[Troubles balancing main story, side missions, and completionaries]

Even though I'm not a completionist in any way but the way I love to go about my games is to complete the main story first. It gives me a sense of accomplishment before moving towards completing all the side quests as much as I can. 

[Which game release was the biggest letdown?]

For a recent game, I would have to say Kingdom Hearts 3. We the fans waited so long for it and it fell flat in a lot of places. Also, I'm very sure that almost everyone who played Cybertruck 2077 can't forget what went down with the game. 

[Do you backup all of your gaming clips for safe keeping?]

On 1/16/2024 at 5:57 PM, Kane99 said:

With the news that Microsoft was deleting gaming clips and screenshots that weren't saved after a certain period of time, it made me wonder if I had saved all of my xbox clips before I broke my xbox. Oh well, I don't think there was anything too important. I think all the clips I wanted to keep, were already saved so should still be available. Anyway, because of this news, do you now make sure to backup all of your gaming clips instead of waiting for it to possibly be deleted later? I know Xbox will sometimes autodelete a clip you take in game unless you save it to your system. 

Do you backup your gaming clips to YouTube or other platforms? I have used YouTube in the past to keep all of my gaming clips, at least the ones I want to keep.

 

Google Drive have being my best platform to backup all of my gaming clips to. Although, it's not everything that I backup all the time but whenever I want to, it's going straight to Google Drive. 

[Ever meet up with a person you met in an online video game?]

Yes of course, I've meet with more than 7 guys that I played Top Eleven Football Manager with. We are all close friends now because we sit out and drink once in a while when time allows it. I've been on a 6 hours trip to meet a guy I connected with playing the same game. 

[Are there games where you skip the story completely?]

The storyline of any game that I'm playing is very important for me. It's not something that I would be interested in doing by skipping the game's cutscenes and not bother to following the story. If I do that, I would be feeling left out in a way when playing the game. 

[What's your gaming resolutions for the new year?]

Not to put too much pressure on myself because of any video games. If it's what I can get to play, I will do it and play it in a healthy way. Man is not getting any younger. 

[What are the best games to play when you are feeling sick/unwell?]

On 1/16/2024 at 11:01 PM, Kennysplash said:

I don’t even think of games when I’m sick. Where is the strength to grab a controller and sit up straight? I just continue lying down till I get better. 

True! If your sickness is something that's very severe, it's going to be very difficult for you to get up from bed and not to talk more of sitting down to play video games. It's definitely impossible for you to lay down in bed and play. 

[Do you buy most of your retro games online or in store these days?]

On 1/15/2024 at 6:07 AM, Debashis said:

Online all the way. No need to waste time hunting around in stores. Just a few clicks and boom, I've got new game in my collection. Plus, the selection online is way bigger. Gotta catch 'em all!

Exactly! Why stress myself going through physical stores when I can get almost everything I wanted from online store? Ebay is very good place I've been using to get them without having any issues. 

[Do you sign up to services like Gamepass and PS Plus and never use it?]

I know how my gaming schedule looks like most times now and that's a very clear picture of when I'm to pay for any of these service subscription. When it's very obvious I wouldn't be able to get the value of what I'm paying for, I wouldn't be renewing my subscription for the month. 

[least fave weapon?]

I'm probably among the few who hates hand Canons or grenade launchers. I just can't get into using them. Side arms is another weapon I hate that much because of its abysmal range. 

[Have you ever played a game that just made you angry?]

19 hours ago, Shagger said:

 

Since when was Ghost of Tsushima a soulslike?

I had to add it to the list because of its similarities with soul's game with the combat system. If You die, you repeat the mission with all enemies back alive. Maybe it is not that hard as Sekiro or Dark Souls but it definitely gives me soulslike vibe. 

[Do you tend to buy gaming merchandise clothing?]

Red Dead Redemption have been one of my favorite Rockstar Games franchise. I couldn't resist not buying their gaming merchandise clothing. It looked so good! I've been meaning to buy The Last Of Us merchandise too. 

[What game would you recommend to a new gamer?]

It's actually very difficult to know what's going to be the right game to recommend for a new gamer especially when you don't know what the person's interests are like. I would try and find out the platform which the person intends to start playing. This will give me an idea of what kind of easy going game to pick for him or her to start out with. 

[Ever make your own manual if the game didn't come with one?]

Nope, I don't have any interest in doing something like that since I started playing video games right from my childhood. If the gaming manual was important, I wouldn't lose it in the first place. There are things I don't bother with when it comes to my gaming and this is one of them. 

[How is your life any different from programmed artificial intelligence?]

Well, how my life isn’t different to AI is that it's not another human being that coded and programmed me in any way. I have my freewill to do anything I want and when I want it. This is the basis of being completely different from AI. 

[Have you ever played a game that just made you angry?]

There are so many things that can make a gamer to be angered by the video game he or she is playing. One of the biggest of them all is frustration from the game. If you have played any Soul's games, you're going to understand exactly what I mean. Dark Souls franchise like Bloodborune, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Ghost of Tsushima and Serkio : Shadow Die Twice will do that to you. 

[Skills that you have improved by playing video games?]

I have played so many games recently where I have to work so hard on my archery skills. Those video games have helped me to improve exceptionally on this skill in both the game and in real life. Also, I've mentioned before somewhere here in the forum years ago how I learnt how to drive from playing video games. 

[Ghost games and AI]

The only thing AI can't do now is what it haven't berm coded and programmed to do. So, yes I believe that it's something possible when it comes to seeing a ghost themed video game that uses AI to add to the spook or frightening factor in the games development. AI have done harder jobs, so this won't be too difficult for it. 

[Will we ever have something like E3 for fans again?]

What's Sony's State of Play again? I believe that's a bigger replacement for E3 in so many way. So, I don't even think there's any need for gamers to be bothered about E3 because it wasn't even meant for them in the first place. 

[Would you want a video game to memorialize you in game after your death?]

This is something that's going to bring a sort of fame to the person in question. I'm very sure that most people will definitely be interested in having themselves immortalised in a video game. So many generations will about them with how they are portrayed in the game. It's only who doesn't like fame that will decline such a thing. 

[Discord Games]

I have actually seen this feature on Discord recently because I have been using the app a lot but unfortunately I haven't played any of those Discord games yet. I'm still more interesting in using it as a chat messenger more than a gaming platform. Maybe in the future, I'd give the games a try. 

[Forgotten horror games that deserve remakes or reboots]

Blue Stinger will be one old classic horror game that I believe needs a remake. The game was a big launch on Dreamcast but it never managed to come on any other console which makes it a lost survival horror relic game in my opinion. It needs to make its way to new gen consoles today. 

[Who wants to buy an Xbox Series S themed toaster? Anyone?]

I wouldn't like, this Xbox Series S themed Toaster looks great but would I be paying that huge price to have it? The answer is definitely a big NO! I know that some gamers or even scalpers will like to create artificial scarcity of it in the market just to have its price hiked but it's none of my business as I'm not interested in buying it. 

[Samsung making their own video game controllers with PDP]

Being a Samsung fan because I love their products so much more than I do any other electronic tech products, this is a very good news. I would definitely be looking forward to using this their brand of controller just to see what it feels like and if it becomes that good, then we are in on it 💯%. 

[Bluetooth or wired headset?]

I have actually used both the Bluetooth headset and wired headset. They are both very good in my opinion, it all depends on what your preference falls on. I have both of them but most of the time, I'm playing with my Bluetooth headset. This is because I don't play for too long, so I don't have to worry about the battery dying on me.