Immersion is when..
- Thread starter Yassen
- Start date
Recommended Videos
Immersion is when you press "L1" during a cutscene in metal gear and stare at someone's gratuitous cleavage.
in all seriousness though, i agree that Tie Fighter was insanely immersive. they balanced the right amount of monotonous (patrols and border checkpoints) missions against exciting attack missions. each patrol mission making you feel the taste of an Empire Pilot's daily grind without getting boring itself. i remember constantly being aware of the inherent frailty of my tie fighter and actually getting excited when my convoy was attacked because it was actually unexpected since nothing really happened on the last convoy mission.L.B. Jeffries said:
it was like an RPG Space Shooter.
I have very seldom become very immersed in a J-RPG, that is until the other day when I found a used copy of Golden Sun for the GBA. Several of my friends have urged me to play the game, but I always dismissed it because I find it very difficult to get into them. I even found a copy of the Phantasy Star Collection, having had fond memories of Phantasy Star II from my childhood, and alas, I should have allowed those fond memories to fluorish in the back of my mind as a nostalgic footnote.
But when I saw that Golden Sun was only $5 used, I figured that even if it did suck, at least I'd only be out by $5.
So, here we break it down:
Typical J-RPG experience for me: "Fuck! All you do in this game is fucking GRIND!"
Golden Sun: "Ooh! I'm gonna go and grind some more!" *has character running around in circles, begging for a random encounter*
Now that's an immersive J-RPG!
But when I saw that Golden Sun was only $5 used, I figured that even if it did suck, at least I'd only be out by $5.
So, here we break it down:
Typical J-RPG experience for me: "Fuck! All you do in this game is fucking GRIND!"
Golden Sun: "Ooh! I'm gonna go and grind some more!" *has character running around in circles, begging for a random encounter*
Now that's an immersive J-RPG!
I felt left out. Everyone else is in their own little gaming world (Immersed) but me. I am a sad sad panda bear.
Hahaha, Immersion is when hearing the Metal Gear Solid 3 theme song makes you unintentionally tear-up...
May The Boss rest in piece...
May The Boss rest in piece...
Immersion is when you have stayed up late playing KOTOR, and the next day you say something stupid while talking to a friend, and you try to go to last save so you can start the conversation over. I have done this, many times.
Immersion is playing GTA IV multiplayer and shouting the in game street names to your bewildered compatriots over Xbox LIVE.
Immersion is when you've spent a weekend playing Resident Evil 4 and try to peak inside trash barrels for herbs and ammo.
Immersion is when you're playing Ace Combat 6, or some other air combat game, and get motion sickness.
Immersion is when you start to play Mass Effect in the afternoon and eventually realize you need to be at school/work in 3 hours.
Immersion is when you've spent a weekend playing Resident Evil 4 and try to peak inside trash barrels for herbs and ammo.
Immersion is when you're playing Ace Combat 6, or some other air combat game, and get motion sickness.
Immersion is when you start to play Mass Effect in the afternoon and eventually realize you need to be at school/work in 3 hours.
Immersion is when...
...you play morrowind then seriously consider taunting people so you can kill them legally.
...you play Dead Rising and start looking around for lead pipes.
...you play morrowind then seriously consider taunting people so you can kill them legally.
...you play Dead Rising and start looking around for lead pipes.