I recently found this page while browsing the web:
http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/129 ... s-in-rpgs/
I found it interesting mostly because I realized I have developed every single bad habit listed. Does anyone have a cure for this disease?
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WalkCMD wrote:I am guilty of starting RPG's, not playing for a bit and forgetting where I am in the game and what I am doing, and then restarting.
WalkCMD wrote:I am guilty of starting RPG's, not playing for a bit and forgetting where I am in the game and what I am doing, and then restarting.
DeadOfKnight wrote:WalkCMD wrote:I am guilty of starting RPG's, not playing for a bit and forgetting where I am in the game and what I am doing, and then restarting.
Yeah I do that a lot. I'm thinking I'm just going to start playing games on easy so I can get through them quicker and finish the story.
Without the challenge it would kind of take away any reason to min/max your character. I like adventure games so for me that's OK.
derFunkenstein wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:WalkCMD wrote:I am guilty of starting RPG's, not playing for a bit and forgetting where I am in the game and what I am doing, and then restarting.
Yeah I do that a lot. I'm thinking I'm just going to start playing games on easy so I can get through them quicker and finish the story.
Without the challenge it would kind of take away any reason to min/max your character. I like adventure games so for me that's OK.
Yeah, for RPGs I'm generally not playing for the challenge; I'm playing for the story. I only played through DA:O entirely once on Medium and I found constantly pausing to give each party member a new command tedius and not fun. Any subsequent run has been on Easy because I like exploring and I found the story quite engaging. I wanted to see how it branhces based on decisions and I didn't need to play through it again on Medium or higher to experience that.
That's in direct opposition to how I enjoy the Disgaea games; I love playing through those with the monster difficulty cranked up because you can get more awesome stuff that way.
EsotericLord wrote:I'm super guilty of the "rainy day" one. I almost always finish my games with a large surplus of money/potions/powerups because I "never know when I'll need them."
I finished Dragon Age Origins with like 350 gold because I was waiting for "the moment."
derFunkenstein wrote:9 bad habits that break immersion:
1.) Bugs
2.) Choices that don't fit the role you want to play
3.) Bugs
4.) Bad voice acting
5.) Bugs
6.) Bad AI
7.) Bugs
8.) Leaving out story bits for DLC later, particularly mid-game DLC on a game I already finished and don't want to replay
9.) Bugs
WalkCMD wrote:I am guilty of starting RPG's, not playing for a bit and forgetting where I am in the game and what I am doing, and then restarting.
DeadOfKnight wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:9 bad habits that break immersion:
1.) Bugs
2.) Choices that don't fit the role you want to play
3.) Bugs
4.) Bad voice acting
5.) Bugs
6.) Bad AI
7.) Bugs
8.) Leaving out story bits for DLC later, particularly mid-game DLC on a game I already finished and don't want to replay
9.) Bugs
Sounds like you have a particular game in mind.
derFunkenstein wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:9 bad habits that break immersion:
1.) Bugs
2.) Choices that don't fit the role you want to play
3.) Bugs
4.) Bad voice acting
5.) Bugs
6.) Bad AI
7.) Bugs
8.) Leaving out story bits for DLC later, particularly mid-game DLC on a game I already finished and don't want to replay
9.) Bugs
Sounds like you have a particular game in mind.
A couple games, yes. #8 is clearly Dragon Age, but it's true of most recent Bioware releases. I didn't find DA:O particularly buggy, I did find show-stopping bugs in the PC port of Final Fantasy VII. That was even on hardware and an OS that the game was designed for (Voodoo Banshee, Sound Blaster Live, Pentium 233MMX, Win98SE). #4 was Final Fantasy XIII. After about 4 hours I wanted to choke that little pink-haired girl.