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  1. What are some games that actually fatigue you physically in some way, even from the couch or a chair?

    I’m thinking about the fishing mini-game in RDR 2. I have no idea if it’s by intent or not, but it is actual physical work to haul in a fish in that game. It makes fishing more annoying than relaxing in the game for me, but it does increase my immersion.

  2. 21 hours ago, killamch89 said:

    For weather and atmosphere, try True Storms and Enhanced Lights and FX - they completely transform the Commonwealth's mood. Add Darker Nights for more immersive lighting that makes your flashlight actually matter during exploration.

    Thanks a ton!

  3. 21 hours ago, killamch89 said:

    Elder Scrolls VI is technically in development, but Bethesda's focus on Starfield and Fallout has left fans waiting over a decade. At this point, I'd rather see a proper sequel than another Skyrim re-release or expansion.

    I kinda figured they might abandon the Skyrim plot altogether though and just do an unrelated story in the ES universe.

  4. 21 hours ago, killamch89 said:

    Yep and it's pretty fun. And with the Unity Engine, the game looks amazing and feels much smoother and the potential to mod it will be even more amazing than Skyrim because Oblivion has more skill trees.

    Ah, true! I do like Oblivion's skill system much better than Skyrim's. 

  5. I have a question about the term “save scumming.” Does it only refer to saving ahead of decision points in games, and reloading to avoid negative consequences? Or does it also refer to saving in mid-combat or before a big fight to avoid having to re-do a fight when you die? What about frequent saving for other reasons, like dealing with bugs, or just out of habit?

  6. How do you feel about unavoidable traps in games? I can think of two categories for these.

    -Traps where there is a cutscene if you walk into the trap, so you can’t do anything about what is going to happen, but you need to enter the trap either to progress the game or just to investigate an area.

    -Combat traps, i.e. scenarios where you could fight with an advantage if you were allowed to make full use of the terrain, but the game prevents you with no in-universe explanation why you can’t be strategic.

    Both of these annoy me.

     

  7. I’m at a stage of my life where I’m thinking about becoming a digital nomad. I probably wouldn’t move very frequently. My plan would be to stay in each country for 6 months or more. Ideally, I’d settle abroad in one place for a couple years.

    If anyone here does this, how do you game? Do you just play on a laptop? Does anyone actually pack a console and bring it from country to country?

  8. What are some ways gaming has improved your mental health? Here are some of mine:

     

    -Reduces my insomnia

    -Helps me look at alternate ways to solve problems

    -Boosts my confidence

    -Soothes my anxiety

    -Broadens my positive life experiences

    -Gives me a low pressure way to practice combating peer pressure (like when making decisions in RPGs that are unpopular with party members)

    -An easy way to achieve a flow state

    -Stories and characters that reassure and inspire me

  9. What is the longest you have put off completing a specific quest, task or challenge in a game, and what made you avoid it?

    If you don’t count avoiding main quest lines in open world games to avoid progressing the games, right now the record for me seems to be a challenge I’ve avoided for going on three years now in RDR2. I don’t even know if it’s really that hard. It just looks like a pain, and whenever I think about it, I always do something else.

     

  10. Does anyone else feel like RL is starting to not only feel as dystopian as a lot of games, but look more and more like specific ones?

    In the US, I feel we’re heading toward The Outer Worlds, with a dash of Fallout, also seasoned with BioShock and BioShock Infinite.

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