Weird game "habits"?

[Vegosiux]

This. I must destroy every destroyable object in an area before I move on to the next one. In games where pretty much everything is destroyable, I exhaust after a few stages and either stop doing it or stop playing the game!

Indeed. I wish I could also leave notes behind saying "There, you can renovate the place now."

Another thing I have to do is collect all the stuff. Never breeze through a game; my playthroughs are generally a lot longer than average.

I also always check out all the possible dialog options every time I meet an NPC to see if they have something new to say. To the point where I'll reload a game if I picked an option that finishes the conversation, but was not clear enough about doing that, so I can go through the entire chat again.

 

[Dr.Panties]

This only applies to pseudo-realistic military shooters (of which I don't play too many), but I just won't allow myself to reload my weapon until the clip is empty. Pretty silly, but does make for some interesting challenges.

 

[Blunderboy]

Aside from the hording of books in Elder Scrolls, I've noticed a new one lately.
In my current Mount and Blade Warband game, after my Nordic band of warriors wins a fight, I sacrifice a horse to Odin and Thor.

 

[NSGrendel]

I keep suicidally rushing for round after round in multiplayer shooters, before I realise what I actually need is to go take a piss.

 

[MoreThanANoob]

I usually lug around 10 tons of crap I'm never going to use. Like ever.

Fire Emblem is pretty bad for this. I end up having the ultimate-god-killing-hyperbeam-Oh,you'rewearingarmour,Ididn'tnotice super-weapons, which I proceed to leave in the convoy the entire game because they're too valuable to see the light of day under all but the most dire of circumstances.

Then there's a game like Skyrim where half my inventory space is taken up by miscellaneous items and potions that I keep telling myself "I'll trade them in eventually", but then never do. I just put them in a chest and leave them there. Forever.

 

[JJ Wasyl]

I try to keep myself away from Fallout games, because I get all sorts of habits:

1. I feel much satisfaction taking on impossible enemies and beating them at impossible odds, while using almost everything I had and making myself very poor.

2. I abhor the "house" concept... My house is in my pockets

3. Super powerful heavy weapons? Better keep them stored in a ditch for "serious" moments. I usually quickly forget them when attempting point 1.

 

[AT God]

I noticed in most adventure games, if there is a fork in the road with the correct route marked or I know which way to go, I always go the wrong way first, to explore. If video games were some secret government test of intelligence, I would fail so badly.

Also, I can never leave ammo behind. This is a big problem for me in old games where you carry a bunch of weapons. I was playing Soldier of Fortune a few weeks ago and I took out snipers with shotgun shells just because there was some extra shotgun shells. Then, after collecting their sniper rifle ammo, I took out a base close quarters with a sniper rifle, then ran back and collected the rest of the sniper rifles and shotgun shells. I always hated leaving revolver ammo behind in Half-Life 1 & 2, I took out manhacks with .357 shots in HL2 just because I didn't want any ammo to go to waste.

And finally, in games where you can purchase things, like weapons/vehicles/airstrikes, (Just Cause 2, any GTA, Saints Row, Mercenaries) I never spend any money, I just collect the things myself. I usually get to the end of the game with several million dollars, enough to buy an army of tanks and still have enough left over to kill every enemy with a rocket launcher.

Oh, and I complete useless challenges in games just because I feel I am cheating the game if I don't. (Did all the challenges in both Borderlands games, have all the skill points and titanium bolts in the Ratchet and Clanks, etc.

 

[s0p0g]

especially in Zelda i pick up every last rupee, heart and fairy - even if all my bottles are full, i am a walking moneybag, and health on two legs

 

[verdant monkai]

If the game has no voice acting I do my own voices.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

In RPG's, when I play them, I always have to be a warrior or something. I can deal with just sitting back doing magic. Also, on shooters (what I mostly play), I compulsively reload right after I get done killing something. It makes it really hard to use Anarchy with Gaige in Borderlands 2.

 

[fezgod]

Giving every vehicle I use a Viking funeral with a grenade once I'm done with it. Shooting everything that might explode even if all enemies are dealt with already. All brightly-coloured barrels must die.

I do the same thing, especially in Farcry 3. There's something oddly satisfying about throwing a moltov at a car as soon as I'm done using it.

OP: Whenever I beat a game, I always replay it but try to make it harder. Like in Fallout New Vegas playthrough, I decided I wouldn't fast travel at night. The result? Whenever my character needed to sleep, I couldn't just fast-travel back to my safehouse, but had to find some sort of bed. I'm currently playing Farcry 3 with no crosshairs and detection indicator.

