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What games do best logging quest info? Which do the worst? I think The Witcher 3 does especially well. The quest summaries are super helpful to me.

If you could pick any location in a video game to relax in for a few hours, what would it be? I would probably pick Battleship Bay in BioShock Infinite (assuming no one harasses me there for not being a member of the majority).

Has anyone had any good experiences with AI chatbots related to video games? I really enjoyed one of Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite at character.ai, but I can’t seem to find it now. It’s one where “you” end up being Elizabeth, and sort of interacting with a spiritual version of her in your mind where you assess your mutual journey together and talk out her and your feelings about Columbia, Songbird, Booker, etc.

Are there any DLCs that play almost like standalone games to you? As an example, I tend to think of Minerva’s Den as its own short BioShock game.

If you could sum up how you feel about our present times (wherever you live) by listing a single video game, which would you pick? Increasingly, I’m starting to think BioShock Infinite where I live (the US). Not right now, but I could see it starting to look like that.

When you are gaming, do you like having someone else hanging out and watching, or do you prefer to game by yourself? Or does it depend on what you are playing?

I saw someone ask on Reddit if people ever reach the end credits for a game and just sit and stare in awe, because it felt like an “experience” rather than just a game. I kind of feel that way about any really good game. Do you?

Which online games have you played that had the most toxicity-free communities?

Do you have any takes on video games that you think are somewhat unusual or unpopular?

Do you think you could survive working crunch time at a game studio? How long do you think you could stand it?

Do you prefer “cinematic” game dialogue, where dialogue is shot with close ups similar to how movies are shot, or do you prefer dialogue to take place with the normal view maintained?

Do you play any free-to-play games? Which are your favorites?

Are there screenshots you have taken in photo mode in any games you are especially proud of?

Are there any video game characters that take a lot of flak from fans, but you like?

Are there any games where you avoid using fast travel, or even opt never to use it?

What video game lines do you reference most often in conversation?

What to you are the most memorable side quests in gaming? What made them so impactful for you?

If you could make one improvement to your gaming area in your home right now, what would it be?

Are you happy with the amount of time you game? Would you like to be able to spend more time gaming? Less time gaming?

Have you met anyone you knew in a multiplayer game offline by complete coincidence? That happened to me in school as a teen. I ran into some other students in the hall who I overheard discussing the MUD I was playing, and we realized we’d met in the game before, but not in real life until that moment.

What are some interesting times you ran into gaming references in unexpected places IRL?

If you can only recommend one game to a person who has never gamed before, what would it be? Say you don’t know anything about their tastes/interests.

I learned the other week there have been like 4-5 remakes of Myst. Has anyone played any of them? How do they compare to the original and each other?

My brother has a habit of starting games, and then not keeping up with them. Years later, they’ll have been on pause for years, not progressing toward completion. Yet he still wants to play and finish them, he just never does. Does anyone else have this habit? If so, what causes it?

Do you have any cool ideas for game mechanics that you have never seen used in any real games?