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  • Posted by Mike Gingras November 3, 2011 - 748 views
    When playing epic RPGs, I think of them as a book being written, or a movie being produced, and I'm the main character. That's why it's important to me to (if able) create my avatar to resemble me, and also to have a "code of ethics" that my avatar follows as he goes through the game. I would much rather spend two to three hours playing Skyrim and crafting my own story than watching a movie. How do you approach the game?

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  • Mike Gingras
    Mike Gingras   ·  November 4, 2011
    well said Blue!
  • Porklet
    Porklet   ·  November 4, 2011
    With Morrowind, I just had a few characters. None of which were anything like me.  But in Oblivion, I tried to make me as well.  I had quite a bit of fun trying to tailor my skills to the game... but struggled also, as I don't really have any...
    So ...  more
  • Mike Gingras
    Mike Gingras   ·  November 4, 2011
    Gate Keeper, there is no glory in war - there is ugliness and brutality.  You are entitled to your opinion, and to voice that opinion.  However, I resent that you refer to our military as "semi trained halfwitts".  When I flew with the Air Force, our prim...  more
  • The Gate Keeper
    The Gate Keeper   ·  November 4, 2011
    hail the hero who held the door. hail the hero who is no more. praise the blade so expertly made. praise the perpose for which it was raised. hail the the hero who is long gone. but whos name is remember in this song. alfgard wolf fiend 
  • The Gate Keeper
    The Gate Keeper   ·  November 4, 2011
    i play as me i forge my path in blood battle and glory because tell me where is the glory today? i see no glory just semi trained halfwitts who are given a gun and told to shoot in that general direction where are he heros who died in a horrible way just ...  more
  • RuneRed
    RuneRed   ·  November 3, 2011
    I have no idea, I get totally immersed and forget all around me.  I always found that type of immersion easier in a book, but when I'm controlling the main character, it's different.  Madison mentioned a choose your own adventure book, I loved these, but ...  more
  • Mike Gingras
    Mike Gingras   ·  November 3, 2011
    Thanks for the comments - excellent descriptions of what I was trying to put into words! Vix the "puppet master" is an excellent point - however, I like to use my puppet as an escape mechanism, much like a book or movie. I doubt I'll be dungeon crawling o...  more
  • Jay
    Jay   ·  November 3, 2011
    Hmm, for games like Skyrim you can move at your own pace, much like a book, but it's also an audio-visual experience, much like a movie. 
    Games exist in my mind as their own type of experience.  I suppose I could most accurately describe my approach...  more
  • Hrolf Krake
    Hrolf Krake   ·  November 3, 2011
    I will appoach Skyrim with a "mind and consciousness" consisting of 20% Robin Hood, 10% the nord from the release trailer, 10% Hemingway, 10% Tintin and 50% myself... hmm yes that's how i'll think of it
  • Madison Jade
    Madison Jade   ·  November 3, 2011
    I remember those adventure books that you made choices in and you had to turn to a certain page so fun. 
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