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Strange gaming compulsions you have
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The Mango Sentinel
Member
I hoard money like a motherfucker in almost every game that has a currency.
I just can't help it.
I just can't help it.
Lightning Count
Member
When I set the PS3 up to download any large games, I pull the HDMI cable out, so that I can turn the TV off, otherwise due to HDMI control it turns the PS3 off as well.
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
Sometimes I request a feature for the next game. Then once they add the feature, I don't use it often. This is because just knowing I CAN use it is satisfying enough.
I still do this in newer Pokemon games, even though there's never anything there.
Chinbo37
Member
If I am really excited about playing a new game and I have a lot of time to play (say a block of several hours) I usually clean my apartment first so there are no distractions before I play lol.
Also series. I feel compelled to always start a series from the beginning, even if all the games arent so great. For example I really wanted to play Earthbound but I am forcing myself to play Mother 1 first.
Also series. I feel compelled to always start a series from the beginning, even if all the games arent so great. For example I really wanted to play Earthbound but I am forcing myself to play Mother 1 first.
CrazyArcadia
Member
I don't care about trophies and achievements, or so I would like it to be. But it's not true...
Often, after initially playing through a game and going for hard mode or 100% unlockables (which was standard procedure for me in every console generation before) or when in the middle of a beautiful RPG... I glimpse at the trophies, see all the insane time-wasting crap I would have to do for even going over 50% "official" completition (like "kill 1000 enemies with weapon X"; "find all 256 rainbow-coloured unicorn miniatures"; "play online 40 hours" and so on).
... and then just decide "might as well save the time, not worth the effort if those trophies I normally don't care about will still make it look as if I had barely played the game" and move on, leaving the game in the middle of having fun and going for another game instead.
It is completely irrational, I actually strongly believe noone in my friend lists cares at all and I should not care at all, either... But I hate trophies for that and would love to have the possibility to make trophies completely disappear on my profile (just disableing the notification does nothing for me because the trophies are still there).
Funny thing about that - Nintendo not having trophies actually leads to me playing games on Nintendo systems longer, more often and on all difficulty settings. Same for retro games.
Often, after initially playing through a game and going for hard mode or 100% unlockables (which was standard procedure for me in every console generation before) or when in the middle of a beautiful RPG... I glimpse at the trophies, see all the insane time-wasting crap I would have to do for even going over 50% "official" completition (like "kill 1000 enemies with weapon X"; "find all 256 rainbow-coloured unicorn miniatures"; "play online 40 hours" and so on).
... and then just decide "might as well save the time, not worth the effort if those trophies I normally don't care about will still make it look as if I had barely played the game" and move on, leaving the game in the middle of having fun and going for another game instead.
It is completely irrational, I actually strongly believe noone in my friend lists cares at all and I should not care at all, either... But I hate trophies for that and would love to have the possibility to make trophies completely disappear on my profile (just disableing the notification does nothing for me because the trophies are still there).
Funny thing about that - Nintendo not having trophies actually leads to me playing games on Nintendo systems longer, more often and on all difficulty settings. Same for retro games.
I do these. 3 save files, save over each one whenever I save.
Persona 4 Golden had me using slots at the bottom too, for the start of certain events.
I always go to options first. Dunno why. But while I'm there, I turn subtitles off.
I've only recently gotten into Monster hunter and I'm already doing this.
Immaculate Inventory Syndrome is something I caught from RE4.
In open games, for example Deus Ex, Fallout, etc., I would save before the mission, check every corner stealthily, kill the guards, complete optional missions, explore every part of every fucking room, hack every computer, etc. and finally activate the alarm to kill more enemies (unless it fails the mission), if somehow anything I do advances the story, reload and do it again. I love that kind of games, but I hate that I can't chose a way of approaching the game and go with it, I mean I start stealth and end up killing every enemy opening every door. then I look back to the game and remember "Ugh I hate that fucking mission" , well yes I hate it because I spent like 2 hours(not counting reloads) doing everything I could do.
Also if a dialog has multiple options I would go first with the ones opposite to what my character would say. the reload and check all dialog branches. Which is the same problem , getting "out of character" and breaking immersion or whatever.
