Deep thoughts on gaming/life - Random thoughts

[HTBandicoot]

It may be different for you, but I find I get the most enjoyment out of games whenever I ignore the percentage complete and just focus on the game itself and the experience. This isn’t easy to do, as we always want to feel productive etc. It may also be impossible for the completionist type.

I see this at work in GTA IV. I sometimes like going through missions, but I have the most fun when I explore the open world and see how far I can go and see the different types of people and features that went into the game.

Another example is Crazy Taxi. I could care less how many people I pick up. I have more fun when I just try to see the different places I can take the people, and laugh at the passengers jumping out of the car when I run out of time…or the people waiting for a taxi underwater. you can even turn on the chest and turn off the time altogether and just explore.

Lastly, I have found this to be true in NES and arcade style games. I know each time I’m liable to reach a “game over” screen before long. So I just play a few mins here and there to pass the time and see how the games were like back then.

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The same goes for my reading life. There used to be times when I would check the percentage left after each chapter. However, I enjoyed most the books that we’re so good I hardly checked how much was left until the very end.

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I guess it all comes down to mindset. If we can get ourselves to the point where we just play to have fun and a good time.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

So you are saying to enjoy the journey and you will get to the end eventually quite right.

 

[HTBandicoot]

So you are saying to enjoy the journey and you will get to the end eventually quite right.

In a way…but some games it’s better if I just play for enjoyment even if there’s no chance at reaching the end.

For example, Gran Turismo 4 I’ve played for a long time and am just 1% complete. If I think too much or am bothered about beating the game, then I’d never play it again.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

I totally agree with you on the completion thing. I continue playing a game as long as I'm having fun and move on if it starts to feel like work.

If we're sharing personal approaches to gaming, I love a good challenge and the feeling of getting better and improving. I'll bang my head against challenging stuff like Ninja Gaiden, Metal Slug, or Fighting Games, but I'm having the time of my life feeling myself improve and slowly bringing the challenge down to my level.

 

[HTBandicoot]

I totally agree with you on the completion thing. I continue playing a game as long as I'm having fun and move on if it starts to feel like work.

If we're sharing personal approaches to gaming, I love a good challenge and the feeling of getting better and improving. I'll bang my head against challenging stuff like Ninja Gaiden, Metal Slug, or Fighting Games, but I'm having the time of my life feeling myself improve and slowly bringing the challenge down to my level.

I can relate in trying Ninja Gaiden myself. Just progressing to the second level can feel like beating the game sometimes.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

In a way…but some games it’s better if I just play for enjoyment even if there’s no chance at reaching the end.

For example, Gran Turismo 4 I’ve played for a long time and am just 1% complete. If I think too much or am bothered about beating the game, then I’d never play it again.

I explore as im progressing doing both is always good you get to enjoy the side content and all fun mini games etc while also not prolonging story events so much that you start disconnecting from the story but thats just the way i play hmmmm in fact its a good idea for a thread or post "the way of the game" or something like that

 

[PurpleShoes]

I agree with you, but I'm such a perfectionist. It's hard not to really badly want to complete every single thing, but I gotta be mindful. Or if a game is super hard like Nocturne or Ikaruga, I don't feel so bad not completing every bit of it.

 

[HTBandicoot]

I agree with you, but I'm such a perfectionist. It's hard not to really badly want to complete every single thing, but I gotta be mindful. Or if a game is super hard like Nocturne or Ikaruga, I don't feel so bad not completing every bit of it.

I guess it can vary person to person too. For example, I have never really beaten a game before. So for me it’s not possible anyways.