StaceyPowers

Did gaming online ever help you stay in touch with someone?

Did you ever have to lie/hide to play games growing up? I used to have to hide the fact that I played MUDs. Thankfully, it was pretty easy in those days, as parents were on the whole less internet-savvy.

Have you ever requested or paid someone to train you to play a game better? What game, and did they manage to help you improve?

What’s the most boring quest you remember ever doing?

Do you pay money to stay at the inns in Elder Scrolls or Fallout games? I see little functional reason in doing this in most cases, though it can be fun just for the sake of pretending to rest after a long mission.

In open world games, when and why do you sleep? Do you do it to level up? Because you have been traveling for 12 hours and your character surely is tired? Because you found a pleasant-looking bedroll? Etc.

What is the hardest you have laughed while playing a game? Note that it might not have been at something deliberately funny written into the game—maybe just something stupid that happened, etc.

Do you play any augmented reality games?

Are there any games with built-in seasons?

If, like me, you struggle with being a completionist, how do you cope with the urge/set it aside, and just move on through a level at those times when it just isn’t worth it to go search every nook and cranny of a room, etc.?

When you are playing a game that does NOT feature an open world, do you like open level design, or do you prefer it to be more enclosed and linear? I prefer the latter, because if levels are too open but the game itself is linear, if you do things in the wrong order by mistake, sometimes you miss content.

It really irked me that I got to visit Peryite’s realm in Oblivion only to find it is a carbon copy of Mehrunes Dagon’s realm. Did anyone else find this incredibly disappointing?

Yeah! In fact, it makes me feel so ill I was like "why is this a thing? What is its benefit?" I mean, it looks a bit nicer in some ways, but it almost makes games unplayable for me unfortunately. I'm surprised to learn that others have the opposite problem. And that really sucks, as so many games are in a narrow field of view by default. that can't be fun.

Fascinating! An expanded FOV makes me motion sick.

I don't think you could taste it through the screen.

I thought it might be useful to have a thread where we can make game recommendations for specific members by tagging them. So, I made one.

For me, first person gaming feels about 10x more immersive than third person gaming, but I have heard some people describe the experience of first person very differently—like that it feels clunky and unnatural, not like just “being in one’s body.” I can see why gamers who experience it that way would find third person more immersive. Which do you find more immersive and why?

Is there a point where remastering an old game is illogical, i.e. because graphics have evolved so much since then that it would just be pointless? I don’t think there is ever a point where remastering doesn’t make sense, if you can at least create updated versions to run on new platforms.

What game are you currently obsessed with?

If you have a moment in the middle of a fight where you forget a control, how do you handle it? Do you just keep pushing things until you find it? Do you run away or hide until you figure it out? Do you pause and look it up?

How do you decide when your current playthrough of an open world game is “finished”? (assuming, naturally, you are playing an open world game with no set ending)

What is your favorite controller you have ever used? What did you like about it?

What are the longest running game franchises in existence that are still getting new installments, however infrequently?

With companions/followers in games, what do you find most irritating in terms of their programming? For me, it is when they dive headfirst into fights where they will just get killed.

Are there games you would not want to play at full price, but would feel interested in at a lower price?