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What are some puzzles in video games that you fought with for hours or days, but after you figured out the solution, it seemed painfully obvious?

What are your favorite video game endings of all time? (If you share the ending, please hide the text so no one sees spoilers).

Is there a genre or format of game you haven’t played in many years, but want to return to?

My brother was just telling me that he and his husband usually play single player games together, handing the controller back and forth and making decisions together. Does anyone else play single player games this way?

Anyone else here for whom gaming is typically the best part of your day? For me, it is the time when I get to relax and have some time to myself. It’s also one of the few things that are immersive enough to hold my attention easily.

What is the longest span of time you’ve gone without playing your favourite game or franchise?

Is there a game you have played where you reached the end of some segment (or perhaps a DLC), but it was so unclear to you if you had or not you had to look up if you missed anything?

What are some of the best games that do not do much hand-holding?

I want to find a good construction simulator. Can anyone recommend one from personal experience?

What games do you feel have held up really well visually, even though they are old and their graphics are dated? To me, Skyrim still looks beautiful. The original BioShock has also held up quite well.

Recently we’ve had some amazing video game adaptations, whereas for many years, they were notoriously poorly-received on average. What do you think changed?

What are some games that weren’t major hits that’d be great as films or TV series? My pick is Spec Ops: The Line.

Ah, interesting! Yes, I didn't play that edition!

For some reason, The Outer Worlds was getting so much hate on Reddit late last year for a while! Lots of threads trashing it. I thought it was quite weird considering how old--and non-controversial--it was by then.

Are there any games you love that it is fashionable to loathe? For me, for example, it is The Outer Worlds.

Which games do you feel a player’s experience is ruined the most if they run into spoilers?

Do you feel you are a below-average gamer? How does that affect you?

What games feature the smallest open worlds?

Do you feel that games have been watered down too much in terms of strategic play to appeal to a broad audience?

What are some games you took way longer to complete than the “average” time you’ve seen listed?

In what situations are you willing to look up the answer to a puzzle? In what scenarios do you refuse, even if you are super stuck?

When you encounter a tough and frustrating difficulty spike in a game, how do you handle it?

What is something you had to do in a game that stumped you for days, but later, you could do it almost effortlessly?

Sometimes it surprises me that I get so hooked on storytelling through audiologs/books/artifacts in a game that tell a story about the past. What makes this format work so well? Maybe the process of discovery/rewarding exploration and curiosity?

What games have you played that most reward tenacious exploration and experimentation?