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I love how many answers this thread has gotten. I’ve heard so many good things about Stardew, I may have to check it out.

My least favorite game is probably Tetris. I know it’s a classic and I do kind of get its appeal, but I always found it tedious and dull.

None of this would stop me from walking into my local video store. But then again, my local video store is small, uncrowded, and cheap.

Interesting you mention that, as I was just thinking while playing Spec Ops: The Line the other night that using FPS games as training for soldiers might make sense for more than tactical reasons. Spec Ops seems like it would do a pretty good job training the ethics side of things.

I'm on my first playthrough of the original RDR. The ones that really suffer are the ones that try to steal my horse. They get dumped on train tracks, etc =D

I’m about halfway through my first playthrough of Spec Ops: The Line, and the game has done multiple interesting things regarding issues of free choice so far—and you likely know that I am also a big fan of the BioShock series for also touching on issues of free choice and free will. Can anyone else recommend additional games which get into matters involving free will, free choice, or both?

I am intrigued by Maneater, an open world game in which you play a shark. Has anyone played this game yet, and if so, what did you think of it?

I know that hitting the select button will play the most recent intel you picked up in Spec Ops: The Line, but is there any way to play intels you picked up previously? I’ve been having to look them up online to remind myself of their contents, and it is a bit tedious to do that.

Did anyone else catch TLOU Part 2 State of Play Presentation and want to share their thoughts? I was stoked to learn more about the environments and combat/getting around, and definitely think this game is going to be more challenging than the original.

I’ve now been playing ES Oblivion for a while, and am up to level 18 on my first playthrough, so I thought I’d give some of my thoughts. I’d say the steep learning curve and a few annoyances relative to Skyrim make it harder to get into the game, but after you level up a bit, get the Nocturnal lockpick, and start improving your charm abilities, it plays a lot more smoothly.

Thank you, @The Blackangel! I nominate @DylanC @kingpotato, @killamch89, @skyfire, @Alexander.@Crazycrab,

If you had to reincarnate and live the life of any character in any video game you have played, who would you pick? I would probably pick any miscellaneous Skyrim/Fallout player character, simply for an easy life of power and fortune where gold/caps are laying around to be claimed =D

I notice it often takes some injustice or loss in a video game before I get emotionally invested—like anger at losing a party member permanently (i.e. as happens partway through Mass Effect) or anger at a broader injustice in the world (i.e. discovering the social ills of Markarth and the Reach in Skyrim). If this is the case for you, what events in games have made you angry, increasing your emotional investment in a game?

If you could have the abilities (whether supernatural or otherwise) of any video game character in your real life, what would you pick and why? With reservations, I think I would instinctually lean toward Elizabeth’s world-crossing/quantum awareness abilities from BioShock Infinite.

Not quite the same, but Return to Zork would take away all your inventory and render the game potentially un-finishable if you stole something in-game.

If you got into a fight IRL, what video game character would you most want to have your back? I would pick Ellie from TLOU, because you absolutely can trust 100% that she will have your back.

I saw this post somewhere else, and liked it so much I thought I’d ask here. Imagine that the last character you played in a video game is out for your blood, and let us know how they will attack you and how you will beat them.

I do actually like the bow in TLOU for the reasons you mentioned. I have to admit I love sniping though. I guess I crave feeling in control more than feeling honourable (probably because I don't feel I have much control IRL).

Are there any games which you have meant to play for a super long time, but have yet to actually play? What are they, and why haven’t you got to playing them yet?

Are there games which seemed amazing when you first played them, but which today you don’t feel have aged particularly well? And are there games which by contrast still seem incredible today, even if they do feel a bit dated?

Do you think that the PS5 and Xbox Series X will cost more or less than $500? How will the price of the console you want impact when you will decide to buy it?

@Crazycrab made a most helpful suggestion to get thumbsticks to help me deal with an overly sensitive controller. I wondered if anyone else has any other advice for coping with sensitive controllers?

@The Blackangel was mentioning not preferring guns in general in video games, and it made me curious if there are types of weapons which everyone here tends to prefer or avoid across the board between games. For example, I have a tendency to like shotguns in most games, because they tend to just feel "satisfying," and a tendency to avoid bow and arrows in most games, because it feels "sluggish."

Any particular brand you suggest?

What are those, and where do I get them?