Do You Walk in Video Games? Odd Habits You Have When You Play

I've been thinking about some of the things I do inside of games that might be thought of as odd or unnecessary. I'm sure everyone does things like that. Y'know, everything from OCD's to preferences. What are some of yours?

I don't run in games unless it's appropriate. I force myself to walk around towns, inside of buildings, or around NPC's that I'm talking to.

I like to play games as if I'm actually inside of the game, roleplay I suppose. Through that, I also like to behave as though I'm really there. I, personally, think it's a bit odd to run calmly between people inside of a building or a town. Imagine being a shopkeeper, having a costumer open the door, run full speed at you, stop, and ask to see what you have to sell.

I can't leave a room without exploring every little corner of it first. In Arkham Asylum I ended up missing quite a few cutscenes because I'd never enter a new room through the front door without knowing where the shafts lead to first.

I force myself to walk around towns, inside of buildings, or around NPC's that I'm talking to.

Srbanator

If you need to force yourself to do that?

It could be a sign of bigger things

It's one thing to be like "wow these are nice graphics and I like to see them as my character moves through the game"

To think "well it's rude to run because I'm adding on so many human traits to pretend things that aren't real" is a sign that you might want to take a break from games and surround yourself in real world situations rather then pretend ones.

Gaming is a great hobby but it's got to be balanced with a healthy lifestyle out of it, if you're having trouble and confusing the two maybe a step back is in order just so you can reevaluate things?

Whenever I can, I try to sneak behind enemies and when they spot me I become aggravated. I also have a tendency to walk away after I just did something spectacular, kind of just looking cool, and sometimes when I get bored I attack civilians to see if they react.

Whenever I can, I try to sneak behind enemies and when they spot me I become aggravated. I also have a tendency to walk away after I just did something spectacular, kind of just looking cool, and sometimes when I get bored I attack civilians to see if they react.

ImBananas

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Whenever I can, I try to sneak behind enemies and when they spot me I become aggravated. I also have a tendency to walk away after I just did something spectacular, kind of just looking cool, and sometimes when I get bored I attack civilians to see if they react.

iTs-Sneak

Whenever I can, I try to sneak behind enemies and when they spot me I become aggravated. I also have a tendency to walk away after I just did something spectacular, kind of just looking cool, and sometimes when I get bored I attack civilians to see if they react.

ImBananas

I do that too, in AC:Brotherhood, when I have just finished a perfect combo on numerous enemies, I walk away like a badass with all the bodies and the blood behind me.

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Whenever I can, I try to sneak behind enemies and when they spot me I become aggravated. I also have a tendency to walk away after I just did something spectacular, kind of just looking cool, and sometimes when I get bored I attack civilians to see if they react.

araksik

I do that too, in AC:Brotherhood, when I have just finished a perfect combo on numerous enemies, I walk away like a badass with all the bodies and the blood behind me.

Glad I'm not the only one.

Sometimes in GTA I will follow a random pedestrian around until they disappear. They do some funny stuff. The city seems so alive when you take things a little slower.Namgis

In games like NCAA and NBA Live...I actually really like to just set up my offense over and over to get an open shot unlike most people who pick a player and shoot wherever. (wins me a lot of online games and against real friends too ;))

Fighting games like Tekken when I am about to win I always stop mid-combo so that the final punch is actually the final blow that counts. Then I just watch the other player collapse. Its kinda like my way of saying I'm done with you. Either that or finish someone with a rediculously simple punch or kick.

IN real life I do get excited when playing any game (Other than gran turismo because I have a wheel so I need to stay put lol) I usually start by getting up and jumping up and down when I play.

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I force myself to walk around towns, inside of buildings, or around NPC's that I'm talking to.

Jaysonguy

If you need to force yourself to do that?

It could be a sign of bigger things

It's one thing to be like "wow these are nice graphics and I like to see them as my character moves through the game"

To think "well it's rude to run because I'm adding on so many human traits to pretend things that aren't real" is a sign that you might want to take a break from games and surround yourself in real world situations rather then pretend ones.

