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Do you prefer games that tell you a story about a character who is not "you," or do you prefer games where you tell/create your own story through an open world or branching choices that lead to very different endings?

In another thread, @Syntax mentioned thinking that gamers do not focus much on the ground in a game while playing. I seem to look at it plenty, especially if I am gathering herbs or such in a game. Do you pay a lot of attention to the ground, or not?

Do you run into problems because you don’t have enough space on your hard drive for all the games you want to play?

I love first person, but not on horseback. Do you think there is a way to program horseback riding in first person so it feels natural?

Do you ever find yourself rushing while gaming for whatever reason? Sometimes this happens to me after a long, tedious quest, or if I am eager to get to another game, and I have to remind myself to slow down.

A lot of the time, gamers with a particular mindset think a game is “bad” if it features a message that they do not personally agree with. But not everyone reacts this way when a game espouses a different belief. Are there any games that feature messages that clash with your beliefs, but which you still respect as quality games?

If you only have 10-20 minutes to game, what games are best for sessions that short?

There are a lot of reasons I prefer gaming at night, but one of them is because having less visual distraction around the screen increases my immersion. Darkness keeps me focused. In fact, some games I won’t even play at all during the day, ever. Does anyone else do this?

Do you like games with permadeath at all? If so, which, and why?

Which games feature the best in-game radio stations?

Are there any games you did not enjoy the first time you played, but on giving them a second chance, you found you did?

If you have a pile of unplayed games waiting for you, do you ever sometimes get ridiculously impatient to play them?

The lifelike detail in some modern games is amazing. But do you ever get distracted by so much visual data?

What are some games that feature solarpunk settings?

That was sort of my point. In both cases, I gave trust and loyalty to the wrong people, and it didn't help me get ahead.

What are some super powerful items in video games that make for funny situations? In Oblivion, there is an “Escutcheon of Chorrol” shield with a passive ability to reflect up to 35% damage. This is so major that one can actually just stand there and let your enemies hit you until they fall over dead sometimes. “What are you going to do now, bleed on me?” ”YES.”

If you could not play games for an entire month for some reason, how would you deal with it? I think I’d probably go driving a lot, since I usually game at night, and should feel physically good enough on some nights to go out. The rest of the time I guess I’d do extra work on personal projects.

If you could spend a day as any game character, which do you think would change your life the most? You can take any approach with this—the character’s abilities, mindset, whatever. I think spending a day as Ellie from TLOU would change my life the most, because she would give me such a different perspective on my life problems.

Would you want to stream for a living? Why or why not?

What experience can completely ruin a session of gaming for you to the point where you feel like the whole thing was a waste of your time?

If you can’t play games because of a power outage or other temporary issue, what do you do instead?

Tell us what your favorite game is without saying what its name is. Use no more than 5 words. For example: May the circle be unbroken.

What game or series do you feel you have the most expertise on, whether in terms of knowing the lore inside or out or understanding the nuances of gameplay completely?

What are some specific game design situations where you feel a developer genuinely wasted your time/did not respect your time?

If you played MMOs when you were young, has your real life followed suit with your in-game experiences? For example, I was poor in MUDs. I am now poor IRL.