Video Games
i wonder if its a generational gap in video games that makes people approch them differently. as someone whose first system owned was an NES, when i play a game like, for instance, GTA, i think its fun, when on a rampage, to see how far i can go with limited ammo, limited weapons, very careful not to spoil the game using cheats.
my brother on the other hand, whose first sytem owned was an xbox, loves using infinite ammo/weapons cheats, because its not fun unless he can own every option in the matter of a few seconds. some might say that this is just a personal thing or specific to a game. maybe, but ive noticed it in all of his friends as well. and my friends all view games the same way i do, as far as i can tell.
i wonder if the reason for me to view games strategically, or as a puzzle, is because thats what i grew up with. thanks to limited resources and a lack of internet, i puzzled through games and dont tend to worry as much about graphics, altho good graphics are a plus, but rather accept the game more quickly if it is interesting or is fun to play.
as far as i can tell, my bro and his friends dont like a game unless it has awesome graphics and everything is destroyable, the more damage you can cause the better. is this because the graphics he is used to are so much better? that he can go to the internet and, rather than earning what he wants, merely is able to look up what he wants and then manipulate the game to make it give him that thing?
its not just this game, either. when his attention was held briefly by gran turismo 3 and 4, he wanted me to get him cars, because he couldnt cheat his way into them. he got bored quickly bcos i said no and he had to earn them.
old school views = strategy, puzzles, making do
new school views = weapons, gratification, making boom
my favorite games = final fantasy, ddr, GTA, manhunt, resident evil, silent hill, halo, parasite eve, metal gear solid, diablo, doom, halo
bros favorite games = halo, perfect dark zero, timesplitters future perfect, state of emergency, conflict desert storm, halo 2, ghost recon
is there a patern? i think so. maybe i have too much time on my hands...
z out
my brother on the other hand, whose first sytem owned was an xbox, loves using infinite ammo/weapons cheats, because its not fun unless he can own every option in the matter of a few seconds. some might say that this is just a personal thing or specific to a game. maybe, but ive noticed it in all of his friends as well. and my friends all view games the same way i do, as far as i can tell.
i wonder if the reason for me to view games strategically, or as a puzzle, is because thats what i grew up with. thanks to limited resources and a lack of internet, i puzzled through games and dont tend to worry as much about graphics, altho good graphics are a plus, but rather accept the game more quickly if it is interesting or is fun to play.
as far as i can tell, my bro and his friends dont like a game unless it has awesome graphics and everything is destroyable, the more damage you can cause the better. is this because the graphics he is used to are so much better? that he can go to the internet and, rather than earning what he wants, merely is able to look up what he wants and then manipulate the game to make it give him that thing?
its not just this game, either. when his attention was held briefly by gran turismo 3 and 4, he wanted me to get him cars, because he couldnt cheat his way into them. he got bored quickly bcos i said no and he had to earn them.
old school views = strategy, puzzles, making do
new school views = weapons, gratification, making boom
my favorite games = final fantasy, ddr, GTA, manhunt, resident evil, silent hill, halo, parasite eve, metal gear solid, diablo, doom, halo
bros favorite games = halo, perfect dark zero, timesplitters future perfect, state of emergency, conflict desert storm, halo 2, ghost recon
is there a patern? i think so. maybe i have too much time on my hands...
z out
posted by OOKKI-SAN! at 2:52 PM
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