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

If I don't have a drink that has some sort of caffine or sugar content in it, whether it be soda, fruit juice, or tea, then I can't play very long, and get sleepy no matter how into the game I am. I do not know why. I can get 9 hours of sleep, wake up fine, play a game, and then an hour later I'm sleepy again if I don't have a drink. I'm actually like that with a lot of things, but mainly video games since they take so much focus from me. However if it's a new game, I'm usually okay with playing for long periods of time without a drink, but if it's a game I've been playing for a few days or something I'm replaying, this habit comes into effect very fast.

I also refuse to play single player games when other people are around. I need to be alone, locked in my room, with nothing that can bug me. I feel the need to be completely immersed in any game I play, and I can't do that with other people in the room. The only times I can play a game with other people in the room is if it is a multiplayer game, or if I'm showing the game off or something.

 

[Fluffythepoo]

All brightly-coloured barrels must die.

So much this >_<

Also i steal cups in bethesda games.. i dont know why, but i cant not take a cup and then stash it somewhere. My pile of goblets in skyrim went all the way to the roof of my whiterun house xD

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Shooting everything that can explode, making sure every last enemy is dead, checking every nook and cranny for anything, exploring every inch of the map for anything else before I move on basically.

Also if it's a massive battle I have to make it stylish as possible or it will feel half arsed and leave a bad taste.

 

[sageoftruth]

Im a bit OCD when it comes to quest logs. I hate seeing unfinished quests. If I get a quest, Im compelled to do it. Even in MMOs. I hate it.

In any Elder Scrolls game, if I read a book, and it gives a skill up, I keep it. Even if it means Im burdened, and have to throw away a piece of gear.

Im a compulsive reloader. Horrible habit by the way. If I kill an enemy, I reload. Middle of a fight? Who cares! Reloading. lol

If theres a mini map, you better believe that no piece of that map will be unexplored!

Yeah... I have a few. haha

Don't you hate those moments when your "talk with your fists" warrior gets stuck with a stealthy infiltration quest?

 

[Bug MuIdoon]

For example a friend of mine has to explore every last corner of a map before doing anything (he has an awful time with Minecraft).

I do that in Bioshock games and I did it in Tomb Raider as well. In Bioshock I see where the arrow tells me to go, and visit every corner of the map except for that direction before going there. That's mainly to avoid missing out on anything like voice recordings or special items. In more open world games such as Tomb Raider, I do it to get all of the collectibles. It's a slightly OCD thing where I like to have one area 100% completed before moving onto the next.


Also in RPG's I like to have all side quests completed before going onto main quests. Which is why I find Skyrim irritating when they give you side quests without you even asking to do them.

My other habit is reloading frequently, no matter how many bullets are in the clip. This sometimes means I am reloading as often as every five to ten seconds.

These. I'm definitely very OCD when it comes to finding collectables, or exploring a certain area of the map before moving on.

I'm also quite OCD about storage chests, I have to have everything in order. I play an MMO, and have to have many, many mules to keep all my items stored correctly, much to the frustration of my guild mates who wait a long time for me get ready for boss runs, or constantly see me logging in and out of my many characters while transferring things.

Also, I have to be comfortable. My chair has to be exactly where I want it to be before I start playing and my controllers need to be 100% charged. Even if they're at 70-80% I'll charge them first. I also like to congratulate myself fairly often by having a smoke or a drink to celebrate a level up, beating a boss or finding a cool item.

 

[Uriain]

In any game where you can customize the look of the character, I remake the character 3-4 times after I have completed the starting area. I find the face/body isn't what I thought it was in the character creator, so it takes me a few tries to get it right.

 

[Vedrenne]

On every WWE game since Smackdown on the PS1, I always have to have my first run through the story mode be with either the Big Show or Goldust. If I don't, then I end up getting bored and giving up on the game.

 

[RJ Dalton]

I have this weird compulsive need to hold my breath whenever a character goes underwater.

And that's why I can't play the water levels of Super Mario Brothers.

 

[TheVampwizimp_v1legacy]

This only applies to pseudo-realistic military shooters (of which I don't play too many), but I just won't allow myself to reload my weapon until the clip is empty. Pretty silly, but does make for some interesting challenges.

I'm exactly the opposite. In any shooter with an ammo system, of which I play a lot, I can't end a fight without a full clip. I reload after almost every kill, and if I run so low on ammo that I can't fill a clip anymore, it bothers me. Many a time I've gotten myself in major trouble because I couldn't stop myself from reloading in the middle of getting my nads shot off.