Gaming is a great hobby but it's got to be balanced with a healthy lifestyle out of it, if you're having trouble and confusing the two maybe a step back is in order just so you can reevaluate things?

I have a habit of murdering all the local townsfolk and looting all the stores in RPGs. I can't stand walking in games, I usually always run. I'm playing Heavy Rain right now and in it you can never run and have to slowly meander everywhere; it annoys the hell out of me.:x

But my worst habit is bunny hopping in games, especially in games like NIER and Darksiders (were you travel long distances on foot), when I get bored I jump non-stop till I finally reach my destination. This proves troubling especially in STALKER and other games were jumping uses stamina.koospetoors

I grudge hard. What I mean by that, is if any NPC, be they in a Bioware game or a pedestrian in GTA, does something to piss me off, I'll go to any great lengths to get some sweet revenge.

You know Dragon Age's Loghain? [spoiler] Sure that was a touching father/daughter moment right before I splattered his blood all over the b****. Wished I could kill her too for that stunt she pulled. [/spoiler]

I have a habit of murdering all the local townsfolk and looting all the stores in RPGs. I can't stand walking in games, I usually always run. I'm playing Heavy Rain right now and in it you can never run and have to slowly meander everywhere; it annoys the hell out of me.:x

StealthMonkey4

No matter what game I play I always take time to find interesting ways of killing myself. Like in GTA I might drive really fast, hit a ramp, and then bail out of the car in mid air so that I smack into a poll or building. In games with really tall buildings I will always try to reach the top just so I can jump off and see how long it takes to hit the ground. I will literally spend an hour just finding stupid ways to die and I will laugh the whole time while doing it.

I sometimes obey the traffic laws in games like GTA and such.koospetoors

The only thing I don't like is some NPCs don't follow the laws and will start honking at you when you are stopped at a red light.

I reload...ALOT. I also have to check if my Xbox is off a few times. I've been paranoid ever since my old 360 started turning on by itself about 3 years ago.

No matter what game I play I always take time to find interesting ways of killing myself. Like in GTA I might drive really fast, hit a ramp, and then bail out of the car in mid air so that I smack into a poll or building. In games with really tall buildings I will always try to reach the top just so I can jump off and see how long it takes to hit the ground. I will literally spend an hour just finding stupid ways to die and I will laugh the whole time while doing it.

evilgamer22

I've been thinking about some of the things I do inside of games that might be thought of as odd or unnecessary. I'm sure everyone does things like that. Y'know, everything from OCD's to preferences. What are some of yours?

I don't run in games unless it's appropriate. I force myself to walk around towns, inside of buildings, or around NPC's that I'm talking to.

I like to play games as if I'm actually inside of the game, roleplay I suppose. Through that, I also like to behave as though I'm really there. I, personally, think it's a bit odd to run calmly between people inside of a building or a town. Imagine being a shopkeeper, having a costumer open the door, run full speed at you, stop, and ask to see what you have to sell.

Srbanator

i always talk to everyone i meet.. sometimes they say very useful things.. this is also benefitial when playing rpg's like harvest moon or guildwars and i never leave before theyve said everything.. you see some interesting things and ehar some interesting stuff. for example there is a mime in the bukdek byway in guildwars: factions that you can play an emote mini-game with.. you get nohting for winning but its pretty cool all the same.

Lately I've been doing a lot of walking while playing Call of Pripyat.

Well i try to do all side quests and avoid the main story because i fear it will end too fast.i.e.-AC:Brotherhood.And kill whenever i meet enemy in games where you need to sneak i go and start killing spree:P

i always talk to everyone i meet.. sometimes they say very useful things.. this is also benefitial when playing rpg's like harvest moon or guildwars and i never leave before theyve said everything.. you see some interesting things and ehar some interesting stuff. for example there is a mime in the bukdek byway in guildwars: factions that you can play an emote mini-game with.. you get nohting for winning but its pretty cool all the same.

ionusX

I do the exact same thing while playing any type of rpg. I always talk to everyone I can find and then talk to them again to see if the dialogue changes any. Also if I leave a town and then come back later after doing some stuff I will then talk to everyone again just in case certain actions I took else where had some kind of effect on their dialogue. I know it seems tedious, but with rpgs you need to talk to people other wise you might miss out on good info.

