SQN Leader 095 said:
i remember the days when cheats were programmed into almost every game. now no one wants you to cheat. i always get people complaining that there are cheats and being angry about cheaters. i counter with this: If the game developers and designers did not want us to cheat they would not program in cheats! sadly the days where cheats are no longer programmed in are coming all to soon. i only wish that the days of no cheats could wait until it is past my time.
Cheats Forever!
Well, there's still Saints Row, Saints Row 2 (Hopefully Saints Row 3) and GTA IV.
The Grand Theft Auto series have always included cheats. They've actually just improved their policy on cheating with the newer games.
If a cheat isn't game breaking and just meant to be fun. I mention Banjo Kazooie's cheat code that turned you into a washing machine, Saints Row's Pimp slap, giant player, low gravity and several others they can be quite fun. Unlimited hp and things like that gets old very quickly though.
I also think that cheat codes get replaced with new game plus to some degree. Resident Evil 4 would yield a rocket launcher with unlimited ammo, a magnum pistol with unlimited ammo, and enough money to upgrade every weapon all you wanted. So when you pull out your automatic shotgun in the middle of the starting village and get ready to rock and roll who really needs cheat codes?
You've already played through the game once and felt the real challenge once. Why not let the first playthrough be sacred while the next one is just for laughs and the next one is for the higher difficulty.
So when I blow off the heads of the first zombies with the sniper rifle and manage to get 2 before they even get time to shout it will feel all the better because I earned it.