I was a sexless neet. After getting my shit together and beginning to play video games 9 to 5 I finally had disposable income at the end of the month. My social skills improved, too. Cherry on top was the model I met at that video game club downtown. We are expecting our 2nd child now.
I used to enjoy playing Lego Racers 2 as a child and i would voice the characters out loud and talk to them in funny voices much to the amusement of my family .. good innocent Fun .. Now i enjoy the startup procedures of my F-86 Sabre and flying about .. Although i played rayman 2 recently and still hold it in high regard for its unique artstyle and Whimsical Characters .. not to mention the good tunes .
Haha, in 8th grade I used to pose as Squall's and Seifer's(FF8) character portraits in the bathroom mirror. I had the eyes and eyebrows for it, but not much else.
I used to enjoy playing Lego Racers 2 as a child and i would voice the characters out loud and talk to them in funny voices much to the amusement of my family .. good innocent Fun .. Now i enjoy the startup procedures of my F-86 Sabre and flying about .. Although i played rayman 2 recently and still hold it in high regard for its unique artstyle and Whimsical Characters .. not to mention the good tunes .
Nice .. I used to do the idle animations from Dungeon Siege in the supermarket sometimes as a wee'un as well Autism ?
When I was playing I used to hold my side and pretend I was injured like Jill in RE3
You are observing a display of power from whatever is/was the dedicated tech at the time and you get to see art, writing, music, and cinematography all in one, while these expressions won't reach their full potential when compared to their dedicated artforms, it's a given that these will feel more intimate when being subservient to kinesthetics be it for it's own sake or for the pursuit of immersion.
nicely put
although they are spectacular i think that vidyagames can be a detriment to the imagination. for example there's a lot of old games based on D&D and other tabletop games, many newer RPGs are kind of a simplified version of this. you would have had to imagine your character's reactions and actually think of dialogue yourself but in a videogame version it's programmed in with a multiple choice selector. video games give you a fantastic environment to play in, but one that is already designed for you by someone else.
as for me i like going fast and exploding things without the risk of injuring myself.
Le I don't le love le video games. Le video games are not le ebin, they are le cringe. What I le love is le breads that le pretend to le be about le video games, and le upboats so le I can le be a le ebin Redditchan gentlesir.
Le this is ls Redditchan /vee/ - Le Everything Except Le Video Games. Le you're le doing it le wrong. Le you're le supposed to le poast le breads that le pretend to le about le video games le but are le actually about le off topic le shit, le especially le politics, so le you can le get lots of le upboats and le become a le ebin Redditchan gentlesir. Le you must be le new here. Le I'm a le oldgay, le I've been le here all le summer.
Well they're obviously a fun way to relax your mind while still staying engaged. Movies, TV, sports, etc. don't ask this of you. You simply observe and have no control over what happens.
But what I REALLY love about them is they sharpen your mind in ways no other medium can. When you start a new game, you don't know what it takes to succeed in this game. You don't know the rules, the limitations, the economy, the ways you can leverage your strengths/limitations, etc.
So you have to figure it out. I even forced my aging mother to play VR games and its interesting to see it in action from an outside perspective. There's puzzles she has to figure out and thought that one of them you had to light up every box when connecting the circuit. She also gets lost easily because older people have trouble navigating (there was a news report that this elderly group goes out and gets themselves lost without the aid of Google Maps to see if they navigate home using a map because research proves, the more you work on this, the less likely to get Alzheimer's.
And once you learn this skill, you can apply it to real life. You just image it's a videogame. What's the rules? How do you succeed....or more importantly....CAN you succeed. Is the game itself rigged against you as it is. How can you correct that.
I'm not saying playing WoW will make you a millionaire. But at the VERY least, you won't be trying to climb the ladder of a shitty company that you KNOW can fall apart any second. The American Dream is a lie and success is simply a lottery based on your family wealth or you being in the perfect place at the perfect time and got VERY lucky.
Point is, you may not win at life...but through gaming, at least you'll know what NOT to do. And if you can't win, the next best thing is at least knowing why and maybe it's a good idea to quit this game (job) and try another. Worst case scenario, you'll know why you failed and how it may not even be your fault.
