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    Boblee reacted to StaceyPowers in What do you want from a storyline in a video game?   
    In another thread, @Crazycrab and I were talking about how The Last of Us arguably could never be as good in a film format as it is in a video game format. Personally, I think that the reason for this is in part the sheer simplicity of the story. It is the kind of story that on a screen, I think some people would be left asking “Is there more …?” But in a video game, it worked brilliantly.
    This got me thinking about what makes for a good story in a video game. What do you look for in order to say that you really enjoyed a video game’s plot?
    My favorite video game stories are TLOU and the BioShock games. TLOU has a very simple, minimalist plot, whereas the BioShock games have fairly elaborate storylines. So, I think for me, how a story is told counts for more than the complexity or simplicity of a storyline in a game. What these stories do have in common is a strong focus on characters along with a focus on examining moral choices. So I guess that must be what I like in video game stories. What about you?
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    Boblee reacted to Justin11 in Most traumatic moments in video games?   
    Yeah, it's all about exposure, I went further to research about the super Mario game, and I discovered that, I've played the game in the past via Java mobile phone, but I never knew its Super Mario Lol. 
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    Boblee got a reaction from Joshua Canler in List the most important games from your childhood/teen years   
    There are more of them that I can recall all off heart but let me just mention a few of them. 
    The Legend Of Zelda
    The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
    Contra 
    Super Mario 
    Donkey Kong
    Gyrus 
    Dragon's Lair 
    Elavator Action 
     
     
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    Boblee reacted to Heatman in If money were no issue, what would your dream gaming setup be?   
    There is one called Logitech G PRO X Gaming-Headset that's sold for £66 on Amazon. Although there are cheaper one's as well. 
     
     
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    Boblee reacted to Heatman in Does anyone prefer gaming without followers/companions?   
    Here is the top 10 Most Helpful A.I Companions in video games piece from WatchMojo. 
     
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    Boblee reacted to Justin11 in Does anyone else find configuring brightness for games confusing?   
    Thanks alot, I've seen it via the video, and I've learned how to adjust the brightness too. 
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    Boblee reacted to Heatman in What games are best to play when you only have a short time for a session?   
    Setting up a friendly match in Top Eleven Football Manager doesn't play more than 9 minutes max. So, it's the shortest playing session I can easily get. 
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    Boblee reacted to Empire in Oldest console you own?   
    With most consoles you have one settings and have no option to adjust them, not like PC gaming. Higher the space the more you can get out of the game by running them high. Then again consoles are far far cheaper option to get right into gaming. 
    I say do it 🙂 
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    Boblee reacted to The Blackangel in Most traumatic moments in video games?   
    So I'm deluded because I didn't like Xbox?
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in Your favourite game series?   
    Although we are talking about EA games series, but I'd like to chip in how good Square Enix Final Fantasy series was made. 
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in Does anyone prefer gaming without followers/companions?   
    The AI backups in the Sci Fi game Destiny 2 are incredibly cool. They are part of why I enjoyed playing the game at all. 
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in Did a reviewer ever change how you perceived a game?   
    Exactly, it's what the reviews are set up to do and when they fall at doing it, it makes the reviewers work a useless one. 
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in Can you play till old age?   
    I don't see anything stopping me from playing games both online and offline till I'm old right now unless my health changes in the future. 
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    Boblee reacted to Withywarlock in Have you ever participated in a study or survey involving gaming?   
    Yep, the Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology, aimed more at MMO players but can probably be used in other genres (if used outside of games, I'd be very pessimistic about what the results say.)
    As for studies and surveys, when I used to frequent r/truegaming, there'd be quite a few studies and surveys there from developers and publishers gauging community interest, or university students asking questions for their dissertations.
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    Boblee reacted to Withywarlock in What is your goal when you play an MMO?   
    There's an interesting test called Bartle's Test of Gamer Psychology (other names also known), wherein you can find out what kind of archetype you are. Here's my results, which I think reflect my experience rather well:
    You are 93% Socialiser
    What Bartle says:
    ♥ Socialisers are interested in people, and what they have to say. The game is merely a backdrop, a common ground where things happen to players. Inter-player relationships are important: empathising with people, sympathising, joking, entertaining, listening; even merely observing people play can be rewarding - seeing them grow as individuals, maturing over time. Some exploration may be necessary so as to understand what everyone else is talking about, and points-scoring could be required to gain access to neat communicative spells available only to higher levels (as well as to obtain a certain status in the community). Killing, however, is something only ever to be excused if it's a futile, impulsive act of revenge, perpetrated upon someone who has caused intolerable pain to a dear friend. The only ultimately fulfilling thing is not how to rise levels or kill hapless drips; it's getting to know people, to undertand them, and to form beautiful, lasting relationships.
    You are also:
    67% Explorer
    40% Achiever
    0% Killer
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    Boblee got a reaction from Withywarlock in Have you ever participated in a study or survey involving gaming?   
    Not any as of recent but there was one shared here by @Withywarlockwhere the survey helps to show your personality or something. 
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    Boblee reacted to Shagger in What's your favorite PC game?   
    I'm sorry, but I cannot regard in-app purchases of any kind being in a game in "beta" as acceptable. The whole point of a beta test is exactly that, a test, to make sure the base mechanics work and find bugs an faults. In app purchases, DLC and deluxe editions have no place in that scenario whatsoever.
     
