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I feel the FPS games of today are radically evolved versus their early counterparts. But the open world game format is still “newer” by comparison. Do you think there are equally radical ways in which the format could be redesigned and improved?

I feel the FPS games of today are radically evolved versus their early counterparts. But the open world game format is still “newer” by comparison. Do you think there are equally radical ways in which the format could be redesigned and improved?

I’ve discovered you can learn a lot about a person by watching them game, especially if they are frustrated.
For example, I was watching a friend raging while trying to get around an obstacle course in a game he was relatively new to. He kept raging about an obstacle he was having a hard time with, which was resulting in him falling and having to do the whole course over. But he didn’t notice that he was learning quickly and getting past previous obstacles in the course almost without effort that were driving him crazy before. It made me realize a lot of his anger results from where he puts his attention, and failing to notice his own growth.

I seem to have a hard time properly lining up/timing jumps across gaps in multiple games. Does anyone else?

That's really sad to hear she's dying. There was a time in Lords Mobile where our kingdom was being raided by a whole family of guilds that just moved in. They were a bunch of assholes and the whole kingdom without discussing a word with each other put our differences aside and drove them out within a week.

I’ve discovered you can learn a lot about a person by watching them game, especially if they are frustrated.
For example, I was watching a friend raging while trying to get around an obstacle course in a game he was relatively new to. He kept raging about an obstacle he was having a hard time with, which was resulting in him falling and having to do the whole course over. But he didn’t notice that he was learning quickly and getting past previous obstacles in the course almost without effort that were driving him crazy before. It made me realize a lot of his anger results from where he puts his attention, and failing to notice his own growth.

@Heatman mentioned elsewhere that melee fighting offers a great adrenaline rush. I would agree that this also typically gives me the biggest rush. What types of fighting in games do you get the best adrenaline rush from?

I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to modding Skyrim on consoles but I think this video could very well help you:
 

You should watching this YouTube video and see how it helps you with getting the mod that would help you out with your lighting. 
 
 

The adrenaline rush that comes with being in melee fighting is what's more thrilling about. Looking your enemy in the eye and beating the life out of him. 

Just as you said. But also being able to interact with the environment is relaxing. Maybe sit on a bench and take in the views; pet a stray animal; take a dip in a pond; I like the camp setup in RDR2; or just do something to pass a little time. In Ghost of Tsushima, you can play a flute song whenever you want, where the protagonist busts out a flute and plays it. Another thing that game has is areas to find where you meditate and contemplate. Also having a photo feature where you can leave movement of the environment on and play music, so you can just stare at the screen as if you were there. 

You can only improve yourself if you honestly believe you need improvement, and then take the steps necessary to make that improvement. Otherwise it's nothing but wasted time and energy that could have been put towards something that mattered.

Did you ever deliberately quit a game somewhere in the middle? What made you quit?

The best thing to do is always have a save prior to the mod being installed. Some mods can be removed quite easily without any effect on the game - However, there are some that will leave scripts behind which will affect your gameplay going or them might just be passive. On PC, we have tools to remove said script but I can' speak much about console modding.

Just gentle reminder to yourself and everyone else to to please keep discussions about mods to the Gaming Mod thread.  The purpose of this thread is compile discussions, recommendations and tips and questions together to make finding them easier in the event someone else has a similar query rather than have that information scattered elsewhere on the site. Please don't make new threads, just post the query here instead. No biggie, I've merged the threads together now.
 
Anyway, in answer to your question, whether one has to load an old save or not depends on the nature of the mod itself. Mods to improve textures, graphics, the UI or sound, usually not because that's just changing something that's already there in the base game.  However, if the mod adds characters, animations, questlines, items or environments, then removing the mod will will remove those and may may cause problems as those characters, items, animations, questlines or environments will no longer exist. So if you remove a mod that adds a certain weapon, that weapon will disappear, but is unlikely to cause a crash or warrant a re-load of an older save,  but if your mod adds a player home and you remove that mod, a save from inside that player home will not load properly.

Brilliant, I think you are spot on.

The farmhouse scene from The Last of Us always gets to me.  The moment when Ellie pushes Joel saying "Everyone that I have cared for has either died or left me.  Everyone... Fucking except for you!" is so poignant and powerful.  It does so much for Ellie's character showing her strength and vulnerability at the same time.
 
 

This is a pessimistic view, I know, but I don't think games can teach people to be more tolerant in most cases and video games shouldn't try.
 
