Poll: Do you miss cheat codes in games?

[afroebob]

In this past generation something weird has happened that not many people really pay notice to, and its something I find to be very odd. Ever since the beginning of the 7th generation (PS3/360/Wii) there has been an almost complete lack of cheat codes. I don't know if it was just me, but on the Gamecube/PS2/Xbox there where actually quite a bit of games with cheat codes and many of them where actually quite fun (who's favorite vehicle in Rogue Leader WASN'T the Buick?) and they could offer quite a bit to the game.

Now it seems like the only games with any significant amount of games with cheats are GTA and Saints Row (which is essentially GTA high on laughing gas). Why is that? And more importantly, is it better or worse? I mean I certainly miss some of those cheats, but is that actually because the cheats offered something great or its just nostalgia and all cheats did was keep fun content behind an arbitrary wall?

So, Escapists, what do you think?

Added note: The people who are for cheat codes have been pretty explanatory on why they want cheat codes, but for the people who are against it (which apparently there are a few) it would be great on you to elaborate. From what I see they don't harm the people who don't want to use them (they are optional, after all), so I'm just curious to what your reasoning is.

 

[Ikasury]

i miss cheat-codes, sure all 'hard-core gamers' play vanilla... but you know what, f*ck that! i had FUN cheating the f*ck out of games!! it was like the icing on the cake after i beat it... or i was too retarded to 'beat' the game legit so i would gameshark that thing and just screw around blowing off steam... i play these things for story, SOME GAMES ARE WORTH THE STORY!! CHEATING HELPED GET THROUGH THE HORRIBLE-HORRIBLE GAMEPLAY!! or just 'grinding' period... i love Xenogears, but i love it MORE with everyone drugged out on Drive thanks to DeBUGitem... because curb-stomping is fun~ especially when even WITH the cheats the game is still over 80hrs of play XD ... sigh, i miss infinite money, figuring out Hexadec, and my DebugSMG... T.T

the only reason to get a PC game nowadays is to effectively cheat/mod it, as they still have the console you can screw with, while on 'console games' (lol) you can't do jack because that's... 'bad'? even exploiting in-game logic is 'bad' because its 'unfair' so they cap it (i'm looking at you SKYRIM CRAFTING!! -.-) why? i had fun? it didn't diminish my gameplay, hell it made me want to PLAY MORE! who the hell was it hurting that i could make infinite-heal armor by exploiting the IN-GAME-MECHANICS? this isn't even cheating yet it gets curtailed to 'only +25% heal max' bullshit -.- who's this making it 'fair' to? all its doing is limiting my fun... same with why can't we have cheats anymore, after i play the game, its fun as heck to play again cheated-out XD

OP all the way~

 

[Racecarlock]

You know what the worst excuse I hear is?

"I'm glad they're gone because otherwise I would have been tempted to use them."

Screw. you. Resisting the temptation to cheat is another part of the challenge. Also, why the fuck should I have to sacrifice my gaming experience so some hardcore asshole can go "I beat this game without cheats". No shit you did, asshole, there are no cheats. Thanks for removing the ability for me to bend the game to my will, assholes.

"But trainers!"

I play most of my games on consoles, douche sandwich, so unless you can figure out a way I can use trainers on my xbox without doing something incredibly illegal, I'm still going to be pissed.

"Just get a PC!"

And where am I going to pull the $100-$500 that's required to do that out of? I don't have a river of cash or a leprechaun that grants me gold, so I guess I'm going to stick to my console.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

Yes, yes I do. Fucking sick of this micro-transaction bullshit that are just glorified cheat codes.

 

[scorptatious]

Meh. Not really. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing them come back, but I don't miss them too much.

 

[Requia]

Eh, codes can suck it, but I miss when you got cheat options instead of internet badges for your achievements.

 

[LetalisK]

>.>

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*does the PC Master Race dance*

The last game I played on consoles that I remember having old school cheats was GTA3. Didn't GTA4 also have the "press up up down down x y x y" etc types of cheats too?

 

[afroebob]

Didn't GTA4 also have the "press up up down down x y x y" etc types of cheats too?

They did, but it wasn't as many as GTA:SA (aka the best cheat codes in any game evar) or really any of the other 3D GTA games. Still, though, it was exponentially more than any other game I can think of this generation. Also, your right it is nice to have mods to replace cheats on PC, its rarely as good as the real thing usually was, not to mention (while this might just be my own fucked up head being stupid again) it seemed so much cooler knowing that it was an actual part of the game. The golden PP7 from Nightfire seemed so much cooler than it if it where simply a re-texture off the internet, which just feels a little inauthentic.

 

[Lilani]

Eh, I feel like they've basically been replaced by mods. The cheat codes I used to enjoy came in two flavors--cosmetic cheats (big heads, changing the colors of things, etc) and gameplay cheats (performing better, breaking the rules of the game, etc). Now I can do both to whatever extent I feel like in many PC games. So I don't feel like cheat codes have vanished, they've just been replaced by mods.