They help me build my escapist fantasies where I'm a hero and various vidya OST's play through my epic story where I always win and frick my waifu after the battle
You are almost me, i have built up this huge fantasy world in my head over the past 10 years with characters and plot and a ton of shit, and in my head it's a TV show i am making.
Video games and their OSTs feed into this fantasy, it's probably an unhealthy amount of escapism the amount of time i spend on this, but it's better than real life.
Sounds like all you bros are creative and dreamer types. If only our educational systems would foster that kind of talent, and focus on individual needs, instead of forcing you to learn math or something. I probably could have been something.
Come down to it, unless you are born with connections or a woman that looks good enough to suck wiener, you just don't make it as someone who wants to write tv and movies.
Blue collar work and fantasies until the day i die my friend.
Stockholm Syndrome. As kids there was nothing to do. We couldn't go anywhere we were locked up at home because everything outside was shit or expensive. So we stayed home and got to rent crappy games or get presents for christmas etc. Videogames were our window out into the world and interaction.
Now people can just use a phone and watch youtube or play games or talk to each other over the internet so why do they need shitty single player RPGs or balls out hard platformers designed to keep you from finishing the game during your weekend rental? The entire industry was built on making a game seem like it was amazing when in fact it was only just tough enough to take 3-4 days to finish but as a kid you thought it would be infinitely playable and exciting. But it's not. It's just a racket designed by japanese businessmen to separate your parents from their money to keep you quiet.
I hope the next generation don't suffer being indoctrinated by videogames. Or if they do at least they can play the good few out of the thousands of shit.
Even back when I was 5 years old I subconsciously knew it was a way to escape responsibilities. And since then I've never grown up.
they're fun and entertaining
I was a sexless neet. After getting my shit together and beginning to play video games 9 to 5 I finally had disposable income at the end of the month. My social skills improved, too. Cherry on top was the model I met at that video game club downtown. We are expecting our 2nd child now.
Video games have given me so much.
May I ask what your career is? Grats btw, anon
twitch streamer
That's pretty cool. I send you my blessings
You gonna have kids?
>2nd child
Oops, my bad. I'm drunk
it's window into novel and impossible experiences
I used to enjoy playing Lego Racers 2 as a child and i would voice the characters out loud and talk to them in funny voices much to the amusement of my family .. good innocent Fun .. Now i enjoy the startup procedures of my F-86 Sabre and flying about .. Although i played rayman 2 recently and still hold it in high regard for its unique artstyle and Whimsical Characters .. not to mention the good tunes .
Haha, in 8th grade I used to pose as Squall's and Seifer's(FF8) character portraits in the bathroom mirror. I had the eyes and eyebrows for it, but not much else.
Nice .. I used to do the idle animations from Dungeon Siege in the supermarket sometimes as a wee'un as well Autism ?
kek
I've been reevaluating myself lately and I may have a touch of it. I would so have done that too, anon
When I was playing I used to hold my side and pretend I was injured like Jill in RE3
Bro! I used to do that while I devoured RE2(ps1) Especially when my family took me on hikes.
you're in good company here brother
I just love dating and romance with my companions. That's what it's all about.
You are observing a display of power from whatever is/was the dedicated tech at the time and you get to see art, writing, music, and cinematography all in one, while these expressions won't reach their full potential when compared to their dedicated artforms, it's a given that these will feel more intimate when being subservient to kinesthetics be it for it's own sake or for the pursuit of immersion.
interesting way of putting it. I agree.
nicely put
although they are spectacular i think that vidyagames can be a detriment to the imagination. for example there's a lot of old games based on D&D and other tabletop games, many newer RPGs are kind of a simplified version of this. you would have had to imagine your character's reactions and actually think of dialogue yourself but in a videogame version it's programmed in with a multiple choice selector. video games give you a fantastic environment to play in, but one that is already designed for you by someone else.
as for me i like going fast and exploding things without the risk of injuring myself.
Lotta words but I agree, video games are cool for combining different art forms, as well as tech/gameplay.
Le I don't le love le video games. Le video games are not le ebin, they are le cringe. What I le love is le breads that le pretend to le be about le video games, and le upboats so le I can le be a le ebin Redditchan gentlesir.
Oh, sorry
BG3 is for homosexual troony Black folk! And israelites!
I apologize for trying to make a human connection and discuss how video games have affected our lives.
