Poll: Ritualistic gaming practices exposed!!

[Simalacrum]

Whenever I get a new game, I replace the disk in my PS3 in an extremely ritualistic manner.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

My ritual:

Recognition of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as the greatest video game of all time, without possibility for debate. (In situations that mainly go to opinion, we must look to the universal standard in video game quality determination: rating, and OoT is the highest rated game in history)

 

[WhiteRat07]

I read The Stand every year not a game but it is a ritual.

 

[evilgrim]

Ehh..
I've got a few "rituals" I perform every year.
But I'll just list one.

Once every year at any particular time I feel like it..
I play through Powerstone 2's adventure mode. On difficulty 8.
I love that game.

EVO the search for Eden.

I love you.
I believe that is "'Nuff said" on that matter.

 

[Macgyvercas]

I always play through all the original Tomb Raiders in I want to play a later game in the series (Lame, I know)

 

[Katana314]

It hasn't really been an exact ritual for me, but replaying Half-Life 2. It seems like every time I go through the game again, I notice something I hadn't seen at all the previous fifteen times. In some ways, I also prefer it to the episodes that have come afterwards (partially a matter of skill; since Valve have to assume some newbies are starting with Ep2, everything is reintroduced slowly)

Also Teddy; there WOULD be debate if you "assumed" that about OOT, but I have no problem with you personally having it as your favorite game.

 

[Indecizion]

Meh i actualy do something similar with games from my childhood, every year around my birthday i play games like heroes of might and magic 1-3 warcraft 2, diablo 2, and a bunch of stuff on my N64 emulator.

 

[vivadelkitty]

Usually start a new character every year on the original NWN. Kind of a tradition now.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Actually, it holds the Guiness World record for highest rated game. Don't get me wrong, though. I respect your opinions, but comparisons can only really be affective via ratings.

Edit: I'm not saying it's perfect, no game is, but it is highest rated.

Also, graphics don't count, lol. Sorry, but people tick me off when they say a game sucks because it doesn't look as good.

 

[azncutthroat]

So I'm about to start what has become a yearly ritual, playing through the whole Jak and Daxter series(Jak x doesn't count). Since Jak 3 came out i have been beating all three jak games in a row every year, not because i have to but just because the urge hits me.(the urge being brought on by Borderlands) I sometimes revisit old games like the kingdom hearts series and the Ace combat series, but none can truly hold a candle to jak and dax.

So anyone have something that has become a gaming ritual over the years? Whether it be from something you do for every gaming session or once a year.

I wouldn't really call that "ritualistic" gaming practices; they seem more like gaming traditions. A ritual is kind of like a ceremony to invoke/celebrate something, like sacrificing stray puppies and kittens on a PS3 to appease the RRoD god.

Anyway, I don't really have any gaming traditions... unless you count attending midnight launches for my most anticipated games, such as my first one for Modern Warfare 2 and my next one for Bad Company 2.

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

I occasionally have a Half-Life weekend where I play 2 and the Episodes in one weekend, usually 2 on Saturday and Episode 1 and 2 on Sunday.

Besides that there aren't any gaming rituals that I practice.

 

[Deleric]

Whenever I get a new game, I replace the disk in my PS3 in an extremely ritualistic manner.

Same. I replace disks like I replace kidneys.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Actually, it holds the Guiness World record for highest rated game. Don't get me wrong, though. I respect your opinions, but comparisons can only really be affective via ratings.

Edit: I'm not saying it's perfect, no game is, but it is highest rated.

Also, graphics don't count, lol. Sorry, but people tick me off when they say a game sucks because it doesn't look as good.

Ratings don't matter. There is no objective best game, only subjective. Trying to say otherwise just makes you sound like a retarded fanboy.

No one said anything about graphics?

I agree. Normally, I don't care about ratings, but what other way do we have to compare our apples and oranges. My point is that, while ratings are very flawed, they are really the best we have so I say go with them in some situations. As for graphics, I know I was just predicting someone commenting on how N64 graphics suck...

BTW talk of best game reminds me of 007... we can all agree that 007 Goldeneye for N64 is the best FPS ever, can we not? Only exception, in my book, would be DOOM.

 

[Jark212]

I play Pokemon Blue and fantasize how hot those chicks in there are...

 

[dmase]

So I'm about to start what has become a yearly ritual, playing through the whole Jak and Daxter series(Jak x doesn't count). Since Jak 3 came out i have been beating all three jak games in a row every year, not because i have to but just because the urge hits me.(the urge being brought on by Borderlands) I sometimes revisit old games like the kingdom hearts series and the Ace combat series, but none can truly hold a candle to jak and dax.

So anyone have something that has become a gaming ritual over the years? Whether it be from something you do for every gaming session or once a year.

We have the same gaming ritual, except I play Jak X as well.

I bought it but i can't get into racing games. I really suck at them.