That's not because I have a problem with such messages in games, that could not be further from the truth, It's because I sadly just don't believe that people who really need taught are that receptive to the lesson. If someone is receptive to learning to be more tolerant and less prejudiced, then odds are they will already be fairly tolerant and non-prejudiced to begin with. When I played Hellblade and Tell me Why, I was happy to learn more about people who struggle with mental illness and trans people respectively, but they didn't really make me more tolerant of them because I'm a not prejudiced person to being with. The people who need those lessons far more tend to be not only prejudiced, but also ignorant, arrogant and entitled. They would look at game with a positive message with regard to minorities or marginalised groups like they only include such messages to preach to them, aggravate them and otherwise annoy them. These people too so self-centred to see the real point to such things. They'll accuse such games of "pandering" , "including groups to make quota's for inclusion of X-group" or even claiming that inclusion itself is prejudiced in some twisted way. The truth is simply they don't like being reminded of thier own prejudices by seen them reflected in a video game, a medium of entertainment that obviously should only exists for thier own, selfish ass.
 
If that is you reading this, you need to read this next part very carefully. These companies do not employ inclusivity, that being inclusivity of non-whites, people with varied religious beliefs, the LGBTQ+ community, woman who actually who actually look like real woman and not your wet dreams or any other form of inclusivity for your benefit. They don't give a damb about you. The ones they are thinking of when they make these decisions are the people in those groups. And yes, as well as thier bottom line and thier PR image, and even if I'm wrong and that's all they're thinking about, that still doesn't mean they give squirt of piss for what you think. They don't care what it means to you, but try and step outside of the box you live in where only what you think matters for one moment and think what it means to someone who lives there life in a marginalised group like that. Someone who has grown up in a world that's tried constantly to convince them that who they are or they way the live is in some way wrong. A world that insists they are less of person or worth less because of how and/or where they were born and to what parents, something that nobody has any control over. Just try to imagine what it would mean to someone like that who see's somebody who reflects them, is like them, that understands them being portrayed in something as mass marketed and that connects the one there to enjoy the offered experience as directly as a video game does.
 
Well, here's an example of what it can mean to someone. For a bit of background, this woman was already out of the closet at the time she recoded this, but grew up in a deeply Christian family, pretty much a cult, that didn't, and as far as I know has never fully accept her. This is her blind reaction to seeing that moment in The Last of Us Left Behind DLC. 
 
@The Blackangel, I think this clip will be okay for you as the important part (around 3-4 minutes from the point it will start playing) only includes runners and maybe one clicker toward the end and is quite pixelated, but maybe have someone check it for you.
 
 
That is an example of somebody on the LGBTQ+ spectrum seeing homosexuality being included in a mainstream game, but the point also applies to race, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs or whatever. The point being they don't do it for you. It's not there to aggravate you, annoy you, or even teach you anything. It's there for the people out thier who have been made to feel uncomfortable in thier own skin by the world around them. So stop being selfish, try to open your mind to receive what lesson you may learn from the experience and generally just grow the fuck up.

Loot or treasures that glow in some way. It helps to find it so I don't mind, but looks out of place in a realistic environment. Sometimes though it just looks magical and I except it as part of the environment since the beauty also looks magical. Another thing is torches or bonfires that are always lit. I can't even keep a campfire lit without constantly adding wood. But again I don't mind because it looks cool. 

The shortest answer. The companies that make consoles lose money on the console themselves and make money on software and peripherals.

I wouldn't stress it too much because the game has the feature where you can replay any chapter and/or any encounter. It automatically saves it. Always make sure you have a manual save before repeating any chapter/encounter because its autosave feature could make you lose progress. But as long as you got manual saves, it's all good. Just play as you did in the first one and look around for survivalist magazines for your abilities as well as collectibles and ammo. It's got a photo mode so don't forget about that. 

I don't remember, but moderate is what I think I played. I always play as moderate or normal. But my next play through I'm gonna put it on the toughest one. And I've tried it on the hardest one replaying an encounter and it's really difficult. I get whooped all over the place. 

I ordered a bundle on the RDR2 website, and it came today. The bundle included RDR2 Ultimate Edition, a steel book, dynamite shaped candle, T-shirt, and the main reason I wanted it was an RDR2 Zippo. I already have the Ultimate Edition and steel book, so this is an extra. The T-shirt I got a small, because they didn't have any shirt designs in my size. So I got the design I liked the best in a small so I can tack it up on my wall. I'm happy it finally came. I ordered it somewhere around a week ago I think, so the shipping is lightning fast, all things considered. here's a couple pics.
 
 

I’ve discovered that if I put in a game I haven’t played in years, the familiar sounds and music I spent dozens or hundreds of hours listening to in the past instantly give me a feeling of deep comfort and nostalgia. Do you feel that way?

If my memory serves me correctly, it should be at least 4 games that I bought twice and 3 games thrice. The last one I got twice was Doom Eternal.