Escapists, what are your deep dark gaming secrets?

[Karhukonna]

I have this sort of code, that when I'm playing a game I will never look at a guide or cheat until after I've beaten the main story of the game. You know, for secrets, golden chocobos, ultimate equipment, etc.

And I've recently broken this code on two separate occasions, and I am deeply ashamed. I just had to look up a walkthrough video for Catherine. That one puzzle was just too hard to crack. I also had to resort to the same tactic with Peace Walker HD, with the Interrogation Cell sequence. And I shamefully admitted, both times, that I would've probably gotten it on my own eventually.

Truly, I feel shame. And guilt. I made a mistake, and now I must live with it.

Also, I have way too many unbeaten games on my shelf right now, I disgust myself. I bought the whole Resistance Trilogy, and I haven't so much as touched it. Ugh, I'll get a break once this gen cools down. I'll jump on the next gen bandwagon a little late, catch me a few cheap titles and such to boot. I used to beat all my games to death, back in my glory days. I suppose this is adult life, huh?

Other than that, I have no secrets.

 

[ScrabbitRabbit]

I didn't enjoy the original Deus Ex. I loved Human Revolution though so I downloaded the original off PSN when I saw it on there. Just couldn't get into it. The gameplay aged so poorly with its clunky controls and tedious inventory management. I did like the premise of the game but just couldn't get into it all.

I'm assuming the PSN one is the PS2 version? 'Cause that was bad at release.

I'm not necessarily recommending the PC version, though. It's also aged quite badly. Mostly in how it comes from a time when it was acceptable to have RPG protagonists start the game with so little upper body strength that they literally cannot throw a basket ball more than a couple of feet. It has one of the worst inverse difficulty curves I have ever seen.

 

[Lieju]

I really liked Windwaker, especially the sailing.
I have never played Half-life.
I generally don't like playing games where I have to kill people. Unless it's used sparingly, or it's over-the-top.

Also I liked Dragon Age 2. (But it had potential to be so much more.)

- I actually like Navi.

I like Navi too. I like the design of fairies in that game, and 'hey, listen!' wasn't something I even noticed when playing the game.

 

[Sock-Puppet]

I don't like any Nintendo games except Pokemon.
GTA is one of the most boring franchises ever made.
DAO is really boring and long winded.
The new Batman Games have a really stupid fighting system.
Deadspace has too many unnecessary hard parts.

Those are all the ones I can think of for now. Peace.

 

[Eomega123]

Pokémon Coliseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness are my favorite Pokémon games.
Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game, and sailing the Great Sea is one of my favorite moments of childhood gaming.
I cannot bring myself to play any kind of horror game that uses jump scares (environmental creepiness is fine, and on that note Lone Survivor was excellent).
"Retro gaming" has no special place in my heart, and I find older titles like Super Mario Bros clunky and repetitive.

That's all I've got for now, maybe I'll think of more later.

 

[Natdaprat]

[http://imgur.com/cFrvju8]

But I'd never even dream of thinking like this in real life. That's wrong.

 

[MCerberus]

More confessions from me

I used to play on a 24/7 AS_Convoy server. BECAUSE THAT MAP
Speaking of which, I've converted ALL the .ogg files to .mp3s from ut2k4 for use in other games
I didn't use a gameshark to catch them all in grade school... someone I traded with did
During vanilla wow I was part of my servers 'that one guild' full of abusive jerks
The greatest LucasArts game ever was... Zombies Ate my Neighbors
I liked the minigames from Pokemon Stadium 2 more than anything Mario Party had
I hit down+b in ALL pokemon games
I play AP Gangplank

 

[spartandude]

ok, i got about half way through Bioshock Infinite, and was so mind numbingly bored, couldnt care about the story etc that i put it down and havnt played it since. and its not like i dont care about stories, i really do and its one of the things i look for in games, especially ones with political messages/commentary but jesus i honestly though Bioshock Infinite was shit

 

[|Sith|Eldarion]

I've never played Ocarina of Time
I memorized the strategy guide to Ocarina of Time when I was 5 and can recite it to this day.
I think Halo 4 is the best shooter of all time(I can already feel the hate for this one).
I've played Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2 through to the end 14 and 7 times respectively.
I thought Half-Life 2's gameplay was below average.
I think any Mass Effect game is a better third person shooter than Gears of War.
For some reason probably linked to my inborn desire to loot in RPGs, I actually liked the planet scanning mechanic in ME2.
I can't abide any racing game in which I can gank the leader with a blue shell.
IMHO, Skyward Sword is an utter failure and deserves to go down in history alongside the Zelda CDI games. The Koloktoss boss fight was the only redeeming factor.
I am a pitiless ranged spammer with both Zelda and Pit in SSBB

 

[bioshockedcriticjrr]

I find Borderlands 2 genuinely boring. That and I hate tower-defense games

 

[thejackyl]

I like the 2D Final Fantasy games (Mainly 5 and 6) a lot better than any of the 3D ones I've played (7,8,9)
I thought FF7 was just a decent JRPG. (I played it 2-3 years ago)
I think WoW was at it's best during Wrath of the Lich King (when they focused on making all non-hardmode content doable for normal people)
If my friends still played WoW, I probably would to.

