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#1 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Do you SALLY FORTH and PERSEVERE so that you may fight again another day? Or do you come post on OT? Or do you take that opportunity to try a new and easier game? Do you lot even play games? Inquiring minds want insightful responses. Or any responses.
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If the game is good, I keep playing if I'm stuck. If it sucks, I get rid of it.

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If the game is good, I keep playing if I'm stuck. If it sucks, I get rid of it.

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hmm i see, so if your previous experiences outweigh the irritation of whatever is making you stuck, you will continue on
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

If the game is good, I keep playing if I'm stuck. If it sucks, I get rid of it.

Jandurin

hmm i see, so if your previous experiences outweigh the irritation of whatever is making you stuck, you will continue on

Correct.

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#5 horgen  Moderator
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Try again. And yes I do play my fair share of games.
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#6 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Try again. And yes I do play my fair share of games. horgen123
shooters or rpgs
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#7 Engrish_Major
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Throwing the controller at the cat is my typical modus operandi.
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#8 silentnightmere
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I try to figure it out if I can't I look up a way to get past STRICTLY the part im on.
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I try to figure it out if I can't I look up a way to get past STRICTLY the part im on. silentnightmere
hmm focused cheating i do this too, depending on how stuck i am
Throwing the controller at the cat is my typical modus operandi.Engrish_Major
poor controller :(
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#10 CHOASXIII
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If I get stuck I usually attempt to get through the part I am stuck on even if it means losing my sanity.

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#11 Big_Bad_Sad
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Usually get annoyed and never look at it again like I have done with Demons Souls. Anything easier I usually persevere.
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I go reading walkthroughs from gamefaqs or video of that certain portion of game where i got stuck from youtube .

Atm going through Batman Arkham City's AR training videos from IGN as these are certainly tricky to pull off :)

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#13 MissLibrarian
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Get... stuck?

I don't understand.

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[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]Usually get annoyed and never look at it again like I have done with Demons Souls. Anything easier I usually persevere.

where did you stop in demon's souls i stopped in world 5-2 ;s
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#15 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Get... stuck?

I don't understand.

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hmm in a shooter on a high difficulty, it would be when they are shooting you more than you can shoot them in and adventure game, it would be when you don't have the right ingredients to get beyond a certain point and you have to back track and look in an rpg, it's when you don't know where to go next or the boss is too powerful in a puzzle game, it's where you suck hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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[QUOTE="Jandurin"] shooters or rpgs

Both. But I'm not that much into the popular shooters like CoD and Battlefield. Lately been having fun with Dark Souls. [QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]Usually get annoyed and never look at it again like I have done with Demons Souls. Anything easier I usually persevere.

Demon's souls rocks though. :x
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Both. But I'm not that much into the popular shooters like CoD and Battlefield. Lately been having fun with Dark Souls. horgen123
i approve :)
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[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]Usually get annoyed and never look at it again like I have done with Demons Souls. Anything easier I usually persevere.Jandurin
where did you stop in demon's souls i stopped in world 5-2 ;s

I hated Valley of defilement in DS for plauge . Bosses were uber easy tho as they can easily be beaten with fire attack .

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[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]Usually get annoyed and never look at it again like I have done with Demons Souls. Anything easier I usually persevere.indzman

where did you stop in demon's souls i stopped in world 5-2 ;s

I hated Valley of defilement in DS for plauge . Bosses were uber easy tho as they can easily be beaten with fire attack .

yeah man world 5 sucks :(
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[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]Usually get annoyed and never look at it again like I have done with Demons Souls. Anything easier I usually persevere.

where did you stop in demon's souls i stopped in world 5-2 ;s

Level 1. Seriously.
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#21 horgen  Moderator
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[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"] Level 1. Seriously.

First world was fun though. Brutal learning curve :lol:
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[QUOTE="Jandurin"] in a shooter on a high difficulty, it would be when they are shooting you more than you can shoot them in and adventure game, it would be when you don't have the right ingredients to get beyond a certain point and you have to back track and look in an rpg, it's when you don't know where to go next or the boss is too powerful in a puzzle game, it's where you suck hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Well I remember one time when I was re-playing a Zelda game on the SNES having to look up on the internet how to push a block off a bridge? Other than that, I've never had problems getting 'stuck' in a game that I recall. OH except Driver 2. Never completed that game. I just remember never managing to get past a particular point where I'd always end up in the sea. I gave up on that one.
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#23 indzman
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[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"] where did you stop in demon's souls i stopped in world 5-2 ;sJandurin

