StaceyPowers

I don’t think I’d want to work in the video game industry—it’d be way too intense for me. But if I had to do it, I think voice acting might be interesting. What job would you want if you had to pick one?

Does low visibility in a game bother you, or do you like it, or are you neutral? Does it depend on the circumstances?

Do you mind backtracking in games (visiting previous locations, repeating levels, killing enemies you already killed, etc.)? Under what circumstances does it bother you? Under which do you not mind it?

Has anyone played Subnautica? My friend was telling me about this game yesterday very effusively. I wondered what others here thought of it.

A friend was describing to me how she was trying to solve a puzzle in Subnautica that she accidentally created herself while building. What are some other games that feature mechanics which might cause you to have to solve puzzles of your own unintentional making?

What games feature crafting or building systems that offer a really high degree of freedom so you can create unique items and solutions?

What are some examples of that? I mean, if you create an art for no purpose but itself, doesn't that still make a statement about meaning and value, and challenge the way people think and feel about things? It seems almost impossible to me to entirely divorce purpose from an act, including creation or destruction.

Exactly! Same!

It does sound fun, but I would not want to endanger their lives. Yes, it is a tough call. I could use the $$$ to help animals too though 🙂

Not necessarily for me. It the pros of what I achieved and experienced outweigh the cons of my weighty regrets, it's preferable. Plus, regrets can lead to good things too, depending on what does with them. If you've ever watched the reboot of Doctor Who, for example, that is in some respects the basis for the entire show. An immortal being driven in large part by his regrets for his role in a war keeps trying to compensate by helping other people. He largely keeps the universe from falling apart.

Like ... put a filter in to stop the really over-the-line shit. The only wish I want granted is no more permanent/chronic injuries or illnesses or loss of function or pain. I'll keep the rest as it is.

If I'm seeing and hearing and feeling the world though, even if it cannot feel, hear or see me, I think that is a type of unidirectional interaction? My literal brain is struggling with this. That I think I might be okay with over oblivion, but I'm not sure. But if I'm just trapped in a void, definitely delete me.

In what ways would you prefer real life were more like video games? My thoughts: -When you learn the rules in a game, you can consistently be rewarded for performing tasks. Not so IRL. -I’m physically fully functional in games, and don’t get catastrophically sick or injured. That’d be nice. -Work and cash are so easy to come by in games.

If there were one thing you could change either about games themselves, gaming systems, or yourself that would make gaming easier for you, what would it be? Like for me, the one thing that would make gaming much easier for me would be if I had good executive function. Then I would push the right buttons every time I was in a fight, and wouldn’t try to do things out of order. I also would waste less time scrolling through incorrect menus.

If we ever were to have fully immersive VR like being on a holodeck, would you want to feel pain if someone shot you or you struck a surface, etc.? How dampened would you want it to be? Or would you want it to be filtered out completely?

What games do you spend the most time thinking about on a daily basis? For me, it is the BioShock series, followed by the Fallout series.

Sometimes after a fight, I find Serana frozen in a fighting stance, and she won’t get out of it. She also gets stuck in walking or standing positions. Anyone know how to keep this from happening? I’m on PS3.

Are there certain mistakes you are especially prone to when playing games? For me, it is pushing wrong buttons.

What is a game you have been playing for eons without finishing, either because you can’t beat it or you keep putting it off?

When you watch gameplay videos, do you like listening to commentary, or not? Does it vary based on why you are watching the videos?

Is there a game you thought featured amazing, lifelike graphics when it came out, but which now looks really clunky?

Share a YouTube video showing part of your favorite classic games. I'll start with Return to Zork.

Goth aesthetics are all over video games. What are the most goth games you've ever played?

Does anybody else ever dread a time coming when you won’t have a compatible system to play your favorite games?

@Shagger pointed out on another thread that when developers promise "innovations," they often are selling something more like gimmicks to try and get cash. So, what makes for a quality innovation versus a gimmick?