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If you have participated in esports, did it change your approach toward casual gaming in any way, or how you feel about casual gaming? Did it increase or decrease how much time you dedicate to it?

I will soon be playing The Outer Worlds, which is pretty short for an open world game, even if you play it as a completionist apparently. What are some other shorter open world games?

Do you game with closed captioning on?

Dragon Age: Origins has a handy feature where you can check a log of recent dialogue. It’s helpful in case you missed something someone said, and/or need to review what they said to make sense of it. Video game exposition can often be rather rushed, so I think this is an awesome feature. I wish it was in every game.

Did you ever lose or gain significant sympathy for a character on your second playthrough of a game?

I have a chronic fear of running out of supplies in games and then getting stuck, to the point where I obsess about conserving resources. Does anyone else have this issue?

I’m starting The Outer Worlds soon. Does anyone have any tips to help me get the most out of the game? I have heard it can be somewhat buggy, so tips in that area in particular would be appreciated.

I’m already running up against storage limitations on my all-digital PS5. And many of my games require dozens or hundreds of hours to complete. It made me wonder what is the longest period of time anyone here has gone unable to install new games while completing old ones?

What are some games that tell very simple stories very effectively? A good example is TLOU.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here who does disable their ad blocker for VGR. As many of you know, I write for the site, so your support means a lot to me 🙂

How do you feel about the gaming convention of the silent protagonist? Do you like the protagonist to be silent as a rule, never silent as a rule, or silent in some types of games but not others?

What are some games that feature moments where you are fighting from a vehicle, like using a gun or whatever? Not games where you simply assume control of a vehicle’s movements and weapons, but one where you are fighting as a passenger from within the vehicle (horseback counts).

I can’t imagine not making manual saves for games whenever games allow it—but I was surprised to learn that some people rely purely on auto saves. Does anyone here not use manual saves?

Anyone switch to Win 11 yet? How has it impacted your gaming experience?

Thank you, this is very insightful!

It happens almost immediately. If you talk to Fralia (I think that's her name) in Whiterun, she'll ask for your help.

So, I turned on my PS5 last night, and it showed the logo, and then the gray screen with the light beams, and then … nothing. It just sat there. I thought at first it was totally frozen. But the bottom menu still showed up. I tried switching accounts, and then everything showed up like normal. I switched back to my account, and everything was normal again. I can’t find reference to this bug anywhere. Anyone know what happened or how to prevent it in the future?

Usually, I like to play games with followers or companions. In fact, I normally max out my slots. But once in a while, I am without a follower for one reason or another, and do like not having to constantly keep track of NPCs and check to make sure they are okay, not glitching, not stuck, etc. Does anyone here have a strong preference for playing without followers? If so, what do you like about it?

Do you play video game characters that have a different sex than you? If so, why or why not, if you feel like sharing? I do this about half the time. I like looking at a wide variety of character models and dressing them.

I thought we should have a thread where we can share video-game related fashion and clothing. Someone showed me this line of Zelda-themed attire the other day: https://blackmilkclothing.com/collections/blackmilk-x-the-legend-of-zeldatm

Sometimes in games, there will be a rare occasion where you’ll approach an enemy faction NPC, and they will not be aggressive. They may engage in dialogue, and you might have an option to kill or spare them. What do you usually do, and why? Usually unless they give me a compelling reason to kill them, I leave them alone. I figure they’ve already shown themselves to be exceptional in some manner, and if they don’t get in my way, I don’t want to get in theirs.

Anyone happen to know if I uninstall DA Inquisition from PS5, will my save files be okay for later use?

How do you decide which followers to bring on which quests? Do you pick them based on their interests and background? Their likelihood of interesting dialogue? Whether they will agree with your decisions? Simply how long it’s been since they were in rotation? Tactical reasons?

Who are some of your favorite Mass Effect companions? Mine include Garrus, Tali, EDI, Liara, Jack, Miranda, Thane, Legion, Mordin, and Wrex.

Who are some of your favorite Dragon Age companions? Mine include Morrigan, Leliana, Zevran, Alistair, Anders, Merrill, Varric, Iron Bull, Dorian and Sera.