching.

Only because NG+ or some kind of end credit scene is often at the end of the credits, which you can't often skip.

Otherwise I skip them because there are usually so many people working on them, they can be over an hour long.

I remember this in the original fable game.

I always find I wholesome when they list all the people that became parents during time of development. Horizon Zero Dawn is amongst the games that does this.

Horizon Zero Dawn delivering on so many fronts. Love that game. 100%'ed it, and the expansion.
I can't wait to start my Forbidden West adventure.

I do it for a lot of different reasons (example in parents):

Game was good (Obra Dinn): To show appreciation
Emotional or great story (Witcher 3): To digest
Very hard game (Celeste): Bask is the victory
Grindy game: Finally done so I can relax

Usually only the first time. Subsequent playthroughs no.

Usually only if there's something good as part of the credits (eg. Portal 1 & 2)

I have the end credits of both Portal games in my playlist. I think we can agree those are some of the best credits in gaming history.

sigh* Speaking of which, that reminds me of when I finally played Portal for the first time. Everybody was talking about how hilarious and amazing the end credits were...
Imagine my disappointment when finally beat the game, only to find out they the "hilarious song" was just Still Alive, a tune I had already heard thousands of times before, thanks to all the memes.
- Being young sucks.
  Being old is not so great, either.
  Being dead sucks more, so... yeah.

Sometimes. Depends on the game.

If the game has been very meaningful to me, yes.

Only if there is something to watch during them. If it's just a bunch of names scrolling across a static screen then no.

What do you mean "beat a video game" ?

I buy them play 20 hours get side tracked never finish them and pick up something else, didn't even know there was credits

Only time I've bothered is portal. If you're just going to show me the names of people who made the game I've got better things to do.

Always. I spent so much time beating the game, might as well sit through the credits. Sometimes developers hide interesting things in there. It's not like a movie where I can fast-forward to the credits anytime I want, so I might as well check it out while it's there.

At worst, I'll just let them run while I distract myself with something else. I don't need to be staring at them for the whole run. But I'm nearby and ready in case something interesting shows up.

The first time I beat Metal Gear Solid 4, it was late at night on a work night. I had stayed up late because I really wanted to finish the game instead of waiting until the next evening. I was so ready for the credits to roll so I could sleep!

Little did I know, cinematic cutscenes kept popping up throughout the credits, changing the end of the game! If I had just turned it off as soon as credits rolled, I would've missed the true end to the story.

Also... the credits and cutscenes at the end of Metal Gear Solid 4 are 90 minutes long! I definitely didn't get enough sleep that night. But it was worth it.

Metroid games, yes

more than likely, yes. I'd be much more inclined to compared to a movie, for instance.

Only if I've had a lot of fun and want to know who is responsible for my happiness, or if the game doesn't allow me to skip them.

Watched the shit out of the credits when I finished outer wilds.

PS: Would like to forget about it all and do it again.

Kerbal Space Program players: there's an end?

Minecraft players: there actually is.

I always sit through credits in movies and most TV if I've enjoyed it, games are no different. I like acknowledging the folks who make the things I enjoy.

There's also the chance of some post-credits plot material or other good stuff. I found myself absorbed way into the plot of the first Metal Gear Solid game and I'll never forget the surprise phone conversation which played after those credits, or the absolute chill the final two words of it sent up my spine. (The somewhat underwhelming ways in which that particular plot reveal was taken up in the subsequent games notwithstanding.)

Same with me. If it's really good it's my simple way of honoring them. Plus the music is usually top notch
- Totally agree on the music. Bopping in my seat to the game's tunes for one last stretch can be a nice victory lap.

That's the only part of the game I play without cheat codes.

no, and unless they are interactive I'm against the whole idea.

edit: I phrased that poorly, I mean credits as we know them now (20 minute sequence scrolling a poorly formatted list of names). obviously people should have their names on things they worked on but it is annoying having it be so obtrusive and long-winded.

You're against the idea of credits?
- I suppose their username checks out.
- as they are now, anyway. i don't mind having a screen that shows all the people who worked on something, but this slow scroll over a poorly formatted list is just annoying.
I totally get not wanting to watch them, but how can you be against the idea of creators having their name attached to something??
- I phrased it poorly, I meant credits as they are now like the slow scroll over a list. i wouldnt mind a screen with a couple pages of names (and in movies, just like flash a few screens if names instead of a 20 minute sequence) but as they are now its just annoying.

Sometimes, It depends on the game.

I don't even watch the cutscenes most of the time.

The first time through, yes.

Only if they're interesting (like Portal) or if I'm in them and I'm looking for my name there.

When I'm in there

only if they're interactive

More likely to sit through game credits than movie credits myself

Casi no juego videojuegos pero cuando lo he hecho no leo los créditos finales a menos que esté con mucho aburrimiento y aún así no los leería todos nada más me quedaría viendo unos segundos los primeros nombres en lo que pienso que es lo siguiente por hacer

I usually don't unless there's some sort of entertainment there, like Portal.

Only if I know it's a game which you haven't really beaten until you've beaten it twice (I don't know if this is a thing in modern video games, but it was a thing on the NES).

No, mostly because online games don’t have credits because you don’t “beat” them, but also because why on earth would I? What would I possibly get from it?