Thanks to those two things I do, I get burnt out too fast and just power through in the last missions.
In RPGs I try not to use any item. I end up having 8383274 potions that heal for 20HP by the end of the game. Also in MMOs, I keep items which I thing my be useful later on, then I wonder why I run out of inventory/warehouse space.
Also if a dialog has multiple options I would go first with the ones opposite to what my character would say. the reload and check all dialog branches. Which is the same problem , getting "out of character" and breaking immersion or whatever.
Thanks to those two things I do, I get burnt out too fast and just power through in the last missions.
In RPGs I try not to use any item. I end up having 8383274 potions that heal for 20HP by the end of the game. Also in MMOs, I keep items which I thing my be useful later on, then I wonder why I run out of inventory/warehouse space.
I can tell you exactly where that stems from in my case. Played the first Red Faction for hours, suddenly I'm on some kind of space station or something like it with a (self?) destruct procedure running which I didn't notice. The space station explodes, I get put back to my save - a quicksave with 10 seconds on the clock. I had no normal save. No level selection to speak of. Turned the game off and never went back.
Now I'm saving aaaaall the time.
I'm guilty of this too.
SneakyStephan
Banned
People aimlessly jumping in mmos is like the signs of late stage cancer.
Saw people starting to do it in archeage and 2 weeks later 90 percent of my friendslist had quit
Starwolf_UK
Member
In racing games I tend not to drive in straight lines but swerve left and right slightly like I'm an F1 driver on the formation lap trying to warm their tyres.
aiat_gamer
Banned
For some reason, in games where there is quick save, whenever I load I immediately save on the same very spot!
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
I always save in the third save slot (where I can).
Earthpainting
Member
I'm the same in the item box, but I'm even worse in my equipment box. I manually sort everything on their own dedicated pages and keep free slots for armours and pieces I don't have. Then my talismans are carefully sorted in order of usefulness. There have been quite a lot of sessions where I spent as much time in my box as I do actually in hunts.
I don't like to use consumable items. I'll be on the final boss of an RPG and not use my mega elixers that will be useless afterwards.
I rented Fallout New Vegas and didn't make it very far before I encumbered myself from picking up every item I found.
My young nephews thought it was strange when I showed them a Zelda game for the first time and they asked why I was rolling constantly.
In level-based games with collectibles I like to collect everything before moving on to the next level. This really hurt when I played DKCR and I had to make myself ignore the puzzle pieces to enjoy the game.
I rented Fallout New Vegas and didn't make it very far before I encumbered myself from picking up every item I found.
My young nephews thought it was strange when I showed them a Zelda game for the first time and they asked why I was rolling constantly.
In level-based games with collectibles I like to collect everything before moving on to the next level. This really hurt when I played DKCR and I had to make myself ignore the puzzle pieces to enjoy the game.
I'm not sure if this fits, but I cannot and will not play video games on a TV if overscan hasn't been disabled. It's disgusting. I want to see the whole screen, not a cropped image. This isn't broadcast TV. Actually, I specially seeked out a TV which allowed overscan to be disabled on broadcast TV and even composite video. Took me ages, but I proudly showcase this Phillips LCD.
- In alot of games I feel the need to explore every nook and cranny and collect everything I can, but I'm not a completionist. So for example I end up with 43/50 of X collectible but usually don't go back to pick up those last seven once I've finished the main campaign.
- Quick-saving an option? SAVE EVERYWHERE!
- Reloading weapons an option? RELOAD EVERYWHERE!
- Quick-saving an option? SAVE EVERYWHERE!
- Reloading weapons an option? RELOAD EVERYWHERE!
I'm absurdly thorough on my first playthroughs. I sometimes lose track of where I was supposed to go because I'm too busy checking every corner. This also applies to trying to nab every trophy/achievement on the first playthrough, and makes me spend more time than I should with crappy games.
I tend to make things difficult on myself with random challenges. When I reached Lord Dredmor in Dungeons of Dredmor, I randomly decided not to go to my pocket dimension to fetch all the 10-star bolts and bombs I stashed there, but see if I can take him down only using only what I had with me (mostly shit-tier stuff)
I also always stick to shit-tier consumables/items, or not use them at all, stashing all the good stuff for the endgame, when I don't use them anyway. Or just plain don't use items in some games (character action most notably. I'd rather die than use a healing item, even if the game penalizes death but not item usage).