    Keeping the game in "beta" for four years is an excuse to ride on to deny and delay promised features and content to string people along. It's a brilliant idea in terms of business. Only suffer the expenditure to develop half a game the milk the community for years rather than the COD or Battlefield mentality of developing a full game to only take in the money over a year or two at most.
     
    It's much easier for to convince a player base to be tolerant and patient for a game that's in a test phase and still in development. I would be no different, but that tolerance evaporates from me the very second that game offers any kind of DLC. A game is supposed be finished before such things are even contemplated, and if the dev's claim a game is in "beta", by thier own admission, the game is not finished. Cash shops, DLC, microtransactions, special editions, there is no excuse to have any of these things in a game that isn't finished, so there's no excuse to have them in a beta. Simple as that.
     
    What I describe as the false beta is something that isn't talked about nearly often enough in the gaming, but it is quite possibly the worst practice a game company can indulge in. It's manipulative, greedy and downright lazy. PUBG was a good example. Even when the game launched ON DISK for consoles they were still claiming it to test as an excuse for the outdated graphics and lack of full game features. The crown jewel of false tests has to be the aforementioned Star Citizen though. A "game" that's been in alpha, not even beta, for nearly a decade but still managed to take it over $300 million and counting from it's fans with pay-to-win DLC packs, some as expensive as a brand new 5-Series BMW. Escape from Tarkov may not be as extreme, but the similarities are undeniable. A "beta" that lasts as long four months would be suspect, never mind four years. I hate to bring it to you, but that game is never coming out as a complete game. If I were you, I'd jump ship before it sinks. But at the very least, please do not spend one penny more on it.
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    Boblee reacted to TheFjordFox in What's your favorite PC game?   
    There is an absolute zero of pay-to-win features in the game. Except you can purchase a larger pack of the game when it releases, including all future DLCs, which will give you a bit more inventory space. That can be unlocked quite fast by just looting some stuff and crafting the space tho. The currencies are USD, EUR and Roubles. There will never be microtransactions. 

    Contrary to what it might sound like, I am more worried for when it leaves beta - because if they don't continually reset the game as it is now, it gets stale. They change things, balance out things, reset, give all players the same start, but a bit different set of viable attachments and such, so that the meta doesn't stay stale. You COULD buy anything you want from "real money traders", but it is against the game rules, and if you get caught spending money to get an advantage over other players, you get banned. 

    It might sound awful, but it really isn't. I don't think anyone that plays it actually cares about it being in beta. They keep adding more stuff and maps all the time, and the game is far from being abandoned. They want to release a few more maps before they go out of beta, as far as I can gather.

