THE WEIRD THINGS YOU DO

I'm a terribly completionist. I can remember people complaining about how short a game like KOTOR was, but it took me approximately 58 hours. I have a hunger to complete every sidequest, talk to every villager until they repeat themselves and unlock as much as possible. I developed this habit in the PlayStation era when I started working, rationalizing that as a young adult I no longer had time to beat Suikoden start to finish twice in the same day and thus must complete as much as possible the first time around, because I may never have time for a second chance However, this has just caused me to finish less games, especially as they become more complex.

Like someone else said earlier, I cannot bring myself to be evil, even when I try. I tried real hard to be an anti-hero in Mass Effect Jack Bauer style, but despite my best efforts I ended up as a pillar of light.

My worst habit, however, is probably starting up a game, playing it hardcore for a few days, and then not touching it for months. I started Final Fantaxy X in January of 2006 and finished it in December of 2006, playing it in spurts that occured very infrequently.

As of right now I am still working on my same Final Fantasy VIII save from two years ago, my Fable save I started after the 360 launch, my Final Fantasy XII save I started in July of 2007, and many, many others.

author=Holbert link=topic=2152.msg36445#msg36445 date=1223411468
My worst habit, however, is probably starting up a game, playing it hardcore for a few days, and then not touching it for months. I started Final Fantaxy X in January of 2006 and finished it in December of 2006, playing it in spurts that occured very infrequently.

I do this, but even worse I tend to start the game over instead of continuing from my last save. It takes me forever to finish games.

After I saved my game, I will continue to save it two more times even though I just saved.

When I was playing KOTOR and KOTOR II, I had a set way to do the dialogue system. I had to choose the paths that would reveal the most interesting dialogue that was still considered lightside. This is hard to explain, but I would reset if I followed a dialogue path that caused the text to repeat itself or if it cut the conversation off prematurely. I think I did the same in Jade Empire, to a lesser extent.

Also, as mentioned above, I have a saving issue also. I hate redoing things so I save often. Not sure what the norm is, but IIRC I had over 400 saves for Jade Empire (not 400 seperate save files). I would save after I finished a conversation that had multiple and meaningful choices, for example, after bosses, when entering a new area...

I entirely forgot to mention the habits that regarded real life. I can't seem to start a game without my living room being 100% spotless, and I used to only start the game at "ideal" times like 10:00pm, 10:30pm, 11:00pm, etc... I would patiently wait in for the clock to move otherwise.

Luckily I went to rehab and removed most of my obsessive-compulsive tendecies.

I am very complusive about saving.

I learn a new spell, have to save.
I upgraded my armor, I have to save.
I just finished that particular story event, I have to save.

When I'm grinding, I save every 10-15 minutes. I'm paranoid about losing ANY progress.
I will only grind if it is a save anywhere area. If I can't explore and save right there where I got that or I don't have an exit/teleport thing, then I refuse to grind.

This comes from having my brother come and just turn off games that I was playing when we were younger when he wanted to play something. You have no idea how much I hated that.

I became like that after playing McGees games...

I became like that after playing McGees games...

lol. I do this (saving ALL THE GOD DAMN TIME) even more when (test)playing my games too, but I mean, you basically HAVE to create a million slaves when test-playing, right?

author=Max McGee link=topic=2152.msg36783#msg36783 date=1223572204

I became like that after playing McGees games...

lol. I do this (saving ALL THE GOD DAMN TIME) even more when (test)playing my games too, but I mean, you basically HAVE to create a million slaves when test-playing, right?

Slaves? I want some slaves, lots of then!

But yeah, test playing requires a lot of saves, specially to skip cutscenes :P

author=Max McGee link=topic=2152.msg35981#msg35981 date=1223242140
I do the same shit in most Grand Theft Auto games, actually, and actively try to avoid killing people or commiting crimes unless it's for a good reason, trying to make the game more realistic by my actions.

The entire appeal of Final Fantasy Tactics for me is creating the weirdest possible (yet most effective) class combinations. In my current game, my "Ramza" is Roland, and is effectively a GUNSLINGER. The one time I ever beat the game, he was a teleporting ninja.

In GTA I do the exact opposite, and go absolutely nuts in my environment. After i've seen enough "regular" killings and stunts, I move onto attempting more elaborate and
"creative" kills and stunts. You can only go so far with drive-by shootings, but drive-by shootings in a tire-less car that is in flames and jumping out at the last second before it blows up, and THEN attempting to shoot things as I fall out? better.
trying every weapon in this mode? oh yeah.


Tactics is by far my favorite of the FF's. I like making my entourage as diverse and crazy as possible! Things like Ninja/Mediator and Squire/Oracle aren't unheard of in my party! Sounds like we play this one the same, heh heh!


Oh yeah, in KOTOR, it's all about the evil for me, at least.