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Do you have a strategy for saving up money for gaming? I usually try to set aside money when I work overtime.

If you feel comfortable sharing, how much do you think you spend on average per year on your gaming? I am guessing for me it is $100-200 on average.

Nothing in gaming has cost me more than DLCs. I’ve probably spent a few hundred dollars on them by now. What about you?

If you play Skyrim on a system where you cannot remove the “essential” status of certain characters, which do you most wish you could kill? For me, it is Delphine, Esbern, and pretty much the entire government of Markarth.

I love how surreal this thread got.

@Shagger has apparently succeeded with this though. But yes this is the room in question. I feel like it is one of the hardest in the game, and I can't imagine how many people it massively discouraged since it comes so early on. But I always tell people "if you can beat this stupid room, you can beat the game."

Is anyone here working on any game-themed DIY projects? My home is mostly windows with no wall space, but right now I am working on covering the inside of one of my windows, wallpapering it over, and putting up BioShock art. I’m trying to choose an art deco wallpaper that looks like it could be in Rapture.

What games have the most beautiful box art?

I got Morrowind when it was free and keep forgetting I have it, so I still haven’t played it yet. Do others here also tend to forget about games they got for free when there were promos?

What games do you think have done the best when it comes to books, codex entries, or other written lore? I think the Dragon Age codex entries are fairly interesting and easy to read.

Wow, it looks great for the year!

I am amazed consistently at how helpful our members are. I can think of multiple times I have asked questions about games and folks here have gone above and beyond with sharing their experiences or even researching answers to troubleshoot. So, I just wanted to say thanks to y’all for being so awesome 🙂

Does anyone else notice an impressive number of typos in video game load screens and/or content?

When you look up typical completion times for various games, are you fast, slow, or average? I am super slow.

I like games that are dripping with ambiance. What are some atmospheric games I may not have heard of?

Even on three playthroughs, I still haven’t found a way through the hard room in the office building near the start of TLOU other than shooting the clicker from across the room and then meleeing the rest. Has anyone found a better way?

On average, how much easier do you find fights on your second playthrough of a game at the same difficulty level?

Dawnguard may be the buggiest Bethesda experience I’ve ever had. Is there a reason for this? Did they rush this DLC out?

I went to try and get radiant quests from the vampires in the Dawnguard DLC for the first time, and no matter how many times I reload, all they offer is “The Gift.” Is there a way around this on PS3?

@killamch89 and @m76 have mentioned being annoyed when a game tries to force them down a particular path. What are some games that do this?

Is anyone else like completely obsessed with trying to get to hard-to-reach places on maps, especially if the devs didn’t intend it?

@m76 mentioned being more open to non-realism in open world games than in other types of games. I notice I feel the same way. It made me curious, does realism matter more or less to others with respect to different genres, or about the same across the board?

Interesting, thanks!

I did not know that!

That film has some FPS-like aesthetics too.