taxalot
I'm a spicy fellow.
'Sup codexers.
One might like video games, whether they be adventure or RPGs and not exactly be stellar at them. Such is the case for me for action games, for example.
Recently, I have been playing Wing Commander I , and have been unable to finish it. I tried as I might, changed strategy all the time ; but there always comes a time when strategy doesn't matter and twitch reflexes and luck do the trick. I am not as patient as I was when a kid, and I can't spend months playing a single mission until the Great Randomizer God of Luck allows me to win a mission.
So I gave up on WC1.
And each time I give up on a game, I _HATE_ that feeling. My ego suffers. Why, no online review mentions that Wing Commander is supposed to be hard ! It's official, I must suck!
Sometimes, it's RPGs I can't complete. I have been playing Ultima V on the side for MONTHS. As of now, I have no idea how I will complete it. I refuse to read a walkthrough, FAQ, or anything. Some other games are almost downright impossible without them (random riddle solutions, zombie situations in adventure game where you lost but don't know it, etc). So yes, there comes times, sometimes, when one has to give up on a game.
And my question to the codex is : How do I cope ? Am I the only one to get those guilty feelings ? Do you ALWAYS try until you finish it ? Do you cheat? Do you uninstall and forget this ever happens?
Doesn't it leave a hole in your soul?
One might like video games, whether they be adventure or RPGs and not exactly be stellar at them. Such is the case for me for action games, for example.
Recently, I have been playing Wing Commander I , and have been unable to finish it. I tried as I might, changed strategy all the time ; but there always comes a time when strategy doesn't matter and twitch reflexes and luck do the trick. I am not as patient as I was when a kid, and I can't spend months playing a single mission until the Great Randomizer God of Luck allows me to win a mission.
So I gave up on WC1.
And each time I give up on a game, I _HATE_ that feeling. My ego suffers. Why, no online review mentions that Wing Commander is supposed to be hard ! It's official, I must suck!
Sometimes, it's RPGs I can't complete. I have been playing Ultima V on the side for MONTHS. As of now, I have no idea how I will complete it. I refuse to read a walkthrough, FAQ, or anything. Some other games are almost downright impossible without them (random riddle solutions, zombie situations in adventure game where you lost but don't know it, etc). So yes, there comes times, sometimes, when one has to give up on a game.
And my question to the codex is : How do I cope ? Am I the only one to get those guilty feelings ? Do you ALWAYS try until you finish it ? Do you cheat? Do you uninstall and forget this ever happens?
Doesn't it leave a hole in your soul?