I hated Valley of defilement in DS for plauge . Bosses were uber easy tho as they can easily be beaten with fire attack .

yeah man world 5 sucks :(

Bad news is they re created Valley of Defilement environment and more difficulty in Blighttown in Dark souls :lol:

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Get a walkthrough and see if there is an easier way to do things. (this usually helps while playing Hitman: Silent Assassin) or make a save and play another day
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[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]Usually get annoyed and never look at it again like I have done with Demons Souls. Anything easier I usually persevere.horgen123

Demon's souls rocks though. :x

It is a good game and if I could get in to it would be a game I'd enjoy. When I first started playing it I was supposed to be doing my MSc dissertation so I couldnt really put much time in to it. It ended up collecting dust on the shelf for months. Now I am uni free I might give it a proper go.

First world was fun though. Brutal learning curve :lol: horgen123

It took me half a week to get through the tutorial!

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I tend to take a break or sleep. That does the job. I'm impatient with games so if sleeping it off doesn't help, I'd just look at a walk through should I get stuck in an RPG or adventure game. If it would take too long to backtrack, I'd even load a previous save just to get any missed items.
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Well I remember one time when I was re-playing a Zelda game on the SNES having to look up on the internet how to push a block off a bridge? Other than that, I've never had problems getting 'stuck' in a game that I recall. OH except Driver 2. Never completed that game. I just remember never managing to get past a particular point where I'd always end up in the sea. I gave up on that one. MissLibrarian
you are probably less impatient than me i consider any halting of forward progress for 10 minutes to be "stuck"
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Bad news is they re created Valley of Defilement environment and more difficulty in Blighttown in Dark souls :lol:

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Blighttown is a blast to play through. Who can honestly not love a place where you get poisoned by several of the enemies, some toxic you and enemies that re-spawn plus walking on the ground itself is dangerous? :P
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It took me half a week to get through the tutorial!Big_Bad_Sad
That's supposed to be done in an hour :( You should try to get into the game again. Death is your best teacher in it. :P
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btw i don't know how you are supposed to play demon's souls without a guide there are so many things about weapons and the upgrading you wouldn't know without a comprehensive list
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[QUOTE="indzman"]

Bad news is they re created Valley of Defilement environment and more difficulty in Blighttown in Dark souls :lol:

horgen123

Blighttown is a blast to play through. Who can honestly not love a place where you get poisoned by several of the enemies, some toxic you and enemies that re-spawn plus walking on the ground itself is dangerous? :P

HaHa very true :lol:

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[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]It took me half a week to get through the tutorial!horgen123
That's supposed to be done in an hour :( You should try to get into the game again. Death is your best teacher in it. :P

My mind was elsewhere at the time. Maybe next week when I have nothing to do and nowhere to go I will play it.
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btw i don't know how you are supposed to play demon's souls without a guide there are so many things about weapons and the upgrading you wouldn't know without a comprehensive listJandurin

Guide or video strategy is neccessary for both DS games . But thats my opinion :)

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I always hated tutorials and preferred just doing things in the main game, it's so much more fun that way. I also think it's awesome when you learn something new and nifty no matter how small, which would be totally ruined by playing the tutorial first. That's the beauty of gaming.
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[QUOTE="Jandurin"] you are probably less impatient than me i consider any halting of forward progress for 10 minutes to be "stuck"

I suppose that's it. It did take me about 300 tries to do the last level of Killzone 2 on elite, for example. Took about 4 months. I guess that'd count as 'stuck' for some people, but I knew what I was doing, it was just a bit hard.
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btw i don't know how you are supposed to play demon's souls without a guide there are so many things about weapons and the upgrading you wouldn't know without a comprehensive listJandurin
You try and fail, or go to the wiki. I went to the wiki after awhile. To get hints when I was stuck on a boss. Doing the same in Dark souls now. Also looking at upgrades paths now, as they are a great bit wider than in Demon's Souls.

HaHa very true :lol:

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The boss there is cool though, and easy if you know how to.
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[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]It took me half a week to get through the tutorial!horgen123
That's supposed to be done in an hour :( You should try to get into the game again. Death is your best teacher in it. :P

HaHa Tutorial is not hard as it seems . Some of my freinds wanted to fight the dragon and Red knight in level 1 and without a proper sheild , thats where they went wrong i guess :P

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[QUOTE="MissLibrarian"][QUOTE="Jandurin"] you are probably less impatient than me i consider any halting of forward progress for 10 minutes to be "stuck"

I suppose that's it. It did take me about 300 tries to do the last level of Killzone 2 on elite, for example. Took about 4 months. I guess that'd count as 'stuck' for some people, but I knew what I was doing, it was just a bit hard.

