Well, Thanks to all JRPGs back in the PSX days when I was young, I obtained a college reading level/comprehension when I was in 8th grade.
Poll: RPGs: Who reads all that text anyways?
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It depends on how much i care about the world and the rp aspects of the game. In dragon age, i've read almost everythign that i have found, maybe all of it, but in mass effect, i read literally none of it.
I was sitting there a few days ago, enjoying Ultima 4(due to a recent article here I wanted to play it) and Ceaser III(the rest of the series became too easy), thinking how games today were extremely simplified. You know, Civilization ain't what it's supposed to be and RPG's are becoming more action-adventure than RPG's.
And then I see this thread. Reading the Mass Effect codex is a big thing, really? It's a collection of pamphlets for crying out laud. Not to be disrespectful, but ME is story light. At least you were interested in the universe enough to seek all the info about it.
And then I see this thread. Reading the Mass Effect codex is a big thing, really? It's a collection of pamphlets for crying out laud. Not to be disrespectful, but ME is story light. At least you were interested in the universe enough to seek all the info about it.
I read nearly everything in Mass Effect. Every codex, line of dialog, description. I just never read the planet descriptions because they were almost always useless and boring. I would always read a book I found interesting in Oblivion though.
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I read all the Mass Effect codex, listened to all the conversations, read all the books, and spent a good bit of time in the wiki...That's like 120% completion there.
That's rare though. I'll read most of the text in games. Whenever I play Oblivion, I start off all vigilant about listening to the whole conversations, but with so much of it and such few diversity and enthusiasm from the voice actors, I end up skipping through dialogue. Exception: Sheogorath. He's awesome.
And Dragon Age: I didn't read much in that game. I did for a little bit. But it's not really unique enough to make me want to learn about the tiny differences between this medieval setting and any other one.
That's rare though. I'll read most of the text in games. Whenever I play Oblivion, I start off all vigilant about listening to the whole conversations, but with so much of it and such few diversity and enthusiasm from the voice actors, I end up skipping through dialogue. Exception: Sheogorath. He's awesome.
And Dragon Age: I didn't read much in that game. I did for a little bit. But it's not really unique enough to make me want to learn about the tiny differences between this medieval setting and any other one.
If I really like the game, then, yes, I want to know as much about the world as possible. It's been a long time since I last played Oblivion, but, at the time, I read as much of the Lore as I could. And, if I can't find it all in game, then that's why the wikis are my best friends. I still read through the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages and the Mass Effect wiki for fun.
Yes, I'm a nerd, why do you ask?
Yes, I'm a nerd, why do you ask?
I'll usually go through the codex, if it's interesting enough I'll typically look for more information via a Wiki.
The most interesting to me though is that of Warhammer 40k. There is so much to it.
The most interesting to me though is that of Warhammer 40k. There is so much to it.
If I find the story interesting then I'll stop to mop up every little secret otherwise it's about 50% for me. The gameplay isn't a factor though, like, take Titan's Quest for example. Great game, alot of fun but the story is just kind of meh to me so I never bother reading anything half the time.
The text is part of the reason I'm there. When I'm playing an RPG for the first time, I make damn sure to read all the text I can, even the text on signs or maps.
However, due to having a reasonably good memory, I almost never read it a second time through, or listen to the full voice-over after I've read the subtitles.
However, due to having a reasonably good memory, I almost never read it a second time through, or listen to the full voice-over after I've read the subtitles.
I can't answer this. It depends too much on the game.
Like in KOTOR, I rarely read the journal, I actually paid attention to the story, so why reread what I know? But I often read weapon descriptions because they were cool.
In Dragon Age, I only read what interested me of the books and scrolls, so maybe 10-20% of it. There was just so much stuff and new info was constantly being added, so it was hard to keep up with it. Much less, try to convince myself spending three hours reading it all was time well spent.
Like in KOTOR, I rarely read the journal, I actually paid attention to the story, so why reread what I know? But I often read weapon descriptions because they were cool.
In Dragon Age, I only read what interested me of the books and scrolls, so maybe 10-20% of it. There was just so much stuff and new info was constantly being added, so it was hard to keep up with it. Much less, try to convince myself spending three hours reading it all was time well spent.
mass effect, and especially neverwinter nights, WAY too much text honestly. storyline and lore are great, but when i have 5 seconds of combat, for 45min worth of reading 1 single convo.....yeah......
dragon age was kinda verbose aswell, but not that bad, but sometimes it's just like "ok we get the point, move on now plz?" oblivion was good, mostly just right, but coulda used a little more, just for lore's sake
mass effect was mostly good, actually, yeah, ass effect and dragon age were about the same for verboseness? verbosity? i'll just settle with "wordyness"
ps-i like books, especially long serieses, or long ones, yet in video games, too much is just dull and makes me impacient, go figure (the pern series is still the best, even after 18 books )
dragon age was kinda verbose aswell, but not that bad, but sometimes it's just like "ok we get the point, move on now plz?" oblivion was good, mostly just right, but coulda used a little more, just for lore's sake
mass effect was mostly good, actually, yeah, ass effect and dragon age were about the same for verboseness? verbosity? i'll just settle with "wordyness" ps-i like books, especially long serieses, or long ones, yet in video games, too much is just dull and makes me impacient, go figure
(the pern series is still the best, even after 18 books )
If it's a game i enjoy (like BioWare's games) i read (or rather listen to) every line, i don't skip dialogues, i read codex entries, i check all the books/holodecks/whatever the game involves. Same with MMOs, i read quest texts, i listen to npc conversations, read plaques, etc.
When i play games i don't do it to hurry anywhere, i have time, it's entertainment for me, so why not enjoy the whole creation that someone obviously put time into. There is plenty of shallow but fun, quick paced action games that don't require literacy at all if i don't feel like reading all the 'fluff'.
When i play games i don't do it to hurry anywhere, i have time, it's entertainment for me, so why not enjoy the whole creation that someone obviously put time into. There is plenty of shallow but fun, quick paced action games that don't require literacy at all if i don't feel like reading all the 'fluff'.