Occasionally. More so in RPG's.

[QUOTE="Srbanator"]

I've been thinking about some of the things I do inside of games that might be thought of as odd or unnecessary. I'm sure everyone does things like that. Y'know, everything from OCD's to preferences. What are some of yours?

I don't run in games unless it's appropriate. I force myself to walk around towns, inside of buildings, or around NPC's that I'm talking to.

I like to play games as if I'm actually inside of the game, roleplay I suppose. Through that, I also like to behave as though I'm really there. I, personally, think it's a bit odd to run calmly between people inside of a building or a town. Imagine being a shopkeeper, having a costumer open the door, run full speed at you, stop, and ask to see what you have to sell.

thah-dude

In RTS games, especially ones with walls. I set up a pretty looking base and station guards around the "entrances" to buildings and have patrols throughout the city despite not needing them and I have 2 guys, 1 standing on either side, of the gate ( X_______X = like that). and set up gatherers around facing eachother in little groups like people having conversations and have a few walk together in groups on patrol paths. I essentially create a little village. Oh, and I upgrade units until they look cool, rather than having max upgrades like in age of mythology, I would upgrade hoplites until they were wearing silver coloured armour, and maxed out everything else because I liked the look. I did that a lot in Warcraft 3 and Age of Mythology.

I reload a lot. Yeah, machineguns aren't for me.Crimsader

I do this too, I hate when you have an LMG with a long reload sequence because I reload it even after like four shots, lol.

I nonstop roll in Zelda, in physics-based games, I shoot people in other areas to experiment how they react.nobodylive

I always try to shoot people in the legs when I play shooters.

I never really had any strange habits until I played the Splinter Cell games, very unpredictable, trial and error focused games that can get very frustrating. Whenever I play a stealth game, I must:

1. Incapacitate every threat in the area, even after failure

For some reason I must do this in every stealth game... even if just sneaking past them would be much easier and faster. I also manage to do this all the time after failing a segment, which isn't difficult, but can get very tedious very quickly, also...

2. Always use non-lethal force to complete your objectives, and, if possible, never use ranged weapons

This is more of a self imposed challenge than anything, and I enjoy it in general as long as the game isn't too difficult. My obsession with this is a big reason why Splinter Cell was so goshdarn difficult at times.

3. Always reload after every firing session, even when not necesary

There's got to be SOMETHING to do while you wait for that guard to turn his back to your hiding place. I reload after shooting LOCKS for god's sake. There's just some disconcerting feeling about traveling any distince without a full clip, and I'm still working on ironing this out.

I never really had any strange habits until I played the Splinter Cell games, very unpredictable, trial and error focused games that can get very frustrating. Whenever I play a stealth game, I must:

1. Incapacitate every threat in the area, even after failure

For some reason I must do this in every stealth game... even if just sneaking past them would be much easier and faster. I also manage to do this all the time after failing a segment, which isn't difficult, but can get very tedious very quickly, also...

2. Always use non-lethal force to complete your objectives, and, if possible, never use ranged weapons

This is more of a self imposed challenge than anything, and I enjoy it in general as long as the game isn't too difficult. My obsession with this is a big reason why Splinter Cell was so goshdarn difficult at times.

3. Always reload after every firing session, even when not necesary

There's got to be SOMETHING to do while you wait for that guard to turn his back to your hiding place. I reload after shooting LOCKS for god's sake. There's just some disconcerting feeling about traveling any distince without a full clip, and I'm still working on ironing this out.

CD-i_ownz

I do this all the time. Hell, when I have time to burn on GTA or a need for speed, I will wait at intertsections for lights, and just cruise along with traffic... :P

To be honest i prefer to run in rpgs, that saves a lot of time. But in 3d action i always walk by some reason. Only run when i need to evade some nasty rocket or an acid from aliens! :twisted:

I reload a lot. Yeah, machineguns aren't for me.Crimsader

I tend to walk more in RPGs in unfamiliar uncharted areas. This turns into a slow stride once the area is fully checked out. In FPS and TPS I tend to slow run and sprint more often.