Le this is ls Redditchan /vee/ - Le Everything Except Le Video Games. Le you're le doing it le wrong. Le you're le supposed to le poast le breads that le pretend to le about le video games le but are le actually about le off topic le shit, le especially le politics, so le you can le get lots of le upboats and le become a le ebin Redditchan gentlesir. Le you must be le new here. Le I'm a le oldgay, le I've been le here all le summer.
Finally you started making sense
Le with enough le upboats, le you can le join le Redditchan Kool Kidz Klub.
damn is it 2015? i should invest in pfizer
I'm really talented at upboating, tho. Why squander it?
Le because le Redditchan Kool Kidz Klub is le where le moast ebin gentlesirs le hang out.
So, who is going to stop replying first? Certainly not me.
Le not le me, le either.
I'm not going to bed anytime soon, so this is fun keeping this thread alive.
Well they're obviously a fun way to relax your mind while still staying engaged. Movies, TV, sports, etc. don't ask this of you. You simply observe and have no control over what happens.
But what I REALLY love about them is they sharpen your mind in ways no other medium can. When you start a new game, you don't know what it takes to succeed in this game. You don't know the rules, the limitations, the economy, the ways you can leverage your strengths/limitations, etc.
So you have to figure it out. I even forced my aging mother to play VR games and its interesting to see it in action from an outside perspective. There's puzzles she has to figure out and thought that one of them you had to light up every box when connecting the circuit. She also gets lost easily because older people have trouble navigating (there was a news report that this elderly group goes out and gets themselves lost without the aid of Google Maps to see if they navigate home using a map because research proves, the more you work on this, the less likely to get Alzheimer's.
And once you learn this skill, you can apply it to real life. You just image it's a videogame. What's the rules? How do you succeed....or more importantly....CAN you succeed. Is the game itself rigged against you as it is. How can you correct that.
I'm not saying playing WoW will make you a millionaire. But at the VERY least, you won't be trying to climb the ladder of a shitty company that you KNOW can fall apart any second. The American Dream is a lie and success is simply a lottery based on your family wealth or you being in the perfect place at the perfect time and got VERY lucky.
Point is, you may not win at life...but through gaming, at least you'll know what NOT to do. And if you can't win, the next best thing is at least knowing why and maybe it's a good idea to quit this game (job) and try another. Worst case scenario, you'll know why you failed and how it may not even be your fault.
Video games are really all I have, alongside music.
escapism
its fricking heroine.
I dont get the same buzz anymore despite having some fun.
It makes my brain feel good. Puzzle games are my favorite genre but in a way every video game is a puzzle game.
because i am poor live in a shit hole with literally no future, and at least video games bring me some joy
They help me build my escapist fantasies where I'm a hero and various vidya OST's play through my epic story where I always win and frick my waifu after the battle
You are almost me, i have built up this huge fantasy world in my head over the past 10 years with characters and plot and a ton of shit, and in my head it's a TV show i am making.
Video games and their OSTs feed into this fantasy, it's probably an unhealthy amount of escapism the amount of time i spend on this, but it's better than real life.
Sounds like all you bros are creative and dreamer types. If only our educational systems would foster that kind of talent, and focus on individual needs, instead of forcing you to learn math or something. I probably could have been something.
Come down to it, unless you are born with connections or a woman that looks good enough to suck wiener, you just don't make it as someone who wants to write tv and movies.
Blue collar work and fantasies until the day i die my friend.
I don't. They just help me forget.
jewlamet
Stockholm Syndrome. As kids there was nothing to do. We couldn't go anywhere we were locked up at home because everything outside was shit or expensive. So we stayed home and got to rent crappy games or get presents for christmas etc. Videogames were our window out into the world and interaction.
Now people can just use a phone and watch youtube or play games or talk to each other over the internet so why do they need shitty single player RPGs or balls out hard platformers designed to keep you from finishing the game during your weekend rental? The entire industry was built on making a game seem like it was amazing when in fact it was only just tough enough to take 3-4 days to finish but as a kid you thought it would be infinitely playable and exciting. But it's not. It's just a racket designed by japanese businessmen to separate your parents from their money to keep you quiet.
I hope the next generation don't suffer being indoctrinated by videogames. Or if they do at least they can play the good few out of the thousands of shit.