    Realism is a big thing in Tarkov - and it's lovely. You aim somewhere, as long as you have your sights set correctly relative to the distance you're shooting, the only thing preventing you from hitting your target is your own skills of aiming. 

    It does not favour players that pay - quite the opposite. You can go Rambo and have a good time guns blazing, but probably die a lot, or you can do what I do - lurk in the shadows, and strike at my unsuspecting prey while gathering up loot to extract back to my hideout with to profit. Ammunition is a big part of the game. You can have the best gun, with the fanciest attachments, but if you're using terrible ammunition, it's gonna be bad. However, if you use a crappy single-shot shotgun, but load it with the correct slug ammunition and aim well, you can devastate the enemy with it.

    The loot system is the best I've ever seen. You kill someone, you can take their face-accessories, their helmet, gun(s), body armour, backpack, every single piece of random garbage in the backpacks etc. 

    It's not so much "bad balance" that makes the game hard for newer players, as it is lack of map knowledge, and what ammo to use in what situation. You can stack bullets individually if you want, so that say every third round you fire is a tracer, or armor penetrating, or hollow point, or whatever you need/want it to be. It's actually great. I'm currently waiting for the game to reset again, because when that happens... it's honestly such an awesome gaming experience. Everyone running around with sub-optimal gun-builds, whatever ammo they can get a hold off, trying to slowly progress the gear that they can take with them into raids, while also focusing on the numerous tasks in the game that various traders have for you. The traders also are your main source of ammunition, and all other gear until you hit level 20, when you can access the flea market and trade with other players. The before you hit level 20 gameplay is what I wish the entire game always was. Struggling to get by. Saving up ammunition and weapon attachments you manage to find so that at some point you can use a certain weapon in a certain configuration with a certain type of ammunition. Early in the game you can't just kill someone who has extremely durable body armour, and a seriously pimped out weapon, as there isn't anyone that has these things. And that keeps the game going at an interesting rate, where everyone's fighting for survival, and scared out of their wits trying not to lose what they have already acquired. I love it. As the game progresses, everyone starts using the best type of gear, and armor becomes irrelevant as everyone's using ammunition that goes right through it anyway, making the game kinda stale and boring, imo. But the months after a reset leading up to that... it's pure gaming gold. No ridiculous spray-patterns to learn. No bullets going above your crosshair. Heck. There even is no crosshair. So you better be real confident in where you're pointing the gun if you don't want to properly aim. When you do properly aim - the bullets will go exactly where you point the gun, unless targets are far enough away for you to have to worry about bullet-drop, or having picked up a weapon from someone that didn't bother maintaining it in good condition.

    Really an awesome game. Worth giving a shot.
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    Boblee reacted to Heatman in Does anyone prefer gaming without followers/companions?   
    Activision did a very good job with what they did on Destiny 2 production. They use to be careless with some of their games but not with Destiny 2. 
     
     
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    Boblee got a reaction from Family sedan in Last Game Played   
    I'm a big fan of racing games. I have played the likes of Need for Speed, Dirt, Motor Gp, GT etc. I hope I can connect with lots of racing fans here. 
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    Boblee got a reaction from Family sedan in How many controllers?   
    Games addiction isn't healthy at all, I really feel strong pity for anybody who's suffering from it because they are hanging by a thread. 
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in Most traumatic moments in video games?   
    There are so many games that have the capability of scaring the gamers for life by having them so  traumatized. Here is a list on WatchMojo. 
     
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in PC game to play in free time at work?   
    West of Loathing is another great and funny game that you can play PC if you want to play games at work because it can fit in well at one's workplace. 
     
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in How many controllers?   
    If I should calculate all my consoles that I used to have and its controllers, it would be 4 for my Sega, 3 for PS1, 3 for PS2, 4 for PS3 and 6 for PS4. 
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    Boblee got a reaction from Heatman in Why do old PS1/PS2 controllers have gross analog sticks?   
    It's a typo error, I wanted to write when I wasn't careless with using my hardware. 
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