Poll: Are you ever yourself in games?

[Jedamethis]

I have noticed that, in real life, I am quite a loud funny person. But in games I like being cold and silent, like a ninja I suppose.
so what about the rest of the world? (that's you)

 

[Silva]

I couldn't be anyone but myself. I find it deceptive when I run into people who act differently in a game than they are in real life. Gaming's a fantasy and an escape, I know, but come on, trying to live it aloud is a bit much in my book.

 

[sky14kemea]

nah, im way too lazy and stubborn to get through a game XD

i like RPG's so i need to be able to work with people :/

 

[Vespire]

Nope because in real life, I'm just you're average Joe and mostly in-game is there is an option I'm that sneaky little thief who just pickpocket you all the time and assassinate from a far with an bow and arrow....hmm...this sounds like my Oblivion character....

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

I am what I'd like to be in games. Most of what I do in games would be..rather illegal in our world. End justifies the means and so on. Lots of dead people wherever I've been, see something shiny in a house, it is immediately mine no matter who the owner is. So I do things that are definitely myself, just not very..moral.

 

[achilleas.k]

I find it hard to be a worse person in game than I am in real life. I sometimes go with the badass route though just for fun, but in those RPGs where you get to choose what your character says I usually respond as I would in that situation.

 

[Sonicron]

Well, some aspects of my personality always shine through whenever I'm gaming, such as the need to explore every little nook and cranny (I'm inquisitive like that, can't help it) or being ultra-cautious about not wasting too much ammo/items (you know, the 'But I might need it later!' problem)...
But in the end I play games because my real life is serious enough and filled with a lot of dreary work, which I suppose is why I tend to pick up games that give me the opportunity of being someone I'm not or indeed cannot be (like in 'Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction', which I'm playing right now). Also, I stay away from games I find 'too realistic', such as as the contant tiring stream of WW2 games... I find that at some point being hyper-realistic is tantamount to lacking any creative spark at all, and if there's anything a game NEEDS to have it's creativity.

 

[Cuniculus]

Who would want to be themselves? We suck. That's why we're at home playing video games instead of out on the town! Also, most of us would never shoot someone in the face, but we get to do it in games!

 

[Mighty Lighty]

it depends cause sometimes I make up random scenarios like in fallout I play as a homeless guy who woke up in the future

It helps to keep me interested in games longer

 

[LongAndShort]

I'm a mellow, neutral, indifferent person in life and games. It works in both situations.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

I'm just as loud and silly in game as in real life.

Uusally more piratey though.

 

[Carlos263]

this guy is living the dream for being in games
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jBKKV2V8eU

 

[mikecoulter]

I like to use my morals in a game. Bit it's a bit hard to in GTA games...

 

[VaioStreams]

My online persona doesn't change much from my RL persona (the only thing that changes is i'm more likely to flirt online because i'm shy around women in RL) other wise, I'm the same

 

[Dr. Wily III]

Except that I don't make jokes.. Yeah, I am pretty much myself in Videogames.

 

[timm123]

Can one not be oneself? Does the existence of an avatar change the reactions one has to his environment?

No.
Just because you act differently when in a (virtually) intense situation than you normally do when hanging out with your friends doesn't mean you've radically changed your personality like a schizophrenic, you are just showing a different side to yourself.

 

[Lordmarkus]

At least in Fallout I act like myself. Though I tend to bend my personality in shooters.

 

[BlackJack47]

I find it depends on the game and mood i'm in. In life i'm usually a bit shy but there is a touch of confidence and when with friends i'm a bit louder make a few more jokes.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

No. In real life, I'm selfish and tend to refuse helping.
And still I've never been able to become a bad guy in Kotor I-II or Mass Effect. Or fable.
I guess it's my subconscious desire to be good.

 

[Pseudonym2]

I'm too clumsy to do anything the hero does. I don't like to murder people either. Seriously why are there no non-lethal weapons in Mass Effect or most other games?