I though Half-Life was great, and Half-Life 2 was okay (I played both close to release)

I love shooters like Painkiller and Serious Sam, but have never beaten either

I love strategy games, but have beaten VERY few, and the ones I have, I used a cheat device or looked up a strategy on the internet.

When with my gamer friends, I have a LOT more fun when we aren't gaming and actually prefer to NOT game when I visit. Online is different though.

I once used to be so addicted to gaming, that I skipped work, didn't eat, and stayed shut in my room for a week to beat Ocarina of Time. Never happened again THAT bad.

I used to play games on Easy or Very Easy when I was younger. Now I go back to play them on the same difficulty and I can't beat them anymore.

I can play guitar un-impressively, but I cannot for the life of me play Expert on Guitar Hero/Rock Band

 

[Plinglebob]

I've completed Final Fantasy XIII 3 times and is my 3rd favourite Final fantasy after VIII & X. I also like the JRPG genre in general.

I play games on easy because I want the story more then the challenge.

I thought Mass Effect 3's ending was fine and a damn sight better then Bioware normally manage.

I hate First Person Shooters.

I have no problem with EA & Origin or Ubisoft and Uplay.

I love Nintendo games and think they should continue with what they're doing.

 

[Nosirrah]

*puts colander on head and prepares to jump in ocean*

I hate skyrim. It is one of the most boring games I have played and all the npcs are like robots with brain damage.

I.e
"What about you? Do you hate the dark elves?"
*is a dark elf and is wearing no helmet*

That is toaster level intelligence.

 

[Thomiroth]

I spent an entire summer vacation playing (and mastering) Megaman X4, then the next summer vacation playing through Azure Dreams, followed by the next summer vacation where I played through Breath of Fire 3.

I believe those have been, to date, some of the happiest times in my life, because all three of those games were so delightfully engrossing.

 

[Skoosh]

I hate all the Elder Scrolls games because they feel virtually unplayable. I've played games in beta that were less glitchy than those. I want to enjoy them so much too, but they just feel unfinished. Too many copy-paste quests/dungeons/people, too many bugs, and often meh combat. Played Morrowind to Skyrim before learning my lesson, haha. Oh well, better late than never.

I also have a lot of guilty pleasures, like Dynasty Warriors and Final Fantasy XIII. And I'm sure that last one sounds so much worse right after dissing Skyrim and Morrowind, but I stand by it.

 

[AT God]

I really liked Duke Forever, it has its flaws but it is a really, REALLY, good game.

I despise the fact that consoles, the newest form of video gaming, are extremely closed off, however I really want to play some PS3 exclusives.

I think Team Fortress 2 is probably one of the biggest disappointments in video game history. Making the game Free to play and adding thousands of weapons has completely ruined the entire game, release a Team Fortress F2P standalone, don't ruin the balancing of the original, I purchased TF2, not TF3.

I don't see how any single person could enjoy the melee combat in Skyrim, I am probably wrong but to me saying it is good is like saying that racism is acceptable (not comparing the two, one is worse but I see both as being blatantly wrong)

I think the Walking Dead game needed better warnings on content. Some choices were extremely shocking and I would have preferred to know the game was going to make me witness some awful things before purchase.

I personally believe that anyone who uses an automatic shotgun in Battlefield or an AWP in Counter-Strike should have to pay the people they kill real money for that privilege. Kill me with your 1 hit weapon all you want, if its fun for you fine, but I should get compensated since you lack either the skill or moral character to use the less cheap version of those weapons.

I also really liked Bioshock 2, no where near as good as Bioshock 1 but I enjoyed the second one.

 

[MaAlGon3]

- I think Mass Effect as a series is incredibly drawn out.

- Assassin's Creed gets more boring with each title.

- I enjoyed playing Bioshock 2.

- I think Final Fantasy as a whole is simply okay (mostly because of the novelty of the earlier ones)

- Wind Waker is the only Zelda game that didn't quickly get boring for me.

- I think Mario games haven't been anything special since Galaxy.

 

[Collegeboy21]

I never completed Bioshock, any Half Life game, or any Zelda game. Played them, never finished. I still own them, so someday I might finish, but that day is not today. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.