I tend to make things difficult on myself with random challenges. When I reached Lord Dredmor in Dungeons of Dredmor, I randomly decided not to go to my pocket dimension to fetch all the 10-star bolts and bombs I stashed there, but see if I can take him down only using only what I had with me (mostly shit-tier stuff)
almost did it, fucked up when he had like 1px healthbar left, died and lost my best character ever
I also always stick to shit-tier consumables/items, or not use them at all, stashing all the good stuff for the endgame, when I don't use them anyway. Or just plain don't use items in some games (character action most notably. I'd rather die than use a healing item, even if the game penalizes death but not item usage).
brokenbeans
Banned
I like to track down pallet trucks in game.
Me too! Sometimes there are some very funny lines hidden in the most innocent pieces of evidence, and they are worth finding out.
Ethical Hedonism
Banned
On open-world games I tend to go with the story missions only until the game lets me free to roam the world and do side-stuff. I'm playing Far Cry 3 now and I already got 10 hours of gameplay and only 3 story missions completed.
Gotta get all those towers and capture them camps.
I did this too haha.
Gotta get all those towers and capture them camps.
I did this too haha.
Shmuppers
Member
Constant rotation of save files when possible, especially in RPG's.
In MMO's or other games that let you customize your character, putting WAAY to much effort and thought into making the character look perfect. I'll spend up to an hour in the character generation screen in Vindictus before I'm satisfied by the result.
In MMO's or other games that let you customize your character, putting WAAY to much effort and thought into making the character look perfect. I'll spend up to an hour in the character generation screen in Vindictus before I'm satisfied by the result.
Mango The Magician
Banned
If there are save points, I'll save at every single one of them.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Ace Attorney 5 really streamlined this to the point I felt there was never anything irrelevant to examine.
Gnome Scat
Member
I don't sell games for some reason. I should really start doing that.
Play it on PC.
My compulsions with games are:
1) If there is an archer character, I have to play that. No matter if there are other cool characters. I just have to play the archer first.
2) I check options for new console games for absolutely nothing, because I am so used to it from PC gaming. There are no really useful tweaks available. But, gotta check! Maybe there are this time!
3) I name all my consoles with XYZ-007 if there is an option for that. There has to be a obvious Bond reference everywhere.
Maybe that's it. Can't remember anything else. Fairly simple ones.
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Yes. I go put the on if the aren't. The ONLY exception is Left 4 dead which has horrible subtitles and spoil the monster appearances. "You hear a Hunter" style
Talking to the game: giving the characters nicknames and apologising to them when they get hurt in combat. When a party member or companion points out that the objective is up ahead, I shout "No, I'm exploring" and check the area first. In Mass Effect there was a lot of "sorry, Gary" when Garrus went down and in Dragon Age it's "Al, get back over here" or "Coalie, please heal now". And a whole lot of "sorry, Lara" in Tomb Raider.
Also the usual things like compulsive save rotation, checking options before starting and taking the left path first.
Also the usual things like compulsive save rotation, checking options before starting and taking the left path first.
Pretty much, but i don't remember with what game it all started.
I guess it's mostly because traveling giant field of nothingness (the joy of open world games or MMOs) is mostly boring so pressing a key non stop somewhat helps with the boredom.
Baron_Calamity
Member
Same here instead of Binding of Isaac its Marvel Heroes.
Lord Phol
Member
Pretty much did this as well and got burned out so it's on hold atm :/. Hate my "have to do/explore everything" compulsion since it just makes me tire of the games way too quickly.
Black Pewter
Member
If I have a full inventory of grenades for example, and I come across a pick up, I'll throw a grenade just so I can pick up the extra one.
silvermember
Banned
I can only play games that I opened first. If another person open a game before me, I wont play it. Obviously, games from my nostalgia are exceptions which means I am not consistent in that believe. Then again, trying to be consistent is a way to be manipulated.