How Much has Gaming Screwed you up?

[n00beffect]

Not much, gladly. I guess I stopped being hardcore awhile ago. Maybe that's what saved my little soul

 

[HT_Black]

For about 2 hours I thought I was seeing Heavy Rain QTEs in real life... seriously I was seeing O and [ ] hovering above my fridge and everything!

You too? That happened to me, my friend who I LP'd that game with, and my grandma, who was in the room at the time. Only difference is it lasted for about two days when it happened to me.

 

[MintyNinja]

I'm replaying Kotor 2 and I keep wondering about my influence on those around me. It's a little frightening to see that some people just accept my weird view of the world now.

 

[socialmenace42]

i was in town one day going to get my watch repaired, when i dropped it off the man said something like "just leave this with us for a while and come back later ok?" and as i was walking out, for a split second i considered immediately going back in (thinking of the fossil resurrection process in pokemon) luckily, reality struck me just in time and i was saved from humiliation

any similar stories?

Sory, i lol'd kinda much at that.

I can't look at a house which has been well protected against intrusion without wondering how I would get in if I were sam fisher. i also tend to see real life environments in terms of chest-high walls and ACII style parcour routes.

 

[V8 Ninja]

I'm very tempted to yell "CAMPING SHOTGUN NEWB!!!" over minor inconveniences, like spilling a glass of water.

 

[zfactor]

Yeah, I keep trying to save the game too...

So I can do something crazy and then reload it.

 

[Sronpop]

I keep losing all my guns after the police shoot me dead.

 

[Your Nightmare]

I now collect bottle caps for the inevitable apocalypse. I will be SO RICH.

I love it!

I haven't done anything like this, but often wondered like the above quote, If collecting bottles caps is a good idea XD

 

[Metal Brother]

I'm sure every FPS player has done this, but when I'm walking down a hallway and someone comes into my line of sight, my attention automatically focuses in for a head shot. This isn't bad, is it?

 

[Sephychu]

I played the Oddworld games as a child.

Nothing that could ever happen in real life even remotely fazes me any more.

Hurrah for italics abuse!

 

[DeathMonkee]

When I got Borderlands I played it for 48 hours straight. For the next two days every time I saw a big dog the first thing I thought was, "Oh S**t, Alpha Skag!!!!"

 

[Urgh76]

Most of the times when my girlfriend gets me on something, I always say: "Well Excuuuuuusseee me, PRINCESS!"

 

[Urgh76]

i was in town one day going to get my watch repaired, when i dropped it off the man said something like "just leave this with us for a while and come back later ok?" and as i was walking out, for a split second i considered immediately going back in (thinking of the fossil resurrection process in pokemon) luckily, reality struck me just in time and i was saved from humiliation

any similar stories?

*You come back*

"Oh you're back! Good News Everyone! Wonderful news, your watch was not only repaired, but has been resurrected as a Omanyte!"

he's like

Spoiler: But you're like

I WANTED KABUTO DAMMIT!

 

[Argyshmargy]

I hear the tavern music in WoW randomly, I've tried double jumping like a scout, and everytime I get a butter knife I hold it in reverse grip :<

 

[Idlemessiah]

Oh i dont know *plane flies over head*

[HEADING=1]ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE!!!!!!!!![/HEADING]

Oh god I had that yesterday! Damn Bradford being right next to an airport.
We also get rats in our front yard which sound exactly like the Tickers from Gears of War. Thats bloody terrifying sometimes.
I've also had dreams where I've been in Runescape, Mass Effect and Brutal Legend.

But the thing gaming has screwed most with is the prospect of me passing my degree with a first. That just aint gonna happen.

 

[Tharwen]

Oh i dont know *plane flies over head*

[HEADING=1]ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE!!!!!!!!![/HEADING]

Oh yeah, I see pigeons flying and try to switch to my Stinger. It gets irritating when I can't even find the right button.

 

[proctorninja2]

I'm sure every FPS player has done this, but when I'm walking down a hallway and someone comes into my line of sight, my attention automatically focuses in for a head shot. This isn't bad, is it?

this but also if i am walking back to my dorm alone i notice my hands get in the shape of holding an assault rife and occasionally i pretend to look through a scope. also i have a major fear of anything that makes a similar sound to the claymore click from mw and mw2

 

[BrionJames]

Sometimes when I'm walking through Wal-Mart and me and another person lock eyes, I imagine the Guard alert noise from Metal Gear Solid, my eyes go wide and I look for the nearest escape route.