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If you are playing an open world game, do you usually try to methodically do a bunch of quests in a small geographic area before proceeding to the next, or do you instead distribute quests in specific areas evenly across time and do more running back and forth?
I notice I bunch the quests together, almost like I am playing a linear game. I think I do this sometimes because it makes more logical sense to me from an immersion standpoint. I also believe it just helps me keep track of what I am doing. It’s ironic though.
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Do you closely follow news about gaming conventions and events?
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In another thread, @Reality vs Adventure mentioned that collecting items can break immersion. I've noticed this too, but it is not the only reason item collection annoys me. It also plays to my OCD, and can result in annoying completionist episodes where I want to move forward, but feel stuck until I finish collecting. Sometimes I am relieved to end up in areas or situations where item collection is impossible. Does anyone else think games simply feature too much item collection?
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6 hours ago, Heatman said:
Some people are spinning VGR content to their own gaming forum. I saw this thread being copied word for word on another which was posted on Wednesday after it was posted here on Tuesday.
On topic, I would say "The End" Sniper Duel in Metal Gear Solid 3 to be one boss fight that's like a puzzle. You can't win with just brute force.
Wow. Nothing came up when I searched the phrasing on Google. But that's messed up.
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3 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
You are very right about Albion characters as well as Klan Kelly. When I scope things out I sometimes look at their bio summary to see if they are worth killing or not. lol. If they donate to bad causes or anti immigrant, that sort of thing I'll kill em so quick. And usually their surroundings give a good idea who they are, like if they are patrolling a torture zone, I'll kill em. But yeah, many of them you recruit, they say they want out of the game so as to not get involved with the harder or more sinister stuff. This kind of personalization for all characters including so called enemies is an outstanding feature.
"Kill on sight" has so long been taken for granted in games. After I played Spec Ops: The Line, I can never feel the same way about that again. Watch Dogs Legion is one of the only other games I have seen find a way to call out this assumption/behavioural training.
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Have you ever encountered a game-breaking bug that you could not work around on that playthrough? What did you do? Did you shelve the game forever? Wait for a patch and try again later? Replay on a different platform?
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What are some games that end with more questions than answers, whether because those answers were not given or because you simply could not make sense of them?
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What are some games that feature boss fights that are more like puzzles than fights? I would say the boss fight at the end of A Plague Tale: Innocence is more like a kind of adaptive, moving maze than a “fight.”
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Did a video game character ever make you see yourself in a different way? After I played through Max’s quest in The Outer Worlds, I realized that he and I are kindred spirits. For some reason after watching him come to terms with his existential life experiences, I’ve felt better acknowledging how mine have shaped me.
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What are some games that seem to have a light tone on the surface, but underneath are quite dark? The Outer Worlds, for instance, is humorous and fun, but it is also incredibly bleak. And the longer you explore the world, the more horrifying you realize the situation is.
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23 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
Wow, you are right about Mindjack. You can take control of anybody. That's a cool feature.
Haha-I'm always wondering who I killed when I'm crashing into them fleeing the cops. And sometimes using the hijack car feature to drive them off the road to get out the way and it smashes into someone on the sidewalk; ooops!!! Nobody saw that right?
I"ve noted the same thing as you though about valuing them all. I even feel more sympathy toward the Albion people when shooting at them since some of them are recruitable. The game's philosophy as expressed through its mechanics essentially seems to be that people are fundamentally OK if one can find a way to reduce their suffering and get through to them about the suffering of others. Alas, IRL, this is more challenging. But I like the message.
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I feel a sense of irony reading this post after watching my friend run over about 50 NPCs yesterday while struggling with a mission =D But yes, I agree--this game has given us a new way to empathize with NPCs.
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I agree with everyone here who has expressed concerns that Discord could siphon traffic off-site. I kind of like the idea of an on-site chat, but I don't know if it can implemented or if it would really solve the issue.
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What are some of your favorite war cries by companions/followers in games?
My favorites are Thane’s “Go now to the sea” in Mass Effect 2 and Max’s “Your life was merely an illusion anyway!” in The Outer Worlds.
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So many times when I am playing big open world games, I find that I don’t have a clue who gave me the miscellaneous little side quests or why by the time I do them. Do others fare better at remembering this stuff?
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What are your all-time favourite companion quests in any games?
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I skipped from PS3 to PS5, so I don’t know if PS4 has this, but I love that PS5 shows me the percentage I have completed of each chapter of a game when possible. It makes it so much easier to pace myself as I am closing in on the end of something. It even offers time estimates. As a result, it is much less likely to wind up in the middle of a final boss fight way past when I want to be sleeping.
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What are some NPCs in games you wish could have been companions? I wish I could have recruited Huxley in The Outer Worlds.
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On 3/16/2022 at 3:15 PM, Boblee said:
I feel like there is going to be more room for freedom in usage with long couch than the short one.
I suppose that is a benefit of long couches in general. But I’d say that the nice thing about this product is that it can add more comfort and versatility to any seating situation, so long as it fits.
On 3/21/2022 at 11:32 PM, Heatman said:So, I informed my boss about the product and he's considering getting it for his son who's hobby is PC games.
Superb! I am sure his son will love it.
On 3/17/2022 at 8:53 AM, Knight Barida said:Sure, I will and I honestly hope it is going to work as expected. The quality is right there.
So, did you get it yet? How is it? Or are you still waiting on it to arrive?
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On 3/9/2022 at 4:26 AM, Boblee said:
It's definitely that good on the couch especially a long couch and not a short one.
Why is it better on a long couch than a short one? I feel that it works well on a couch of any shape or size. I am curious to hear your opinion.
On 3/9/2022 at 11:17 AM, killamch89 said:It's too bad that I don't have a couch in my computer room or else I wouldn't mind this at all. As a matter of fact, you could even use it in bed with a wireless keyboard and mouse. The possibilities are endless.
That is a good point. You would just need sufficient back support to go with it. But it is certainly better than just sitting there in bed with a basic lap desk.
On 3/10/2022 at 5:32 PM, Prof elohstar said:Am actually loving this but I can't afford it for now and am also not a PC gamer. I prefer console. But from what am learning so far on PC gaming is very interesting but I just can't afford this. So sad.
You never know how fast things can change. I've said "I am not a PC gamer" for so many years, then randomly my friend gives me a gaming laptop. So, who knows what the future will bring.
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21 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
Definitely; I like it when games give you a chance to stop and look around and think. And it's not just the view for me, but sometimes I piece things together, make more sense out of things, and even let my imagination wonder.
And when you know you are about to kill someone, coming from the shadows, you have analyzed the situation a hundred ways to kill, while they have no clue what's coming; then walk real slow. Taste death coming in the air. See the shadows move. Weapons glisten. Just walk real slow like a bad ass. Throat slice one. Let the next enemy see me. Let them charge after me. And I just walk real slow and take in the moment before my blade is thrusted and hacked and sliced through all his warm meat. Smell the iron of blood splash on me, and walk. Walk on. 🤣
Oooh even your reply is immersive. Thank you for making my thread more meta 🙂
What games have the most uplifting messages?
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What games do you feel have the most uplifting messages? I think I could say most games I have played have been at least somewhat uplifting (linear games especially), but the ones that stand out the most to me in this area are the Mass Effect series.