/v/ - Video Games

OCD on exploring every nook and cranny of levels and avoiding progressing or triggering events until I've done so, in case the game prevents me from entering that area.

>>15402541

I do this to. Sometimes I get so bad about it, I'll ruin a game for myself.

I always use up the lowest level items/monsters before using the higher level ones.

Helpful in something like SMT where they can be fusion fodder but just tedious in something like Pokemon.

You already went through all of it? The postgame's fucking huge.

>>15403178

So the Rayquaza thing is not the end? That's even worse, just shut up about the end and let me play…

Also, my other habit in RPGs is trying to save items for "an occassion" that never actually comes (good games should make it come!).

>>15402541

This happens a lot to me, too many cut-scene heavy games ruined this shit, where if you stumble through an invisible trip-wire, a cutscene plays out and you can't explore the previous area.

It doesn't help that scenes are often made so that they expect you to look a certain way when you arrive or are walking about and notice something in the distance but I'm too busing looking to the sides hoping for upgrades or secrets.

>>15403222

>Also, my other habit in RPGs is trying to save items for "an occassion" that never actually comes (good games should make it come!).

It never comes because you learn to make do without those items and every fight becomes somewhat easy even without them so you forget about it.

At some point, I have to mentally condition myself into thinking that "I don't need these items, I can spend them freely and save time instead" or I end up with an inventory cluttered with healing potions and the like.

Elona was like this to me, where I had a gazillion potions, scrolls and rods with me that I never used because slashing with my sword was more than enough.

But then I realized that throwing potions trains Alchemy and Throwing and reading scrolls\zapping rods trains Magic Device so now I begin every fight by tossing beer, whisky and acid onto the faces of anyone who gets close and unload rods to save mana and get shit for Itzepatl.

>>15403222

>Also, my other habit in RPGs is trying to save items for "an occassion" that never actually comes (good games should make it come!).

It will never come because these games are usually designed for you to be able to win without those items.

I usually rush through games faster than I probably should so I generally end up underleveled and actually end up making use of those items near the end/final boss, which works out well because a lot of rpgs like to put a large difficulty spike here.

an annoying habit I find is that when you play games you ruin your entire life and develop brain fog and depressed and want to kill yourself every single day of your waking life. Anyone else know this feel?

>>15403561

Nobody knows that feeling because everyone can write proper english and doesn't stay inside like a retarded NEET.

If videogames are all you have going for your life, that outcome is inevitable but if they are your hobby instead of your job, they complement life really well.

Besides, have you taken a look at the alternatives for entertainment? Thank G-D for videogames!

>>15403576

damn dude

>>15402541

This and finding a way to horde all the useful items.

Always jumping down hallways in fps games even when i know it doesn't do anything.

>>15403591

This, except I tend to horde rare items that aren't useful too just for collecting purposes even though I'm going to end up uninstalling the game and erasing my save files after I beat it.

In addition to the aforementioned hoarding of items for an occasion that never arises, and feeling compelled to explore every area entirely (to the detriment of my enjoyment), I just can't stop save scumming like the world's biggest degenerate. I've tried multiple times to not do so, but it's like fighting against a wall.

I am ashamed.

>>15403732

Try playing on consoles. That will cure you since it can't be done there.

>>15403732

I blame casualization.

Modern games are so shallow that if I lose even 5 minutes of progress I end up with the most brain-dead gameplay to get back to the point where I was. Just doing the _exact_ same thing, picking up the same items, killing the same enemies the same way. My death leading to the reload is not because I could've taken a better route, but because the game mechanics are piss easy and the game is made "hard" with artificial difficulty.

In older games I don't mind not saving for even hours on end, because after reload I'm met with a new direction in gamepaly. I don't have to redo the exact same shit.

>its this fag again

Go finish a game instead of posting about your depression here

>Real habit of rarely reloading with a half-empty mag, usually fire the whole thing empty

>Not so much a habit, but have a weird knack for choosing the right path and often games lock me from going back to see what was down the other path

>>15402541

I know that feel, bro.

>>15403154

I know that feel, bro. Especially in Breath of the Wild, I'll use the weakest weapons/bows/shields before I use the strongest one, but this one actually has some logic to it - the weak stuff break faster anyway, so you get to use the strong stuff on the strong enemies sooner or later. It does help that I'm skilled as fuck and can effortlessly dodge (w/ flurry) and parry stuff, so shields practically never break and even a pot lid can stop a fucking Lynel dead in its tracks without breaking.

I get reluctant to delete older saves just in case I fuck something up really badly and I'm forced to start over. I only end up deleting older saves when the game forces me to or when I'm at the end and I figure I'll play it from the beginning the next time.

If a game doesn't have limited inventory space, I try to hoard at least one of every item. If it has limited but extremely generous space I don't.

>>15415288

tfw i've played games where saving has a chance to corrupt the save file so you have to keep like 3-4 slots of the same save file

>>15415288

You're not alone on that

>>15415161

>rarely reloading with a half-empty mag

Same here anon, especially when the game's dry reload animation looks cooler; I used to be real bad for always reloading no matter what in multiplayer games though.

>>15415161

>>15415447

I'm not a /k/fag but what's the problem with constantly reloading?

Yes, you "lose" the ammo in the magazine when you pop it out and put a fresh one in, but surely you can take them out of the magazine and re-use them when you're out of the fight?

>>15415467

Depends on the game, some don't allow you to recover magazines, even if they still had ammo in them. But even if the game only tracks total ammo reloading often can lead to getting caught off guard mid-animation, so it's seen as a bad habit.

>>15415161

>have OCD habit of exploring all paths for chests/collectibles/secrets before proceeding

>hit fork in the road

>pick path which seems incorrect

>is actually the correct one

>cutcsene plays; game proceeds, can't backtrack

>reload and lose last 20 minutes of progress

I fucking hate games that make you guess and pull shit like this with permanently missable stuff. Usually the reason I keep FAQs open while playing.

>>15403222

>So the Rayquaza thing is not the end?

Not even fucking close, man. PMD games like the put the "main story" end somewhere closer to the 1/2-2/3 point. That way, more casual players can be satisfied with a complete story, but the hardcore get even more story and dungeons. You still have Luminous Cave and evolution, Stormy Sea and Kyogre, the Clear Wing quest with the Legendary Beasts and Ho-oh, the Latios and Latias quest, the Gengar backstory quest, the 99 floor Western Cave that gives Mewtwo, the 99 floor Silver Trench that gives Lugia, and finally Meteor Cave, which only allows 1 Pokemon and 3 items and gives Deoxys. And on top of all that you have recruiting them all, infinite missions, team building, and earning all the statues.

>>15416085

Oh, and Buried Relic, another 99 floor dungeon with the Regi trio and Mew, Purity Forest, a 99 floor dungeon with Celebi, and Wish Cave, a 99 floor dungeon with Jirachi. You got your work cut out for you.

>>15402541

For that reason, I actually enjoyed Bioshock Infinite's "magic arrow that points to the goal", because I would use it, then go a separate way to explore.

silent hill 3 is a piece of shit that made me hoard useless items in tons of other games. If I had any less ammunition in my sh3 playthrough it would've been impossible for me to beat the boss