I fell asleep during the last level of Killzone 2. :(
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[QUOTE="horgen123"][QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]It took me half a week to get through the tutorial!indzman

That's supposed to be done in an hour :( You should try to get into the game again. Death is your best teacher in it. :P

HaHa Tutorial is not hard as it seems . Some of my freinds wanted to fight the dragon and Red knight in level 1 and without a proper sheild , thats where they went wrong i guess :P

Fighting the red dragon just required loads of arrows. :P
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[QUOTE="MissLibrarian"][QUOTE="Jandurin"] you are probably less impatient than me i consider any halting of forward progress for 10 minutes to be "stuck"

I suppose that's it. It did take me about 300 tries to do the last level of Killzone 2 on elite, for example. Took about 4 months. I guess that'd count as 'stuck' for some people, but I knew what I was doing, it was just a bit hard.

ROFL yes that would be considered "stuck" hahahahhaahahahaha
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If its F-Zero GX good, I'd keep replaying it til I beat it. But if the game was simply horrible, I stop playing it and go to a different game. Usually though, I keep playing til I beat the games I begin...

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[QUOTE="Jandurin"]btw i don't know how you are supposed to play demon's souls without a guide there are so many things about weapons and the upgrading you wouldn't know without a comprehensive listhorgen123
You try and fail, or go to the wiki. I went to the wiki after awhile. To get hints when I was stuck on a boss. Doing the same in Dark souls now. Also looking at upgrades paths now, as they are a great bit wider than in Demon's Souls.

HaHa very true :lol:

indzman

The boss there is cool though, and easy if you know how to.

Haven't fought Queelag Yet . I'll find a strategy eventually or take your tip :)

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[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="horgen123"] That's supposed to be done in an hour :( You should try to get into the game again. Death is your best teacher in it. :P horgen123

HaHa Tutorial is not hard as it seems . Some of my freinds wanted to fight the dragon and Red knight in level 1 and without a proper sheild , thats where they went wrong i guess :P

Fighting the red dragon just required loads of arrows. :P

But in 1-2 i think , correct ?

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[QUOTE="Jandurin"] ROFL yes that would be considered "stuck" hahahahhaahahahaha

lol OK well in that case I'd say I persevere mostly.
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Haven't fought Queelag Yet . I'll find a strategy eventually or take your tip :)

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I'll say this [spoiler] The poison ground before her, at the bottom of blighttown, run around as human. You will meet a new enemy that will help you with the boss if you are human when you try to fight her. Although I would suggest to try to fight her once or twice before calling in backup [/spoiler]
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But in 1-2 i think , correct ?

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Yup. You can't kill it before that.
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I bang my head against the problem until I solve it, in a borderline-obsessive fashion. The only exception are racing games; sometimes a bit of sleep helps to integrate knowledge of the tracks, but even then it's only after extreme repetition. Games own me, not the other way around.

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[QUOTE="Jandurin"] you are probably less impatient than me i consider any halting of forward progress for 10 minutes to be "stuck"MissLibrarian
I suppose that's it. It did take me about 300 tries to do the last level of Killzone 2 on elite, for example. Took about 4 months. I guess that'd count as 'stuck' for some people, but I knew what I was doing, it was just a bit hard.

I won't lie... if that happened to me I'd melt the disk down and throw the molten slag in the face of a dev.
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[QUOTE="indzman"]

Haven't fought Queelag Yet . I'll find a strategy eventually or take your tip :)

horgen123

I'll say this [spoiler] The poison ground before her, at the bottom of blighttown, run around as human. You will meet a new enemy that will help you with the boss if you are human when you try to fight her. Although I would suggest to try to fight her once or twice before calling in backup [/spoiler]

Thanks man .Much appreciated :)

I was tempted to use summoning in both Gargoyle fight and Moonlight butterfly but did it by myself . Won't say without help tho , Drake Sword and Crest sheild Saved my A$$ ultimately :P

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[QUOTE="indzman"]

But in 1-2 i think , correct ?

horgen123

Yup. You can't kill it before that.

Yeah and the Blue one in 6-1 . same Strategy HeHe .