What is your most Addictive game?
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1st:Either MGS 1,Red faction,Oblivion or Katawa Shoujo they're all so good.
2nd:A good story possibly open ended,I just love games with a good story to them.
2nd:A good story possibly open ended,I just love games with a good story to them.
Diablo 2 slurped away my hours like there was no tomorrow over various intervals.
I've also had a Counter-Strike period for a year and a half or so.
And then there's Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution and 5.
I really want VF5FS to get a console release but I'm not sure my schedule can take it.
Just like many MMO players get the "WOW but with..." syndrome I compare every fighter to VF and they always end up lacking.
I've also had a Counter-Strike period for a year and a half or so.
And then there's Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution and 5.
I really want VF5FS to get a console release but I'm not sure my schedule can take it.
Just like many MMO players get the "WOW but with..." syndrome I compare every fighter to VF and they always end up lacking.
Most MMO's, WoW obviously being the best example.brunt32 said:
I think there is a big difference between a game being good enough that it makes you want to play it and it being addictive. I believe Jonathan Blow hit the nail on the head when he described WoW's design philosophy (exploiting players by using a simple reward-for-suffering scheme to keep them in front of their computer) as "unethical". Adhering to this unethical design is pretty much what you have to do to as a developer to attempt to turn a videogame into an addiction. The question remains however...should you be doing this? You will make more money this way, that much is true, but is this the only motive behind game development? Shouldn't developers be treating their customers with a bit more respect? Shouldn't their projects be fueled a bit more by personal artistic passion and the need to communicate something to their audience and less by insatiable greed? I believe they should, but then again I've always been a romantic lonely fool.brunt32 said:
Fallout 3
Its a game that demands to be played for hours and hours on end. There is something addictive about exploring the wastleland and seeing what you come across. I try to avoid using the fast-travel system as much as possible so my exploits turn into long, adventerous treks.
I haven't actually played that far into the game as of writting this post but from what I've played this game seems so awesome.
Its a game that demands to be played for hours and hours on end. There is something addictive about exploring the wastleland and seeing what you come across. I try to avoid using the fast-travel system as much as possible so my exploits turn into long, adventerous treks.
I haven't actually played that far into the game as of writting this post but from what I've played this game seems so awesome.
anything with money involved. Because card games still count, and if you're good at poker or have a winning streak, you feel compulsed to play more.
Elder Scrolls games and diablo games for sure. western rpgs in general suck me in and dont spit me back out for about a week.
Aye, it's Fallout 3. The game I've played for 404 hours (According to Xfire) ... Damn, I need to go out sometime.
Rome: Total War. When I start playing, I'm hooked for several weeks.
Why? Simple answer: one more turn!
Why? Simple answer: one more turn!
1: World of Warcraft and DotA cause those two games just eat up my soul. Still wish to play them tho!
2: I think that a good story always works. A lot people who like a good story on a game will want to play it and play it. Another reason is being able to continue the game and continue the story. WoW does that toooooooooooooo well. New patch and everything changes and the story becomes more interesting and your character becomes different and just too much fun!
Or DotA for example is short and sweet each game (1 hour roughly) so it is like an small quick fun burst. But it doesn't end because you can choose another hero or do better since the last game because they end but you can just make another one. Like Team fortress and etc.
2: I think that a good story always works. A lot people who like a good story on a game will want to play it and play it. Another reason is being able to continue the game and continue the story. WoW does that toooooooooooooo well. New patch and everything changes and the story becomes more interesting and your character becomes different and just too much fun!
Or DotA for example is short and sweet each game (1 hour roughly) so it is like an small quick fun burst. But it doesn't end because you can choose another hero or do better since the last game because they end but you can just make another one. Like Team fortress and etc.
Oblivion. The quests, the vast world and most of all the mods make it incredibly addictive. Also, the combat's fun, getting better gear is motivating(again, mods can give you literally thousands of additional things to loot/buy) and becoming more powerful is a great feeling(if you have mods that change the levelling system so that you actually feel the increase in power).