What have games taught you?

[AndyMcNoob]

I've become a bit more neurotic and OCD because of games. My obsessive reloading of guns and saving in RPGs has spilled over into the real world somewhat. And when I say obsessive when it comes to reloading, I mean reloading an M249 because I've fired one shot obsessive.

Same here its espeicaly anoying when i do it in ArmA:2 because by the end of it i still have about 1/2 a dozen clips but the all contain about 2 rounds lol

 

[The_Splatterer]

Theres always a bigger fish. you can't win. unless you fight to be the biggest fish

 

[Pyotr Romanov]

I learned English.
That's pretty useful, right?

 

[Tiny116]

I've learnt that Umbrellas are BAD
That your kids go to military school if you're not careful
And that being able to double jump is a godsend!

 

[DeathChairOfHell]

1. Never give a pole an AK-47 cuz he's gonna kill russians, albanians, italians, and policemen in Liberty city (New York *cough cough*) faster than you can blink.
2. about everything from WWII because of COD 5.
3. everything about the roman empire because of Rome: Total war.

I've learned lots of more but i've got stuff to do

 

[rompsku]

oh yes! breaking into houses. Games taught me that too. Well not specifically to break into houses, but I used some ingenious AC inspired acrobatics to get into my parents house when I was locked out.

 

[Murlin]

I've learned how to scare people of, pretty usefull sometimes.

 

[Gaderael]

What I learned from video games:

- Cooking food will automatically catch fire to your house unless you have proper training.
- The mayor can call down the wrath of the gods on a whim.
- People with absolutely zero weapons training can successfully wield any type of weapon to destroy countless hordes of zombies in a pinch. Just don't ask them to boil water.
- You do not need special training to revive someone with a defibrillator.
- In the distant future, all humans are bisexual and will hit on anything that moves.
- Taking only a couple does of pills will automatically cause you to become addicted to the point that you can barely walk or see straight.
- A person can easily carry well over 200lbs of gear on their back, but 201lbs causes you to become immobile
- If have the strength to lift it, it can fit in your backpack, no question.
- You can carry ten high powered weapons and ammo at the same time, and no one will be the wiser
- If you're taken to the hospital while carrying sever guns, a bat, a sword, and a rocket launcher, they'll only confiscate them and send you on your way without alerting the authorities.
- Contrary to popular belief, the modern female soldier does not exist, except a liaison, or a small communications role, and their uniforms are always cut to show off their curves.
- The thicker the neck, the lower the rank on a soldier.
- One man and a handful of guns and wipe out an empire that brought his entire civilization to the brink of extinction.

 

[stabnex]

Government super soldier research will never be feasible.
Never let stroke victims handle deadly viruses.
I also learned how to drive from video games, specifically GTA3 and Mario Kart. (though my instructor desperately wanted to fail me..)

 

[Xeros]

Wildlife just love to eat all types of weaponry.

 

[Pyotr Romanov]

I learned English.
That's pretty useful, right?

That may be the only thing with a bit of sense I've heard on the thread... and the thing videogames are best at teaching: languages.

After all, videogame dialogue in RPGs or adventures typically goes like this:

- Sentence spoken in a deliberate tone.
- Written copy of the same sentence onscreen.
- Set of possible answers in written form.
- Repeat of the selected answer in spoken form.

Over and over again. It is extremely useful for language practice.

I agree.
I remember the moment when I suddenly realized that I was reading what I was supposed to be doing in some mission in Age of Mythology.

 

[Podunk]

The best thing I've learned from video games would be obscure or unusual words. In addition to expanding my vocabulary it's great to show off when the word comes up in some other, less gamery setting (Like mentions of history, ancient cultures, et al.)

 

[Soxafloppin]

if you want to get rich, cut grass and smash pots.

Allso you BFF NPC, is a dick.

 

[Spinozaad]

I learned that the only company that doesn't rape history completely in their games is the Swedish 'Paradox Entertainment'.

 

[sephiroth1991]

In a warzone don't ware a helmet

 

[ultimateownage]

I've become a bit more neurotic and OCD because of games. My obsessive reloading of guns and saving in RPGs has spilled over into the real world somewhat. And when I say obsessive when it comes to reloading, I mean reloading an M249 because I've fired one shot obsessive.

I am always doing that, and in games like sims, defense games and command and conquer where I need to build stuff I HAVE to make everything symmetrical. The reloading thing was annoying because in the battlefield games when you reload you lose all the ammo in the clips, it isn't transferred to the next clip so after 10 shots I had reloaded 5 times and ran out of ammo.

O.T: Games have taught me that everything is shit until you spend twice the cost of the item making it better.

 

[Red Right Hand]

Killing Nazis is FUN!!!

 

[molester jester]

things i have learned from gaming

1, Wild animals somehow keep lock picking kits
2, Red barrels explode at the slightest touch